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ABU DHABI — The inaugural Hero Cup—and the result, a 14½-10½ victory for the Continent of Europe over Great Britain & Ireland—is in the books and, perhaps more importantly, in the hearts and minds of the participants and officials on both sides. Billed as a Ryder Cup rehearsal of sorts, the three-day contest at the

3:24 PM ET Associated Press Continental Europe, led by Francesco Molinari raised aloft the Hero Cup as they beat Great Britain and Ireland in the inaugural competition on Sunday. Now he wants back in for an even bigger team event in golf — the Ryder Cup, being held in his native Italy later this year.

HONOLULU — There was a moment at last September’s Presidents Cup, during his singles match against Justin Thomas, when Si Woo Kim converted a tying seven-foot par putt on the 15th hole and then brazenly put his index finger to his lips, gesturing to shush the pro-American crowd at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C.

8:59 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Si Woo Kim battled all day from a 3-shot deficit in the Sony Open, and when he finally caught up late Sunday afternoon, it only got harder. His 7-iron to the par-3 17th bounded over the firm green and into a tough patch of grass in the rough.

With nine of the top 15 players on the leaderboard entering the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii trying to claim a maiden PGA Tour title, it seemed likely a first-time winner would emerge in Honolulu on Sunday. Si Woo Kim had other ideas. The 27-year-old South Korean, a former Players Championship winner

5:16 PM ET Associated Press Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira made two straight birdies to turn away his last challenge and closed with a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Latin America Amateur Championship, earning a spot in three majors this year. Fernandez de Oliveira, the second Argentine to win since the Latin America Amateur

There was technically a winner at the Hero Cup on Sunday at Abu Dhabi Golf Club: Continental Europe defeated Great Britain & Ireland, 14½-10½, winning all four sessions over the three-day event that brought together hopefuls looking to make the European Ryder Cup team that will play September in Rome. More substantively, European Ryder Cup

2:58 PM ET Associated Press Continental Europe will take a two-point lead into the final day of the Hero Cup after extending its advantage over Britain & Ireland in the afternoon foursomes on Saturday. The inaugural tournament is giving European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald a chance to assess players under match-play pressure ahead of

HONOLULU — Hayden Buckley didn’t pick up a club for six weeks after he completed the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Ga., in late November. He did pick up a bride, however, getting married in early December to his girlfriend Feleysa, and the couple then moved to Jupiter, Fla., where they are renting a house.

8:52 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Two swings were all it took for Hayden Buckley to become another face in a large crowd of contenders to a 2-shot lead Saturday in the Sony Open. On a day when there was an eight-way tie for the lead at one point, Buckley made a pair of

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — There were, perhaps, a few hints that Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira might be a player of destiny this weekend at Grande Reserve Golf Club on the north coast of Puerto Rico, where this year’s Latin America Amateur Championship will culminate on Sunday. First, of course, was his skill—he’s the second-highest

6:57 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina had a record day at Grand Reserve to build a 4-shot lead Saturday in the Latin America Amateur Championship, leaving him one round away from a spot in the Masters and U.S. Open. Fernandez de Oliveira, who missed a

The math was simple and yet still challenging for Adam Svensson as he played the final few holes of his second round at the Sony Open in Hawaii. The projected cutline was two-under 138, and the 29-year-old Canadian, who had claimed his maiden PGA Tour win last fall at the RSM Classic, was at even

10:11 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Luis Carrera of Mexico played bogey-free Friday at Grand Reserve for a second straight 5-under 67, giving him a one-shot lead going into the weekend of the Latin America Amateur Championship. Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina, among those who missed a playoff by one

By now, nothing Jordan Spieth does on the golf course should shock us. The good, bad and ugly are to be expected every time he tees it up. Spieth would not know a boring round of golf if it came up and smacked him in the face. Still, Friday’s second-round stumble at the Sony Open

