Gone to Play Golf

Keith Jenkins Jun 17, 2024, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions While golf was one of the first modern sports to set out its rules in 1744, it didn’t become a fixture at the Olympics until 2016. Prior to appearing in the Rio Games, golf, which originated in Scotland, was featured in Olympic programming only

Open Extended Reactions Independence Day coincides with the start of the John Deere Classic, as the PGA Tour heads to TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. A total of 156 golfers will take on the 7,268-yard course, including defending champion Sepp Straka and two-time winner Jordan Spieth. Straka closed last season’s event with a 9-under

ESPN News Services Jul 2, 2024, 04:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Garcia, after complaining to officials for being put on the clock for slow play in his final qualifier for the Open Championship, again failed to make the field for the year’s final major Tuesday. The 44-year-old member of LIV Golf came up

Associated Press Jun 30, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CERVIA, Italy — Marcel Siem beat Tom McKibbin in a playoff to win the Italian Open on Sunday in the German’s fourth event back after hip surgery in February. It was Siem’s sixth victory on the European tour. Both Siem and McKibbin finished at

Associated Press Jun 30, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIDLAND, Mich. — Atthaya “Jeeno” Thitikul of Thailand made a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole as she and Ruoning Yin of China won the Dow Championship on Sunday by closing with an 8-under 62 in the four-ball format. Thitikul and and Yin,

Associated Press Jul 1, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWPORT, R.I. — Richard Bland shot a 4-under 66 in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open, catching leader Hiroyuki Fujita after rain postponed the finish to Monday morning and then banging a chip shot off the pin to beat him on the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 1, 2024, 09:01 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The R&A has tabbed rugby club CEO Mark Darbon as its new chief executive and secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of

Associated Press Jun 30, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWPORT, R.I. — Hiroyuki Fujita held a three-stroke lead with eight holes to play in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open on Sunday when the tournament was suspended because of severe weather at Newport Country Club. Fujita was 2 under for the

ESPN News Services Jun 30, 2024, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the second time, closing with a 2-under 70 on Sunday that gave him a one-shot victory when Akshay Bhatia three-putted from 32 feet on the final hole. “I wouldn’t wish what happened to

Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIDLAND, Mich. — Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho handled a strong wind and the tough foursomes format for a 3-under 67 on Saturday, giving the American duo a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Dow Championship. The South Korean tandem of

Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 08:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai each shot 4-under 68 on Saturday to reach 17 under through three rounds and share the lead for the second straight day at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Cam Davis (66) and Cameron Young (67) were a shot

Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 04:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWPORT, R.I. — The wind at Newport Country Club hasn’t been able to slow down Hiroyuki Fujita in the U.S. Senior Open. Maybe the rain will stop him. The Japanese Tour veteran shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to improve to 14 under in

ESPN News Services Jun 28, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Akshay Bhatia walked down a fairway at Detroit Golf Club, looking for his ball after a long, straight tee shot, and found it in an improbable spot — underground, after it fell into a drain. Bhatia said he and the PGA

Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWPORT, R.I. — Hiroyuki Fujita shot a 4-under 66 in the second round of the U.S. Senior Open on Friday, taking a one-shot lead as he attempts to earn his first victory on American soil. Fujita was at 11-under 129 at Newport Country Club.

Jun 28, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dennis Walters remembers sobbing as his father cradled his head in his arms. It was late January 1975. The Bing Crosby National Pro-Am was playing on the TV in the Walters’ living room in Neptune Township, New Jersey. The celebrity-studded annual PGA event from Pebble Beach

Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 10:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWPORT, R.I. — Frank Bensel turned up a pair of aces — on back-to-back holes — in the second round of the U.S. Senior Open at the Newport Country Club on Friday. Bensel aced the 184-yard fourth hole and then followed it with another

Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWPORT, R.I. — Richard Green and Hiroyuki Fujita each shot 7-under 63 in the U.S. Senior Open on Thursday, taking advantage of low wind in the morning to attack the seaside Newport Country Club course and pull a stroke ahead of local favorite Billy

Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SYDNEY — Jason Day will finally make it to an Olympics while a brother-and-sister combination are two of the other three golfers set to play for Australia at the Paris Games. Day was ranked world No. 1 in 2016 when he decided not to

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seth Waugh is leaving the PGA of America after six years as CEO, a period marked by a sharp boost in golf participation and PGA membership and the move of its headquarters from Florida to a massive complex in Texas. Waugh was the CEO

Open Extended Reactions Founded in 2019, the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic will be held at Detroit Golf Club this weekend. The tournament will feature a $9.2 million total purse, including $1.6 million to the winner. 2023 winner Rickie Fowler looks to defend his title at this year’s event. Here are key facts to know

Field Level Media Jun 25, 2024, 12:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 Nelly Korda will lead the U.S. women’s golf team at the Olympic Games this summer in Paris. USA Golf announced Tuesday that Lilia Vu and Rose Zhang will round out the roster. World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who won gold

Associated Press Jun 23, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AMSTERDAM — Guido Migliozzi of Italy holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th and then birdied it twice more in extra holes to win the KLM Open in a three-man playoff Sunday. Migliozzi birdied two of his last three holes for a

Associated Press Jun 23, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Padraig Harrington won the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open for the third consecutive year on Sunday, making a key par save on the par-3 17th to hold on for a 4-under 68 and a 1-shot victory over Mike Weir. Harrington won his

ESPN News Services Jun 23, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler won the Travelers Championship in a playoff on Sunday, waiting out a disruption by climate protesters on the 18th green and Tom Kim‘s tying birdie on the last hole of regulation for his sixth victory of the year.

Associated Press Jun 23, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. — Tyrrell Hatton won the inaugural LIV Golf Nashville event Sunday, easily holding off Jon Rahm and two-time U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau for the Englishman’s first victory since January 2021 at Abu Dhabi. Hatton took a three-stroke lead into the

Associated Press Jun 23, 2024, 07:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAMAMMISH, Wash. — Amy Yang built a huge lead and survived a couple of late mistakes to win her long-awaited first major title Sunday, a three-shot victory in the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship. Yang closed with an even-par 72 at Sahalee to finish at

ESPN News Services Jun 23, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CROMWELL, Conn. — Six people came out of the crowd and stormed the 18th green while the leaders were lining up their putts on the final hole of regulation at the Travelers Championship on Sunday, delaying the finish of the PGA Tour event

Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Amy Yang shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship as she chases her first major victory. Yang was at 7-under 209 at Sahalee Country Club, remaining steady

Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 09:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CROMWELL, Conn. — Tom Kim made enough birdies on a soft, vulnerable course to stay in front Saturday in the rain-delayed Travelers Championship, getting up-and-down for par on the last hole in near darkness for a 5-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Scottie

Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 03:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALLYLIFFIN, Ireland — Jacob Skov Olesen became the first Danish player to win the British Amateur on Saturday with a 4-and-3 victory over Dominic Clemons of England at Ballyliffin Golf Links. The victory gets the 25-year-old Olesen into The Open next month at Royal