Associated Press Jun 8, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in golf, started the third round with a 3-shot lead at the Memorial, broke par on a tough day at Muirfield Village with a 1-under 71 and extended his lead to 4 shots. It all
Month: June 2024
ESPN News Services Jun 8, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HUMBLE, Texas — David Puig of Spain had a 6-under 66 on Saturday to join a four-way share of the lead going into the final round of LIV Golf Houston that no longer includes Jon Rahm. Puig, the 22-year-old Spaniard who played at
ESPN News Services Jun 8, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GALLOWAY, N.J. — Jenny Shin shot a 2-under 69 on Saturday and will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic as she seeks her first victory since 2016. With the wind kicking up and making conditions tougher
Associated Press Jun 8, 2024, 10:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour reported progress without details from a face-to-face meeting between its negotiating committee and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia as it tries to work toward a deal. “We want to get this right, and we are approaching discussions with careful
Associated Press Jun 7, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HUMBLE, Texas — Martin Kaymer played bogey-free on a steamy Texas afternoon for a 7-under 65, giving him a share of the lead Friday with two others at LIV Golf Houston in the final event before Kaymer returns to Pinehurst No. 2 for the
Jun 3, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Miles Russell, who became the youngest player ever to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour at 15, will make his PGA Tour debut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic later this month, it was announced Monday. Russell, the reigning American Junior Golf Association Player of
Associated Press Jun 6, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN, Ohio — Adam Hadwin had too many birdies to complain about ending his round at the Memorial on a sour note Thursday. His 6-under 66 was enough to lead Masters champion Scottie Scheffler by 1 shot and give the Canadian hope he is
Jun 4, 2024, 11:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. team captain Jim Furyk on Tuesday named Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Kevin Kisner as his assistants for this year’s Presidents Cup showdown against Mike Weir‘s International squad in Montreal. The 2024 edition of the biennial competition, which pits a 12-man U.S. team against a
Associated Press Jun 4, 2024, 11:57 AM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Dozens of players gathered Tuesday for a solemn celebration of life for Grayson Murray, the PGA Tour winner who had turned the corner from struggles with alcoholism and depression only to take his life a day after withdrawing from a tournament. “All of us
Jun 5, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Many of golf’s marquee names will be in Ohio this week for the PGA Tour’s 2024 Memorial Tournament. This year’s event will be held at Jack Nicklaus’ golf course, Muirfield Village Golf Club, in Dublin, Ohio, and will feature a purse of $20 million. Viktor Hovland
Associated Press Jun 4, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN, Ohio — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler said he knew five days in advance that charges related to his arrest during the PGA Championship were going to be dismissed. In his mind, that wasn’t the end of the saga but rather the beginning of
Field Level Media Jun 4, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Nicklaus would like to see the best golfers in the world in the same place more than four times a year, but figuring out how is another matter. Speaking on Tuesday ahead of the Memorial Tournament this week, where he is the
ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN, Ohio — Grayson Murray, who died by suicide on May 25, will keep his Official World Golf Ranking until after the Travelers Championship on June 23, a source told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Grayson was at No. 61 in the world
Apr 17, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On May 14, 2018, just after 10 a.m. ET, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, the federal statute that had restricted legal betting to primarily Nevada for 26 years. It was a landmark decision for two
Associated Press Jun 3, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio — Adam Scott ended his longest day in golf with a playoff loss against Cam Davis in a U.S. Open qualifier, and now Scott has to wait a week to see if his alternate status will allow him to extend the longest
Field Level Media Jun 3, 2024, 05:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Robert MacIntyre of Scotland withdrew from this week’s Memorial Tournament on Monday, one day after winning his first career PGA Tour title at the RBC Canadian Open. MacIntyre’s victory in Hamilton, Ontario, earned him a spot in the signature event in Ohio hosted
Associated Press Jun 2, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DES MOINES, Iowa — Ernie Els won the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday for his fourth career PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 7-under 65 at Wakonda Club to beat defending champion Stephen Ames by two strokes. Tied with Rod Pampling for the
ESPN News Services Jun 2, 2024, 07:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMILTON, Ontario — Robert MacIntyre — with father Dougie at his side as his caddie and a noisy television drone close by at times, too — held on to win the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Four
ESPN News Services Jun 2, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LANCASTER, Pa. — Yuka Saso became a U.S. Women’s Open champion for the second time Sunday and took her place in history with a rare footnote — the first Filipino to win the Women’s Open in 2021, and now the first from Japan.
Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2024, 06:49 PM ET Close Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate Open Extended Reactions LANCASTER, Pa. — With the biggest name on the LPGA Tour spending the rest of her weekend away from Lancaster Country Club, a thrilling finish
Associated Press Jun 1, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMILTON, Ontario — Robert MacIntyre made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th to cap a late surge Saturday and take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the RBC Canadian Open. Tied for the second-round lead with Ryan Fox, MacIntyre shot
Associated Press May 30, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler said he has “no ill will” toward the pro golfer for injuries the detective said he suffered while directing traffic after a fatal accident during the PGA Championship. A Louisville prosecutor dropped charges
Associated Press May 31, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMILTON, Ontario — Ryan Fox closed with a 14-foot birdie putt late Friday afternoon for a 6-under 64 and a share of the second-round lead with Robert MacIntyre in the RBC Canadian Open. Finishing on the front nine at Hamilton Golf and Country Club,
Associated Press May 31, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LANCASTER, Pa. — Wichanee Meechai became the latest surprise in a U.S. Women’s Open filled with them. She started Friday with four straight birdies and matched the low score of the week with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot lead going into a weekend