by Bill Scott | Apr 15, 2013
Adam Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera in a playoff on a rainy Sunday at Augusta. Scott holed a 12-foot birdie putt to pull out the win. Cabrera almost pulled out his third Major title, but his birdie try on the first extra...
by Bill Scott | Apr 12, 2013
Madison’s Steve Stricker started day 2 at the 77th Masters at 1-over par. Stricker is back in the red after his second round today, shooting a 2-under par 70 to head to the weekend at 1-under par. Stricker at the moment is tied for 22nd at the midway point of...
by Bill Scott | Apr 4, 2013
Bubba Watson won’t be tooling around Amen Corner in his Hovercraft at the Masters, but it’s going to be interesting to see if this is something that takes off at a golf course near you. Check out the video below and then watch for one of these beasts at a...
by Bill Scott | Jan 17, 2013
Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run Championship courses have been featured in Golf Digest 100 Greatest Rankings, with the Straits course at Whistling Straits leading the way, ranking #2 in 100 Greatest Public Golf courses. All four courses are included in the 100...
by Bill Scott | Sep 19, 2012
Appleton’s Ryan Helminen, on a cold day at the Wisconsin Club, fired an even par 72 and claimed a 2-shot win at the 60th Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship. Helminen finished the 54-hold event at 1-over par 217 and earned $4,400. Rick Witt of Blackhawk...
by Bill Scott | Aug 23, 2012
Madison’s Andrew Steinhofer shot a final round 71 to claim a 3-shot victory in the 92nd Wisconsin State Open in Racine. Steinhofer was the only player in the field to play 72 holes under par, finishing at 3-under-par. Ben Bendtsen III of Racine finished second...
by Bill Scott | Aug 13, 2012
A 7th place finish for Madison’s Steve Stricker at the PGA Championship over the weekend. That leaves Stricker out of the top 8 places for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. U.S. Captain Davis Love III will make the four final picks in three weeks but he made it clear...
by Bill Scott | Aug 8, 2012
Madison’s Steve Stricker, coming off a 2nd place finish at the World Golf Championships last week, will open play tomorrow in the 94th PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kaiwah Island, South Carolina. Stricker will tee off at 8:40am Thursday morning,...
by Bill Scott | Jul 13, 2012
A decent start for Wisconsin’s Steve Stricker after the opening round of the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. Stricker, who is seeking his record 4th straight John Deere Classic title, fired an opening round 5-under par 65 and finds...
by Bill Scott | Jul 9, 2012
Na Yeon Choi started her final round at Blackwolf Run with a 6-shot lead. That lead dipped to 2-strokes after a triple-bogey on the 10th hole. But Choi recovered and went on to win the 67th U.S. Women’s Open, by 4-shots over fellow South Korean Amy Yang....
by Bill Scott | May 21, 2012
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo won the Badgerland Golf Invitational on Sunday at Oneida Golf and Country Club in Green Bay. The Burlington native fired rounds of 69 and 72 to pull out a 5-stroke win over Paul Jacobsen of Racine. PGA TOUR Jason Duffner made a...
by Bill Scott | Apr 9, 2012
Mark Wilson failed to make the Friday cut at the Masters and Madison’s Steve Stricker also struggled to a 47th place finish at Augusta yesterday. Stricker shot a final round 3-over par 75 to finish 7-over par for the tournament. Stricker birdied the 2nd and...
by Bill Scott | Jan 10, 2012
Six holes into his final round, Steve Stricker’s 5-shot lead was down to 1. From there, Stricker rebounded to win for the 8th time on the PGA tour in the last 33 months and for the 12th time overall. AUDIO: Stricker on his final round 4-under-par 69 :10...
by Bill Scott | Jan 9, 2012
Madison’s Steve Stricker never did get comfortable during the 3rd round of the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Sunday. Just when it looked like Stricker was going to allow everyone back in the hunt again, he birdied the final four holes to finish with a...
by Bill Scott | Oct 12, 2011
The girls WIAA State Golf Championships wrapped up yesterday at University Ridge in Verona. Homestead captured the Division 1 team title, finishing 25-strokes in front of second-place Milton. In Division 2, powerhouse Edgar easily outdistanced Racine Prairie for the...
by Bill Scott | Jul 15, 2011
Steve Stricker just couldn’t take advantage of some good conditions in the first half of the day at the British Open in Sandwich, England, but he’ll still have more opportunities to make up some ground on the weekend. Stricker shot a 1-over par 71 and...
by Bill Scott | Jul 14, 2011
As conditions improved considerable in the afternoon, 20-year-old amateur Tom Lewis fired a 5-under par 65 to share the first round lead at the British Open at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England. Lewis shares the lead with Thomas Bjorn who played in the...
by Bill Scott | Jul 11, 2011
Madison’s Steve Stricker entered the final day with the lead and made the turn at the John Deere Classic with a 5-stroke advantage. But instead of coasting to victory, Stricker made life interesting and pulled out a dramatic victory. Stricker got some tough...
by Bill Scott | Jun 20, 2011
Madison’s Steve Stricker started his final round of the 2011 U.S. Open on fire, pulling out 5-birdies in his first 10-holes. Then Stricker double-bogeyed 12 and dropped 4-shots over the last 8 holes to finish 1-under par for the tournament and tied for 19th. ...
by Bill Scott | Jun 8, 2011
The boys WIAA State Golf Championships wrapped up their 2-day run on Tuesday at University Ridge in Verona. In Division 1, top-ranked Middleton shot a second-round 300 and finished with a 10-shot win over second place Arrowhead. Milwaukee Marquette, Hudson and Fond...
