Month: March 2024

Associated Press Mar 31, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW DELHI — Keita Nakajima of Japan chose to focus on the European tour instead of a smaller American circuit and made the decision pay off Sunday when he closed with a 1-over 73 to win the Hero Indian Open. Nakajima had a 2-shot

Associated Press Mar 30, 2024, 07:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Scottie Scheffler made double bogey from what he thought was a good shot, responded with back-to-back birdies and finished with a 4-under 66 on Saturday to be part of a five-way tie for the lead in the Houston Open. Scheffler is trying

Associated Press Mar 30, 2024, 09:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GILBERT, Ariz. — Carlota Ciganda went to Arizona State and has lived in Arizona for the last six years, so she’s used to the desert wind picking up in the afternoon. Growing up in Northern Spain prepared her for the gales that hit the

ESPN News Services Mar 29, 2024, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Scottie Scheffler‘s streak of rounds under par came to a stunning end Friday when he missed a 22-inch bogey putt on the final hole of the Houston Open for an even-par 70. Scheffler, coming off consecutive victories in the Arnold Palmer

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 09:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Tony Finau matched his career low on the PGA Tour with an 8-under 62 on Friday, taking a two-shot lead into the weekend with hopes of winning back-to-back — 16 months apart — in the Houston Open. Scottie Scheffler saw his streak

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GILBERT, Ariz. — Hannah Green birdied the final six holes for a career-low 11-under 61 on Friday in the LPGA Tour Ford Championship, giving her a one-shot lead going into the weekend. Increased wind did little to slow the low scoring in the inaugural

Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 09:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Scottie Scheffler had his 28th consecutive round under par to start the year, a 5-under 65 on Thursday that left him 1 shot behind Taylor Moore and Wilson Furr in the Houston Open. Scheffler also extended his streak to 49 holes without

Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GILBERT, Ariz. — Nelly Korda fought through brutal conditions to win in Southern California last week. A solid opening round on a soft course in perfect weather has the world’s No. 1 player in position to win her third straight start. Korda shot a

Open Extended Reactions It’s time for the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open! Kicking off Thursday, the event will be held at Texas’ Memorial Park Golf Course for the fourth time. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s tournament. When is the Texas Children’s Houston Open? How can fans tune in? The event runs

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 27, 2024, 01:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Reigning U.S. Open winner Wyndham Clark injured his back while working out at home Monday, but he hopes to play in this week’s Texas

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 27, 2024, 07:25 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions There are only 15 days remaining before the opening round of the 88th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, the first major championship of

Associated Press Mar 23, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Keith Mitchell capped off a magnificent run through the “Snake Pit” at Innisbrook on Saturday with a shot he never saw go in. His 7-iron from the 18th fairway one-hopped into the hole for eagle and a 5 under and

Associated Press Mar 23, 2024, 10:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — One of Seri’s Kids had an unlikely share of the lead in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship after a windy Saturday afternoon at Palos Verdes Golf Club. Jiyai Shin — the 35-year-old South Korean star who last played

Associated Press Mar 24, 2024, 06:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Jesper Svensson won his first European Tour event Sunday after beating Kiradech Aphibarnrat in a playoff at the Singapore Classic. Svensson tapped in for par at the par-5 18th and the win on the third playoff hole. Aphibarnrat could only make bogey

ESPN News Services Mar 24, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Peter Malnati got a great break with the tournament on the line and followed that with an even better shot, making a late birdie on his way to a 4-under 67 to win the Valspar Championship on Sunday and

Associated Press Mar 24, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Nelly Korda made bogey on her final two holes Sunday to fall into a playoff and atoned for it quickly, sinking a 12-foot birdie putt to beat Ryann O’Toole in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship to return to

Associated Press Mar 24, 2024, 08:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Padraig Harrington won the Hoag Classic on Sunday at windy Newport Beach Country Club for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, rebounding from a double bogey with birdies on the final two holes. After driving left into trouble and dropping

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 25, 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 reboot of the inaugural season of TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused golf league being fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will

Field Level Media Mar 25, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Shane Lowry of Ireland are entering next month’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team competition. McIlroy has never played the tournament at TPC Louisiana, which has been a team event since 2017. While

Field Level Media Mar 26, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Mickelson has been toting the bag for his older brother Phil Mickelson since Phil and longtime caddy Jim “Bones” Mackay parted ways in 2017. Tim is retiring from serving as his caddy to spend more time with his family, his brother announced

Associated Press Mar 22, 2024, 03:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Canada matched her best score on the LPGA Tour with a 7-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship. Leblanc, 35, finished on the front nine at Palos

Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 08:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Kevin Streelman has a new ball marker to help with alignment that required USGA approval before he teed off Thursday in the Valspar Championship. He had 10 consecutive one-putt greens on his way to a 7-under 64 and a one-shot

Field Level Media Mar 21, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After 13 seasons on the LPGA Tour, including a pair of major victories, South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu announced Thursday she will retire from professional golf next month. Ryu made her announcement in a social media post. “After deciding to retire, I spent

Open Extended Reactions The Valspar Championship gets underway March 21 from Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. The purse is $8.4 million, with a first-place prize of $1.51 million. The event field has a combined 64 TOUR wins and 10 major championships. Seven past Valspar Championship winners are competing, including defending 2023 champion Taylor

Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Masters champion Jon Rahm is bringing plenty of Spanish flavor to the Masters Club dinner for champions next month, even before they find their seat at the table. The cocktail reception will have gernika peppers, grown in a town in the Basque region of

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions After jumping from the PGA Tour to the LIV Golf League in December, Jon Rahm didn’t get a chance to defend his first three

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 07:23 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player directors from the tour’s policy board met with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund,

Associated Press Mar 17, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Players on the PGA Tour board negotiating with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund have a meeting planned Monday with the Saudi leader backing rival LIV Golf, something Rory McIlroy said Sunday should have happened long ago. He also said

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 18, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — An important step toward a potential peace accord in men’s professional golf might take place Monday when Yasir Al-Rumayyan,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 17, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — In the first 49 years of the Players Championship, there never had been a repeat winner. Jack Nicklaus couldn’t