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Rohn Stark, a former All-Pro NFL punter and obsessed golfer who is making his U.S. Senior Amateur debut this week, is the designated organizer of “Da Game”—a decades-old weekly money match among his many golfing friends on Maui. Lucky are they to regularly play at the island’s two most vaunted tracks, Kapalua and Kaanapali. Stark,

Let’s take Jon Rahm at his word. The Masters champion spoke out Friday at the Tour Championship, arguing essentially that too much attention is paid to how much money is on the line at East Lake Golf Club this week—and by extension in pro golf overall. “It’s one of the things that frustrates me about

Associated Press Aug 25, 2023, 10:06 PM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Megan Khang had five straight birdies in a back-nine burst and shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead in the CPKC Women’s Open at challenging Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. After playing the first 10 holes in 1 under,

Rory McIlroy opened the Tour Championship with an even-par 70 and proclaimed he was “over the moon” with that result, considering his lower back was seizing up for a couple of days. On Friday, he was three shots better with a 67 at East Lake and, remarkably, finds himself only six shots off the pace

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 25, 2023, 07:34 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — After squandering a big lead in the opening round of the Tour Championship, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler bounced back in a big way

ATLANTA — When you start an adjusted scoring tournament two shots behind the World No. 1 golfer, you can’t afford to waste shots. Especially around the greens. Tour Championship co-leader Viktor Hovland knows that, and with a vastly improved short game, he’s saved par seven of the eight times he’s missed a green at the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2023, 06:58 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — While Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley and others posted low scores in Thursday’s opening round of the Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy only could manage an even-par

A judge has partially denied a request from the New York Times to unseal documents pertaining to the litigation battle between the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. On June 16—the same day the PGA Tour and LIV Golf filed a motion to dismiss LIV’s antitrust lawsuit and the tour’s countersuit,

Associated Press Aug 24, 2023, 10:46 PM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Yuka Saso had a big second nine to shoot a 6-under 66 and take the first-round lead Thursday in the CPKC Women’s Open, while Canadian star Brooke Henderson struggled while playing in glasses for the first time on the LPGA Tour. Even par

ATLANTA — At 2 p.m. local time on Thursday at the Tour Championship, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler had a two-shot lead. Two hours later, he had a five-shot advantage at East Lake. But by the end of the day, he was, somehow, one shot behind. “I’m obviously pretty frustrated,” the Texan put it mildly.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2023, 06:53 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — If two-time major champion Collin Morikawa was trying to make a final impression on U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson in this week’s Tour Championship,

JoAnne Carner does it again. The 84-year-old legend who won 43 LPGA titles during her Hall of Fame career, shot eight-over 80 Thursday during the first round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Ore. She topped it off with a birdie on her last hole, the par-3, 123-yard ninth

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — The 2022-23 PGA Tour FedEx Cup season comes to an end this week at East Lake Golf Club. There’s still plenty to settle this weekend,

ATLANTA — In 130 days, the landscape of professional golf’s two major tours could look drastically different. That’s if a framework agreement between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund goes through on Dec. 31, which commissioner Jay Monahan is confident it will. But those changes will at least have

ATLANTA — Easier to follow, but not the best. That’s the verdict on the Tour Championship’s staggered start five years into the current version. In 2019, the PGA Tour introduced a handicapping system to structure the leaderboard for the 30 players who qualified for the FedEx Cup finale at East Lake. A quick reminder, FedEx

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 23, 2023, 11:39 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler came within one stroke of winning the FedEx Cup last season, and he’ll start the opening round of Thursday’s Tour Championship with a

The U.S. Solheim qualification has unsettled spots remaining, with five of its nine automatic qualifying spots still on the line. This week’s CPKC Women’s Open marks the final chance for players to earn their way onto the team instead of relying on Captain Stacy Lewis to use one of her three picks on them to

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 23, 2023, 12:52 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — As Brooks Koepka awaits a decision on whether he will be chosen for the U.S. Ryder Cup squad, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler and

Whether Justin Thomas deserves one of Zach Johnson’s captain’s picks remains the biggest question ahead of next month’s Ryder Cup in Rome. But according to a fellow major champ and three-time Presidents Cup vice captain, the decision to take Thomas to Italy with the team should be a no-brainer. Enter Geoff Ogilvy with the strongest

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 11:09 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — The PGA Tour plans to open its 2024 season with The Sentry tournament at the Plantation Course at Kapalua despite the devastating wildfires on Maui

Thirty players, 72 holes, $18 million to the winner. These are stakes at this week’s Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup champion will be crowned at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta as the PGA Tour culminates its 2022-23 season. Rory McIlroy is looking to become the first player to win back-to-back FedEx Cup titles.

Aug 22, 2023, 11:52 AM ET PGA Tour golfer Erik Compton is facing domestic battery and robbery charges in Florida. Police said they arrested Compton, 43, at his home in Miami on Saturday after an argument with his wife. According to Miami-Dade police, Compton and his wife were having a verbal dispute when she began

To the winner goes the spoils. But the spoils that come with winning this week’s Tour Championship … well they’re the spectacular variety. Yep, that’s the payday that will go to the champion on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club. Officially, the money on the line this week in Atlanta is not tournament prize money,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 12:21 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — Even though a PGA Tour spokesperson said the tour has not seen an increase in spectators attempting to distract golfers for betting purposes, Jon Rahm

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said the tour remains committed to playing its season-opening event in Maui amid the devastation to the island from recent wildfires. The Sentry (formerly known as the Tournament of Champions) is currently scheduled to kickoff the 2024 campaign during the first week of January. However, earlier this month a series

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 21, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Arthur Blank is now the owner of a third professional sports franchise — this time, a golf team. Blank will become owner

Three down, three to go. TGL, the new tech golf league created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy announced Monday that its third of six teams will be based in Atlanta and owned by Arthur Blank, owner of the football’s Atlanta Falcons and soccer’s Atlanta United. The first season of what is being billed as

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 21, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The PGA Tour said Monday that it has not seen an uptick in spectators attempting to distract golfers — potentially for betting purposes — since legal sports gambling began spreading around the nation. A

PGA Tour player Erik Compton was arrested over the weekend on felony and misdemeanor domestic violence charges. According to officials from the Miami-Dade police department, Compton and his wife were having a verbal argument on Aug. 19 at their house in Miami when Compton’s wife took out a cellphone and began recording. Compton allegedly took

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There’s just one more week to go in the FedEx Cup playoffs and eight days left before U.S. Ryder Cup team captain Zach Johnson announces his six