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8:09 PM ET Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — K.J. Choi closed eagle-birdie-birdie for a 7-under 63 on Friday and share of the first-round lead with Darren Clarke in the PGA Tour Champions’ Sanford International. Choi had a bogey-free round at Minnehaha Country Club. The 51-year-old South Korean player won eight times on the PGA

What is a “consequential moment?” Well, at the risk of sounding as irksome as Ian Poulter looked to American fans at the 2004 Ryder Cup—I mean, imagine watching this guy kick your butt on home soil—a consequential moment is a moment that has consequences. In other words, something big happened, and because it happened, things

9:51 AM ET The long-running feud between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau has the potential to inspire the American team instead of weighing them down at next week’s Ryder Cup, Team Europe captain Padraig Harrington said on Friday. Koepka and DeChambeau have been involved in public spats for more than a year, with U.S. Ryder

Thirteen years ago, in the months leading up to the 2008 Ryder Cup, Paul Azinger picked up the phone to call someone whose help he coveted. It wasn’t a player, or a caddie, or a swing coach. It wasn’t a celebrity guest speaker, either. It was Mark Wilson, the course superintendent at Valhalla Golf Club.

10:51 PM ET Associated Press WEST LINN, Ore. — Carlota Ciganda overcame an early double bogey in chilly morning conditions Thursday for a 4-under 68 and a share of the first-round lead in the Cambia Portland Classic. The only member of the winning European Solheim Cup team in the field, the Spaniard teed off with

Phil Mickelson said Wednesday that this week’s Fortnite, err, Fortinet Championship will be his final PGA Tour event of the year. This final event, which is actually the first tournament of the 2021-22 PGA Tour season, caps off a, well, interesting year for the 51-year-old. Lefty’s year started with him trying to become the first

6:31 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Jon Rahm is motivated, even if he’s not feeling well. The top-ranked Spanish star had two birdies and two bogeys Thursday in an even-par 72 in the first round of the Fortinet Championship, leaving him well back of the leaders at Silverado Resort and Spa. “I was

At the end of the first round of the first event of the 2021-22 PGA Tour season, this was the status report on Jon Rahm. 1) The 26-year-old Spaniard does not have COVID; 2) He is likely on the back side of having a stomach virus; 3) He’s not too happy about the way the

6:24 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Henrik Stenson will still have a role for Europe at the Ryder Cup despite failing to get into the team. The Swedish player was selected by European captain Padraig Harrington on Wednesday as the fifth and final vice captain for the event at Whistling Straits from

The LPGA Tour has lagged behind other pro golf tours and other sports in general regarding refined statistical tracking and analysis of its players, until now. This summer, the tour announced the introduction of KPMG Performance Insights. Since June, 240,000 shots have been tracked on the LPGA Tour. With more data comes the opportunity to

8:23 AM ET Bryson DeChambeau, who will compete in both the Ryder Cup and the world long drive championship this month, said his hands are “wrecked” with calluses from intense training for the events. DeChambeau discussed his “two-a-days” schedule during a recent interview with Golf.com, saying he hopes the unique atmosphere at a North Carolina-based

With so many golfers on the PGA Tour—particularly a lot of new names this season from the Korn Ferry Tour—making decisions for your betting card or fantasy lineup each week can be really difficult. The process gets much easier, however, when you know how to identify a golfer who’s on the verge of success. History

7:25 PM ET Paul Azinger‘s history with the Ryder Cup goes back more than 30 years, and it’s hard to find anyone more passionate about the competition, even now in his role as a broadcaster. So the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup captain didn’t hold back Wednesday when asked about Brooks Koepka, who disclosed in a

The captain’s picks have all been made for the 2021 Ryder Cup, but one former captain was pretty vocal on Wednesday about a potential personnel change. Paul Azinger weighed in on comments Brooks Koepka made about the biennial event in a recent interview with Golf Digest. In the interview, Koepka talked about the challenges—both on

8:15 AM ET Golf never really ends, it just takes a brief break. This year, it’s a grand total of one week. The actual number of days between PGA Tour events will be 11. Before the 2021-22 seasons begins on Thursday in Northern California, a look back at the 2020-21 “super season” that saw 50

The late Arnold Palmer inspired a new collegiate event at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Yes, it really happened that way. And the match will carry the Nicklaus name, to boot. After serving as co-captain of the U.S. team in the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in France, Therese Hession, then the

Remove Jon Rahm from the equation, and there is exactly one other player in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking in the 2021 Fortinet Championship field. It makes sense, then, that Rahm, the clear-cut No. 1 player in the world in name and game right now, is a massive favorite to win.

