7:45 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, La — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot a 4-under 68 in alternate-shot play Friday at windswept TPC of Louisiana to maintain a one-stroke lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup partners opened with a tournament-record 59 on Thursday in best-ball play.
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Steve Stricker is not one for attention, but returning to competitive golf after his triumphant stint as U.S. Ryder Cup captain last fall was a curtain call that the 55-year-old was likely looking forward to. Little did he know the lengths it which it would take for it to continue after being interrupted. Stricker announced
8:25 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Jerry Kelly had a hole-in-one on the par-3 sixth hole and shot a 5-under 66 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ ClubCorp Classic. “A little more than 180 (yards), but the wind was down a little out of the right and
Jason Day is in contention again on the PGA Tour. And who’s that with him? No … seriously, who is that with him? Jason Scrivener? You’re forgiven—even the most diehard golf fans among us—if the inclusion of Scrivener on PGA Tour leaderboard caused you to do a double take. In fact, the second question in
11:41 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Jin Young Ko had five back-nine birdies in a 7-under 64 at demanding Wilshire Country Club for a share of the second-round lead Friday with Nasa Hataoka in the DIO Implant LA Open. Five strokes behind first-round leader Alison Lee after a 71, the top-ranked Ko
Steph Curry is launching a junior golf tour to help serve the game’s underprivileged and overlooked markets. Curry’s “Underrated” brand is venturing into the golf space in conjunction with the AGJA to host five tournaments. According to a release the endeavor hopes to provide avenues for student-athletes to the game in hopes of increasing participation
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8:07 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, La. — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are a good team even when they’re playing for cash and not just a flag. Cantlay holed a 25-foot eagle putt early and chipped in from 40 feet for birdie late, while Schauffele contributed six birdies of his own, and their three
Admit it. You saw the name and thought, “Wait, there’s another Jay Haas?” No offense to the man, the one and only Jay Haas; he accomplished much in his career. But it is a career that is very much in the past tense. Haas hasn’t played a full PGA Tour schedule since 2005. His last
10:34 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Alison Lee shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday afternoon at breezy Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead in the DIO Implant LA Open. The resurgent former UCLA star had a bogey-free round in testing conditions to start the LPGA Tour’s two-week run in the Los
There are ways to prepare for a PGA Tour event. Being involved in a car accident is not among those recommended. Thankfully, David Lipsky wasn’t hurt, nor was anyone else in the fender bender the 33-year-old tour rookie was involved in Tuesday morning as he was driving to TPC Louisiana ahead of a practice round
The USGA on Wednesday extended it recent streak of announcing bulks of tournaments at “anchor” sites when it awarded six future championships to Pebble Beach Golf Links—three U.S. Opens and three U.S. Women’s Opens. Pebble Beach is one of the USGA’s most iconic venues, having hosted 13 championships, including six U.S. Opens. The U.S. Women’s
PGA Professional Championship Alex Goodlett Strong winds took a toll on the field in the final round of the PGA Professional Championship on Wednesday, with one notable exception, Jesse Mueller, who accordingly won in a breeze. Mueller, 39, the general manager of the Grand Canyon University Golf Course in Phoenix and a volunteer assistant coach
Jay Haas was 19 years old when he made his first start in a PGA Tour event, the Greater Greensboro Open back in 1973 as an amateur. Forty-nine years later, at age 68, he’s teeing it up for the 799th time (second only to Mark Brooks’ 803) when he partners with his son Bill at
2:40 PM ET Associated Press Pebble Beach is the third course to become an anchor site for the U.S. Open, with the USGA announcing Wednesday four U.S. Opens and four U.S. Women’s Opens over the next 26 years. Pebble Beach joins Pinehurst No. 2 and Oakmont Country Club as anchor sites, a strategy that allows
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is where newly minted Masters champion Scottie Scheffler makes his return to golf after his victory at Augusta. The 25-year-old from Dallas will team with another Texas, 2019 Zurich winner Ryan Palmer, as they look to knock off last year’s Australian dream team of Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman.
8:19 AM ET PGA Tour action is usually about one player. Not this week. In a brief break from the usual routine, players will pair up in two-man teams for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, beginning Thursday at TPC Louisiana. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app | WatchESPN As always, this event will
What you see is what you get from Billy Horschel. It’s been that way since his days as a standout amateur golfer. Back at the 2007 Walker Cup at Royal County Down, the then 20-year-old University of Florida All-American walked with a confidence that bordered on cockiness as he helped the visiting Americans sneak off
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler returns to action this week for the PGA Tour’s only full-field team event, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He’ll partner with Ryan Palmer, a winner in 2019, and they’ll be one of the 80 duos looking to defeat the defending champs, Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman. With four-ball (best ball)
12:59 PM ET The only place you’ll see four of the last five NFL MVPs competing at the same time and same place this year is on a golf course. This year’s version of Capital One’s The Match will feature a foursome of Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. The 12-hole exhibition
8:00 AM ET When Tom Brady started working on BRADY, his new performance apparel line, he didn’t have the option to partner with college athletes. But when new rules were adopted last year, allowing student athletes to profit off of their name, image and likeness, Brady knew he wanted to get involved in some capacity.
Mike Weir, Geoff Ogilvy, K.J. Choi and Camilo Villegas were named captain’s assistants for the 2022 International Presidents Cup team on Tuesday. This marks the third assistant appointments for Weir, Ogilvy and Choi to the biennial match, while it is a first-time selection for Villegas. The four will join Trevor Immelman, head of the International
6:16 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Former NBA player J.R. Smith has scored a name, image and likeness deal with apparel brand Lululemon that will make him the brand’s golf ambassador. Smith, who went straight from high school to the NBA in 2004, has been a walk-on on the North Carolina A&T golf team after returning
Robert Garrigus, a journeyman who has one win in 362 starts in his PGA Tour career, is the first tour member to apply for permission to compete in the Saudi-backed golf circuit, according to a report by Golfweek. Citing multiple sources, Golfweek said Garrigus has requested to play in the LIV Golf Invitational, June 9-11
By now, you’ve undoubtedly seen the shocking clip of Jordan Spieth missing a tap-in par putt on No. 18 during Saturday’s third round of the RBC Heritage. Of course, Spieth was able to overcome the short miss by winning on Sunday, but the more troubling part for the now 12-time PGA Tour winner is that
3:09 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers won’t face Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes in this year’s version of Capital One’s The Match until June 1. However, the smack talk has already begun. The 12-hole exhibition will take place (6:30 p.m. ET on TNT) at Wynn Las Vegas. Brady and Rodgers are
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — When Jordan Spieth finished his final round at the RBC Heritage by holing a 10-foot birdie putt to reach 13 under and take the clubhouse lead with a closing 66, he made his way to the scoring shack and was greeted by a group of about 40 delirious children. As he
Jordan Spieth had already tapped in for par on the 18th hole, the first of a sudden-death playoff against Patrick Cantlay Sunday at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town. He watched as Cantlay’s par attempt sped past the hole and it hit him that he had won his 13th PGA Tour title. “The whole thing
7:15 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Thinking he might have a chance for a playoff, Jordan Spieth rolled in a 10-foot birdie on the 18th hole in regulation. He made an even bigger shot at Harbour Town’s signature hole in a playoff to win the RBC Heritage. Spieth’s 56-foot shot from
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — As the leaders jockeyed for position down the stretch at the RBC Heritage, the funniest side plot at Harbour Town came courtesy of Dylan Frittelli. Early in Sunday’s final round, on the sixth hole, the 31-year-old South African pulled his drive left toward a waste bunker. Amazingly, the ball did not