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Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 06:54 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Lee Hodges rarely gets rattled, except perhaps during Alabama football games when he’s rooting for his beloved Crimson Tide. After using that unflappable demeanor to keep control of the 3M Open, Hodges finally let loose. Hodges shot a 67 in the final round on

While Lee Hodges had seemingly sucked most of the drama out of the last few holes of the 3M Open late Sunday, his playing partner J.T. Poston provided plenty at the last possible moment. That drama cost Poston $260,000. The two were heading down the par-5 18th hole at TPC Twin Cities with Hodges holding

ESPN News Services Jul 30, 2023, 12:05 PM ET Celine Boutier carded a 3-under 68 on Sunday to capture her first major championship with a 6-stroke victory at the Evian Championship in Evian-les-Bains, France. Boutier, 29, recorded four birdies against one bogey on the day to finish the tournament at 14-under 270. She pocketed a

Win or lose on Sunday at the Korn Ferry Tour’s NV5 Invitational, Ryan McCormick will have plenty to remember from his week at The Glen Club in Glenview, Ill. He starts Sunday one off the lead, after opening his tournament by shooting a career-best opening-round 60. After that round, McCormick talked about how he prepares

Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 07:16 PM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryan Kim led Joshua Bai 1-up after through 25 holes in the U.S. Junior Amateur championship match Saturday when play was suspended for the day because of rain. The 36-hole final was set to resume Sunday morning on the Daniel Island Club’s Ralston Creek

If you’re vying for your first PGA Tour title, a five-stroke lead has to afford you a relative feeling of comfort. Perhaps that’s one reason why Lee Hodges doesn’t expect to be overly nervous heading into Sunday’s final round of the 3M Open. It probably doesn’t hurt that he’s playing the best golf of his

Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 07:52 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Chasing his first PGA Tour victory, Lee Hodges shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday to stretch his lead to five strokes with a round left in the 3M Open. Hodges had a 20-under 193 total at the TPC Twin Cities to break the tournament

It probably has been difficult for PGA Tour tournament directors to deny Aaron Baddeley a sponsor exemption this year. His letters had to have scored points for originality. And perhaps pulling at heartstrings. Especially considering he hasn’t been writing them. The father of six revealed on Saturday after a third-round 65 at the 3M Open

ESPN News Services Jul 29, 2023, 10:53 AM ET Céline Boutier carded a 4-under 67 in the third round of the Evian Championship on Saturday to increase her lead to 3 shots going into the final day. The 29-year-old is aiming to become the first Frenchwoman to win the tournament, which became a major in

The French Revolution remains alive after the LPGA Tour moved up tee times to avoid thunderstorms Saturday at the Amundi Evian Championship. Celine Boutier, a French native, shot a four-under-par 67 Saturday to hold a three-stroke lead at 11 under in her homeland’s major championship. A victory for Boutier, 29, would make her the first

Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 10:42 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — With the FedEx Cup two weeks away, Lee Hodges can breathe easier. Justin Thomas can’t. Hodges birdied four of his last six holes for a 7-under 64 and a four-stroke lead over Tyler Duncan on Friday after almost two rounds of the 3M Open.

It was their fantasy since playing college golf together at the University of Minnesota. Erik van Rooyen and Alex Gaugert dreamed of the days they’d room together, practice together and competing against each other on the PGA Tour. When it finally happened over a whirlwind five days at the 3M Open, only 16 miles from

Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 06:18 PM ET BRIDGEND, Wales — Steven Alker moved to the top of the Senior Open Championship leaderboard on Friday with a 3-under 68 after Miguel Angel Jimenez followed up a round to remember with one to forget. Playing on his birthday, Alker hit four birdies in the second round

Justin Thomas is almost out of time. The two-time major winner was a late addition to the 3M Open, adding the Minnesota tour stop and next week’s regular-season finale at the Wyndham Championship to his schedule in hopes of earning his way into the FedEx Cup and supporting his case for Ryder Cup inclusion. Unfortunately

