6:43 PM ET ESPN News Services PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Kurt Kitayama came into the Honda Classic with 25 previous appearances on the PGA Tour, most of them ending by missing the cut. He’s on track to do a bit better this week in the Honda Classic. Kitayama, ranked No. 289 in the world,
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This is a big week for the “sleeping in their own beds” narrative with so many PGA Tour pros living in the Palm Beach area. But that home cooking sleeping is even more helpful to someone battling a bad back. On Wednesday, Daniel Berger told reporters his back was finally feeling 100 percent again after
Feb 23, 2022 The PGA Tour’s final stop on the California swing was far from boring. Tiger Woods made an appearance. Joaquin Niemann put on a show to win the Genesis Invitational. And the Saudi Golf League, which was hoping to challenge the PGA Tour, took a big hit with comments by Phil Mickelson and
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Have some pity in your heart for Nicolai Hojgaard. The Danish 20-year-old, playing in his first ever PGA Tour event, and his first professional event ever on American soil, ran into a juggernaut. We’re not talking about another player here, but a course: The PGA Resort and Spa Championship Course,
8:14 AM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan What started out as a typical Thursday morning for PGA Tour players,
LIV Golf investments CEO Greg Norman chastised PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and warned “This is just the beginning” in a strongly worded letter distributed Thursday. The letter comes two days after Monahan reiterated his stance that any player signing with the rumored Saudi-backed golf league, which LIV Golf Invetments is behind, would be banned
Unbeknownst to most, Roger Maltbie expected last year to be his curtain call with NBC Sports. The former PGA Tour pro turned on-course reporter had been part of the network’s golf coverage for 30 years. He turned 70 in June. Nice round numbers. No regrets. He had one foot out the door before NBC golf
2:54 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Solheim Cup is going to the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in 2024, the first time it will hold a significant women’s event after four times hosting the Presidents Cup. Europe won the Solheim Cup at Inverness in Ohio last year. The matches head to
Xander Schauffele is the latest big name to throw his weight behind the PGA Tour. Schauffele, winner of the Olympic gold medal last summer, released a statement to media outlets Wednesday afternoon that was also posted on his social accounts, affirming his commitment to tour amid speculation regarding a Saudi-backed breakaway circuit. “At no point
3:04 PM ET Associated Press PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says he has “zero complacency” when it comes to the threat of a Saudi-funded rival league, and he has a clear message for any player still tempted to leave. “I told the players we’re moving on and anyone on the fence needs to make a
7:00 AM ET The first hole at Riviera Country Club is arguably the most famous first tee box on the PGA Tour. It’s perched 75 feet above the fairway and it’s about the size of a modest living room. It might also be the tour’s most beautiful, particularly early in the morning, when the Southern
A small moment says plenty about the new way tour players thinkViktor Hovland’s choice to begin Riviera’s 15th hole by sending his tee shot down the 17th fairway may have seemed like an impulsive decision from a daring young player. It was precisely the opposite: the result of diligent number-crunching with a man whose students
The tricky Champion Course at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., hosts this week’s Honda Classic, an event bolstered by elite Floridian golfers and a bevy of young talent. Australian Matt Jones is set to defend his title after a dominant record-tying performance a year ago. Here’s how to watch this week’s event. Golf
6:43 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A year ago today, Tiger Woods lost control of the Genesis SUV he was driving in the hills outside of Los Angeles. The images of the crash stunned the sports world and left many wondering whether the 15-time major champion would ever play competitive golf again. In the months
The PGA Tour, having closed out the West Coast Swing with an action-packed Genesis Invitational, embarks on the Florida Swing this week with a visit to PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., for the Honda Classic. South Floridian locals such as Brooks Koepka and Daniel Berger will be part of the field trying to
5:20 PM ET Phil Mickelson tweeted an apology on Tuesday in which the six-time major champion said he was sorry for recent comments he made about the PGA Tour and organizers of a Saudi-financed breakaway league. “Although it doesn’t look this way now given my recent comments, my actions throughout this process have always been
How cool is Cole Hammer’s name? It was the talk of the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, where Hammer, at the age of 15, made his major championship debut. His rounds of 77 and 84 saw him miss the cut, but the teen phenom’s name remained an unforgettable one in the golf fan’s mind.
12:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were part of the first Ryder Cup committee that came out of the task force following the infamous 2014 matches. Woods has been among the three players on the six-member committee ever since as part of a veteran crew. Now the committee is going
There’s magic out west, so it’s always a little sad on days like today when the PGA Tour’s West Coast Swing has drawn to a close. Sure, we’re now speeding toward major season, and that carries a good amount of excitement, but the nice weather and prime time golf from Hawaii, California and Arizona has
7:08 PM ET ESPN News Services NAPLES, Fla. — Bernhard Langer maintained a 2-stroke lead Saturday in pursuit of a fourth Chubb Classic victory. A day after shooting his age, the 64-year-old German star had a 4-under 68 to get to 12-under 132 on Tiburon Golf Club’s Black Course. “It was a little more up
The idea of a PGA Tour and LPGA Tour crossover event comes up every season, but while we wait for that to happen there is a men’s and women’s event in the Australia Webex Palyers Series. The men and women play together, but from different tees. Hannah Green became the first woman to win a
2:57 PM ET Associated Press BAROOGA, Australia — Former Women’s PGA champion Hannah Green became the first woman to win a mixed-gender golf tournament over 72 holes when she closed with a 5-under 66 for a four-shot victory in the TPS Murray River on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Green, coming off a victory in
Billy Horschel joined the growing choir of players to criticize Phil Mickelson for the six-time major winner’s comments regarding the proposed Saudi-backed golf league. Horschel, speaking on the Fairways of Life podcast, called Mickelson’s remarks to the Fire Pit Collective “idotic” and untrue while asserting Mickelson has tarnished his legacy. “They were a little bit
7:13 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Already the oldest winner in PGA Tour Champions history, Bernhard Langer completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday for his record fourth Chubb Classic title. Langer won at 64 years, 5 months, 23 days to push his victory total to 43 on the 50-and-over tour, two behind Hale Irwin
The viability of a golf league to compete with the PGA Tour has always hinged on a single point: How many tour pros would be willing to play on the rival circuit? Since news surfaced last summer that officials associated with the proposed Saudi-backed golf league were courting golfers with multimillion-dollar offers, players have been
7:24 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Joaquin Niemann survived a few nervous moments at Riviera and polished off a big week Sunday when he closed with an even-par 71 to become the first wire-to-wire winner of the Genesis Invitational in 53 years. Staked to a three-shot lead, Niemann’s margin was down to
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — As the sun went into hiding and the sweaters emerged at Riviera Country Club, Joaquin Niemann experience a brief moment of heat. His chaser for the previous three days, Cameron Young, had just holed out from 53 yards for birdie on 15, the type of shot that flips momentum. Meanwhile, Niemann’s
4:04 PM ET The Super Golf League, which is being backed by Saudi Arabian money and fronted by Greg Norman, was dealt a pair of serious blows Sunday when two of golf’s biggest stars believed to be connected to the proposed breakaway circuit pledged their support to the PGA Tour. Two-time major champion Dustin Johnson
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Dustin Johnson put an end to any speculation about his playing future by saying he is committed to the PGA Tour moving forward and will not jump to the prospective Saudi-backed golf league. On Sunday, Johnson issued the following statement via the PGA Tour: “Over the past several months, there has
11:10 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A proposed Saudi-financed rival golf league took a big hit Sunday morning when Dustin Johnson said he was “fully committed” to stay with the PGA Tour. Johnson added his name to a growing list of golf’s top players who have said they are not interested in taking