12:18 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Chris Kirk in the lead might have been the only shred of normalcy in the Sony Open. Jordan Spieth started Friday with a share of the lead. He walked off the 18th green at Waialae in a minor state of shock after missing the cut. “I felt I

The video is like many others out there of 2023 Masters competitors showing off their invitation to Augusta National Golf Club in April. As we all know, however, Scott Stallings had more reason than most to celebrate the envelope’s arrival. The story went understandably viral last week when a Scott Stallings who is real estate

Chi Chi Rodriguez is 87 years young, and if there’s one thing he hopes competitors in the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship embrace, it’s finding more enjoyment in the game. “Golf is much too serious these days,” says Rodriguez, who made a habit of having fun during his Hall of Fame career. This week, the

7:32 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Mateo Fuenmayor of Colombia opened with a 6-under 66 on Thursday to take a 1-shot lead in the Latin America Amateur Championship. Fuenmayor, a junior at Oregon State, arrived at the Grand Reserve Golf Club having tied for seventh last week in the South American

Parker McLachlin may be known as the “Short Game Chef,” but he’s hitting a pretty long ball these days. And through one round at the 2023 Sony Open, it’s certainly paid off. The Hawaii native and a PGA Tour winner turned short-game coach in recent years is making his 13th start at the tournament. But

12:10 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Jordan Spieth played about the way he expected Thursday, another sign of growing confidence in his game, as he opened with a 6-under 64 and a share of the lead at the Sony Open with Chris Kirk and Taylor Montgomery. Harris English had a 65 on a gorgeous

HONOLULU — Jordan Spieth’s last three tournaments all have been on islands. Bahamas. Maui. Oahu. After opening with a six-under 64 Thursday at the Sony Open in Hawaii with an all-around solid effort at Waialae Country Club, Spieth was quizzed at length on his newest piece of equipment—which has absolutely no bearing on his fortunes

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — “No one ever accused the USGA of being fast to the draw, so I’m sorry if we were a little late to the party.” That self-deprecating joke from USGA CEO Mike Whan, punctuated a major announcement Thursday at the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship. Hours after the tournament began at

The PGA Tour’s 2023 calendar started with a bang last week, as Jon Rahm rallied from a 6-shot deficit over the final nine holes to catch Collin Morikawa at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawai’i. The tour stays in the islands for one more week at the Sony Open in Honolulu, before starting

HONOLULU — Tiger Woods is a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team that will attempt to win in Europe for the first time in 30 years this September in Italy. Whether or not he is holding a golf club during that week is still to be determined. U.S. captain Zach Johnson said on Wednesday

HONOLULU — Patton Kizzire will tell you he is a “momentum” player, which a lot of professional golfers happen to be, but for a few years now he has been trapped in the conundrum of trying to first create some momentum before he can ride it. If only he can conjure his performance five years

Jon Rahm led the first wave of golfers to be rewarded under the PGA Tour’s new designated-event structure by winning the Sentry Tournament of Champions and pocketing $2.7 million—or the same amount Scottie Scheffler earned for winning last year’s Masters. But should the Spaniard have received even more of the increased prize money at Kapalua?

HONOLULU – Tom Hoge was bracing for a few barbs from his Peach State peers after he arrived at Waialae Country Club around 3 p.m. HST Tuesday following his quick trip from Maui to Los Angeles and then to Oahu for the Sony Open in Hawaii. A graduate of TCU, Hoge took a red-eye flight

Christian Bartolacci stood over a 26-foot birdie putt on the 36th and final hole of the North Florida Section Championship at The Club at Hammock Beach. Make it, and he would punch his ticket to the National PGA Professional Championship with a chance to earn a spot into the PGA Championship. Miss it, and the

There’s no questioning Jon Rahm’s game, especially after the Spaniard’s surprising victory on Sunday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. His packing skills, however, could use some work. Rahm kicked off his post-round press conference in Maui by noting his wardrobe choice for the final round was an accident. “I’m wearing black pants and the