ESPN News Services Oct 31, 2024, 06:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Hana Wakimoto of Japan shot a bogey-free 9-under 63 on Thursday to lead by two shots after the first round of the LPGA’s Toto Classic. Jin Young Ko of South Korea was two off the pace after a 65 at Seta Golf Course.
Month: October 2024
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
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
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
Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INCHEON, South Korea — Byeong Hun An made an 8-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a 5-under 67, and then birdied the par-5 18th in a playoff Sunday to defeat Tom Kim in the Genesis Championship for his second European tour title.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 —
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
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
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
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The FedEx Cup fall schedule is halfway over, and there’s plenty at stake in the final four tournaments for the golfers who are still
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
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
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
Associated Press Oct 20, 2024, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — J.T. Poston used a burst of birdies to build a comfortable lead in the morning and afternoon, first for a three-shot lead after 54 holes and then to give himself a big enough cushion to hold on for a 4-under 67
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
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
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
Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ROQUE, Spain — Jorge Campillo and Julien Guerrier shared a three-shot lead of the Andalucia Masters after the third round on Saturday. Campillo remained bogey-free through 54 rounds after carding a 4-under 68 to remain atop the leaderboard for a second day. Guerrier,
Associated Press Oct 18, 2024, 10:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Taylor Pendrith was spared wind so strong it caused a four-hour delay and battered the field Friday in the Shriners Hospital Open. The Canadian only had to play six holes and stayed in the lead before the second round was halted
Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 12:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PAJU, South Korea — Hannah Green completed her weather-delayed second round with an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead after 36 holes of the LPGA Tour’s BMW Ladies Championship. Green was 4-under for her round Friday when rain washed out the
Field Level Media Oct 18, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joel Dahmen withdrew before the start of the second round at the Shriners Children’s Open on Friday, one day after absorbing a four-stroke penalty for carrying an extra club. Dahmen, 36, was sitting in 131st place out of 132 players at 5-over-par entering
Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 10:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Taylor Pendrith took two weeks off after the Presidents Cup and didn’t miss a beat, matching his career-low on the PGA Tour with a 10-under 61 that gave him a three-shot lead in the Shriners Children’s Open on Thursday. Pendrith missed
Associated Press Oct 18, 2024, 03:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PAJU, South Korea — Rain on Friday washed out much of the second round of the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, with none of the players able to complete their rounds. Hannah Green of Australia, Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa and Jenny Shin
Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ROQUE, Spain — Julien Guerrier made nine birdies on his first 11 holes en route to an 10-under 62 opening round in the Andalucia Masters on Thursday. Guerrier also birdied the 15th to take a one-shot lead over Englishman Dan Brown, who made