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Adidas Golf has split with Dustin Johnson and Sergio Garcia ahead of LIV Golf’s second season. The news, first reported by ESPN, was confirmed to Golf Digest by an Adidas spokesperson. Johnson and Adidas mutually decided to end the arrangement, according to a statement from Adidas Golf president Jeff Lienhart. “For more than 15 years,

6:27 AM ET Associated Press PATTAYA, Thailand — Jennifer Kupcho of the United States fired a bogey-free 7-under 65 to share the lead alongside four other golfers after the opening round of the LPGA Thailand on Thursday. The crowded leaderboard was no surprise on the Pattaya Old Course. The average winning score over the past

MAYAKOBA, Mexico — Dustin Johnson didn’t mince his words. The two-time major winner was conducting a press conference Wednesday at the opening event of LIV Golf’s second season when he was asked if he had watched the episode of Netflix’s “Full Swing” docuseries in which he’s featured. “I have not,” Johnson said flatly. Then came

3:58 PM ET Associated Press Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, double major winner Dottie Pepper and swing coach Butch Harmon were among 12 finalists announced Wednesday for the 2024 class of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The 31-member nominating panel whittled the list down to four men, four women and four contributors. A 20-member

MAYAKOBA, Mexico — DP World Tour star Thomas Pieters revealed on Wednesday that he wanted to join LIV Golf since its debut last summer and that he’ll accept whatever repercussions the move has on his Ryder Cup hopes. The Belgian native and World No. 35 was unveiled by LIV earlier this week as part of

10:00 AM ET The new mixed event that is replacing the QBE Shootout will include 16 teams of players from the LPGA Tour and PGA Tour competing in a three-day tournament for a $4 million purse. The Grant Thornton Invitational will be played Dec. 8-10 at Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida, according to a

A wild scene in the Palm Springs desert kept half the field of a college golf tournament from finishing their rounds on Tuesday. Winds of more than 30 miles per hour swept through La Quinta and caused suspension in play of the Prestige at PGA West. The Twitter handle for the Baylor men’s golf team

12:53 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy put the silver-plated shovels into a pile of dirt and left sizable divots. With that, their high-tech golf league got a bit closer to launch. The ceremonial groundbreaking for the arena that will house the league that’s being called TGL

After a memorable West Coast Swing, the PGA Tour makes the move across the country to the Sunshine State for a four-week run in Florida that begins with this week’s Honda Classic. Sepp Straka, after a five-shot comeback in the final round last year, will have the chance to become the first repeat winner of

4:25 PM ET Qualifying LIV Golf members will be allowed to compete in the 151st edition of The Open this summer at Royal Liverpool, the R&A announced on Tuesday. Some of the more notable LIV golfers exempt into the July 20-23 tournament include past Open champions Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson of Sweden, Louis Oosthuizen of

Age, as some like to remind ourselves each year when celebrating a birthday, is just a number. But when you’re a player on the LPGA Tour, that’s not entirely true. Age also serves as a measure of competitiveness, with players who pass one particular milestone, statistically speaking, finding it harder to win on tour. That

1:49 PM ET For the first time as a professional, former world No. 1 golfer Dustin Johnson won’t be wearing an Adidas logo on his shirt this season, the apparel company told ESPN on Tuesday. Johnson, who captured LIV Golf’s inaugural individual championship and led his 4Aces GC to a team title, is ending his

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Max Homa was struggling. He couldn’t even get the words out to answer the first question of his post-round presser. He was fighting back tears, the type you should just let flow to avoid giving yourself a head cold. Two years ago, the tears did flow for Homa, though they were

Feb 19, 2023 LOS ANGELES — Playing in his first official PGA Tour event in more than seven months, Tiger Woods seemed to run out of gas in the final round of the Genesis Invitational on Sunday. After electrifying fans at the Riviera Country Club with a 4-under 67 in the third round, Woods looked

LIV Golf is rolling out its teams and rosters this week on the eve of the circuit’s second season. Rather than announce its members at once for the 2023 campaign, the Saudi-backed league sent out a press release stating its players and squads will be trickled out just days before the 14-event season begins in