Associated Press Jul 27, 2023, 03:30 PM ET EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Paula Reto had eight birdies as she carded a 7-under 64 to take a surprise first-round lead at the Évian Championship on Thursday. The 33-year-old South African holds a two-shot lead over 2015 champion Lydia Ko of New Zealand and three other players locked

If you Google the name “Daniel Gale” right now, the name of a realtor from Sotheby’s pops up first. Type his name into Getty Images and you have to scroll to the depths of the first page to find what you’re looking for. Such is life for the 762nd-ranked golfer in the world. Gale’s working

Associated Press Jul 27, 2023, 05:28 PM ET BRIDGEND, Wales — Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 5-under 66 to take the first-round lead at the Senior Open Championship on Thursday, five years after he became the first Spaniard to win the tournament. Jimenez is two shots ahead of Alex Cejka and Mario Tiziani at Royal

Sometimes all it takes is returning to a familiar place for a golfer to find something in their game. Such was the case Thursday at the 3M Open for Brandt Snedeker. The 42-year-old’s first professional victory came in the Land of 10,000 Lakes in 2006 and a decade later, returned for his first Ryder Cup

Associated Press Jul 27, 2023, 08:17 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Lee Hodges got off to a good start in his bid to make the FedEx Cup playoffs, shooting an 8-under 63 on Thursday for a one-stroke lead in the first round of the 3M Open. Two-time major champion Justin Thomas, who’s trying to make

It was an eventful first round for Nick Hardy at the 3M Open, but ultimately a successful one. He just needs to replace one of his clubs before Friday. In the matter of a few holes at TPC Twin Cities, the 27-year-old had one of the luckiest lip-ins and one of the most brutal lip-outs

Jul 27, 2023, 12:25 PM ET Former champion Cameron Champ withdrew from the 3M Open before Thursday’s opening round following the birth of his first child. Champ and his wife, Jessica Birdsong, welcomed a baby boy into their family Sunday night, according to Golfweek. Chris Stroud replaced Champ in the field at TPC Twin Cities

The Senate finance committee has introduced legislation that would revoke the PGA Tour’s tax exemption status and deem Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund ineligible for lucrative tax breaks. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the committee, announced two new bills Wednesday evening, “The Sports League Tax-Exempt Status Limitation Act” and “The Ending Tax Breaks for

Jul 26, 2023, 03:47 PM ET World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the first player selected to the 12-man U.S. Ryder Cup team via points, the PGA of America announced Wednesday. Scheffler has been dominant this PGA Tour season, with seven consecutive top-five finishes before tying for 23rd at the Open Championship on Sunday. Before

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan sent a wide-ranging memo to players Wednesday, informing membership of updates on its partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund along with the tour’s stance against the USGA’s proposed rollback of the golf ball. Monahan, who returned to his job last week following a health-related absence, announced initiatives on a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 26, 2023, 09:01 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The PGA Tour has notified the R&A and the United States Golf Association that it will not support a proposed modified local rule that would allow tours

Cheating in professional golf isn’t prevalent, but it certainly happens from time to time as we were reminded by what took place at last week’s PGA Tour Canada event. Heck, we did (Plug alert!) an entire Local Knowledge podcast on it last year: But before you listen to that, let’s talk about an old story

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 26, 2023, 09:46 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia And just like that, the 2023 major championship season is over in men’s professional golf. Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka each won another major championship title. World

Ask 10 people to name the strangest major championship they can remember, and you might get 10 different answers: Jean Van de Velde, Chambers Bay, the COVID majors, and maybe even DiVicenzo’s scorecard error. Almost nobody will mention the year 1876, and the Open Championship at St. Andrews. At almost 150 years old, it’s buried

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 23, 2023, 01:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia HOYLAKE, England — After American Brian Harman hit his opening tee shot of the final round of the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on

With his win last week in the Barracuda Championship that was played in Truckee, Calif., opposite of the Open Championship, Akshay Bhatia now has four top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour this season, including three top-4s. The 21-year-old has earned $1.9 million, and in most cases, he’d be a lock to compete in the highly