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Sarah Gallagher took an early 4-up lead, then withstood a late rally by Brenda Corrie Kuehn to win the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship, 1 up, on Thursday at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Gallagher, a financial planner from Canton, Ga., won the second through fifth holes with birdies Her lead was cut to

Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 09:19 PM ET THE COLONY, Texas — Hyo Joo Kim took the first-round lead Thursday in The Ascendant LPGA, breaking away at Old American with a back-nine birdie run in a 7-under 64. Kim, the 28-year-old South Korean player ranked No. 7 in the world, had a two-stroke lead over

A golfer was arrested in the middle of his round in San Ramon, Calif. His alleged crime? Cheating other golfers. Sort of. According to San Ramon police, the arrest took place last month when officers got golf carts from a local course’s pro shop and took the unidentified man into custody on the eighth hole.

Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 02:33 PM ET GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — A large fire in a temporary hospitality structure at the Marco Simone club outside Rome that hosted the Ryder Cup last weekend was quickly brought under control, organizers of golf’s biggest team event said Thursday, adding that nobody was injured “A fire was

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — It was, as he laughingly admitted, his first visit to a media center in quite some time—“about seven years” to be sort of exact. But David Howell wasn’t up on stage to talk about his chairmanship of the DP World Tour’s Tournament Committee. Nor had he been asked to come in

Oct 5, 2023, 08:00 AM ET ESPN will televise the inaugural season of TGL presented by SoFi, the new golf league set to begin play in 2024, as part of a multiyear agreement announced Thursday morning. The league, which is the brainchild of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy along with golf executive Mike McCarley, will

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — There was a time when the name of “Andrew Waterman” appeared in the draw for this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. But only a time. At 2:41 p.m. locally on the eve of the event, “Waterman” disappeared and was replaced by Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor

Oct 4, 2023, 11:47 PM ET Peter Malnati hasn’t been shy when it comes to sharing his opinions since joining the PGA Tour policy board, but he found himself choosing his words very carefully when speaking about Lexi Thompson on Tuesday. Thompson, who owns 11 career LPGA victories, was given an exemption for next week’s

PGA Tour rookie Ludvig Åberg hasn’t played in a major championship just yet, but he’s already a Ryder Cup winner and is one of the favorites at the upcoming Sanderson Farms Championship. The 23-year-old Swede, who turned pro in June, is looking to improve upon a fourth-place finish at the John Deere Classic as his

Oct 4, 2023, 01:23 PM ET LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan is participating in this week’s DP World Tour event in Scotland. Al-Rumayyan, 53, will compete in the pro-am portion of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrew’s. The participation of the governor of Saudia Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in a European tour event

ROME — Rory McIlroy bounced like a bobblehead on a trampoline, a man too joyous to worry about rhythm or pretense. Next to him was Shane Lowry, who had been pounding his chest or screaming to the heavens for the better part of three days, including now. They were standing inside the team bus, singing

Michael Collins, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer/video talent for ESPN.com Worked for several players as PGA Tour caddie Former stand-up comedian Lexi Thompson is set to become the fifth woman ever to tee it up against the men on the PGA Tour. Thompson, 28, accepted a sponsor invitation to

ROME — It didn’t sound like Rory McIlroy had any doubts in his mind. And he does know a thing or five about winning Ryder Cups. Seven times the Northern Irishman has been part of Old World squads charged with taking on the New World from across the Atlantic; only twice has he ended up

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 08:04 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — European star Rory McIlroy and American caddie Joe LaCava reportedly met at the Ryder Cup to clear the air Sunday, one day after

Yet on Monday, the 19-year-old Alabama sophomore came inches away from accomplishing something even more unique: Becoming the first golfer to shoot a 59 in college competition. Dunlap was playing with his Crimson Tide team in the Hamptons Intercollegiate at Maidstone Club in East Hampton, N.Y. After shooting a three-under 69 in the morning round,

Oct 3, 2023, 09:24 AM ET Rory McIlroy said not having the “big personalities” of LIV golfers Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter at the Ryder Cup allowed others to step into leadership roles and gave younger players room to grow at the tournament. Garcia, Westwood and Poulter were absent from Europe’s victory over

ROME — In the face of the obvious truth that European golfers were much better at executing their shots than the Americans over the past three days at Marco Simone, it’s time now to take stock of the latest home blowout in the Ryder Cup and ask the deeper “why?” Here are seven critical reasons

Oct 1, 2023, 11:09 AM ET Tommy Fleetwood secured the final half point against Rickie Fowler to hand Europe a victory in the Ryder Cup on Sunday at Marco Simone Golf Club in Italy. The Europeans entered Sunday’s play with a 10½-5½ lead; no team had ever lost a five-point lead on the final day

ROME — He has no tell, forever stoic against the chaos that surrounds him and his eyes concealed by shades. The only noticeable stress is the gray in his beard from watching the things Jordan Spieth has done. But every man has his breaking point, and caddie Michael Greller reached his Saturday, on the 16th

Oct 2, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Xander Schauffele, an automatic qualifier for the United States team at the 2023 Ryder Cup, could have been removed from the squad in a contract dispute, his father told the Times of London. The golfer wanted to make three amendments to the player participation and benefit agreement but was

Xander Schauffele earned the chance to play on the 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup team, grabbing the last of six automatic qualifying spots to secure his second start in the biennial event. But according to a story in the Times of London on Monday, his place on the roster was in jeopardy ahead of the match

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Zach Johnson indicated he wouldn’t change a thing about America’s preparation and plan for

ROME — Rickie Fowler conceding Tommy Fleetwood a two foot, eight-inch putt for the win on the 16th hole was a strange technicality which both ended the Ryder Cup, and sparked some controversy with viewers at home. I get that, but I also don’t agree with it. I was on the 16th green when it

Associated Press Oct 1, 2023, 08:14 PM ET ROGERS, Ark. — Hae Ran Ryu completed a wire-to-wire run to her first LPGA Tour title, a three-shot victory Sunday at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. The 22-year-old rookie from South Korea had four birdies and an eagle in her last nine holes at Pinnacle Country Club

It was a packed leader board at the 2023 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, but Hae Ran Ryu bombarded Pinnacle Country Club with birdies and an eagle on the back nine to take home her first LPGA Tour trophy. She is the 49th player from South Korea to win on the LPGA Tour and took home

Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of

ROME — The Europeans had a nickname for their American counterparts during the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club near Chicago. They called them the “Ice Princesses.” They were cold and calculating and clinical. They were all business. They seldom interacted with the large American galleries, opting to concentrate on their mission. It worked

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Rory McIlroy needed this Ryder Cup win. The regrets of Whistling Straits have fueled

It goes without saying that the biggest event in golf this week is taking place in Rome. However, Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim might argue that it’s taking place in Hangzhou, China. In fairness, the two South Koreans might have a point, too. While the Ryder Cup is one of the biggest events in

Sunaadh Sagar Oct 1, 2023, 02:59 AM ET Gold should have been hers. Aditi Ashok walked away from the 18th hole at the end of Round 4 of the women’s individual golf event at the 19th Asian Games with a silver medal, and the feat of becoming the first Indian woman to medal at the