Golf
Ryder Cup captain Love: 'We need to go somewhere away from golf'
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III held a 30-minute press conference Wednesday, and talked about the preparation for this fall's big event at Hazeltine in Chaska.
Golf
Souhan: Former Gophers golfer Clayton Rask in Phoenix Open
The Elk River native won a playoff to qualify for the Waste Management Phoenix Open earlier this week.
Golf
Brandt Snedeker wins at Torrey Pines
Despite finishing on Sunday before a rain delay, Brandt Snedeker ended up winning the Farmers Insurance Open after the leaders struggled on Monday at Torrey Pines. Snedeker spoke afterwards.
Golf
Jason Dufner records fourth PGA Tour victory
Jason Dufner won the CareerBuilder Challenge with a par on the second hole of a playoff against David Lingmerth. Dufner spoke after his victory.
Golf
Hartman: Ryder Cup at Hazeltine will be viewed worldwide
The golf event this fall at Hazeltine National will draw viewers in Super Bowl-like numbers.
Golf
Gomez edges Snedeker in Sony Open
Fabian Gomez won his second PGA Tour event after taking the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff against Brandt Snedeker.
Golf
Snedeker, Blair share Sony leaderboard
Brent Snedeker shot a four-under par 66 and Zac Blair carded a six-under par 64 to finish tied atop the leaderboard heading into Sunday's final round. Both spoke after round 3 of the Sony Open.
Golf
Brandt Snedeker takes Sony Open lead
Brandt Snedeker shot a 5-under par on Friday in the 2nd round of the Sony Open to take the lead at 12-under par. The round was Snedeker's 6th of the season, all 6 have been under par.
Golf
Jordan Spieth dominates in Hawaii
Jordan Spieth finished at 30-under par for the tournament to win the Hyundai Tournament of Champions by eight shots on Sunday in Hawaii. Spieth spoke after his final round.
Local
Chaska counting down to its Ryder Cup tee time
Chaska will be in a world spotlight next fall when it hosts the 2016 Ryder Cup, the prestigious men's biennial golf championship, which is expected to draw 300,000 visitors to the city of 24,000.
Golf
Tiger Woods to help lead U.S. team at Ryder Cup in Chaska
The golf superstar wasn't and isn't expected to make a comeback and qualify for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Captain Davis Love is making sure he'll be on the team in Chaska, one way or another.
West Metro
Twin Cities Marathon bumped back by Ryder Cup
To make way for the crush of golf fans, the nine running races that make up Twin Cities Marathon weekend are bumping back a week to Oct. 8 and 9.
Minneapolis
Meadowbrook course reopening plans advancing at Park Board
Work happening on planning for construction and financing the reopening of Meadowbrook course
Local
Minnesota collaboration seeks to change the course of golf
The University of Minnesota and the United States Golf Association (USGA) will conduct a five-year, $2.5 million study to evaluate the golf industry in hopes of making the game less expensive and time-consuming.
Minneapolis
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Minneapolis park budget would raise golf fees
The 2016 proposal also would shift money from planting trees to catch up on pruning them.
Golf
Reusse: Never a bad golf day at Fountain Valley
At Fountain Valley near Farmington, the laughs were endless, the pace was fast, the anguish was minimal and all you needed was a sleeve of balls (maximum).
Golf
Farmington golfer wins amateur tournament, spot in 2016 Masters
Sammy Schmitz, a two-time MIAC Player of the Year at St. John's and a three-time Minnesota Golf Association Player of the Year, nailed a hole-in-1 to help seal the match-play win.
Golf
Gallery: Farmington amateur golfer earns invite to 2016 Masters
After an unlikely run through the U.S. Mid-Amateur golf tournament — capped by a match-play final victory Thursday that included a hole-in-one on a par-4 — Farmington native Sammy Schmitz has earned a trip to the 2016 Masters.
