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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The FedEx Cup fall schedule is halfway over, and there’s plenty at stake in the final four tournaments for the golfers who are still

Associated Press Oct 22, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson began the second stage of LPGA qualifying Tuesday with a 78 as reports surfaced of 275 female players signing a letter asking top golf organizations to repeal policies that allow people assigned male at birth to compete in women’s events. Outkick reported that

ESPN News Services Oct 20, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ROQUE, Spain — Julien Guerrier needed nine playoff holes in his 230th tournament to claim his first European tour win Sunday. Guerrier made an 8-foot par putt on the record-equaling ninth playoff hole to beat Spaniard Jorge Campillo after they finished tied

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 21, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The inaugural season of TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused golf league fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will tee off Jan. 7

Associated Press Oct 20, 2024, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — J.T. Poston used a burst of birdies to build a comfortable lead in the morning and afternoon, first for a three-shot lead after 54 holes and then to give himself a big enough cushion to hold on for a 4-under 67

Associated Press Oct 20, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RICHMOND, Va. — Tim O’Neal made two birdies on the last three holes Sunday and closed with a 7-under 65 to win for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions, a two-shot victory over Ricardo Gonzalez in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic. O’Neal

Associated Press Oct 20, 2024, 05:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PAJU, South Korea — Hannah Green of Australia shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday to win the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, her sixth victory on the LPGA Tour and her third this season. Green finished at 19-under 269 for the tournament and

Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 10:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland finished 54 holes of the wind-delayed Shriners Children’s Open knowing he’ll have his best chance at winning since brain surgery more than a year ago. Best of all Saturday was being finished. Woodland had three

Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ROQUE, Spain — Jorge Campillo and Julien Guerrier shared a three-shot lead of the Andalucia Masters after the third round on Saturday. Campillo remained bogey-free through 54 rounds after carding a 4-under 68 to remain atop the leaderboard for a second day. Guerrier,

Associated Press Oct 18, 2024, 10:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Taylor Pendrith was spared wind so strong it caused a four-hour delay and battered the field Friday in the Shriners Hospital Open. The Canadian only had to play six holes and stayed in the lead before the second round was halted

Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 12:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PAJU, South Korea — Hannah Green completed her weather-delayed second round with an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead after 36 holes of the LPGA Tour’s BMW Ladies Championship. Green was 4-under for her round Friday when rain washed out the

Field Level Media Oct 18, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joel Dahmen withdrew before the start of the second round at the Shriners Children’s Open on Friday, one day after absorbing a four-stroke penalty for carrying an extra club. Dahmen, 36, was sitting in 131st place out of 132 players at 5-over-par entering

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 10:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Taylor Pendrith took two weeks off after the Presidents Cup and didn’t miss a beat, matching his career-low on the PGA Tour with a 10-under 61 that gave him a three-shot lead in the Shriners Children’s Open on Thursday. Pendrith missed

Associated Press Oct 18, 2024, 03:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PAJU, South Korea — Rain on Friday washed out much of the second round of the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, with none of the players able to complete their rounds. Hannah Green of Australia, Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa and Jenny Shin

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ROQUE, Spain — Julien Guerrier made nine birdies on his first 11 holes en route to an 10-under 62 opening round in the Andalucia Masters on Thursday. Guerrier also birdied the 15th to take a one-shot lead over Englishman Dan Brown, who made

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 05:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PAJU, South Korea — Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa, Hannah Green of Australia, and Jenny Shin of South Korea each shot 8-under 64s to top the leaderboard after the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship on Thursday. The field is loaded with eight

Field Level Media Oct 16, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Scottie Scheffler didn’t have to think too hard when pondering what would be on the menu for the traditional Champions Dinner during Masters week. If you’re curious, it starts with cheeseburger sliders served “Scottie style,” firecracker shrimp and tortilla soup. Editor’s Picks For

J.J. Post, ESPNOct 16, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In early September, Charleston Southern deputy athletic director Courtney Hall sent an unconventional email to all athletics personnel. The school needed an interim women’s golf coach. And fast. A few weeks prior, former Buccaneer golf head coach Chan Metts had departed the school to

Field Level Media Oct 14, 2024, 08:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nelly Korda withdrew from the next two tournaments on the LPGA Tour’s Asia swing after hurting her neck during practice, she announced Monday. The tour is in South Korea this week for the BMW Ladies Championship, beginning Thursday. Players will head to the

Associated Press Oct 13, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — English golfer Dan Bradbury carded a 5-under 66 in the final round to win the Open de France by one stroke on Sunday. The 25-year-old Bradbury stepped it up with four birdies on the back nine to finish at 16 under

Associated Press Oct 13, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IVINS, Utah — Matt McCarty started the year on the Korn Ferry Tour and now is headed to the Masters, winning his first PGA Tour title Sunday at the Black Desert Championship with a 4-under 67 and one swing that all but sealed it.

Associated Press Oct 13, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CARY, N.C. — Jerry Kelly closed with a 5-under 67 and won the SAS Championship on Sunday after Padraig Harrington narrowly missed an 8-foot par putt that would have forced a playoff, giving Kelly his first PGA Tour Champions title in two years. Kelly

Associated Press Oct 13, 2024, 05:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Ruoning Yin shot an 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the LPGA Buick Shanghai tournament, the fourth career LPGA victory for the Chinese golfer. Yin trailed third-round leader Mao Saigo of Japan by one stroke, but rallied with birdies on five of

Associated Press Oct 12, 2024, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IVINS, Utah — Matt McCarty took a two-stroke lead into the final round in his second PGA Tour start, shooting a 7-under 64 on Saturday in the inaugural Black Desert Championship. A three-time winner this season on the Korn Ferry Tour to earn an

Associated Press Oct 12, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Swedish golfer Jesper Svensson shot a third-round 67 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead at the Open de France over Denmark’s Thorbjørn Olesen and England’s Sam Bairstow. Svensson had four birdies in the first six holes and five overall. But

Associated Press Oct 12, 2024, 06:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Mao Saigo of Japan shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after three rounds of the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Saturday. It was her second consecutive round of 65. Saigo, who is 18 under overall, is looking for her first

Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IVINS, Utah — Stephan Jaeger made up for a three-putt from 10 feet by chipping in for birdie on consecutive holes Friday for an 8-under 63 that gave him a one-shot lead before the second round was suspended by darkness at the inaugural Black

Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Belgium’s Thomas Detry shot a second-round 63 to share the lead with England’s Dan Bradbury and Jesper Svensson at 9 under par midway through the Open de France on Friday. Five players were one shot behind. Detry also shot 8-under 63

Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 06:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Sei Young Kim of South Korea held on to her lead with a 2-under 70 in the second round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament on Friday. Kim has a two-round total of 12-under 132 after opening with 62 — her lowest

Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 09:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IVINS, Utah — Adam Svensson made a 35-foot eagle putt he thought he had missed and closed with a birdie from the bunker for a career-best 11-under 60, giving him a two-shot lead Thursday in the Black Desert Championship as the PGA Tour returned