Tag: Jordan Spieth

Golf: US lead Internationals after Presidents Cup opening day

by Rebecca Bryan Agence France-Presse JERSEY CITY, United States (AFP) – The United States started strong in pursuit of a 10th Presidents Cup crown on Thursday, taking a 3.5 to 1.5 lead over the International team in the biennial match play golf showdown. The Americans, winners of nine of the prior 11 editions of the Cup, with one draw and just one International victory back in 1998, wasted no time in asserting themselves at Liberty National Golf […]

Golf: Stanley leads Tour Championship, Spieth in the wings

ATLANTA, United States (AFP) – Kyle Stanley got off to a hot start and outshone the big guns to lead after the opening round of the Tour Championship Thursday but Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas are poised to strike. Stanley shot a six-under-par 64 to take the first-round lead at East Lake Golf Club and put himself in contention to win the PGA Tour’s four tournament playoff series. American Stanley holds a two-shot lead over four players […]

Spieth fires opening round 63 to top Travelers Championship leaderboard

CONNECTICUT, United States (Reuters)– Jordan Spieth put an emphatic end to his putting woes during an impressive Travelers Championship debut on Thursday (June 22), grabbing a one-shot lead after the first round in Cromwell, Connecticut. World number three Rory McIlroy, who missed the cut at last week’s United States Open after sitting out a month with a niggling rib problem, was among a group of 18 golfers four shots back in a share of 19th place. […]