Gone to Play Golf

Jun 15, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Here are the tee times for the final round of the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. All times ET (a) denotes amateur 7:30 a.m. — Seonghyeon Kim, Gunnar Broin (a) 7:41 a.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, Jackson Suber 7:52 a.m. — Brandon Wu, Austin Eckroat

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 15, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Rory McIlroy doesn’t mind admitting it: If there’s a leaderboard within his periphery out on the golf course, he’s going to look at it. Editor’s Picks So as he made his way through Pinehurst No. 2’s back nine Saturday during the

Associated Press Jun 15, 2024, 08:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Bryson DeChambeau turned Pinehurst No. 2 into a one-man show Saturday in the U.S. Open. When he wasn’t smashing eight drives of 340 yards or more, he was getting his right hip worked on between holes. He pumped fists and entertained

ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2024, 08:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Ludvig Aberg and his machine-like game are proving to be a perfect fit for Pinehurst No. 2. The Swedish star methodically worked his way to a 1-under 69 on Friday and a 1-shot lead going into the weekend of his

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Jun 14, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods won’t be around for the weekend at the 124th U.S. Open

Jun 10, 2024, 10:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 U.S. Open is upon us this weekend at North Carolina’s Pinehurst No. 2, where the world’s best will compete to take home the third of golf’s four majors held this year. Scottie Scheffler, winner of the 2024 Masters Tournament, and Xander Schauffele, winner of

Jun 14, 2024, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 124th U.S. Open continues Friday with Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy sharing the lead at Pinehurst No. 2. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Only 15 players shot under-par rounds Thursday, highlighting the difficulty of the course. Ludvig Åberg, Matthieu Pavon and 2020 U.S. Open winner Bryson

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Jun 13, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Pinehurst No. 2’s lightning-fast greens, steep runoffs and tricky native areas showed their teeth in the

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 13, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Rory McIlroy is again knocking at the door. A day that began with Patrick Cantlay posting a first-round 65 to take the early lead at the U.S. Open ended with an exclamation point: McIlroy walking in a 20-foot birdie putt on

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 13, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Bryson DeChambeau is trying to do it all. As he walks down the sand-framed fairways at Pinehurst No. 2 on a warm Monday afternoon ahead of the U.S. Open, a casual practice round of nine holes is showing glimpses of how

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 12, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — When Germany’s Martin Kaymer was a wire-to-wire winner in the last U.S. Open played at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014, he

Doug Greenberg, ESPNJun 12, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The central betting story going into the U.S. Open is the same as it was before the Masters and the PGA Championship: Scottie Scheffler is an overwhelming favorite and is seeing some of the shortest odds for a major since prime Tiger Woods. The

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 12, 2024, 01:23 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — The United States Golf Association will weigh in the offseason whether to create an exemption category that would make it easier

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 11, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — As Wyndham Clark began the walk down the No. 1 fairway in the final round of the 2023 U.S. Open at

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 11, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia PINEHURST, N.C. — An attorney representing four-time major champion Rory McIlroy filed a motion Tuesday to voluntarily dismiss a divorce petition that was filed on the golfer’s

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 11, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Rory McIlroy isn’t afraid to say the quiet part out loud. “Obviously,” McIlroy said Tuesday in his pre-tournament press conference, “getting my hands on a fifth major has taken quite a while.” It has been over 10 years since McIlroy has

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 10, 2024, 08:53 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Adam Scott‘s streak in major championships is intact after the United States Golf Association awarded him an exemption Monday to compete

Associated Press Jun 10, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Padraig Harrington grew up in Ireland dreaming more about Claret Jugs and the Wanamaker Trophy than the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is largely an American thing, though Harrington fully understood that it was a label attached

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 10, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — The U.S. Open is returning to Pinehurst No. 2 in the sandhills region of North Carolina for the first time in

ESPN News Services Jun 9, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler had more stress than he wanted Sunday at the Memorial and got the victory everyone has come to expect. On a Muirfield Village course so demanding only six players broke par, Scheffler had his highest final round in

Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HUMBLE, Texas — Carlos Ortiz won LIV Golf Houston on Sunday for his first victory on the Saudi-funded league and second big win in the Houston area. Ortiz closed with a 5-under 67 to beat Adrian Meronk by a stroke at the Golf Club

Associated Press Jun 8, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in golf, started the third round with a 3-shot lead at the Memorial, broke par on a tough day at Muirfield Village with a 1-under 71 and extended his lead to 4 shots. It all

ESPN News Services Jun 8, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HUMBLE, Texas — David Puig of Spain had a 6-under 66 on Saturday to join a four-way share of the lead going into the final round of LIV Golf Houston that no longer includes Jon Rahm. Puig, the 22-year-old Spaniard who played at

ESPN News Services Jun 8, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GALLOWAY, N.J. — Jenny Shin shot a 2-under 69 on Saturday and will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic as she seeks her first victory since 2016. With the wind kicking up and making conditions tougher

Associated Press Jun 8, 2024, 10:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour reported progress without details from a face-to-face meeting between its negotiating committee and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia as it tries to work toward a deal. “We want to get this right, and we are approaching discussions with careful

Associated Press Jun 7, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HUMBLE, Texas — Martin Kaymer played bogey-free on a steamy Texas afternoon for a 7-under 65, giving him a share of the lead Friday with two others at LIV Golf Houston in the final event before Kaymer returns to Pinehurst No. 2 for the

Jun 3, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Miles Russell, who became the youngest player ever to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour at 15, will make his PGA Tour debut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic later this month, it was announced Monday. Russell, the reigning American Junior Golf Association Player of

Associated Press Jun 6, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN, Ohio — Adam Hadwin had too many birdies to complain about ending his round at the Memorial on a sour note Thursday. His 6-under 66 was enough to lead Masters champion Scottie Scheffler by 1 shot and give the Canadian hope he is

Jun 4, 2024, 11:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. team captain Jim Furyk on Tuesday named Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Kevin Kisner as his assistants for this year’s Presidents Cup showdown against Mike Weir‘s International squad in Montreal. The 2024 edition of the biennial competition, which pits a 12-man U.S. team against a

Associated Press Jun 4, 2024, 11:57 AM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Dozens of players gathered Tuesday for a solemn celebration of life for Grayson Murray, the PGA Tour winner who had turned the corner from struggles with alcoholism and depression only to take his life a day after withdrawing from a tournament. “All of us