Day: April 21, 2017

Poulter says all is not lost after losing tour statusPoulter says all is not lost after losing tour status

Britain’s Ian Poulter says his career is far from over despite losing his playing status on the US PGA Tour on Friday after a poor showing at the Texas Open. “Questions have been coming thick and fast and I think it has been slightly over-dramatized,” Poulter said Friday. Poulter, who has not won since the 2012 World Golf Championships HSBC Champions in China, can play on past champion status and by way of sponsor exemptions as well as a secondary status.

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Don Larsen, 1956Don Larsen, 1956

While he threw the most famous perfect game in major league history-the only one in the World Series to date-Larsen rarely stood out otherwise during his 14-year career. Traded to the Yankees as part of a 17-player (!) blockbuster in November 1954, Larsen posted a respectable 45-24 record with a 3.50 ERA in five seasons with New York, including 11-5, 2.36 in 1956. On Oct. 8, he overpowered a Brooklyn Dodgers lineup featuring four future Hall of Famers, striking out pinch-hitter Dale Mitchell for the 27th and final out of a 2-0 win.

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