Well … we’re back. Less than two weeks after Patrick Cantlay wrapped up the FedEx Cup Playoffs at East Lake and days after he took home the Player of the Year Award, the PGA Tour returns with the Fortinet Championship, the first tournament of 2021-22 tour season. The big name in the field at Silverado

9:02 AM ET Associated Press Patrick Cantlay was voted PGA Tour player of the year on the strength of his four victories, including a 1-shot advantage at East Lake that made him the FedEx Cup champion. Tuesday’s announcement was another big step for Cantlay, a 29-year-old Californian who went from being the No. 1 amateur

I’ve received only one death threat in my career. As it goes, working in golf involves a lot of pleasant interaction with folks in collared shirts who are happy to meet you. But back in 2009, leading up to the second U.S. Open at Bethpage, I went undercover to investigate a shifty concierge service that

9:08 PM ET PHOENIX — Amy Bockerstette will be taking her talents to the national stage next year. Bockerstette, who has Down syndrome, was one of five golfers selected for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, which will be held next June at the Orange County National Golf Center in Orlando, Florida. PGA Tour golfer

With the Ryder Cup on the horizon and the opportunity for a second straight off week following a crazy closing stretch to the 2020-’21 season, you’d think Jon Rahm would be taking it easy this week. Unfortunately for the rest of the field at the 2021-’22 PGA Tour season opener, the 2021 Fortinet Championship, that

1:29 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Will Zalatoris has been voted PGA Tour rookie of the year, the first player in 20 years to receive the award without being a full PGA Tour member. Zalatoris played well enough on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020 to earn a spot in the

Will Zalatoris began the 2020-21 season without PGA Tour status and finished it as the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. The tour made it official on Monday, but the 25-year-old was an overwhelming favorite to win the award for two reasons. First, there simply weren’t many candidates—due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Korn Ferry

12:55 PM ET American Billy Horschel birdied the 18th hole to claim the BMW PGA Championship title in a tense finish on Sunday in a tournament with huge implications for Europe’s Ryder Cup team. Horschel was tied for first in a group on -18 as he stood over his third shot at the par-five 18th

Normally, a roundup of rules issues needs a full season to marinate. Yet while there are three-plus months left in 2021, we’ve already got enough infractions to compile a hearty list. While they can sometimes be nauseating to report on and discuss, there is no question that the people dig rules mix-ups. They are often

2:52 PM ET Ryder Cup veterans Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter were added to Europe’s Ryder Cup team by captain Padraig Harrington on Sunday, along with rookie Shane Lowry — the 2019 Open champion. The final round of the European Tour’s flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship outside of London, saw the nine automatic qualifiers

You can forgive newly crowned BMW PGA champion Billy Horschel if this all feels awkwardly familiar. In 2012, the fast-talking Florida native didn’t hear his name listed when captain Davis Love III revealed the American Ryder Cup team he’d be taking to Medinah. Horschel then proceeded to win the Tour Championship at East Lake, after

7:13 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — David Toms beat Dicky Pride with a par on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the PGA Tour Champions’ inaugural Ascension Charity Classic. Toms hit his approach in the playoff on the par-4 18th to the middle of the green and two-putted from 18 feet.

A golf course with a pedigree that almost demands a quality winner received one in the PGA Tour Champions’ inaugural Ascension Charity Classic on Sunday, when a man with a PGA Championship and a U.S. Senior Open on his résumé prevailed. David Toms, whose 13 PGA Tour victories include a PGA in 2001, defeated Dicky