ATLANTA — If anyone should resent and resist the changes they’ve made to the East Lake Golf Club course in advance of this week’s Tour Championship, it’s the one guy who’s OK with putting an “X” on his scorecard.

In fact, if Xander Schauffele was really serious about protecting his interests he would have spent the better part of ...Read more

ATLANTA — The new greens at East Lake Golf Club are hard and fast.

So, for this year’s Tour Championship, the golfers will get a bit of a break.

According to course architect Andrew Green, the back tee boxes on the par-3 No. 9 and the par-3 No. 15 won’t be used for this tournament. Hole No. 3, with new tee boxes moved to the left, can ...Read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Brecken Schoonover wants to be Wyndham Clark when he grows up. Miken Schoonover wants to be Wyndham Clark’s agent.

The brothers from Parker, ages 10 and 6, bounced along the walkway Sunday that bridged the 18th hole and the giant clubhouse at Castle Pines Golf Club, and with good reason. Both carried a pale white golf ...Read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Mark Bradley gave up on scoreboard-watching and ventured out to play his own round of golf. There was no use sitting indoors and refreshing the leaderboard online once his son had finished his final round across the country.

In Memphis, Keegan Bradley needed to finish the day 50th or higher in the FedExCup points ...Read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The Captain came up clutch to close out the PGA Tour’s long-awaited return to Colorado.

After entering the final day of the BMW Championship with a one-shot lead, Keegan Bradley played par golf on Sunday at Castle Pines Golf Club to finish 12-under par for the tournament — one stroke better than Sam Burns, Ludvig Å...Read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — After waiting a decade for the return of the PGA Tour, Colorado golfaholics will get the drama they deserve on Sunday.

Four players are bunched up atop the leaderboard within two strokes of each other entering the final day of the BMW Championship, setting up a thrilling finish Sunday at Castle Pines Golf Club.

The 2025 ...Read more

Wyndham Clark can read a putt and a room. He showed up on moving day at the BMW Championship wearing a navy blue cap, orange polo, navy trousers and white cleats.

“Did you purposely wear Broncos colors?” I asked after his impressive third round at Castle Pines Golf Club.

“Yeah,” said Clark after a long pause. “I did.”

Like many of...Read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — With Day 3 of the 2024 BMW Championship in the books, here’s a look at a few of the top wow moments and a few of the uglier ones from Castle Pines Golf Club.

The wow moments

— Billy Horschel played the opening hole about as perfectly as possible. He laced a drive 381 yards down the right of the fairway, then used a 3...Read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — After being the last man to qualify for the BMW Championship with a No. 50 FedExCup ranking, bubble boy Keegan Bradley played like he had a new lease on life on Thursday.

The 38-year-old Vermont native carded a 66 to open the tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club, putting him in first place after one round of play. Should ...Read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — When Jack Nicklaus talks golf, all seems right in the world.

After a breathtaking flyover christened the BMW Championship, Nicklaus took a seat in a golf cart and opened up about Castle Pines Golf Club, the course he designed in 1981 and renovated over the last decade.

I was on the driving range reliving old times with ...Read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The PGA Tour’s best hunter arrived at the driving range Thursday at 8:30 a.m.

Two golfers to his right, the guy everyone else is chasing, was already into his pre-round routine ahead of their 9 a.m. tee time. The two best golfers in the world were paired together in the first round of the BMW Championship at Castle ...Read more