by Bill Scott | Aug 8, 2014
Madison’s Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker are in the mix after the opening round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday. Kelly, who only made the PGA field when Dustin Johnson withdrew, fired a 4-under par 67 and finds...
by Bill Scott | Aug 4, 2014
After winning the British Open, Rory McIlroy came from three shots down on the final day yesterday to win the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. McIlroy closed with a 4-under 66 to make a 3-shot deficit to pass Sergio Garcia and win by two strokes. He also took...
by Bill Scott | Aug 2, 2014
Sergio Garcia one-putted the final 11 holes and made birdies on his last seven holes Friday in the PGA’s Bridgestone Invitational to tie the course record at Firestone with a 9-under-61 and take a three-shot lead in Akron, Ohio. Garcia had a birdie putt on every...
by Bill Scott | Aug 1, 2014
Dustin Johnson is taking a leave of absence from golf to seek help for “personal challenges”. The move ends his season and will keep him from playing the PGA Championship, the FedEx Cup playoffs and the Ryder Cup. “I will use this time to seek...
by Bill Scott | Jul 25, 2014
Alex Gaugert fired a 2-under par 68 and came from behind to win the Wisconsin State Amateur Championship at Ozaukee Country Club. The 22-year old native of Lake Geneva birdied four of the first five holes, surpassing U of Wisconsin assistant golf coach Robbie...
by Bill Scott | Jul 23, 2014
University of Wisconsin assistant golf coach Rob Ziegler remains the leader after the first two rounds of the 113th Wisconsin State Amateur. Ziegler shot a 1-over 71 yesterday, but increased his lead from two to five shots heading to today’s third round at the...
by Bill Scott | Jun 11, 2014
BASEBALL SECTIONAL BASEBALLDivision 1 – Kaukauna Sectional – West De Pere over Appleton North 5-3- Kimberly over Hortonville: 9-4- Kimberly over West De Pere: 5-1Division 2 – Chilton Sectional- Notre Dame over Mosinee 2-1- Freedom over...
by Bill Scott | Oct 4, 2013
Madison’s Steve Stricker helped the Americans grab the first day lead on day one of the Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. Stricker’s difficult sand shot to three feet saved par as he and 20-year-old Jordan Spieth held on for a 1-up win...
by Bill Scott | Sep 16, 2013
It was a soggy day at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois on Sunday. Rain forced the final round of the BMW Championship to be postponed until today. Jim Furyk (-13) takes a 1-shot lead into the finale today, with Madison native Steve Stricker just a shot...
by Bill Scott | Sep 12, 2013
Madison’s Steve Stricker fired a 5-under par 66 on day 1 of the BMW Championship. Stricker trails clubhouse leader Brandt Snedeker who fired an opening round 8-under par 63. Zach Johnson is in the clubhouse with a 7-under par 64, just 1-shot off the lead. ...
by Bill Scott | Sep 12, 2013
Madison’s Steve Stricker enters the opening round of the BMW Championship today ranked 8th in the FedEx Cup playoff point standings. Stricker skipped the first week of the playoffs, then took second at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Stricker’s initial...
by Bill Scott | Sep 5, 2013
Amateur Mark Bemowski came from five strokes back to win his fourth straight Wisconsin State Senior Open. The Mukwonago native shot a 3-under-par 67 to finish at 2-over 142 in regulation. He then beat Jim Ignatowski of Franklin on the first hole of a playoff....
by Bill Scott | Aug 22, 2013
Madison’s Jim Lemon captured the Wisconsin State Open yesterday, coming from two shots down with three holes to play to capture the title. Lemon finished 8-under par and earned $7,300 for the win. Ryan Helminen of Menasha bogeyed the final two holes and...
by Bill Scott | Aug 10, 2013
Madison’s Steve Stricker shot a 3-under par 67 on Friday and trails Jason Dufner by 4-shots at the PGA Championship in Rochester, New York. Stricker stands at 5-under par. Dufner matched the best round ever in a major championship with a 63 and tops the...
by Bill Scott | Jul 4, 2013
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson has selected television analyst and two-time U.S. Open champion Andy North of Madison as a vice captain for next year’s Ryder Cup matches. North won the 1978 and 1985 U.S. Opens and played on the U.S. Ryder Cup team that lost to...
by Bill Scott | Jun 4, 2013
Champions will be crowned today at the WIAA Boys State High School Golf Championships at University Ridge in Verona. After the opening day, Cedarburg has a 5-stroke lead on Brookfield in the Division 1 field. Appleton East and Eau Claire North are tied for third....
by Bill Scott | Jun 3, 2013
The WIAA Boys State Golf Championships are underway today at University Ridge in Verona. Arrowhead won the Division-1 title last year but failed to qualify this season. Brookfield Central and Onalaska are the favorites this year. In Division-2, Green Bay Notre Dame...
by Bill Scott | May 24, 2013
The Wisconsin Badger women’s golf team had their best round of the 72-hold NCAA tournament, shooting an 11-over-par 297 in 3rd round action in Athens, Georgia. Wisconsin is 43-over par, tied for 24th place at the NCAA women’s golf championships. No. 1 USC...
by Bill Scott | May 17, 2013
Germantown’s David Roesch beat Jim Schuman 3 and 2, to win the Wisconsin PGA Match Play Championship at Butte des Morts Country Club in Appleton on Thursday. The 38-year-old Roesch is a former University of Wisconsin standout.
by Bill Scott | Apr 22, 2013
Graeme McDowell rallied to win the PGA’s RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, beating Webb Simpson in a one-hold playoff. McDowell began the day four strokes back before closing with a 3-under 69 for a 9-under total. Madison’s Jerry Kelly shot a final-round 71 to...
