DETROIT — OK, Detroit Golf Club is not hard. We get it. The players go low here.

But the annual outcry on social media about how the home of the PGA Tour's Rocket Classic is embarrassingly easy is, well, simply not supported by facts.

The Rocket Classic, since debuting in 2019, never has had the lowest winning score on the PGA Tour during ...Read more

DETROIT — After a sluggish first round, it looked like a wrap for Jake Knapp at the Rocket Classic.

But at Detroit Golf Club, when the scoring conditions have been pristine so far this week, anything's possible, and Knapp on Friday did what's never been done before. Knapp shot a course-record 61, 11-under par, to move into contention halfway ...Read more

DETROIT — The man they call "The Chef" got cooking early on Day 1 of the Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club, tying the course record with a blistering 9-under 63.

Min Woo Lee's place in DGC lore didn't last more than a few hours, as, later Thursday afternoon, a pair of little-known golfers — 20-year-old Aldrich Potgieter and Kevin Roy — ...Read more

DETROIT — Collin Morikawa's got a 1,000-watt smile, but there's some bite in there, too.

Morikawa, the No. 5-ranked player in the world, has had a couple of public dustups with the media this season, including once when he was criticized for not talking to the press after finishing runner-up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and then this ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn.— Keegan Bradley wanted to play for Team USA in the Ryder Cup. So when he got the call from the PGA of America and was offered captaincy last summer, after Tiger Woods turned it down, he was caught off guard.

The U.S. hasn’t had a playing captain at the Ryder Cup in more than 60 years.

“When I get the call I’m thinking, ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. – Tommy Fleetwood left the door open for just too long in the final round at the Travelers Championship on Sunday.

Walking down the 18th fairway, staring into tens of thousands of spectators who lined the perimeter ready to watch what would’ve been his first-ever PGA Tour win, the Englishman came up short of the green with ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — Sooner or later, the sun begins to set, the crowd gathers, but falls silent and the storylines fade to irrelevance. And then all that remains are those few precious feet and inches of real estate between the ball and the 18th hole.

The Travelers Championship has long been known for moments like these, just after 6 p.m. ET ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. – There were some thoughts, in the back of some minds, that Scottie Scheffler just might be able to pull off a miraculous comeback as the world No. 1 and reigning Travelers champion fought to make up for his disastrous Saturday – which happened to be his 29th birthday.

Scheffler was tied with Tommy Fleetwood for the 36-hole ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — In a matter of minutes, the par-5, 509-yard No. 13 at TPC River Highlands saw the Travelers Championship leaderboard make a seismic shift.

Tommy Fleetwood, who made eagle on the same hole to start his back-nine blitz Friday evening, sunk a 30-foot putt for his third eagle in two days and improved his lead to 15-under. When ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — The TPC River Highlands golf course returned to its regular operation for Saturday’s third round.

Consistent swirling wind on Friday with gusts over 30 mph contributed to the highest scoring average (70.686) at the Travelers Championship since the second round in 2017 – when there was still a cut and a player field more ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — Tommy Fleetwood has played this week with the steadiness of a pro with 41 career top-10 finishes, and with the fire of a pro who has been close that many times but never won a PGA event.

“It’s an element of your career that everybody wants,” Fleetwood said, after tapping in for par on the 18th green to finish a round ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — Tommy Fleetwood’s drive on the 18th hole was headed left, on a line to land in the crowd at TPC River Highlands.

Then it hit a tree and fell nicely onto the middle of the fairway, 228 yards from the hole. It was that kind of day for Fleetwood.

He came an inch away from birdie and the solo lead two strokes later, but he’...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — This was not a day for data, not the time for the analytics and technical precision that defines golf at the highest level.

Justin Thomas’ kind of day, that’s what Friday at The Travelers was.

“I have had some good rounds in conditions like this, because I can’t really play the golf swing, I have to play more golf,...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — The putter was just off for Denny McCarthy in the first round of the Travelers Championship on Thursday, but not enough to worry.

He came back out on Friday, the windy conditions on the course helping to lower his internal expectations, and shot 6-under-par 64 in the second round, leaping 31 spots up to fifth on the ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — The language is filled with quotes to suggest how difficult the game of golf has always been: Frustrating, humbling, unpredictable.

Playing 18 holes, Mark Twain once opined in our own backyard, “Is a good walk spoiled.”

It’s not supposed to be as easy as Scottie Scheffler makes it look. Not even the No.1 player in the...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — From above the 18th green, Austin Eckroat was out of sight.

All that was visible from behind the scoreboard off to the left side of the fairway was the reflection of the sun on his club face. It was tight, but Eckroat was able to see the pin and managed to lift his second shot 128 yards onto the left side of the green. The ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — Davis Riley was the last in the field and the first to tee off in the opening round of the Travelers Championship on Thursday.

An alternate, Riley received a call on Wednesday saying there had been two or three withdrawals from the pro-am. He thought there might’ve been a bug going around, so he figured he’d book a ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. – Last week’s U.S. Open at Oakmont was enjoyable for golf fans who like to imagine professionals in their shoes.

As bogeys were collected and pars were celebrated – the winner, J.J. Spaun, finishing just one shot below par, the week was full of frustration familiar to average golfers. That won’t be the case at the ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. — J.J. Spaun had never been one to give in when backed to the wall. His instinct was always to fight back, but a string of rough tournaments to start 2024 and a series of illnesses had him wondering if his pro golf career was still worth fighting for.

He drew sudden inspiration from the 2004 film “Wimbledon,” about an ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. – Rory McIlroy seemed to be in good spirits when he addressed reporters at the Travelers Championship on Wednesday.

After a series of skipped press conferences and openly-expressed frustration with the media during last week’s U.S. Open at Oakmont, McIlroy appeared excited for his return to TPC River Highlands.

“This is ...Read more