Ryder Cup host course damaged in wind storm; Karlsson wins Mercedes-Benz Championship

Ryder Cup host course Valhalla Golf Club was damaged Sunday – five days before the start of the event – when strong wind felled a TV tower on the 12th hole and some trees …

“The PGA of America is working to clean up all affected areas and is confident that when spectators arrive on Tuesday for the first full practice round, Valhalla will be ready for the biggest event in golf this year.”

Robert Karlsson won the Mercedes-Benz Championship by two strokes Sunday for his first victory in two years. The Swede finished at 13-under 275 to claim his first event since the 2006 Deutsche Bank Championship …

“It feels very nice to win, great relief to do it,” Karlsson told reporters. “It would be strange to finish without a title.”

Meanwhile, Angela Stanford won the Bell Micro LPGA Classic Sunday for her second career LPGA Tour title. She defeated China’s Shanshan Feng by a stroke …

Timber Ridge Golf Club in Lansing is a surprisingly pleasant round of golf, Chris Baldwin writes at MichiganGolf.com.