ARDMORE, Pa. — Unsurprisingly, Team USA dominated at Merion Golf Club for Day 1 at the 2022 Curtis Cup, moving to a 5-1 lead. A stellar display of trust and chemistry by Stanford teammates Rachel Heck and Rose Zhang capped off the competition—but things didn’t look so seamless at the start. Playing in the afternoon’s
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8:03 PM ET Associated Press GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Australian rookie Stephanie Kyriacou shot a 6-under 67 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the ShopRite LPGA Classic at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club. The 21-year-old Kyriacou, a two-time winner on the Ladies European Tour, teed off at 7:15 a.m. in the first group
After two years of cancellations due to COVID-19, the RBC Canadian Open returns to the PGA Tour with “defending” champ Rory McIlroy, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and a host of notable pros making the trip to Toronto. Justin Thomas, Cameron Smith, Sam Burns, Tony Finau and Matt Fitzpatrick will be making the trip across
8:51 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Wyndham Clark closed with an unlikely par save Friday to take a 1-stroke lead over defending champion Rory McIlroy and four other players into the weekend in the RBC Canadian Open. After bogeying Nos. 15 and 16 in windy conditions at St. George’s, Clark got up-and-down from about
It’s been the foundation of nearly everything written, spoken and otherwise uttered about the LIV Golf Invitational Series. The idea from its inception is that these tournaments would be limited-field, 54-hole, no-cut events but, most importantly, that they would be contested for massive prize money payouts. On Saturday at The Centurion Club outside of London,
12:23 PM ET After months of speculation and controversy, the first day of competition for the new LIV Golf league is in the books, with the LIV Golf Invitational Series continuing on Friday in London. Charl Schwartzel and Hennie du Plessis, both from South Africa, were atop the leaderboard as the first round came to
Rocket Mortgage has cut ties with Bryson DeChambeau following DeChambeau’s commitment to LIV Golf. In a press release issued Thursday the company cited its relationship to the PGA Tour for its decision, as it serves as the primary sponsor to the tour’s tournament stop in Detroit. “Rocket Mortgage has been a long-time supporter of the
3:40 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Wyndham Clark started the week with a late charge to play his way into the U.S. Open in a qualifier, and then he stayed hot Thursday in the RBC Canadian Open for a 7-under 63 to take the early lead. Clark opened with five birdies in nine holes
You have to feel for the RBC Canadian Open, being staged this week for the first time in three years only to find itself upstaged on Thursday by a high-priced exhibition in London. Dating back to 1904, the Canadian Open was the only North American-based PGA Tour event to be canceled in 2020 and 2021
5:26 PM ET Tom Van Haaren Rocket Mortgage has ended its sponsorship deal with Bryson DeChambeau due to his reported commitment to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational Series. The controversial tour had its first event Thursday outside of London, and the field featured Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia and 45 other golfers. A source
ARDMORE, Pa. — If there’s a case to be made for expanding to a Team Europe contingent for the Curtis Cup, now would seem a good time to discuss it. As top women’s amateur players convene this week at Merion Golf Club, Great Britain and Ireland is 8-30-3 against the United States in the biennial
9:40 AM ET The PGA Tour has suspended the 17 members who are competing in the inaugural LIV Golf event, announcing the punishment in a memo to players Thursday, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN. Players who resigned their membership before starting the LIV Golf event being held outside London starting Thursday are
Bryson DeChambeau called PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan on Tuesday to say he will play in the LIV Golf event in Oregon later this month, and there’s nothing that could change his mind. DeChambeau is a transcendent figure in the game, one of the precious few golfers capable of capturing general sports fans’ attention. At
5:57 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. — Paul Casey has withdrawn from the U.S. Open, the third straight major he has missed this year because of a back injury. Casey last competed at the WGC-Match Play in March, playing two holes of his opening match when he conceded because of back spasms. He didn’t
In the summer of 1999, Mark Frost, co-creator of the groundbreaking TV series “Twin Peaks,” was flying from Los Angeles to New York. He and his agent, Ed Victor, were on their way to play golf at a few historic courses on Long Island, including Shinnecock Hills and National Golf Links. During the long flight,
