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Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy felt like he was playing in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am he used to watch on TV, minus the amateur and celebrities filling up the time on Saturday. The weather brought back romantic images of the old “Crosby

Jan 31, 2025, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golfers competing on the PGA Tour Champions would welcome the chance to play against 15-time major winner Tiger Woods on the senior circuit, two-times Masters champion Bernhard Langer said Friday. Woods, who has played a limited schedule since his February 2021 car crash, will be eligible

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Sepp Straka got most of his work done before the weather started to turn ominous Friday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, posting another 7-under 65 for a three-shot lead that left Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and everyone having to

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — A Lim Kim made enough birdies in an up-and-down second round to maintain a cushion between herself and top-ranked Nelly Korda on Friday at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, the LGPA Tour season opener. Kim shot 69 at Lake

Field Level Media Jan 31, 2025, 12:32 PM ET Ludvig Åberg withdrew from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am prior to the second round on Friday due to illness. Åberg, 25, is No. 6 in the Official World Golf Ranking. The Swede limped to a 5-over-par 77 in the first round on Thursday at Spyglass Hill

Associated Press Jan 30, 2025, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — A Lim Kim shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65 on Thursday to take a four-shot lead in the opening round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, the LGPA Tour season opener. The 29-year-old Kim, a two-time winner on tour, including

ESPN News Services Jan 30, 2025, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry decorated stunning views Thursday with a hole-in-one for each on different courses. Russell Henley birdied his last two holes for an 8-under 64 and the lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. And there

Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — It took only six holes for Rory McIlroy to make a splash in his season debut on the PGA Tour. Playing in the first round Thursday of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, McIlroy aced the par-3 15th hole at Spyglass Hill Golf Course. With just 119 yards to

Associated Press Jan 30, 2025, 12:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Greg Norman is set to link up with organizers of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. Norman, a two-time British Open champion and the only player to lose all four majors in a playoff following 72 holes, recently was replaced as CEO of

Field Level Media Jan 29, 2025, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Viktor Hovland said his toe is fine after breaking it late last year, but said his game entering this week’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am could use some fixing. “It’s not very good,” said Hovland, who won the U.S. Amateur title at Pebble Beach in

Mark SchlabachJan 29, 2025, 07:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LPGA’s 75th season tees off this week at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Thirty-two winners from the past two seasons, along with 49 celebrities,

Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — After an early-morning cross-country flight following his TGL debut in Florida on Monday night, Rory McIlroy arrived at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Tuesday ahead of the PGA Tour’s second signature event of the season. McIlroy has yet to play stateside this year, but the talk surrounding

Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Sporting a small, barely visible bandage on his right palm, a well-rested Scottie Scheffler said Tuesday he’s ready for his 2025 debut at this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after he was forced to miss two events due to a hand injury suffered while cooking over the Christmas

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2025, 11:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods said the decision to keep the Genesis Invitational tournament in Southern California was an important one as the Los Angeles area recovers from a series of wildfires. Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, has been home to the Woods-hosted event

Jan 27, 2025, 10:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods and his Jupiter Links Golf Club team prevailed 4-3 in overtime against Rory McIlroy‘s Boston Common Golf squad in the best match yet of the inaugural TGL season. Monday’s indoor golf contest was tight throughout, but Woods’ teammates, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner, came

Dre Waters Jan 27, 2025, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The TGL hosted its biggest match yet on Monday evening, as league founders Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy went head-to-head in TGL for the first time. McIlroy and Boston Common Golf made their debut against Woods and Jupiter Links Golf Club, who made their

Field Level Media Jan 27, 2025, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pat Perez is joining the LIV Golf broadcast team as an on-course analyst this season. Perez, 48, previously competed in the league as a member of captain Dustin Johnson‘s 4Aces GC. He finished 48th in the LIV individual standings in 2024 and was

Associated Press Jan 26, 2025, 09:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates — Spanish golfer Alejandro del Rey claimed his first European tour title in impressive fashion by shooting a third straight 6-under 66 to win the Ras Al Khaimah Championship by four strokes Sunday. Del Rey, ranked No. 308,

Jan 25, 2025, 06:48 PM ET Former major winner Davis Love III is recovering from open-heart surgery. CBS’ Jim Nantz made the announcement during the network’s coverage of the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday, saying the surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, was planned and Love is recovering well.

ESPN News Services Jan 25, 2025, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Harris English held off hard-charging Sam Stevens to win the Farmers Insurance Open by one shot Saturday, securing his fifth career PGA Tour victory with a 1-over 73 in challenging weather at Torrey Pines. English finished his first tour win

Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Scottie Scheffler has committed to play the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am next week, his first competition in about six weeks while recovering from a puncture wound to his right hand from preparing Christmas dinner. Scheffler had said at the start of the week the

Mark SchlabachJan 24, 2025, 11:43 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour is moving the Genesis Invitational to the South Course at Torrey Pines in San Diego on Feb. 10-16, the tour announced Friday. The Genesis

Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Harris English finished his 6-under 66 with three straight birdies Friday, charging into a one-shot lead over Andrew Novak at 9-under 207 heading into the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open. English capitalized in the third round after Torrey Pines’

ESPN News Services Jan 24, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LPGA has canceled the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship near Los Angeles because the underwriter of the tournament failed to make payments for the 2024 and 2025 tournaments. The LPGA said in a statement Friday that canceling the tournament was unavoidable because

Jan 23, 2025, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2027 Open Championship will be played at St Andrews in Scotland, tournament organizers the R&A announced on Thursday. It will mark the 31st occasion that the world’s oldest golf tournament will be held at the Old Course, one of the most iconic layouts in the

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Åberg and Lanto Griffin shared the lead Thursday at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open after ferocious wind forced an 86-minute delay and prevented dozens of players from finishing the second round. First-round leader Aberg fought to a 3-over

Field Level Media Jan 23, 2025, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 3 and two-time champion Rory McIlroy will compete in the RBC Canadian Open, tournament organizers announced Thursday. The RBC Canadian Open will take place from June 4-8 on the north course at TPC Toronto Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario. “We’re thrilled

Associated Press Jan 22, 2025, 06:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GREAT ABACO, Bahamas — Sudarshan Yellamaraju shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Wednesday for a five-stroke victory in the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, the second event of the year on the Korn Ferry Tour. The 23-year-old Canadian began with a one-shot lead and pulled

Associated Press Jan 22, 2025, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Åberg shot a 9-under 63 Wednesday in what he calls his favorite place in the world, taking a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Aberg took

Mark SchlabachJan 22, 2025, 09:36 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour’s West Coast swing hits the halfway point at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California. The tournament tees off