Field Level Media Nov 6, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameron Young on Wednesday withdrew from the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico. Young, who is 33rd in the Official World Golf Ranking, was the highest-ranked player in the field at El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas. The PGA Tour
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Associated Press Nov 6, 2024, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy can finish the season as the European tour’s top player for the sixth time with a win at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week. He will attempt to do so with a new swing. The No.
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Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Nelly Korda clinched her first award for LPGA player of the year on Sunday when it became mathematically impossible for anyone to catch her in the points-based competition. Korda had to skip two tournaments during the Asia swing because of a
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Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 05:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Rio Takeda of Japan won the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic on Sunday in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death holes, defeating Marina Alex of the United States. It was Takeda’s first victory on the LPGA Tour. Takeda had a birdie on
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Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Heavy rain and storms associated with Typhoon Kong-rey washed out the third round of the LPGA’s Japan tournament Saturday and reduced it to 54 holes. The LPGA said the tournament was scheduled to be completed Sunday at Seta Golf Course. The
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Field Level Media Nov 1, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time major winner Brittany Lincicome announced Friday that this will be her final season playing a full schedule on the LPGA Tour. Lincicome, 39, joined the tour in 2005 and has won eight events, including the Chevron Championship when it was known as
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Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 03:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Hana Wakimoto shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to maintain her lead after the second round of the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic. The Japanese player shot a 63 in the opening round and continues to set the pace with a 13-under-par
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Oct 31, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australian Jeffrey Guan says he will continue to pursue his dream of playing on golf’s biggest tours despite permanently losing sight in his left eye after being hit in the face by a ball last month during a tournament. The 20-year-old suffered fractures to his left
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Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Oct 29, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council is recommending sweeping changes to field sizes, exemption status, the number of PGA
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 28, 2024, 10:56 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Golfer Tom Kim apologized Monday for damaging a locker door following his playoff loss to Byeong Hun An in the DP World Tour’s Genesis
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Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Padraig Harrington closed with a 5-under 67 and held on for a two-shot victory Sunday in the Simmons Bank Championship, his third title this year on the PGA Tour Champions. Harrington got in front early and most of his challengers
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Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Starting her final round in a three-way tie for the lead, Ruoning Yin shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday to win the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship in Malaysia by one stroke for her second title this month. Yin of China
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Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — Nico Echavarria claimed the Zozo Championship for his second PGA Tour victory, shooting 3-under 67 on Sunday to win by a shot over Max Greyserman and Justin Thomas. Echavarria, a Colombian who played at the University of Arkansas, birdied two
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Associated Press Oct 26, 2024, 03:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Jeeno Thitikul lost a lengthy playoff at the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship in 2023. On Saturday she shot an 8-under 64 to leave her in a three-way tie for the lead after three rounds and with a chance to win
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Associated Press Oct 26, 2024, 06:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — Nico Echavarria shot 5-under 65 on Saturday and finished with a tap-in eagle on the 18th for a two-shot lead over Justin Thomas after the third round of the Zozo Championship. Echavarria is aiming for his second victory on the
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ESPN News Services Oct 25, 2024, 01:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Las Vegas stop on the PGA Tour faces an uncertain future after Shriners withdrew as title sponsor. Bob Roller, the vice president of sports for Shriners, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal of the decision: “We have enjoyed a tremendous 18 years as
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Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 03:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Maja Stark shot a 6-under 66 Friday to take the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship, with a 34-year-old American just one stroke behind. Storms forced an early stop to play, with about 12 players —
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Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — Nico Echavarria shot a 6-under 64 on Friday — matching his 64 on Thursday — to lead by two shots over Taylor Moore and Justin Thomas after the second round of the Zozo Championship in Japan. Thomas shot 64 and
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Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — LPGA Tour rookie Mao Saigo birdied six of her first nine holes on Thursday for a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Maybank Championship. Haeran Ryu of South Korea was a stroke behind while
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Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 06:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — Taylor Moore shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday to lead by one shot after the first round of the Zozo Championship, the only PGA Tour event in Japan. Max Greyserman, Nico Echavarria and Eric Cole were a shot behind after
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Associated Press Oct 22, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson began the second stage of LPGA qualifying Tuesday with a 78 as reports surfaced of 275 female players signing a letter asking top golf organizations to repeal policies that allow people assigned male at birth to compete in women’s events. Outkick reported that
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ESPN News Services Oct 20, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ROQUE, Spain — Julien Guerrier needed nine playoff holes in his 230th tournament to claim his first European tour win Sunday. Guerrier made an 8-foot par putt on the record-equaling ninth playoff hole to beat Spaniard Jorge Campillo after they finished tied
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 21, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The inaugural season of TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused golf league fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will tee off Jan. 7
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Associated Press Oct 20, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RICHMOND, Va. — Tim O’Neal made two birdies on the last three holes Sunday and closed with a 7-under 65 to win for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions, a two-shot victory over Ricardo Gonzalez in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic. O’Neal
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Associated Press Oct 20, 2024, 05:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PAJU, South Korea — Hannah Green of Australia shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday to win the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, her sixth victory on the LPGA Tour and her third this season. Green finished at 19-under 269 for the tournament and
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Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 10:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland finished 54 holes of the wind-delayed Shriners Children’s Open knowing he’ll have his best chance at winning since brain surgery more than a year ago. Best of all Saturday was being finished. Woodland had three
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