Month: February 2025

Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Thomas Detry had the perfect number on the wildest hole in golf. The Belgian’s towering pitching wedge landed near the hole and spun back to tap-in range, setting off a roar at TPC Scottsdale’s stadium 16th hole. Emiliano Grillo got the

ESPN News Services Feb 7, 2025, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The biggest party in golf had reason to celebrate Friday. Emiliano Grillo made a hole-in-one at TPC Scottsdale’s famed par-3 16th during second-round play at the Phoenix Open. The Argentine stepped to the tee and lofted an iron shot from 155 yards away

Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 08:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRADENTON, Fla. — Jennifer Kupcho found more joy in golf in 2024 and she carried that into her first LPGA event this season, shooting a 6-under 65 on Thursday to share the first-round lead with Nanna Koerstz Madsen at the Founders Cup. Kupcho made

ESPN News Services Feb 6, 2025, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A rough start to the season had Wyndham Clark digging through past notes, listening to old books — anything to get his mind out of the negative. The mindset reset paid off in the opening round of the Phoenix Open,

ESPN News Services Feb 6, 2025, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions When the fourth season of LIV Golf teed off Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, there was a notable change to the league’s normally laid-back look. The players weren’t wearing shorts despite the heat of the desert. Player-turned-broadcaster Pat Perez revealed on the league’s

Field Level Media Feb 5, 2025, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf announced a major scoring change Wednesday on the eve of its season-opening tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. For the first time in the circuit’s history, every player’s score in every round will count toward his team’s total score. Last season, the

Mark SchlabachFeb 5, 2025, 08:03 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The fourth LIV Golf season tees off under the lights Thursday at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia, with morning tee times for golf fans in the

Feb 5, 2025, 04:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LPGA Tour is cracking down on slow play, hoping to address an issue that has reached a boiling point throughout the sport. In a memo sent to players Tuesday and obtained by multiple media outlets, the tour said players can receive as little as fines

Mark SchlabachFeb 4, 2025, 12:54 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Tiger Woods‘ mother, Kultida, whom the 15-time major champion has described as his “biggest fan,” died Tuesday, the golfer announced in a statement on social media. She was 80. Woods’

Dre Waters Feb 4, 2025, 11:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The TGL’s inaugural season continued on Tuesday night as Boston Common Golf and Los Angeles Golf Club clashed in the fifth match of the year. Los Angeles beat Boston 6-2. TGL is a new team golf league where opposing teams go head-to-head in a

Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour heads to Scottsdale, Arizona, this week for the WM Phoenix Open. The most vibrant event of the season features a famously raucous 16th hole known as “The Colosseum,” and a 17th hole filled with layers of strategy. A 132-player field looks to get a piece of the $9.2 million

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The wind that whipped off the Pacific Ocean was pushing close to 30 mph as it pushed sheets of rain into the faces of players trying to finish the third round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Saturday. In the nearby tunnel that awaited players once they putted out on the

Field Level Media Feb 3, 2025, 05:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charley Hoffman wrote a letter to his fellow PGA Tour players addressing slow pace of play and other issues within the ranks. The letter, which was shared on social media by Golf Magazine on Sunday night, follows the lead of Justin Thomas, whose

Field Level Media Feb 3, 2025, 12:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phil Mickelson suffered a minor shoulder injury during a workout in the gym and will miss the LIV Golf season opener in Saudi Arabia this week. Mickelson, 54, made the announcement Monday on social media. Ollie Schniederjans will replace Mickelson in the LIV

Field Level Media Feb 2, 2025, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Max Greyserman withdrew from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am prior to the fourth round on Sunday due to a hand injury. Greyserman was tied with Jordan Spieth in 77th place at 5-over-par 221 after he followed up a 70 and 72 with a

Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy played a game nearly as magnificent as the Pebble Beach scenery Sunday as he powered his way past a pack of contenders and closed with a 6-under 66 for a two-shot victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — A Lim Kim responded to a late charge by Nelly Korda with three birdies on her final four holes for a 5-under 67 and a two-shot victory Sunday in the LPGA season opener at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.

Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AL MAZROWIAH, Bahrain — English golfer Laurie Canter captured a second title on the European tour by beating Pablo Larrazábal and Daniel Brown in a playoff to win the Bahrain Championship on Sunday. The No. 89-ranked Canter made birdie at No. 18, the first

Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy felt like he was playing in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am he used to watch on TV, minus the amateur and celebrities filling up the time on Saturday. The weather brought back romantic images of the old “Crosby

Jan 31, 2025, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golfers competing on the PGA Tour Champions would welcome the chance to play against 15-time major winner Tiger Woods on the senior circuit, two-times Masters champion Bernhard Langer said Friday. Woods, who has played a limited schedule since his February 2021 car crash, will be eligible

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Sepp Straka got most of his work done before the weather started to turn ominous Friday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, posting another 7-under 65 for a three-shot lead that left Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and everyone having to

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — A Lim Kim made enough birdies in an up-and-down second round to maintain a cushion between herself and top-ranked Nelly Korda on Friday at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, the LGPA Tour season opener. Kim shot 69 at Lake