Zach Johnson shot a first-round 69 (1-under-par) in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club Thursday. The Cedar Rapids native and the tournament’s defending champion, is tied for 49th at the end of round one, seven shots back of leader Ryan Palmer. Here’s the full story from Reuters: (Reuters) – American Ryan Palmer took advantage of [...]

(Reuters) - Zach Johnson has finished no better than joint 18th on the 2013 PGA Tour but hopes he can regain top form on his title defense at this week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas where he is a twice former champion. A medium-length hitter who is renowned for his accuracy, tenacity and a superb short game, the [...]

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods held on to clinch his second Players Championship by two strokes on Sunday after long-time adversary Sergio Garcia spectacularly imploded on his last two holes. Spaniard Garcia shared the lead on 13-under with Woods when he teed off at the short but treacherous 17th, but hit into the water twice to [...]

Zach Johnson started strong on his front nine Friday at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, making three birdies and firing 33. At the turn – Johnson started on the back nine – he was just two shots back of Sergio Garcia. But Johnson made back-to-back bogeys on his 15th and 16th holes (Nos. 6 [...]

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Unheralded Roberto Castro fired a 63 to tie the course record for a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Zach Johnson with Tiger Woods lurking after Thursday’s first round of the Players Championship. The world class leaderboard also included U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, U.S. Ryder Cup players Steve [...]

After a first-round 68, Zach Johnson shot even-par 72 on Friday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC, at the Wells Fargo Championship. Johnson, a Cedar Rapids native, is 4-under-par for the tournament, and trails Phil Mickelson by five shots. Here’s the story from Reuters about the tournament’s second round: (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson, spotless with [...]

Zach Johnson, and 2012 U.S. Ryder Cup teammate Dustin Johnson, have withdrawn from this week’s Ballantine’s Championship in Icheon, South Korea. Several weeks ago, Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson committed to the PGA European Tour event. Less than three weeks ago, he told The Gazette “My management and the people associated with the tournament are [...]

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The can of worms opened Saturday at the Masters was big enough to catch every fish in Augusta’s Savannah River. Should Tiger Woods have been disqualified for his gaffe during Friday’s second round when he took an illegal drop at the 15th hole? Was the 2-shot penalty Woods was ultimately handed Saturday [...]

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Some eighth-grader was dragging his heels on the grounds of Augusta National Friday afternoon, slowing things down for everybody. Why do people have to take their kids everywhere? There are adults who are lifelong golf fans who would appreciate the chance to watch this tournament at Augusta National and … wait. The [...]

AUGUSTA, Ga. — No one should get too carried away by the following parallel. The subject of this piece certainly won’t. But when Zach Johnson won the 2007 Masters, he bogeyed his first hole of the golf tournament and didn’t flinch. Thursday, he bogeyed his first hole at the 2013 edition of this tournament. He [...]