Golf notebook: Brand gets exemption into Greenbrier Classic
By Ryan Pritt It has been some kind of three weeks for Christian Brand. The former Capital and Marshall standout and two-time West Virginia Open champion has earned back-to-back T-17 finishes in the...
View ArticleKevin Kisner leads group of eight Greenbrier Classic commitments
By Doug Smock The commitments are starting to trickle in for the Greenbrier Classic, with the 19th-ranked player in the world and seven other recent Tour champions declaring their intention to play on...
View ArticleHaskins winner Thornberry commits to Greenbrier Classic
By Doug Smock After winner Daniel Berger, the leaderboard at the last PGA Tour event carried a eye-popping entry just a few spots down. Braden Thornberry, an amateur who just finished his sophomore...
View ArticleEvery former Greenbrier Classic champion joins 2017 tournament field
By Staff report Every champion in the history of the Greenbrier Classic will have a chance this July to become the event's first repeat winner. The tournament announced Tuesday that every past Classic...
View ArticleRyder Cup champ Patrick Reed joins 2017 Greenbrier Classic field
By Doug Smock Since the Greenbrier Classic was last played, Patrick Reed hasn't completely let go of the brash attitude that turned eyebrows around the PGA Tour. He has gained something else, a heroic...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: The Classic that wasn't; the horror that was
By Mitch Vingle The tone of his voice will always haunt.The tone, that is, taken by Gov. Jim Justice a year ago. He wasn't West Virginia's governor at the time. And for that one moment he wasn't...
View ArticleStuart Appleby will receive exemption into Greenbrier Classic
By Doug Smock Stuart Appleby, the inaugural winner of the Greenbrier Classic, needs an exemption to get into the tournament and will receive one, the Gazette-Mail learned Friday. Appleby, the...
View ArticleFrom adjustable drivers to multiple shafts, golf pros picky about clubs
By Doug Smock Having played the game of golf for more than five decades, Steve Fox has seen the evolution of equipment from almost all angles. Still one of the better amateur players in West Virginia,...
View ArticleSam Saunders, Arnold Palmer's grandson, trying to gain footing on PGA Tour
By Doug Smock He is descended from golf royalty, yet he is grinding to gain a foothold on the modern-day PGA Tour. Sam Saunders meets both situations head-on.Saunders, a 29-year-old Florida native, is...
View ArticleWVU football legends join Greenbrier Classic Pro-Am
By Staff report A quartet of notable former West Virginia University football coaches and players have joined the Greenbrier Classic's Pro-Am, to be held Wednesday, July 5 at The Old White TPC. Former...
View ArticlePGA Tour rookies often make an impact at Greenbrier Classic
By Doug Smock One of the Greenbrier Classic's highlights came in the second edition, in 2011, when Scott Stallings hit a 7-foot knee-knocker on the 18th hole to win a three-way playoff. The...
View Article8 non-winners to watch in the Greenbrier Classic
By Doug Smock There is a irritating title that nobody in pro golf wants to hear: best player without a win in a major. A less discussed but equally irritating title: best golfer without a PGA Tour...
View ArticleRoundup: 41 advance to Greenbrier Classic open qualifier
By From staff reports Touring pro David Bradshaw and Charleston's Will Evans joined three other West Virginians in advancing from the Greenbrier Classic Prequalifier at the Resort at Glade Springs'...
View ArticleCourse architect goes back to Old White's roots at Greenbrier
By Doug Smock In discussing the restoration, er, reconstruction of the Old White TPC course at The Greenbrier, the architect makes an adjustment in terminology. "I don't even use the word...
View ArticleWebb Simpson, Keegan Bradley commit to Greenbrier Classic
By Doug Smock Two more former winners of major tournaments, Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley, committed to play in next week's Greenbrier Classic. With the formal entry deadline at 5 p.m. Friday, the...
View ArticleTournament field set for Greenbrier Classic
By Doug Smock As the PGA Tour unveiled the Greenbrier Classic field on Friday, the tournament lost two top-50 players in the world at the official entry deadline, but gained two top-50s in Bill Haas...
View ArticleGreenbrier Classic notebook: Classic field is relatively thin
By Doug Smock There are 156 golfers in next week's Greenbrier Classic. Rest assured, these guys can play. But the field, by PGA Tour standards, isn't great.It begins with the fact that the...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Greenbrier Classic field features plenty of long hitters
By Doug Smock For those who are coming to the Greenbrier Classic or watching on the tube this week, we know what you want to see: the long ball. My fellow public-course hackers would love to see some...
View ArticleHotels prepare for swarm of Greenbrier Classic patrons
By Caity Coyne In the two years since the last Greenbrier Classic, two of White Sulphur Springs' inns have closed, but those planning the Classic said they aren't worried about the reduction in...
View ArticleYang slips into Greenbrier Classic field in qualifier
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Y.E. Yang, the famous "Tiger Killer" of the 2009 PGA Championship, fought his way back to the Greenbrier Classic with a victory in the Monday qualifier at Glade...
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