Day: August 3, 2017

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel are in position to make a favorable final impression before the U.S. Solheim Cup team is finalized Sunday after the Ricoh Women’s British Open. Creamer opened with a 1-under-par 71 Thursday at Kingsbarns Golf Links, Pressel with a 68. After completing her round, Creamer sounded hopeful captain Juli Inkster is still considering her as a pick for the American team that will take on the Europeans in Iowa in two weeks. The team will be finalized Sunday after the Women’s British Open. “Where my game is at right now, I feel really good, but it’s not my decision,� Creamer said. “Unfortunately, for the past couple months, I haven’t shown her that,

Jordan Spieth and Stephen Curry have more in common than just their love of golf and their positions as the faces of their sport for Under Armour. They also both like to sink shots from long range. While Spieth doesn’t hit the long drives like other top golfers, he more than makes up for it by consistently being one of the best golfers on the PGA Tour at making long putts. The opening round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a good reminder of that as Spieth sank back-to-back putts of more than 50 feet. The first came on the Par 3 fifth hole, Spieth’s 14th hole of the day. From 50 feet away, Spieth sank the long putt with 1-2 feet of break. It is worth noting the commentary at the end of