4:30 PM ET HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, ENGLAND — Several years ago, Phil Mickelson began wearing aviator sunglasses so frequently they started to feel like a part of his personality. He wore them initially, he said, for medical reasons during a two-week skin treatment on his face meant to kill hidden cancer cells, a preventative therapy he
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England — Even before the grandly titled LIV Golf Invitational Series gets underway this week at The Centurion Club just north of London, winners and losers are emerging. Not players, of course. How well each one performs—and how much money they accumulate—only time will tell. But for the Asian Tour and the DP
9:55 AM ET Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open Champion, is joining the LIV Golf Invitational Series, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, is also joining the LIV series, according to multiple reports. DeChambeau and Reed are expected to compete in LIV Golf’s first United States-based event, scheduled
Rory McIlroy will attempt to “defend” his RBC Canadian Open title—albeit from his victory in 2019—against a field featuring five of the world’s top players, chief among them No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. After two years of cancellations due to COVID-19, the event returns to hte PGA Tour schedule. St. George’s Golf Club in Toronto hosts
12:33 AM ET Danielle Kang said Tuesday that she will skip several upcoming LPGA Tour events as she seeks a return to full health. Kang revealed at the U.S. Women’s Open last week that she has been playing with a tumor on her spine. She said she learned of the diagnosis “a few weeks ago”
During the U.S. Women’s Open, Kang’s brother posted on Instagram some troubling news: His sister was playing the major championship with a tumor in her spine. Kang had withdrawn from the Palos Verdes Championship at the end of April, citing back pain. It wasn’t until the U.S. Women’s Open that news of the tumor was
6:51 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The Club at Carlton Woods is the new site for the Chevron Championship, the first LPGA Tour major of the year that is moving after 51 years at Mission Hills in the California desert. Carlton Woods is a Jack Nicklaus signature design and will host the Chevron Championship
The USGA announced Tuesday that it will allow those who are competing in this week’s LIV Golf Invitational to play in next week’s U.S. Open. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has long promised that any tour member who competes in an event on the rival league would face suspension from the PGA Tour and possibly
12:08 PM ET Tiger Woods has pulled out of next week’s U.S. Open, giving his body more time to heal and get stronger, as he still plans to play in the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews in Scotland in July. Woods, 46, announced that he wouldn’t play in the U.S. Open, scheduled for June
Phil Mickelson released a wide-ranging statement on social media Tuesday outlining his return to golf, with his first start coming at this week’s LIV Golf Invitational. Within the statement, the 51-year-old also seemed to telegraph his intentions to play in a second event: next week’s U.S. Open. Mickelson noted that he was ready for “a
10:20 PM ET ESPN News Services POWELL, Ohio — Fran Quinn last played the U.S. Open eight years ago with his teenage son as his caddie. He thought they might have a moment even more special on Monday as both of them tried to get through the final stage of qualifying. Only one of them
Hours after Mickelson announced he would return to golf at this week’s LIV Golf Invitational event in London, the six-time major winner broke his nearly four-month silence in a conversation with Harig. One of the topics addressed was Mickelson’s reported gambling issues as detailed in Alan Shipnuck’s book on Mickelson, in which Shipnuck asserted Mickelson
3:13 PM ET After a four-month hiatus, Phil Mickelson is returning to competitive golf on the new LIV Golf Invitational Series. Mickelson, a six-time major champion winner, was added to the field on Monday for LIV Golf’s first event, which is scheduled to start Thursday at Centurion Club outside London. “Phil Mickelson is unequivocally one
Nine locations, 12 courses, 36 holes (at least), 49 invitations to The Country Club in the balance. The USGA likes to describe the Monday prior to U.S. Open week—when it contests the nine remaining Final Qualifying events around the country (with one stop also in Canada)—as “Golf’s Longest Day.” The saying is a bit cliché,
11:05 AM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus is returning to St. Andrews to become an honorary citizen. Nicklaus won two of his three British Open titles at St. Andrews, and he chose the Old Course in 2005 to play his final major championship. He already has received an honorary doctorate degree from