Phil Mickelson begins post-'Bones' era at Greenbrier Classic
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - When the Greenbrier Classic springs back to life Thursday morning, Phil Mickelson will try to atone for three missed cuts here. But on the national golf scene,...
View ArticleLarry Fitzgerald makes friendly wager with 'The Guv' at Greenbrier Classic...
By Ryan Pritt WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Larry Fitzgerald has several ties to West Virginia and The Greenbrier, but by the end of his round at the Greenbrier Classic Pro-Am Wednesday, he just hoped he...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic notebook: Kevin Kisner trying to figure out his style
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Two years ago, Kevin Kisner was playing the best golf of his career, with the exception of a single hole at the Greenbrier Classic. He finished in a four-way tie...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Greenbrier bright spots overshadow disappointments
By Mitch Vingle WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Charleston resident and PGA rules official Ken Tackett sat in a golf cart between The Old White TPC course holes No. 2 and 11 Thursday morning. With a...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic notebook: No nerves, no highlights from Amateur champ
By Doug Smock Ryan PrittRyan Pritt WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Alan Cooke said there weren't any nerves on the first tee box on Thursday, but then again, he never really felt comfortable, either. Cooke, a...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic: Charleston's Christian Brand hangs tough in shadow of...
By Ryan Pritt WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - If you came out to see the local kid play in the Greenbrier Classic on Thursday, you got to see the best round of the day as a bonus. No, that round didn't come...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic: Rookie Sebastian Munoz grabs early lead
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Sebastian Munoz isn't just a PGA Tour rookie. He is one with a low priority order that he has had trouble improving. Munoz is making only his 12th start because...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic: A wild yet successful day for Mickelson, Watson
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Phil Mickelson plunked a poor patron on the 11th hole in his return to the Old White TPC course, and Bubba Watson pulled his drive completely across Howard's...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic: Marquee names headed for weekend play
By Ryan Pritt WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - The premier grouping of the Greenbrier Classic's first two days put together three stars at different places in their careers and lives, but all with big...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic: Rookie Sebastian Munoz carries lead into weekend
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - A month after sharing the 36-hole lead and then collapsing at the St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Sebastian Munoz is trying another mental approach for what could be...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic: Charleston's Brand misses cut, keeps sense of humor
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - As he tracked down an errant drive during his futile chase of the Greenbrier Classic cut line Friday, Christian Brand's sense of humor didn't disappear. He hit...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic notebook: Notable names, past champions miss cut
By Doug Smock Ryan PrittRyan Pritt WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Phil Mickelson may have made the cut for the first time, but the Old White TPC claimed some big names again, including Kevin Kisner. Kisner,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: The Greenbrier Classic from a spectator perspective
By Mitch Vingle WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - It's always been a dream.Write a column, that is, from the perspective of a spectator, rather than a columnist. Would be fun, I thought. Get out in the crowd...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic: Old White fights back on Saturday
By Ryan Pritt WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Saturday was moving day at the Greenbrier Classic, but it was also the day the Old White TPC struck back. OK, in fairness, the par-70 trek didn't exactly play...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic notebook: Love chasing Snead, PGA history in final round
By Doug Smock Ryan PrittRyan Pritt WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - He's chasing history in Sam Snead's backyard, but Davis Love III isn't thinking about possibly being the oldest man to win a PGA Tour event....
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic: Sebastian Munoz takes lead into final round
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Sebastian Munoz has history on his side and history working against him at the Greenbrier Classic. The 24-year-old Colombian rookie has a two-shot lead after...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic notebook: Mickelson surges on Sunday to finish T20
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - It was a case of too little, too late, but Phil Mickelson fired a 6-under-par 64 to finish tied for 20th. At 6 under for the tournament, it was the 307th top-25...
View ArticleDoug Smock: PGA Tour's youth movement on display at Greenbrier
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Robert Streb pondered the rest of the foursome who qualified Sunday for the British Open. At 30, he is the oldest of the bunch. "I'm an old bag of bones now," he...
View ArticleSchauffele wins Greenbrier Classic with birdie on 72nd hole
By Ryan Pritt WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Xander Schauffele hoisted up a tee shot to within 3 feet, 3 inches on the 161-yard, par-3 18th on Sunday and while it wasn't quite the shot heard round the world,...
View ArticleCould Greenbrier Classic be headed to the fall?
By Doug Smock Several hints have been dropped that the Greenbrier Classic could be moved from the Fourth of July week into football season, with the latest coming from north of the border. ScoreGolf...
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