Gone to Play Golf

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 6, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Brandt Snedeker, a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company,

STANDING BAREFOOT IN her family’s backyard, 9-year-old Rose Zhang stared down at a bottlecap laying on the grass. She watched her father swing his seven iron and make contact with the bottlecap and thought, “I can do that.” She got the hang of it within minutes. Haibin Zhang saw his daughter’s natural talent for golf,

Associated Press Aug 3, 2024, 09:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Kaori Yamamoto of Japan shot a 1-over 72 on Saturday to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Yamamoto had a 7-under 206 total at Fox Chapel. Afternoon play was delayed for three hours because

Emily Kaplan, ESPNAug 4, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Rory McIlroy said the Ryder Cup is the best tournament in golf, but after a spectacular final day of the men’s Olympic tournament — in which many of the sport’s biggest names battled

Associated Press Aug 4, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Leta Lindley won the U.S. Senior Women’s Open on Sunday at Fox Chapel after finishing second the previous two years, closing with a tournament-record 7-under 64 for a two-stroke victory. Lindley, 52, birdied five of the first eight holes and added two

Associated Press Aug 4, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Moriya Jutanugarn emerged from a tight pack late Sunday afternoon at Columbia Edgewater to win the Portland Classic for her third career LPGA Tour title and first individual victory in more than six years. Three strokes behind leader Andrea Lee going

Associated Press Aug 4, 2024, 11:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Scottie Scheffler delivered the best performance of his greatest year by rallying from four shots behind on Sunday with a 9-under 62 to win the Olympic gold medal in men’s golf in a thriller at Le Golf National. Already a six-time

Associated Press Aug 3, 2024, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Andrea Lee took the lead Saturday in a bid for her second Portland Classic victory in three seasons, shooting a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke advantage over Dewi Weber and Alexa Pano. Lee rebounded from an opening bogey to birdie five

The Associated Press Aug 3, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Matt Fitzpatrick shot an 81 on Saturday before withdrawing. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick of Team GB withdrew from the Olympic men’s golf competition after he shot an 81 on Saturday because of a thumb injury. A statement from

Associated Press Aug 2, 2024, 06:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — JoAnne Carner, at 85 years old, shot a 9-over 80 on Friday in the second round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel. A day after matching her age with an 85, Carner had consecutive birdies on the par-5 second

Associated Press Aug 2, 2024, 10:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Denied a spot in Paris because the Dutch Olympic committee didn’t think she was good enough to contend, Dewi Weber shot a 10-under 62 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Portland Classic. Weber qualified for the Olympics under

Associated Press Aug 2, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — British golfer Tommy Fleetwood is on familiar turf and chasing another gold trophy at Le Golf National, this one an Olympic medal instead of that 17-inch Ryder Cup trophy. The medal chase in men’s golf began to take shape Friday with

Associated Press Aug 1, 2024, 05:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Victor Perez of France repeatedly pumped his fist over his head before the opening tee shot Thursday, celebrating the start of Olympic golf before a large and raucous home crowd. And then Hideki Matsuyama quietly went about his business for an

Associated Press Aug 1, 2024, 10:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Polly Mack shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday in perfect morning conditions at Columbia Edgewater to take the first-round lead in the Portland Classic. Winless on the LPGA Tour, Mack opened with birdies on Nos. 10 and 11 and eagled the

Associated Press Aug 1, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — JoAnne Carner shot her age with a 14-over 85 on Thursday in the first round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel. Carner has won eight U.S. Golf Association titles, the most by a female player. She won the U.S.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 31, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Most of the world’s best golfers spent the past four months playing in the four most famous tournaments in the world — the Masters,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 31, 2024, 10:32 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Keegan Bradley has been named the fourth captain’s assistant for the U.S. team at the upcoming Presidents Cup, the PGA Tour announced Wednesday. Bradley,

Field Level Media Jul 28, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions K.J. Choi captured the first major of his career after securing a two-stroke victory at the Senior Open Championship on Sunday in Carnoustie, Scotland. Choi, 54, finished with a 2-under-par 70 on the final round and ended up with a total of 10-under-par

Associated Press Jul 28, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BLAINE, Minn. — Jhonattan Vegas won for the first time in nearly seven years, holing a 3-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 1-under 70 and a one-shot victory over Max Greyserman at the 3M Open on Sunday. Vegas finished at 17-under

Associated Press Jul 28, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CALGARY, Alberta — Lauren Coughlin won the CPKC Women’s Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, pulling away from Haeran Ryu with a two-stroke swing on the par-3 17th. Tied for the lead after Ryu three-putted for bogey on the par-4 16th,

Field Level Media Jul 28, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Rahm won his first LIV Golf title on Sunday when teammate Tyrrell Hatton missed a 6-foot par putt on No. 18 that could have forced a playoff at LIV United Kingdom in Rocester, England. Rahm carded a 4-under-par 67 to finish ahead

Field Level Media Jul 27, 2024, 07:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Ogletree tallied six birdies across a bogey-free second round Saturday to seize a two-shot lead at LIV United Kingdom. All six of Ogletree’s birdies came amid a 12-hole stretch that began with consecutive ones on Nos. 4 and 5 at JCB Golf

Associated Press Jul 27, 2024, 09:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CALGARY, Alberta — Mao Saigo emerged from the wildfire-fed smoky haze Saturday at Earl Grey Golf Club with the lowest round in CPKC Women’s Open history. Five hours later, Haeran Ryu and Lauren Coughlin found themselves well clear of the rest of the field.

Associated Press Jul 27, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Trevor Gutschewski outlasted Tyler Watts to win the U.S. Junior Amateur 4 and 3 Saturday, earning an exemption to the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont. The 17-year-old Gutschewski sealed the win with a short putt on the 33rd hole. He

Associated Press Jul 26, 2024, 09:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BLAINE, Minn. — Taylor Pendrith shot a 7-under 64 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Matt NeSmith into the weekend in the 3M Open. Playing in windier afternoon conditions, Pendrith made a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-4 16th and tapped in

Associated Press Jul 26, 2024, 09:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CALGARY, Alberta — Lauren Coughlin held onto the lead Friday in the CPKC Women’s Open, while Canadian star Brooke Henderson was derailed by closing bogeys at windy and smokey Earl Grey Golf Club. Coughlin followed her opening 4-under 68 on Thursday in chilly and

Associated Press Jul 26, 2024, 04:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — K.J. Choi of South Korea has a two-shot lead of the Senior British Open after carding a 3-under 69 in the second round Friday. Choi matched his first-round score. He surged ahead after he eagled the par-5 12th hole at Carnoustie.

Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 09:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BLAINE, Minn. — Jacob Bridgeman birdied five of his last seven holes for an 8-under 63 and a one-stroke lead over Mackenzie Hughes on Thursday after the first round of the 3M Open. Patrick Rodgers, Martin Trainer and Andrew Novak were two shots back

Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CALGARY, Alberta — Lauren Coughlin shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in chilly and windy conditions to take the first-round lead in the CPKC Women’s Open. Fellow American Jennifer Kupcho was a stroke back with Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand and Australians Minjee Lee and

Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BLAINE, Minn. — Billy Horschel, who tied for second at last week’s Open Championship after holding the 54-hole lead, withdrew from the 3M Open on Thursday morning due to illness. “I wasn’t feeling great late last night and took some medicine,” he told the