Associated Press Jan 9, 2025, 11:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — The Sony Open is the PGA Tour stop where introductions are in order, and Paul Peterson made quite the first impression. He opened with a 6-under 64 and shared the lead with five others Thursday on a pleasant day at Waialae. Harry
Month: January 2025
Field Level Media Jan 9, 2025, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions This week’s debut of the TGL indoor golf league drew nearly a million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen numbers reported Thursday by Front Office Sports. Even though league co-founders Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were not in action, Tuesday night’s broadcast attracted
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 8, 2025, 10:52 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf captain Joaquín Niemann is headed back to the Masters in April, along with rising PGA Tour star Nicolai Højgaard, after the golfers
Jan 8, 2025, 11:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin Kisner, a four-time PGA Tour winner, will serve as one of Keegan Bradley‘s vice captains on the U.S. Ryder Cup team, the PGA of America said Wednesday. The U.S. squad will try to reclaim the trophy from Europe this year at Bethpage Black in New
Associated Press Jan 8, 2025, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Tom McKibbin could be headed to the LIV Golf League, a few weeks after securing a card to play on the PGA Tour. When asked Wednesday about a potential move to the Saudi-funded breakaway circuit, the Northern Irish
Associated Press Jan 7, 2025, 07:51 PM ET HONOLULU — The Sony Open turned solemn Tuesday morning when dozens of players, caddies and PGA Tour officials joined Grayson Murray‘s family along the shore behind the 16th green at Waialae to pay tribute to the defending champion who took his own life four months later. Murray
Associated Press Jan 8, 2025, 12:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Ludvig Åberg will be the answer to a trivia question: He made the first birdie in TGL history. And with that, the indoor golf competition that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had envisioned for years was finally underway. TGL
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 7, 2025, 08:54 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — It took a year longer than expected, but TGL, the new tech-infused golf league being fronted by superstars Tiger
Keith Jenkins Nov 14, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two of the biggest names in golf have come together to bring fans of the sport a new experience. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are the masterminds behind the interactive, technology-infused golf league TGL. The league partnered with the PGA Tour to provide a
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 6, 2025, 03:36 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler withdrew from next week’s American Express to give his injured right hand a few more weeks to heal,
Associated Press Jan 5, 2025, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Hideki Matsuyama got the new season off to a smashing start Sunday when he broke the PGA Tour record to par for 72 holes by closing with an 8-under 65 for a three-shot victory over Collin Morikawa in The Sentry. Matsuyama
Associated Press Jan 4, 2025, 08:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa put on a stripe show Saturday at Kapalua, each of them posting an 11-under 62 at vulnerable Kapalua that threatened to turn The Sentry into a two-man show in the PGA Tour opener. Matsuyama had a
Associated Press Jan 4, 2025, 12:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Collin Morikawa has played Kapalua enough to know that trailing Hideki Matsuyama by seven shots early in the second round was no reason to panic. Sure enough, he nearly caught up to the Japanese star on Friday at The Sentry. Matsuyama
ESPN News Services Jan 3, 2025, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golf’s season-ending Tour Championship could be held under a bracket-type competition involving stroke and match play as the PGA Tour looks at options to improve its playoff format, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Adjusting the format to the Tour Championship is
Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Tom Hoge grew up in North Dakota and found the ideal vibe for Kapalua on Thursday, keeping expectations low and riding the momentum of good golf on his way to a 9-under 64 to take a one-shot lead at The Sentry
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 1, 2025, 08:16 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions After just a 39-day offseason, the PGA Tour’s 2025 schedule tees off Thursday at the Sentry at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii, one of eight
Associated Press Dec 31, 2024, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Americans are getting paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time, and Xander Schauffele said Tuesday the plan is for them not to get a dime. “I just see it as a whole lot of money going to