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Associated Press May 12, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Steve Stricker decided Sunday to withdraw from the PGA Championship at Valhalla, citing the difficulty of the 57-year-old playing four times in a span of five weeks. Stricker was eligible by winning the Senior PGA Championship last year. Stricker, John Daly

ESPN News Services May 11, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLIFTON, N.J. — Madelene Sagstrom and Rose Zhang left Nelly Korda and everyone else way behind Saturday in the Cognizant Founders Cup. Trying to win a record sixth straight LPGA Tour event, Korda was 11 shots behind Sagstrom and 10 back of two-time

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 09:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Doug Barron shot a 6-under 66 for a share of the Regions Tradition lead with Ernie Els on Saturday, heading into the final round of the PGA Tour Champions’ first major of the season. Els shot 70 with an eagle and

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Chris Gotterup shot a 6-under 65 on Saturday to push his lead to four strokes with a round left in the PGA Tour’s inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic. After opening 66-64 to take a one-stroke lead into the third round, Gotterup

ESPN News Services May 10, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Chris Gotterup birdied the final four holes and six of the last eight for a 7-under 64 and a 1-stroke lead over Robert MacIntyre on Friday after the second round of the PGA Tour’s inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic. After

Associated Press May 10, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two-time defending champion Steve Stricker birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a 1-shot lead over Ernie Els on Friday after the second round of the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors. Stricker, who

May 10, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Xander Schauffele has been a mainstay near the top of the leaderboard most of the year. Now he’s hoping to close the door. Schauffele shot a 4-under 67 on Friday after opening with a 64, leaving him at 11-under 131 and four shots

Associated Press May 9, 2024, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy hoped his victory with Shane Lowry two weeks ago in the Zurich Classic team event would serve as a springboard for the remainder of the season. He’s off to a good start. McIlroy positioned himself for a run at

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy isn’t returning to the PGA Tour’s policy board, but he’ll still be involved in negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund regarding

Associated Press May 9, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Beau Hossler and Robert MacIntyre each shot 7-under 64 on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour’s inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic. Hossler had an eagle, six birdies and a bogey at Dunes Golf & Beach Club. The

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods is apparently ready to tee it up at next week’s PGA Championship after he made a scouting trip to

ESPN News Services May 8, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods will be the lone player on a five-member subcommittee that will be involved in negotiations with the Public Investment Fund, part of a busy day of governance as the PGA Tour tries to strike a deal with the Saudi backers of

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour is making a final stop before the PGA Championship, the second major of the season, which will tee off next week

Associated Press May 8, 2024, 11:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club on Thursday will be delayed with rain in the forecast. The start of the first round was set for 11 a.m. because of heavy rain expected to move through

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 6, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Reigning U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg headline the roster of the Bay Golf Club, the California-based team in TGL presented

Associated Press May 7, 2024, 01:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that also includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, giving the major the entire top 100 in the world ranking at Valhalla next week. The PGA of America strives to

Sunaadh Sagar May 7, 2024, 05:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions August 7, 2021. It’s 5am in India and there’s already a buzz among sports fans. Aditi Ashok, ranked 200 in the world, started the fourth and final day of the Tokyo Olympic golf competition in second place. She’s tied with LPGA star Lydia Ko

Associated Press May 6, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets to play in at least one major this year. He announced Monday on social media that he received an invitation to play in the PGA Championship next week. The PGA of America is not expected to release the

May 6, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Swedish sensation Ludvig Åberg, who finished second in his Masters debut last month, withdrew on Monday from this week’s PGA Tour event with a knee issue but expects to return in time for next week’s PGA Championship. Aberg, ranked No. 6 in the world, was set

Associated Press May 4, 2024, 08:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McKINNEY, Texas — Taylor Pendrith has been here before — holding or sharing a lead after three rounds on the PGA Tour. The Canadian was one of six among the top 10 on the leaderboard seeking a first tour victory at the CJ Cup

Associated Press May 5, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McKINNEY, Texas — Taylor Pendrith took advantage of Ben Kohles‘ final-hole meltdown to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Kohles overtook Pendrith with birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 for a one-shot lead then bogeyed the

Associated Press May 5, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Scott Dunlap was declared the 36-hole winner of the Insperity Invitational when rain washed out the final round Sunday, giving him his first PGA Tour Champions title in nearly 10 years. Devastating rain in the Houston area previously washed out

Associated Press May 5, 2024, 06:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHENZHEN, China — Adrian Otaegui overturned a five-shot deficit to win the China Open on Sunday, the Spanish golfer’s fifth tour title. Otaegui had been trailing Sebastian Söderberg after Friday’s round — Saturday’s was cancelled because of thunder and lightning — and he shot

ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 01:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Brooks Koepka shot a 3-under 68 on Sunday to win the LIV Golf tournament, his fourth victory on the circuit. Koepka finished 15-under 201 for the three rounds, two ahead of Australians Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith. Leishman finished with a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 3, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Every PGA Tour member eligible to play in next week’s Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, has committed to compete in the signature

Associated Press May 4, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Brooks Koepka, looking for his fourth victory on the LIV Golf circuit, shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday to lead by three strokes after the second round in Singapore. Rain delayed the start of play by several hours in steamy Singapore with

ESPN News Services May 3, 2024, 09:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kris Kim, a 16-year-old English amateur playing on a sponsor exemption at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, became the youngest player in 11 years to make the cut in a PGA Tour event. Kim finished his second round Friday with a birdie for

Field Level Media May 2, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Caddie Mike “Fluff” Cowan and Jim Furyk have parted ways amicably after 25 years of working together. Cowan, who was on the bag for Tiger Woods in the late 1990s, is returning to the PGA Tour. Cowan is working with Taiwanese pro C.T.

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 02:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Sebastián Muñoz of Colombia shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to lead after the first round of the LIV Golf tournament in Singapore. Six players were a shot back after rounds of 66 at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore — Thomas

Associated Press May 2, 2024, 09:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McKINNEY, Texas — Matt Wallace was relegated to watching the Masters amid a self-described “terrible” season when he found himself pondering what makes some of the best golfers in the world so good. Asked if Scottie Scheffler was among the players he was watching,