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Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Va. — Lilia Vu made a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole and the United States won the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017, beating Europe on a tense Sunday of singles matches at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Megan

Associated Press Sep 14, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Va. — Alison Lee sparked a shirtless caddie celebration by spinning a wedge into the cup for eagle. Andrea Lee holed a bunker shot to set up Rose Zhang‘s walk-off eagle one hole later. And Megan Khang paused for 10 seconds to let

Associated Press Sep 14, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPA, Calif. — Patton Kizzire overcame erratic play off the tee and a missed putt Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Procore Championship at Silverado. Kizzire shot a 5-under 67 — with six birdies and a bogey —

Associated Press Sep 14, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland — Rory McIlroy delivered enough superb shots in a strong wind Saturday for a 2-under 69, giving him a one-shot lead over Matteo Manassero in the Irish Open as McIlroy tries to erase two bad memories on home soil. McIlroy had

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Brooks Koepka birdied his last three holes Friday for an 8-under 62, staking him to a four-shot lead after the first round of LIV Golf Chicago, the final individual event of the season. Koepka is going for a season-high third victory

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 11:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPA, Calif — Patton Kizzire hugged a tree on the way to the first tee Friday as part of a mental exercise, then patiently worked his way around Silverado to take the lead into the weekend in the FedEx Cup Fall series opener. Working

ESPN News Services Sep 13, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods had yet another surgery on his lower back Friday morning. This one he hopes will relieve some of the spasms like those he experienced this year. It was the sixth surgery on his lower back in the past 10 years. In

Field Level Media Sep 12, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Major champions Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz have the first tee time for the U.S. at the Solheim Cup on Friday morning, with Rose Zhang slated for the Americans’ second pairing. The international team event begins Friday at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 10:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPA, Calif. — David Lipsky shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Silverado Country Club to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Procore Championship. Winless in 104 events since joining the PGA Tour in 2022, Lipsky went out with the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 12, 2024, 09:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, golf fans will get to watch the Solheim Cup in consecutive years. The competition between women’s teams from the

Sep 11, 2024, 10:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brandt Snedeker is replacing Keegan Bradley as a captain’s assistant for this month’s Presidents Cup in Montreal, U.S. team captain Jim Furyk announced Wednesday. Furyk had previously named Bradley a captain’s assistant for the team event, but then used one of his six captain’s picks on

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 11, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he wasn’t trying to send a message by agreeing to team up with world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 11, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Jon Rahm said he intends to play in three DP World Tour events by the end of the season to remain eligible for next

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 10, 2024, 10:53 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PGA Tour officials, including 15-time major champion Tiger Woods, are meeting with representatives from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in New York on Tuesday,

Associated Press Sep 8, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — Y.E. Yang forced a playoff with a 6-foot par putt for a 5-under 66 and made a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole against Bernhard Langer to win the Ascension Charity Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour

Associated Press Sep 8, 2024, 12:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — After injuries and mental-health struggles, Andrew “Beef” Johnston — one of golf’s most charismatic players — might be back as a force after finishing third at the European Masters won by fellow Englishman Matt Wallace in a playoff on Sunday. Wallace

Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Matt Wallace of England shot 8-under 62 and was without a bogey after 36 holes in taking a four-stroke lead at the European Masters on Friday. The 91st-ranked Wallace, who won the last of his four European tour titles six years

Associated Press Sep 5, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Seeking a third victory at the European Masters, Matt Fitzpatrick was upstaged by his younger brother in a low-scoring first round at the picturesque Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in the Alps on Thursday. Alex Fitzpatrick shot 7-under 63 and was tied for

Aug 4, 2024, 12:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Scottie Scheffler has become one of the most prominent figures in golf since his breakthrough year in 2022, where he achieved a No. 1 world ranking. Over the past few years, he’s claimed a number of PGA Tour titles, including two wins at the Masters tournament.

Keith Jenkins Jun 30, 2024, 03:12 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Scottie Scheffler won the Travelers Championship on June 23 to become the first golfer to capture six PGA Tour wins in a season before July 1 since Arnold Palmer did it in 1962. Scheffler defeated Tom Kim in a playoff to win

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 4, 2024, 10:06 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Fans won’t have to wait until the Masters in April to watch golfers from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League compete in the

Field Level Media Sep 4, 2024, 01:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf, the circuit bankrolled by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, will kick off its 2025 season by playing in the country’s capital city, Riyadh, for the first time. The tournament, scheduled for Feb. 6-8, will be held at Riyadh Golf

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley is going to this month’s Presidents Cup as a competitor after he was one of Jim Furyk‘s six

Field Level Media Sep 3, 2024, 10:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg, who is No. 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking, will have arthroscopic surgery this week to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, Golf Channel reported Monday. Aberg finished 16th in the Tour Championship on Sunday in Atlanta.

Associated Press Sep 1, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the biggest prize in golf. Challenged briefly Sunday in the Tour Championship, Scheffler responded with three straight birdies to make winning look as inevitable as it has

Associated Press Sep 1, 2024, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTON, Mass. — Haeran Ryu rebounded from a third-round meltdown to win the FM Championship on a rainy Sunday at the TPC Boston. Four strokes behind Jin Young Ko entering play Sunday after blowing a six-stroke lead Saturday, Ryu closed with an 8-under 64

Field Level Media Sep 2, 2024, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The FM Championship will return to TPC Boston in 2025. The LPGA Tour made the announcement Monday, a day after the inaugural event closed with Haeran Ryu winning in a playoff over fellow South Korean Jin Young Ko and earning $570,000. The $3.8

Sep 2, 2024, 05:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy has said he plans to cut down the number of tournaments he enters next season after feeling the physical demands of his schedule this year. McIlroy finished tied-ninth at the Tour Championship at the East Lake in Atlanta, Georgia after carding a 66 on

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — For a brief moment in the final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday, world No. 1

Associated Press Sep 1, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUTTON COLDFIELD, England — Niklas Norgaard held his nerve after botching three chip shots for a double bogey, finishing birdie-par for an even-par 72 and a two-shot victory Sunday in the British Masters. It was the first European tour victory for the 32-year-old from