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DUBLIN, Ohio — The Memorial Tournament’s traditional spot on the PGA Tour schedule has for decades been two weeks prior to the U.S. Open. Jack Nicklaus sounded pretty sure that was changing, being bumped back a week later, just before the year’s third men’s major in 2024. “I’d say it’s a strong possibility [the tour

Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 12:11 PM ET HAMBURG, Germany — Tom McKibbin held off a German challenge to win the European Open in his debut season on the European tour on Sunday. The 20-year-old from Northern Ireland started the final round as one of six players tied for the lead at 6 under par

DUBLIN, Ohio – Going by historical precedent and some quick back-of-the-napkin math, plus more than a pinch of fanciful thinking, it appears that, oh, around 44 guys can win the Memorial Tournament on Sunday. Stay with us here. Because it’s not unusual for a player to rally from six shots back in the final 18

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 08:51 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Much was expected of Rose Zhang when she turned professional last week, and she is already delivering. The two-time NCAA champion moved into position to win in her pro debut, shooting a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a 2-shot lead into the

One question permeates the Mizuho Americas Open heading into the final round. Will Rose Zhang add another historic chapter to her career in her professional debut? The 20-year-old sure looks ready for it. Zhang’s bogey-free 66 Saturday at Liberty National earned her a two-stroke lead at 11 under par. A victory for Zhang would join

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 08:51 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Much was expected of Rose Zhang when she turned professional last week, and she is already delivering. The two-time NCAA champion moved into position to win in her pro debut, shooting a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the

DUBLIN, Ohio – A familiar narrative continues to permeate the grounds of Muirfield Village Golf Club at this week’s Memorial Tournament, though it’s probably far from unique most weeks on the PGA Tour. Players can’t seem to carry their range game to the golf course. Defending champion Billy Horschel endured this dreaded malady in the

M.A. Voepel, ESPN.comJun 2, 2023, 03:04 PM ET Close M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark, the national women’s basketball player of the year and a golf enthusiast, will

It’s golf’s chicken-or-the-egg question: Do golfers play well at certain courses because they like them, or do they enjoy certain courses simply because they play well on them? Whatever the answer, this much is true: Patrick Cantlay likes Muirfield Village, and Cantlay plays very well around the Jack Nicklaus design just outside Columbus. The 2019

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 10:05 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Minjee Lee matched the tournament best with an 8-under 64 for a share of the lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s weather-delayed Mizuho Americas Open. Cheyenne Knight had a 68 in the inaugural event to join Lee at 7-under 137 atop the tightly

The LPGA Tour’s best are taking over the top of the leaderboard in the inaugural Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National in Jersey City. Five of the top 10 players in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings are in the top eight through the second round, which finished after sunset Friday following a one-hour, 45-minute weather

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 08:14 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Suh signed for a 6-under 66 at the Memorial and then made a few stops to speak with the media. His putter stayed with him the entire time, which probably was wise. The way it behaved Friday, when he holed eight putts from

DUBLIN, Ohio — Waking up early Friday to find several dozen text messages on his phone, Billy Horschel felt hopeful that he was going to have a good day in the second round of the Memorial Tournament. Or at least better than the previous day. And he was right. Buoyed by support from friends, fellow

Thursday afternoon’s marquee group lived up to the hype. Jordan Spieth (69), Tyrrell Hatton (71) and Rory McIlroy (72), all among the most entertaining players on tour, albeit for different reasons, put on quite the show at Muirfield Village. McIlroy got the trio of Ryder Cuppers started with a pin-seeker on the third. However, they’re

Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 05:28 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Two-time NCAA individual champion Rose Zhang made her professional debut and gave the LPGA what was expected and needed Thursday, a solid opening round in the Mizuho Americas Open that put her in position to wow women’s golf on one of its biggest

DUBLIN, Ohio — Billy Horschel hit two greens in regulation Thursday at the Memorial Tournament—or as many times as he hit his ball in a single stroke during a miserable round that had the defending champion fighting back tears in the aftermath. One year after registering one of the more satisfying wins of his career,

Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 07:51 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Davis Riley opened with a 67 at the Memorial to finish atop the leaderboard after the opening round for the second straight year. And that’s where the similarities end. Riley birdied three of his last four holes Thursday afternoon when the turf was firm

Daniel Berger, who turned 30 on Friday of this year’s Masters, was last seen in action at the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club at Brookline. He missed the cut, shooting rounds of 70 and 75 before shutting it down for nearly a year due to lingering back issues. Yet those hoping they might

DUBLIN, Ohio – The PGA Tour is perhaps only a month away from announcing its revamped and reimagined 2024 schedule of tournaments, according to PGA Tour officials who met with the media Wednesday at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. PGA Tour executives Andy Pazder and Tyler Dennis provided an update on the

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 10:31 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Individual NCAA champion Fred Biondi beat Hiroshi Tai 1 up with a par on the 18th hole and Florida won its fifth men’s national golf title with a 3-1 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday. Florida’s Yuxin Lin won the opener 4 and 3

It was not a photo finish, though it came as close as possible to one, drama to the end, when the best player on the best team, Florida’s Fred Biondi, stepped up on the 18th hole and delivered the point that gave the Gators a 3-1 victory over Georgia Tech and the NCAA team championship

DUBLIN, Ohio — In another era, golf’s major championships made the players. It made their careers, and it made their ability to make a better living. Today, the players make the majors. Or so it appears, according to four-time major winner Rory McIlroy. In response to the launch of the LIV Golf League, which offers

DUBLIN, Ohio—Ludvig Aberg of Texas Tech, fresh off clinching the No. 1 spot in the final PGA Tour University rankings to earn a tour card, led a group of five players Tuesday chosen to receive the 2023 Jack Nicklaus Award. The senior from Eslov, Sweden, was the winner in NCAA Division I after becoming the

Associated Press May 30, 2023, 10:22 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ricky Castillo birdied the third extra hole to beat Brett Roberts and give Florida a 3-2 victory over Florida State in the NCAA semifinals Tuesday at Grayhawk. National co-runner-up Ross Steelman two-putted for par to beat Peter Fountain 1 up, giving Georgia Tech a

We’re back at Jack’s Place, this time for a designated event with $20 million up for grabs. The PGA Tour will head to Muirfield Village for the Memorial Tournament, which debuted in 1976 and has become one of the tour’s longest-running events. The top five players on the Official World Golf Ranking will all tee

May 30, 2023, 01:33 PM ET The Ryder Cup should feature the best players and it should not matter whether some have decided to join LIV Golf, Jon Rahm said as he expressed sadness that Spanish compatriot Sergio Garcia would be absent from this year’s competition. Garcia is Europe’s all-time record points scorer and went

Given everything that’s transpired for Jon Rahm at Muirfield Village over the last handful of years, it’s hard to imagine a Memorial Tournament occurring without the Spaniard’s presence. For Rahm, there was once a time when that was a legitimate possibility. For good. In his tournament debut at the iconic Jack Nicklaus design, Rahm badly

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 07:07 PM ET STERLING, Va. — Harold Varner III won his first LIV Golf event Sunday when he two-putted from about 35 feet for birdie on the par-5 18th hole at Trump National in LIV Golf-DC. Varner won by 1 shot over Branden Grace of South Africa, who moments earlier

When Florida senior Fred Biondi rolled in his final putt to secure the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship on Monday, Georgia Tech’s Ross Steelman stood in the shade of a video board and sportingly clapped for the winner. Inside, Steelman must have been feeling a heavy churn of emotions. Yes, he’d lost the individual

Associated Press May 29, 2023, 09:36 PM ET Fred Biondi shot a 3-under 67 and rallied from a five-shot deficit in the final round to earn Florida’s third individual men’s NCAA golf championship on Monday. Biondi shot 2-under 35 on the front nine at Grayhawk Golf Club and was three back after a bogey on