Golf News:
“Yay,” Johnson said when told the news that he now had a second-place finish in each of the four majors. This time, he lost to his friend and training partner, Brooks Koepka....
Koepka is a back-to-back champion in two majors and has been on a Tiger Woods-like roll. But as Tommy Fleetwood said, “It’s not over yet.”...
The understated late bloomer called the final round “stressful,” but he fought through windy conditions to hold off a charge by Dustin Johnson....
Mickelson had said on a video that, “As the putts go down, the thumbs are coming up.” He finished six over par on the day but still savored the crowd’s support....
He was never all that lovable a figure, and he is hardly an exemplar of fine behavior off the course, but fans love golf’s past and current king....
He was supposed to be the heir apparent to Tiger Woods. At Bethpage State Park, McIlroy was just happy to make the cut....