Golf
August 1, 2018
August 21, 1994 Burnet Senior Classic final round. The Crowds watch as Dave Stockton hits a shot through the trees and on the 14th green. Dave Stockto

Dave Stockton Jr. makes Champions Tour debut at 3M

His father, Dave Stockton, won the 3M in 1994 (although that tournament was held at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids) and the pair have been coming here since.
Golf
July 31, 2018
Bruce Lietzke putts on the 17th green on his way to victory in the 3M Championship at TCP Twin Cities in Blaine Sunday afternoon.

Friends on Champions Tour remember Lietzke

Stories are ample of Bruce Lietzke's aversion to putting in much time on the craft away from the course, yet he won 13 times on the PGA Tour
Golf
July 29, 2018
Paul Goydos showed off his spoils after winning the 3M Championship last summer.

This week's 3M Championship: What you must know

This is the 26th and final edition of the tournament, which began as the Burnet Senior Classic and was played at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids until 2001.
Golf
July 26, 2018
Taylor Ledwein, of New Prague,in 2016.

New Prague's Taylor Ledwein gets going, wins women's state am

Taylor Ledwein, the two-time Class 3A girls' golf state champion at New Prague, used a run of birdies on the back nine to beat Natalie Roth, Sophia Yoemans and Grace Kellar by four
Minneapolis
July 26, 2018
The Minneapolis City Council will decide the fate of the Hiawatha Golf Club tonite.]Richard Tsong-Taatariiïrtsong-taatarii@startribune.com

Minneapolis Park Board votes to reduce pumping at Hiawatha Golf Course

Reduced water pumping could shrink 18-hole Hiawatha golf course to 9 holes.
Golf
July 25, 2018

Roth ties course record with 68, takes second-round lead in Women's State Am

Natalie Roth of Moorhead Country Club tied a course record by shooting 6-under-par 68 at White Bear Yacht Club.
Golf
July 24, 2018
Students on the practice putting green at Hiawatha Golf Course in Minneapolis. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Future of Hiawatha Golf Course likely not as an 18-hole course

Minneapolis Park Board to weigh continuing pumping, other options.
Golf
July 23, 2018
Troy Merritt tees off on the third hole during the third round of the PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship golf tournament at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nic

Spring Lake Park grad Troy Merritt claims second PGA Tour victory

The Spring Lake Park graduate shot a tournament-record 23 under, yet won by only one stroke.
Golf
July 23, 2018
Ben Greve is married for women's basketball star Lindsay Whalen.

Greve qualifies for U.S. Amateur

Ben Greve followed a morning round of 6-under-par 66 with a 2-over 74 in the afternoon, capturing medalist honors Monday at a sectional qualifier at Olympic Hills Golf Club and earning a berth in the U.S. Amateur next month at Pebble Beach.
Golf
July 23, 2018
Former Gophers golfer Erik Van Rooyen of South Africa played out of a bunker on the ninth hole during the final round of the British Open in Carnousti

Former Gophers golfer finishes British Open at 2 under par

It was a Sunday struggle for Erik van Rooyen, but he birdied the final hole of his major debut.
Golf
July 23, 2018

McCain wins Minnesota State Open by three strokes

McCain shot 1-under-par 71 Sunday to finish with a three-round score of 9-under 207, three shots ahead of Ross Miller.
Golf
July 22, 2018
Erik Van Rooyen of South Africa lines up a putt on the 12th green during the third round of the British Open Golf Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland

Erik van Rooyen runs into back-nine slip in Round 3 at British Open

Former Gophers golfer Erik van Rooyen shot 1 under on the front nine Saturday at Carnoustie but made four bogeys over his final seven holes to fall back.
Golf
July 21, 2018
Erik Van Rooyen, of South Africa, during a practice round for the 147th British Open Golf championships in Carnoustie, Scotland, Tuesday, July 17, 201

Follow Erik van Rooyen hole-by-hole during Sunday's British Open final round

Keep up with former Gophers golfer Erik van Rooyen during Sunday's final round of the British Open at Carnoustie by following these links. He started on the course at 7:15 a.m.
Golf
July 21, 2018

Day 3 at Carnoustie

Notes, quotes and anecdotes from Round 3 in Scotland.
Golf
July 21, 2018

British Open final round tee times

The leaders head out at 8:45 a.m.
Golf
July 21, 2018
Erik Van Rooyen of South Africa plays a shot off the 14th tee during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland, F

Ex-U golfer van Rooyen gets favorable ruling, shoots 71 at British Open

Former Gophers golfer Erik van Rooyen is two shots out of the lead after a steady second round at Carnoustie. He made the last putt after being given no penalty for dropping his putter on his ball marker.
Golf
July 20, 2018

Day 2 at Carnoustie

A look back at Friday's action at Carnoustie
Golf
July 20, 2018

British Open third-round tee times

Saturday's final group is scheduled to tee off at 10 a.m. Twin Cities time.
Golf
July 20, 2018
Erik Van Rooyen lined up a putt on the 13th green during the first round of the British Open

