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When you accuse someone who talks for a living of having an agenda and being a ‘paid actor’ it shouldn’t be a surprise when that person punches back. In this case, Brandel Chamblee did not hold back. The Golf Channel and NBC analyst posted a 538-word response on Twitter Wednesday, refuting comments made a day

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 24, 2023, 05:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Before last week’s PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club, U.S. Ryder Cup team captain Zach Johnson was asked about the possibility of a LIV Golf League

By now, golf fans have all seen Michael Block’s PGA Championship hole-in-one more times than they can count. But it turns out a fan had the best angle of this legendary shot. The 46-year-old club pro highlighted “the best week of his life” by making an ace on Oak Hill’s 15th hole during Sunday’s final

May 23, 2023, 08:58 PM ET Citing back pain, LPGA star Nelly Korda announced that she will miss next week’s inaugural Mizuho Americas Open in Jersey City, New Jersey. “Never fun or easy news to share but I have made the decision to withdraw from next week’s tournament at the advice of my medical team

It was a logical progression of expectations after Rose Zhang became the first player in NCAA Women’s Division I history to win back-to-back individual titles in the NCAA Tournament with her victory at Grayhawk on Monday. Last year, Zhang’s Stanford team followed her success by capturing its second NCAA team championship. Since Zhang repeated this

Associated Press May 23, 2023, 10:13 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Playing a tight match winding toward the finish, Brianna Navarrosa looked across the green to see the ball of the world’s top-ranked amateur close to the hole. The Southern California junior kept her composure, as she had all day, confidently stroked her longer putt

You see a résumé that has just six starts in her first year on the LPGA Tour in 2022, and you wonder if Sweden’s Linn Grant had limited status as a rookie. Probably too, the 23-year-old had to make a return trip to Q-Series last fall to earn her card back for 2023. But drill

Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2023, 06:10 PM ET Close Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his wife and two children FORT WORTH, Texas — Michael Block wants to apologize to his friends. “I’m sorry I haven’t gotten back to you,” said Block,

Twenty years ago Annika Sorenstam teed off in the PGA Tour’s Bank of America Colonial, marking the first appearance by a woman in a PGA Tour event in more than a half century. Other women followed not long after, with varying degrees of success. But Sorenstam’s appearance in Fort Worth felt historic in its magnitude

ESPN News Services May 22, 2023, 06:26 PM ET The USGA announced the 84 players currently in the field for next month’s major championship at Los Angeles Country Club, and Tiger Woods is not among them as he recovers from leg surgery. Woods had April surgery to address post-traumatic arthritis in his right ankle that

The past is not necessarily prologue in golf, a game generally too capricious to accommodate prognostication. Yet Stanford’s sophomore star Rose Zhang has arrived at the brink of disproving that supposition. Zhang, still only 19, won her second consecutive NCAA Division I individual championship on Monday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. It was

Associated Press May 22, 2023, 09:30 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Stanford’s Rose Zhang shot a bogey-free, 4-under 68 on Monday to become the first women’s golfer to win consecutive national titles and tie the NCAA record for wins in a season. It’s the latest triumph for Zhang, who had already swept the most important

The top American on the LPGA announced Monday that she is going to be cautious the next few weeks because of an injury. Nelly Korda took to her Instagram story to explain that she withdrew from next week’s Mizuho America’s Open because of back pain. The new LPGA event this season, with tournament host Michelle

May 22, 2023, 01:56 PM ET What a difference a week makes. After his scintillating performance at the PGA Championship over the weekend, club pro Michael Block climbed from place 3,580 to No. 577 in the latest Official World Golf Ranking, released Monday. The head pro at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California,

You may have predicted a big week for Brooks Koepka at Bellerive Country Club. Heck, you may have even picked him to win the 100th PGA Championship. But you’d also still have nothing on Steve Williams. A “My Shot” interview with Tiger Woods’ ex-caddie appeared in the May 2015 issue of Golf Digest, and as

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 21, 2023, 09:02 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka wasn’t wearing his LIV Golf League team’s logo while winning his fifth major title at the 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill

Chances are, Scottie Scheffler will be carrying a lot of “what might have been” thoughts with him the next few days after his finish at the 2023 PGA Championship. It’s hard to complain about grabbing a share of second in a major championship, Scheffler shooting a final-round 65 at Oak Hill Country Club. Unless, that

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 21, 2023, 06:36 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In the final round of the 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on Sunday, Brooks Koepka seemed determined to step on the

Brooks Koepka may live in Florida, but he absolutely owns the state of New York when it comes to major championship golf. With his win at the 2023 PGA Championship, Koepka moved into exclusive company by becoming only the 20th golfer with five or more major titles. And his three Wanamaker Trophies puts him only

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 21, 2023, 06:01 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — PGA club pro Michael Block‘s dream week at the 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club got even better on Sunday. Block, who

After a rain-soaked Saturday at Oak Hill, the skies have cleared on Sunday in Rochester, paving the way for what should be an epic final round of the 2023 PGA Championship. Yes, the difficulty of the golf course, plus some major championship Sunday pressure, will still make it extremely tough on the final groups. But

Associated Press May 20, 2023, 08:21 PM ET PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka says he thrives in majors because they’re the toughest tests. The PGA Championship was every bit of that on a rainy Saturday at Oak Hill, and so was Koepka. Koepka was at his best even during occasional downpours, and he surged into

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Saturday’s first notable victim at the PGA Championship was the biggest of all: Scottie Scheffler. The World No. 2 seemed to be poised for a serious run at his second major, and for all we know he still might be, but the East Course at Oak Hill ensured if he’s going to

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 20, 2023, 08:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The last time Brooks Koepka had a lead entering the final round of a major championship, he shot a 3-over 75 on Sunday at

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In the player interview area at Oak Hill Country Club, Rory McIlroy’s manager signaled to a PGA of America official with two fingers, indicating the number of further questions that would be allowed before they escaped to wherever you go when you’re the No. 3 player in the world living out a

Associated Press May 20, 2023, 04:52 PM ET ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The winner of the PGA Championship will be getting $3.15 million. The PGA of America released its prize fund Saturday at $17.5 million. That’s up from $15 million last year, and $500,000 less than what the Masters offered last month. The purses in the

It’s a cold, wet and windy day in Rochester New York for the third round at the 2023 PGA Championship. A good day for the rain gloves and for players hoping to make a run up the leaderboard, and a bad one for those looking to flip on cruise control. That’s why they call it

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 19, 2023, 09:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — At last year’s PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael Block finally figured out he belonged in the field. Playing a couple of holes behind

It wasn’t too long ago when a Brooks Koepka/Bryson DeChambeau pairing in a major would’ve fired up the golf world. But it’s 2023 and a lot has happened in golf since the peak of their rivalry/feud. It seems like yesterday when Koepka and DeChambeau were at the height of their games, rattling off majors, and

Associated Press May 19, 2023, 08:39 PM ET PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Sweaters one day, umbrellas the next. No one is sure what to expect at this PGA Championship except that Scottie Scheffler is locked in at another major and Oak Hill is a mighty test. Scheffler delivered a mix of birdies and great recoveries from