Minneapolis
Park Board to hire city's consultant to assess Hiawatha water issues
Recommendation to Park Board would hire Barr Engineering to assess groundwater flow and the impact on golf course of not pumping groundwater into Lake Hiawatha
Golf
Toro could get more exposure during Ryder Cup at Hazeltine
Ryder Cup will be a showcase for Bloomington company
St. Paul
St. Paul lifting some Highland Park golf debt off its shoulders
St. Paul a decade ago borrowed, through tax-exempt bonds, $4.5 million to renovate its 18-hole Highland National course.
Minneapolis
Oct. 1: Lack of permit halts repairs at flood-damaged Hiawatha Golf Course
Minneapolis' Hiawatha golf course has been pumping hundreds of millions of gallons of water into adjacent Lake Hiawatha without a permit, abruptly halting plans to renovate and reopen the storm-damaged course.
Minneapolis
Groundwater concerns delay Hiawatha course renovation
A reappraisal of groundwater has cast doubt on the strategy and timetable for restoring the flood-damaged Hiawatha golf course in Minneapolis to its full 18 holes.
Golf
Ryder Cup 2016: Getting ready for the rowdy
In a year, Hazeltine National will host the world's only premier tournament where the first tee is a frat party, the players quake over something other than paychecks and golf feels like a three-day college football game.
Golf
Ryder Cup facts and figures
A look at next year's event at Hazeltine National:
Golf
Projected U.S. Ryder Cup team
A look at the golfers the United States could have playing at the 2016 Ryder Cup:
Golf
Ryder Cup captains promise gentlemanly competition
Solheim Cup showed dark side of U.S.-Europe rivalry.
Video
Jordan Spieth wins the FedExCup
Jordan Spieth took home the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup on Sunday along with $10 million. Spieth finished the tournament at nine-under and talked about his big payday.
South Metro
An exceptional golf year in Twin Cities, thanks to exceptional weather
Great weather, renovations have helped the market rebound.
Golf
Ryder Cup captains in Twin Cities this weekend for events
U.S. captain Davis Love III and European captain Darren Clarke are in town the next several days for a series of events a year in advance of next September's Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska.
Video
Day ties PGA Tour's 36-hole record low
Jason Day ended round two of the BMW Championship with a long eagle putt on 18 for an 8-under 63 & a PGA Tour record-tying 36-hole score of 18 under. Day has a five-shot lead & spoke afterwards.
Video
Tiger Woods undergoes 2nd back surgery
Tiger Woods announced on his website that he had back surgery on Wednesday and is planning on returning to the game of golf in 2016. Tiger's first microdiscectomy surgery was in March of 2014.
St. Paul
FootGolf coming to Highland 9-hole course
FootGolf is a combination of golf and soccer and is a rapidly growing sport throughout the United States and Minnesota.
Video
Fowler wins Deutsche Bank Championship
Rickie Fowler rallied from two strokes down to edge Henrik Stenson and win the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday. Fowler spoke after his third PGA Tour victory.
Video
Stenson leads Deutsche Bank after three rounds
Henrik Stenson shot a six-under 65 to take over the third-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Rickie Fowler trails Stenson by one stroke heading into the final round Monday.
West Metro
Twin Cities facing an 'epidemic' of golf cart thefts
What's behind the thievery? There's the rising popularity of golf carts as all-around utility vehicles. Plus, they are lightweight, valuable and anonymous.
Video
McIlroy's chances to win Deutsche Bank
Rory McIlroy makes his '15 FedExCup Playoff debut at the Deutsche Bank Championship. PGATOUR.com's John Swantek and CineSport's Noah Coslov talk about that, Jordan Spieth and their picks.
Video
Jason Day wins The Barclays
Jason Day shot an 8-under par 62 in the final round of The Barclays on Sunday to beat Henrik Stenson for his fourth win in his past 14 starts. Day spoke after the victory.
Golf
University of Minnesota golf course could become national model for greener practices
A University of Minnesota scientist says many golf courses could be a lot more friendly to the environment if they were engineered to use different turf grasses that require less water and fewer chemicals.
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