Sentences with phrase «own career grand slams»

In 2003, she became one of six women to earn a career Grand Slam (or «Serena Slam,» as she calls it) in the open era when she won the Australian Open, again defeating Venus in the final.

By April 2015 and the 79th Masters Tournament, he was the world number one and a green jacket away from joining the game's most celebrated club - the five players (Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods) to complete the career Grand Slam.

If he can hold a three - shot advantage on Sunday, though, he'll have three major wins and three legs of the career grand slam locked down heading into the PGA Championship.

And then there's Spieth, on the verge of history and with his one shot to become the youngest ever to complete the career grand slam.

Rory McIlroy When Rory's good, there's perhaps no one better — and we've all been waiting for him to finally contend to lock up his career grand slam at Augusta.

McIlroy, who wed Erica Stoll shortly after finishing T7 at this year's Masters, needs a win at Augusta to complete the career grand slam.

Despite a few hiccups down the stretch of the British Open, McIlroy posted a relatively pressure - free, two - shot win at Hoylake to chalk up the third leg of a career grand slam.

Rory McIlroy will probably have to wait another year for a go at the career grand slam, as a case of the lefts on Saturday at Augusta knocked the four - time major winner out of his marquee duel with Jordan Spieth — and possibly out of contention for the 2016 Masters.

Reed is going for his first major title, while his four - time major champion opponents needs the win to complete the career grand slam.

For Serena, who had already completed the career grand slam, it's her first gold medal, making her just the second women's player to accomplish the career Golden Slam (Steffi Graf being the other).

1 p.m. — Jordan Spieth's quest for a career grand slam took a bit of a hit after he went 2 - over through his first 14 holes at the PGA Championship on Thursday.

With another gutsy performance this weekend, he could find himself wrapping up a rare career Grand Slam.

The four - putt double - bogey on 12, though, sealed the fate of the four - time major champion, who still needs one green jacket to complete a career grand slam.

Grand Stand Leaving his mark on the birthplace of golf, Tiger Woods completed a career grand slam by strolling to victory in the British Open

She was also listed at plus - money before Wimbledon but cruised to her 22nd career Grand Slam victory.

He'll also become the first European with the career grand slam.

The 143rd Open Championship will be remembered as the tournament that got Rory McIlroy three - fourths of the way to the career grand slam.

After winning the British Open to set up his first chance at the career grand slam, Spieth went 1 - over on Thursday and is +2 for the day after making the turn and bogeying the 10th.

Jordan Spieth, who staged a furious comeback Sunday to win the British Open and avoid another potential major championship nightmare like the one he endured at last year's Masters, has the chance to become the first golfer in history to complete the career grand slam at the men's final major of the season.

Mark: If the career grand slam is going to happen for Phil Mickelson, it won't be this year.

Though desperate to add the lone missing piece to the career grand slam and, really, his Hall of Fame career, Phil Mickelson claims he has plenty of time to grab that elusive U.S. Open title.

Once again the Old Course was the center of the sporting universe as Tiger Woods, of Orlando, attempted to become the youngest man ever to win the career Grand Slam.

Now all he has to do is overcome his Friday flutters and continue his newfound love affair with links golf and the 25 - year - old from Northern Ireland just may add the third leg of the career grand slam to his resume.

Among other lit groups, defending champ Sergio Garcia, reigning PGA champion Justin Thomas, and top U.S. amateur Doc Redman, will tee off at 10:53 a.m.; two - time Masters winner Bubba Watson, Jason Day, and Henrik Stenson go off at 11; 04 a.m.; Rory McIlroy will launch his latest attempt to complete the career grand slam at 1:38 p.m. with 2013 Masters winner Adam Scott, and the fiery Jon Rahm; and Jordan Spieth kicks off his effort to earn a second green jacket at 1:49 p.m. with Alex Noren and 2010 British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen.

Spieth is trying to complete the third leg of the career grand slam at 23 years old.

Emily: He's put too much pressure on himself to complete the career grand slam so it will be another disappointing non-win — though a fourth straight top - 10 finish — for Rory.

Spieth picked up his third career grand slam victory last year in the Open Championship while his first grand slam win came at Augusta when he won the Masters in 2015.

I think Rory finishes top - five, coming up two or three strokes short of completing the career grand slam again.

When he's good, there's perhaps no one better — and we've all been waiting with bated breath for him to finally contend to lock up his career grand slam at Augusta for what seems like ages.

If we're not going to get a Tiger - in - contention tomorrow, golf can't do better than Rory trying to chase down his first ever Masters to complete his career Grand Slam in ridiculous fashion like this.

Mickelson may have his sights set on completing his career grand slam with a win at the 2014 U.S. Open in June but the chance to add a fourth green jacket to his collection is up first.

Wawrinka, 28, qualified for his first career Grand Slam quarterfinals, where he will take on the winner of the Novak Djokovic and Mikhail Youzhny match.

Spieth joins Jack Nicklaus as the only player to get three of the four legs of a career grand slam before his 24th birthday, which comes next week.

If Spieth can hold his advantage for 18 more, he'll win his third career major — and complete a third leg of the career grand slam — less than a week before his 24th birthday.

She also became the second - youngest woman to accomplish the career grand slam and is tied for seventh with Webb and Inkster on the career major wins list.

She picks up the career grand slam and a 7th major win.

«Winning this means I have now won every major title and I am really happy to complete the career grand slam of being Olympic, European, European Games, Commonwealth and World Champion.

Congratulations @InbeePark on winning the @RICOHWomensBrit, and the @LPGA career Grand Slam!

Yes, she has, according to the LPGA, which added a fifth major, the Evian Championship, in 2013, and which had to issue a statement explaining why Park entered the career grand slam club even though she won the Evian before it was a major.

Jade Jones» wait for a career grand slam goes on after the double Olympic champion had to settle for bronze at the World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, South Korea.

It's a career Grand Slam for Inbee Park, becoming the third youngest man or woman to reach seven major championships.

That Inbee Park had to defend her belief that she completed the career grand slam on Sunday with her three - shot victory at the Ricoh Women's British Open, was an unfortunate way for the world No. 1 to sew up her seventh major win and fourth different major title.

The Northern Irishman will certainly have numerous occasions to win the Masters, but will he finish off the career Grand Slam this week at Augusta National?

By CAREEREALISM - Approved Expert, Deborah Shane The number 1 male tennis player in the world, Rafael Nadal (Rafa), became the seventh man to complete the career Grand Slam, and the youngest to accomplish the feat in the Open Era at 24 years of age!

Not exact matches

Over the course of her career, the 35 - year - old has earned tennis Grand Slam titles, Olympic gold medals and more than $ 84 million in prize money on top of a slew of endorsement deals and multimillion - dollar partnerships.

In 2016, Williams became the most - decorated woman in the modern history of tennis after winning Wimbledon for the seventh time in her career, bringing her to 22 Grand Slam titles for her career, passing Steffi Graf.

Slowed by a pretournament case of food poisoning, the Mighty Federer, two Grand Slam titles from tying Pete Sampras's career record of 14, never found his groove.

«People wonder why I didn't win the five Grand Slams, 10 Grand Slams, why I win only two,» says Safin, whose career earnings exceed $ 13 million.

All in all, Nadal has won 15 Grand Slam tournaments over his career.

In only his fourth career MLB game, the 22 - year - old hit his first Grand Slam against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.