Gone to Play Golf

Shwetha SurendranFeb 19, 2025, 03:41 PM ET Close Shwetha Surendran is writer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — The U.S. air travel system is inadequately equipped for the millions of visitors expected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics, according to a report released Wednesday by

Open Extended Reactions TGL has proven — in flashes — it has the potential to be compelling. While straddling the line between superfluous entertainment (think: NBA All-Star Game) and serious competition (pick your favorite PGA Tour event) has been tricky, there have been some moments when the two concepts have overlapped and hit the sweet

Associated Press Feb 18, 2025, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods had 199 yards to the hole. His Jupiter Links teammates realized too late that something was dreadfully wrong Tuesday night in a TGL indoor match. Woods asked to confirm the yardage and heard 99; caddies often drop

Field Level Media Feb 18, 2025, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PGA Tour rookie Karl Vilips on Tuesday was named the first brand ambassador for Sun Day Red, the clothing line launched by Tiger Woods. Vilips, who is 23 and won the 2024 Pac-12 Conference title while at Stanford and was named first-team All-Pac

ESPN News Services Feb 18, 2025, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Adam Scott said he will understand if there are still bad feelings among PGA Tour members if it reunifies with players who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Scott has been thrust into the forefront of such discussions since joining the PGA Tour board

Associated Press Feb 16, 2025, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Justin Leonard won the Chubb Classic for his first PGA Tour Champions victory, overcoming a slow start Sunday with a back-nine charge on Tiburon’s Black Course. Leonard birdied five of the last seven holes for a 4-under 68 and a four-stroke

Dre Waters Feb 17, 2025, 09:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TGL provided golf fans with action all day, as the new league hosted a Presidents’ Day triple header on Monday afternoon. The day kicked off with a match between Atlanta Drive Golf Club and Los Angeles Golf Club at 1 p.m. ET. Justin Thomas,

ESPN News Services Feb 16, 2025, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Åberg never felt worse leaving a golf course than three weeks ago at Torrey Pines when he shared the 36-hole lead only to get ill from a stomach ailment and stagger to the finish with a 79. That’s what

Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods, after withdrawing from the Genesis Invitational following the death of his mother, said he was hoping to play more this season. “I haven’t been able to do that,” Woods said during his time in the CBS broadcast booth Sunday. “I’ll get back after it and look to

Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Scottie Scheffler has gotten so used to winning that his 6-under 66 on Sunday to finish tied for third at the Genesis Invitational isn’t quite good enough for the top-ranked player in the world. “I think I feel pretty bad about where I’m at,” Scheffler said when asked about

Associated Press Feb 15, 2025, 11:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — LIV Golf has secured its foothold in Australia, with Adelaide retaining hosting rights for its tournament through 2031 despite increasing speculation of a reunification of the PGA and LIV tours and what that could mean for the sport’s landscape. Sunday’s announcement

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann has won LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament as Australian star Cam Smith’s sluggish start to the year continued. As Chile’s Joaquin Niemann produced a phenomenal final-round flourish to win LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament, Australia’s Cam Smith felt flat. Niemann carded a stellar seven-under 65 on Sunday at The Grange to pip Mexican duo

Associated Press Feb 15, 2025, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Patrick Rodgers played some of his best golf when golf’s best were starting to falter Saturday. It ended with a 4-under 68 and a one-shot lead going into a final round of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines with Scottie Scheffler

Mark SchlabachFeb 15, 2025, 11:48 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods is returning to action in Tuesday’s TGL match at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Woods will be playing first for Jupiter Links GC

Associated Press Feb 14, 2025, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Davis Thompson capped a roller coaster of a back nine at Torrey Pines with a birdie to take the lead Friday in the Genesis Invitational. Scottie Scheffler had an unusually wild day off the tee and was right on his heels.

Feb 14, 2025, 04:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 2 Xander Schauffele, sidelined most of this season because of a rib injury, told Golfweek that he’s targeting a return at the Arnold Palmer Invitational next month. Schauffele is coming off his best season as a pro, winning his first major title at the

Associated Press Feb 13, 2025, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Denny McCarthy ended a miserable day in a most brilliant manner Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, closing birdie-eagle for a 4-under 68 on a Torrey Pines course that more than lived up to its reputation as a beast. McCarthy had a

Feb 14, 2025, 02:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions American Patrick Reed aced the Watering Hole as England’s Sam Horsfield set the first-round pace at LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament. Horsfield carded a blemish-free six-under 66 to hold outright leadership at The Grange on Friday. The 28-year-old is one stroke clear of Chile’s Joaquin Niemann and

Associated Press Feb 13, 2025, 06:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Past Open champion Cam Smith was vocal in his criticism of the men’s and women’s Australian Open tournaments being played concurrently, so he was more than pleased to hear that Golf Australia had decided to once again hold them separately. “Not

Mark SchlabachFeb 13, 2025, 11:41 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LPGA announced its new pace-of-play policy Thursday that includes lower timing thresholds for fines and penalties, including a new one-stroke penalty for golfers who take too

Open Extended Reactions Fans will have to wait to see Tiger Woods back on the PGA Tour. The 15-time major champion, who was expected to make his 2025 debut on tour this week at the Genesis Invitational on the South Course at Torrey Pines in San Diego, said Monday that he’s still processing the death

Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — As a potential deal between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia continues to loom over professional golf, Rory McIlroy said he believed it was time for all players to “get over it” and do whatever needs to be done to reunify the game. “Whether

Mark SchlabachFeb 12, 2025, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Former LIV Golf CEO and commissioner Greg Norman, who was replaced by sports and entertainment executive Scott O’Neil this season, remains on the league’s board of directors,

Mark SchlabachFeb 10, 2025, 01:34 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods said he’s still processing his mother’s death and won’t play in this week’s Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, he

Mark SchlabachFeb 11, 2025, 03:08 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LA JOLLA, Calif. — For the first time in months at last week’s WM Phoenix Open, PGA Tour golfer Max Homa finally felt comfortable holding a driver

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 Feb 11, 2025, 07:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025 PGA Tour season is six tournaments in, with the Genesis Invitational up next at Torrey Pines, where

Jan 21, 2025, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods officially debuted in TGL, a joint venture with fellow golfer Rory McIlroy, on Jan. 14. The team-based, technology-infused league features a 3-on-3 format that pits the sport’s best golfers against one another in a two-hour match inside SoFi Center’s custom-built venue. Though Woods and

Open Extended Reactions TGL is a new team golf league in which opposing teams go head-to-head in a 15-hole match that is split between a large simulator and a unique green that adjusts to match the exact placement of the ball in the simulator for short shots. The first nine holes are alternate shot while

Mark SchlabachFeb 10, 2025, 07:46 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The R&A joined the United States Golf Association in adding a qualification pathway for golfers competing in the LIV Golf League, the R&A announced Monday. The leading

Associated Press Feb 9, 2025, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Being in contention had always put Thomas Detry on fast-forward. His heart raced and his mind looked ahead instead of focusing on the moment. Knowing what was at stake, the Belgian took steps to calm his nerves by meditating and taking