A good walk spoiled: Couples misses cut
A promising round turned sour at the end as Fred Couples bogeyed three of the five last holes to miss the cut by one shot. Starting off on the back nine, Fred made a birdie at his fourth hole, the par three 13th, before make bogeys on holes 15, 17 and 18.
As he made [...]
Couples struggles in first round
Fred Couples was unable to get anything going in the first round of the PGA Championship. A first round 76 puts Fred eight shots out of the lead currently held by Robert Karlsson, Jeev Milkha Singh and Andres Romero. Due to a rain delay, about a dozen golfer were unable to finish the first round.
Couples [...]
Fred plays practice round with Haas
Fred Couples was out on the course today with good friend Jay Haas. You can view photos from the round here.
Jason Sobel from ESPN is also cheering for Fred to appear on the leaderboard.
Although this week’s winner won’t be a certain guy clad in a red Nike shirt on Sunday, don’t be surprised if it’s [...]
Fred goes for the gold in Detroit
Fred Couples will have to watch the first few days of the Olympics on TiVo as he’ll take the field for the 90th edition of the PGA Championship. The beneficiary of a special invitation of the PGA, they returned the favor by pairing Fred in a group that has a true international feel during this [...]
Norman decides not to show - but Fred will be at the PGA
Fred Couples’ rival captain at next year’s Presidents Cup declined a special exemption into this year’s PGA, but Captain America took up the PGA on their offer and will play in next week’s PGA Championship.
Couples appearance in the season’s final major is the first since 2006. He didn’t play in 2004 or 2002 either. Fred [...]
Couples captures top 20 in Canada; Off to the PGA?
Fred Couples lit up the front nine in the final round of the RBC Canadian Open, firing a blistering 5-under 30. Unfortunately, Fred was unable to keep up the pace he had set on the outward half as he bogeyed three holes in on the back nine. He did birdie the last hole, carding a [...]
Good opening round
Fred Couples shot a first round 71 (-1) at the PGA Championship, and ties for 40th place with three more rounds to go.
Playing with Sergio Garcia (-3) and Ernie Els (-1),�Fred got off to a very good start carding two consecutive birdies at the par-4 4th hole and the par-5 5th hole. The man however [...]
Right on the cut line
Despite an early move in the second round, Fred Couples shot 72 (+2) and made the cut right on the number with a cumulative of +4.
Starting his second round on the first hole, Couples played great golf on the front side, carding two birdies to get back to even par for the championship. Then, after [...]
Couples warming up for the last major
After missing the cut on friday at the International, Fred Couples decided to take advantage of this situation and play Baltusrol on sunday, in order to be at the top of his game on thursday.
After his round, Couples commented on the “fairness” of the course, saying that the par-5 17th hole measuring 650 yards could [...]
No PGA for Fred
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Fred Couples has become the latest big name to withdraw from this week’s US PGA Championship.
A recurrence of back trouble has forced the 1992 Masters Champion out of action, and the former world number one joins a growing brigade of A-list players who won’t make the first tee on Thursday.
Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn, [...]