8:24 PM ET The LIV Golf League announced its final four team rosters Monday, and Phil Mickelson‘s HyFlyers GC is undergoing a makeover with the circuit set to begin its second season this week. Mickelson’s squad has two new members joining holdover Cameron Tringale: three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele and James Piot, who won

As we speak, the traveling circus that is the PGA Tour is packing its bags and setting a course for points eastward, bound for Florida, the second swing of the calendar year as men’s pro golf marches on toward April and Augusta. For now, while we have a second to reflect on 2023 so far,

7:32 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Bernhard Langer matched Hale Irwin‘s PGA Tour Champions victory record of 45 on Sunday, winning the Chubb Classic for the fifth time. The 65-year-old Langer matched his age with a closing 7-under 65 for a three-stroke victory over Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington. “It’s extremely special because

Many golf fans would see Will Zalatoris shooting the best round of the day (64) at Riviera Country Club to backdoor an impressive fourth-place finish at the Genesis Invitational and think, he’s back. Apparently, he’s not quite back though. Almost, but not quite. “It was fun,” Zalatoris said Sunday at Riviera. “[But] it was kind

7:18 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Jon Rahm returned to No. 1 in the world Sunday by winning the Genesis Invitational with a performance that left no doubt who’s playing the best golf. Caught in a battle with hometown favorite Max Homa at Riviera, Rahm delivered two big moments with a 45-foot

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen says that only two athletes have ever made him nervous. The late Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was one. On Sunday at the Genesis Invitational, Allen was able to meet the other—Tiger Woods. After Woods put the final touches on a Sunday 73 at Riviera Country Club, he and

Woods’ presence in the game remains insurmountable and all-consuming. The crowds this week and the attention he still garners proved as much. Yet as his career has entered a new stage, where his attendance in tournaments will be few and far between, the constant search for his heir apparent seems to have shifted into an

World No. 1 Lydia Ko​’s hot streak continues after capturing a win in her first start of 2023. The newlywed took home her second Aramco Saudi Ladies International title with a final-round 68 and a one-shot victory over Ladies European Tour stalwart Aditi Ashok​ ​at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. It’s the 26th victory

12:28 PM ET Associated Press KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Lydia Ko began the new year the same way she ended 2022, with a big win and a big check as she closed with a 4-under 68 to win the Aramco Saudi Ladies International. Ko, the No. 1 player in women’s golf, held

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — There is Rory McIlroy in Europe, and then there is Tiger Woods in Los Angeles. And then there is Woods shooting in the 60s on a sunny Saturday at Riviera Country Club in his native Southern California after making his first cut in 274 days. Woods’ playing partner on Day 3

8:09 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Bernhard Langer remained in position to tie Hale Irwin‘s PGA Tour Champions victory record of 45, shooting a 2-under 70 on Saturday to take a 1-stroke lead into the final round of the Chubb Classic. The 65-year-old Langer, the winner last year, had a 10-under 134 total

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — There are two things guaranteed to send Golf Twitter into a tizzy every week: 1. Too many commercials/not enough golf shots being shown during a broadcast window, and 2. An iffy rules situation that involves a player “taking advantage” of the rules and escaping with minimal, and sometimes zero, damage. Given

9:11 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LOS ANGELES — When the idea of a PGA Tour-designated event first originated, it might have been difficult to dream up a better reality than the one that has played out through three days at the Genesis Invitational. With 23 of the top 25 players in the world in attendance,

Thomas Pieters is expected to sign with LIV Golf, according to a report from Sports Illustrated. A source close to LIV Golf confirmed to Golf Digest the Belgium star has signed with LIV. Pieters, 31, is a six-time winner on the DP World Tour, and captured the 2012 NCAA individual championship at the University of

11:36 AM ET Two more PGA Tour members and one of the best players on the DP World Tour are joining the LIV Golf League, sources told ESPN on Saturday. DP World Tour star Thomas Pieters, ranked No. 34 in the Official World Golf Ranking, and past PGA Tour winners Danny Lee and Brendan Steele