Former Gopher van Rooyen 'on center stage,' remains among British Open leaders

Gophers golf coach John Carlson said Erik van Rooyen, in second place at the British Open, is ready to emerge as one of golf's top young talents. "He understands the moment he's in."
Golf
July 20, 2018
Tony Finau of the US celebrates a birdie on the 18th hole during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland, Thursd

Day 1 at Carnoustie

A look back at Thursday's opening round.
Golf
July 20, 2018

British Open Round 2 tee times

Play got underway at 12:35 a.m. CST on Friday morning.
Golf
July 18, 2018

Holmgren wins State Amateur by four shots

Van Holmgren shot a 3-under-par 69 Wednesday at Hazeltine National Golf Club to win the MGA State Amateur Championship by four shots.
Golf
July 17, 2018

British Open Round 1 & 2 tee times

THe first group heads out at 12:35 a.m. Central Time on Thursday
Golf
July 17, 2018

Jesse Bull leads State Amateur by two shots

Jesse Bull, the 2014 champion, vaulted ahead of first round co-leaders Van Holmgren and Jacques Wilson
Golf
July 11, 2018
Fans packed the course to watch the 3M Championship at TPC-Twin Cities in Blaine. The tournament is moving from the Champions Tour for older golfers t

3M Open plans a party when it joins PGA Tour over July 4th weekend

A holiday weekend at an unfamiliar course two weeks before a major, coupled with Minnesotans accustomed to leaving town, may look like a bad time for the new PGA tournament.
North Metro
July 11, 2018
Workers were back on the site Tuesday where a Topgolf driving range is moving closer to completion.

Topgolf driving range having 'ambition auditions' to hire 500 for Twin Cities center

Dallas-based Topgolf said it will stage "ambition auditions" in a few weeks, "cloaked in mystery but full of intrigue."
Golf
July 10, 2018
LPGA golfer Cheyenne Woods poses with the trophy awarded to the winner of the Women's PGA Championship. The event is coming to Hazeltine in 2019, and

Tiger's niece is a chip shot off the ol' block

Cheyenne Woods, 27, was making the media rounds in the Twin Cities on Monday in advance of next year's KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National in Chaska.
Golf
June 30, 2018

Daly to compete in 3M Championship

Big-hitting John Daly last played the 3M in 2016, drawing some of the biggest galleries over the three-day event at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine for pro golfers 50 and over.
Golf
June 28, 2018

Schmitz wins MGA Players' Championship; Ledwein wins women's title

Sammy Schmitz of Stoneridge Golf Club defeated Ben Greve of Olympic Hills GC 3 and 2 on Wednesday.
Golf
June 25, 2018

Minnesota Scene: Defending champ starts fast at MGA Players Championship

Defending champion Jacques Wilson won twice Monday on the first day of the Minnesota Golf Association Players' Championship at The Jewel Golf Club in Lake City.
June 21, 2018
Phil Mickelson reacts to a shot from the fescue on the fifth hole during the third round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Saturday, June 16, 2018,

'This should've come sooner.' Mickelson apologizes for U.S. Open rules violation

Phil Mickelson has apologized four days after intentionally violating golf rules by hitting a moving ball on the green at the U.S. Open, saying his frustration got the best of him.
Golf
June 19, 2018
Minnesota native Tom Lehman, showed at the 2015 3M Championship, will play a role in bringing the TPC Twin Cities course in Blaine up to par for a PGA

Toughening course, top-flight field on list for state's new PGA event

The TPC Twin Cities course in Blaine will be lengthened and redesigned to make it tougher for players to shoot the low scores common to the current Champions Tour event.
Golf
June 18, 2018

What we know so far about the new PGA Tour event in the Twin Cities

Here's what's known or expected thus far for the new FedEx Cup event on the PGA Tour.
Golf
June 18, 2018
Just when you think Twin Cities has all the sports, we add PGA Tour

Just when you think Twin Cities has all the sports, we add PGA Tour

If you're wondering, "How on earth do we keep adding all these things?" Well, here's a few reasons:
Golf
June 18, 2018
People watch golfers on the first tee at the 3M Championships in Blaine last year.

Reusse: Champions vs. PGA Tour events? Start with money and keep going

The mom-and-pop attraction that has been the 3M Champions event is going away. Forget about the free admission of recent years and a course designed for low scores, among other things.
Golf
June 18, 2018
USA fans cheer during the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska in 2016. Minnesotans distinguished themselves at the event as passionate

Souhan: Let's hope Minnesota PGA stop is classier than the U.S. Open

In recent years, golf is attracting fans who don't seem to care about the game as much as the opportunity to wander in a beautiful space, screaming inanities while getting drunk.
Golf
June 16, 2018

Day 3 at Shinnecock

Notes, quotes and anecdotes from a wild moving day at Shinnecock.
Golf
June 16, 2018

U.S. Open Sunday tee times

Golf
June 16, 2018

Saturday's U.S. Open tee times

Saturday's play gets underway at 8:07 a.m.
Golf
June 15, 2018

Day 2 at Shinnecock Hills

Notes, quotes and anecdotes from Friday at the U.S. Open.

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