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Associated Press Jan 11, 2025, 12:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — Patrick Fishburn found some early momentum and Denny McCarthy overcame a sluggish start Friday, both winding up in the same spot — with a share of the lead in the Sony Open going into what figures to be a wide-open weekend at

Associated Press Jan 10, 2025, 04:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordan Spieth has been playing golf for a month without pain and plans to return from wrist surgery at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, ending his longest stretch without competition and looking at his time off as a chance to reset. “I had some

ESPN News Services Jan 9, 2025, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour has not decided whether to play the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club, scheduled for Feb. 13-16, because of the impact from the massive wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Riviera, which will host golf in the 2028 Olympics, is

Associated Press Jan 9, 2025, 11:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — The Sony Open is the PGA Tour stop where introductions are in order, and Paul Peterson made quite the first impression. He opened with a 6-under 64 and shared the lead with five others Thursday on a pleasant day at Waialae. Harry

Field Level Media Jan 9, 2025, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions This week’s debut of the TGL indoor golf league drew nearly a million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen numbers reported Thursday by Front Office Sports. Even though league co-founders Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were not in action, Tuesday night’s broadcast attracted

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 8, 2025, 10:52 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf captain Joaquín Niemann is headed back to the Masters in April, along with rising PGA Tour star Nicolai Højgaard, after the golfers

Jan 8, 2025, 11:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin Kisner, a four-time PGA Tour winner, will serve as one of Keegan Bradley‘s vice captains on the U.S. Ryder Cup team, the PGA of America said Wednesday. The U.S. squad will try to reclaim the trophy from Europe this year at Bethpage Black in New

Associated Press Jan 8, 2025, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Tom McKibbin could be headed to the LIV Golf League, a few weeks after securing a card to play on the PGA Tour. When asked Wednesday about a potential move to the Saudi-funded breakaway circuit, the Northern Irish

Associated Press Jan 7, 2025, 07:51 PM ET HONOLULU — The Sony Open turned solemn Tuesday morning when dozens of players, caddies and PGA Tour officials joined Grayson Murray‘s family along the shore behind the 16th green at Waialae to pay tribute to the defending champion who took his own life four months later. Murray

Associated Press Jan 8, 2025, 12:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Ludvig Åberg will be the answer to a trivia question: He made the first birdie in TGL history. And with that, the indoor golf competition that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had envisioned for years was finally underway. TGL

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 7, 2025, 08:54 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — It took a year longer than expected, but TGL, the new tech-infused golf league being fronted by superstars Tiger

Keith Jenkins Nov 14, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two of the biggest names in golf have come together to bring fans of the sport a new experience. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are the masterminds behind the interactive, technology-infused golf league TGL. The league partnered with the PGA Tour to provide a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 6, 2025, 03:36 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler withdrew from next week’s American Express to give his injured right hand a few more weeks to heal,

Associated Press Jan 5, 2025, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Hideki Matsuyama got the new season off to a smashing start Sunday when he broke the PGA Tour record to par for 72 holes by closing with an 8-under 65 for a three-shot victory over Collin Morikawa in The Sentry. Matsuyama

Associated Press Jan 4, 2025, 08:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa put on a stripe show Saturday at Kapalua, each of them posting an 11-under 62 at vulnerable Kapalua that threatened to turn The Sentry into a two-man show in the PGA Tour opener. Matsuyama had a

Associated Press Jan 4, 2025, 12:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Collin Morikawa has played Kapalua enough to know that trailing Hideki Matsuyama by seven shots early in the second round was no reason to panic. Sure enough, he nearly caught up to the Japanese star on Friday at The Sentry. Matsuyama

ESPN News Services Jan 3, 2025, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golf’s season-ending Tour Championship could be held under a bracket-type competition involving stroke and match play as the PGA Tour looks at options to improve its playoff format, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Adjusting the format to the Tour Championship is

Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Tom Hoge grew up in North Dakota and found the ideal vibe for Kapalua on Thursday, keeping expectations low and riding the momentum of good golf on his way to a 9-under 64 to take a one-shot lead at The Sentry

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 1, 2025, 08:16 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions After just a 39-day offseason, the PGA Tour’s 2025 schedule tees off Thursday at the Sentry at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii, one of eight

Associated Press Dec 31, 2024, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Americans are getting paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time, and Xander Schauffele said Tuesday the plan is for them not to get a dime. “I just see it as a whole lot of money going to

Dec 30, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025 PGA Tour season kicks off this week with the Sentry at Kapalua Plantation Course in Maui, Hawaii. The year’s first signature event features a total purse of $20 million, with $3.6 million going to the winner. The 60-player field includes 2024 PGA Tour winners

Associated Press Dec 30, 2024, 03:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WELLINGTON, New Zealand — – Hall of Famer Lydia Ko has been made a Dame in the New Year’s honors list in New Zealand for her services to golf. A damehood is the female equivalent of a knighthood and she’s become Dame Lydia Ko

Field Level Media Dec 30, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Norwegian star Viktor Hovland is still a game-time decision for The Sentry, this week’s PGA Tour season opener in Kapalua, Hawaii, due to a broken toe. Hovland also told Norsk Golf that he is no longer working with swing coach Joe Mayo, the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 30, 2024, 08:36 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Another year in professional golf has come and gone without the PGA Tour and LIV Golf finding common ground to bring the sport’s stars

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 27, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler suffered a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass while preparing dinner

Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lucas Glover held down the 50th spot in the final world ranking of the year, making him one of nine players who will be added to the invitation list to play in the Masters. The field has eight more players than it did at

Field Level Media Dec 23, 2024, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stewart Cink has committed to play full-time on the PGA Tour Champions circuit in 2025. Cink, 51, who joined the PGA Tour in 1997, has eight career wins in 689 events. He’s earned almost $44 million. Winner of The Open Championship in 2009,

Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lucas Glover held down the 50th spot in the final world ranking of the year, making him one of 10 players who will be added to the invitation list to play in the Masters. The field has eight more players than it did at

Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great Michael Jordan. He trails only four-time winners Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods

ESPN News Services Dec 22, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods isn’t the only member of his family to produce big moments. His 15-year-old son Charlie made his first ace Sunday in the PNC Championship. And Dad seemed more excited than he would have been had he made the hole-in-one himself. Charlie