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Field Level Media Jan 29, 2025, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Viktor Hovland said his toe is fine after breaking it late last year, but said his game entering this week’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am could use some fixing. “It’s not very good,” said Hovland, who won the U.S. Amateur title at Pebble Beach in

Mark SchlabachJan 29, 2025, 07:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LPGA’s 75th season tees off this week at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Thirty-two winners from the past two seasons, along with 49 celebrities,

Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — After an early-morning cross-country flight following his TGL debut in Florida on Monday night, Rory McIlroy arrived at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Tuesday ahead of the PGA Tour’s second signature event of the season. McIlroy has yet to play stateside this year, but the talk surrounding

Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Sporting a small, barely visible bandage on his right palm, a well-rested Scottie Scheffler said Tuesday he’s ready for his 2025 debut at this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after he was forced to miss two events due to a hand injury suffered while cooking over the Christmas

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2025, 11:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods said the decision to keep the Genesis Invitational tournament in Southern California was an important one as the Los Angeles area recovers from a series of wildfires. Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, has been home to the Woods-hosted event

Jan 27, 2025, 10:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods and his Jupiter Links Golf Club team prevailed 4-3 in overtime against Rory McIlroy‘s Boston Common Golf squad in the best match yet of the inaugural TGL season. Monday’s indoor golf contest was tight throughout, but Woods’ teammates, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner, came

Dre Waters Jan 27, 2025, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The TGL hosted its biggest match yet on Monday evening, as league founders Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy went head-to-head in TGL for the first time. McIlroy and Boston Common Golf made their debut against Woods and Jupiter Links Golf Club, who made their

Field Level Media Jan 27, 2025, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pat Perez is joining the LIV Golf broadcast team as an on-course analyst this season. Perez, 48, previously competed in the league as a member of captain Dustin Johnson‘s 4Aces GC. He finished 48th in the LIV individual standings in 2024 and was

Associated Press Jan 26, 2025, 09:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates — Spanish golfer Alejandro del Rey claimed his first European tour title in impressive fashion by shooting a third straight 6-under 66 to win the Ras Al Khaimah Championship by four strokes Sunday. Del Rey, ranked No. 308,

Jan 25, 2025, 06:48 PM ET Former major winner Davis Love III is recovering from open-heart surgery. CBS’ Jim Nantz made the announcement during the network’s coverage of the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday, saying the surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, was planned and Love is recovering well.

ESPN News Services Jan 25, 2025, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Harris English held off hard-charging Sam Stevens to win the Farmers Insurance Open by one shot Saturday, securing his fifth career PGA Tour victory with a 1-over 73 in challenging weather at Torrey Pines. English finished his first tour win

Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Scottie Scheffler has committed to play the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am next week, his first competition in about six weeks while recovering from a puncture wound to his right hand from preparing Christmas dinner. Scheffler had said at the start of the week the

Mark SchlabachJan 24, 2025, 11:43 AM 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 moving the Genesis Invitational to the South Course at Torrey Pines in San Diego on Feb. 10-16, the tour announced Friday. The Genesis

Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Harris English finished his 6-under 66 with three straight birdies Friday, charging into a one-shot lead over Andrew Novak at 9-under 207 heading into the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open. English capitalized in the third round after Torrey Pines’

ESPN News Services Jan 24, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LPGA has canceled the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship near Los Angeles because the underwriter of the tournament failed to make payments for the 2024 and 2025 tournaments. The LPGA said in a statement Friday that canceling the tournament was unavoidable because

Jan 23, 2025, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2027 Open Championship will be played at St Andrews in Scotland, tournament organizers the R&A announced on Thursday. It will mark the 31st occasion that the world’s oldest golf tournament will be held at the Old Course, one of the most iconic layouts in the

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Åberg and Lanto Griffin shared the lead Thursday at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open after ferocious wind forced an 86-minute delay and prevented dozens of players from finishing the second round. First-round leader Aberg fought to a 3-over

Field Level Media Jan 23, 2025, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 3 and two-time champion Rory McIlroy will compete in the RBC Canadian Open, tournament organizers announced Thursday. The RBC Canadian Open will take place from June 4-8 on the north course at TPC Toronto Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario. “We’re thrilled

Associated Press Jan 22, 2025, 06:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GREAT ABACO, Bahamas — Sudarshan Yellamaraju shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Wednesday for a five-stroke victory in the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, the second event of the year on the Korn Ferry Tour. The 23-year-old Canadian began with a one-shot lead and pulled

Associated Press Jan 22, 2025, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Åberg shot a 9-under 63 Wednesday in what he calls his favorite place in the world, taking a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Aberg took

Mark SchlabachJan 22, 2025, 09:36 AM 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’s West Coast swing hits the halfway point at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California. The tournament tees off

Dre Waters Jan 21, 2025, 09:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The TGL had its closest match of the inaugural season on Tuesday, as Atlanta Drive Golf Club and New York Golf Club were separated by only two points through the first nine holes. But Atlanta pulled away in the last six holes en route

Field Level Media Jan 21, 2025, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour named four first-time members to the 16-member Player Advisory Council on Tuesday. Eric Cole, Trevor Cone, Max McGreevy and Gary Woodland will be making their inaugural service on the PAC, which advises and consults with the PGA Tour Policy Board

Jan 21, 2025, 01:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Justin Thomas is asking his fellow golfers to make themselves more accessible to the PGA Tour’s media partners during telecasts, citing the sport’s need to “better connect with fans.” “We’re incredibly lucky to have many passionate people tuning in to watch us every week, but let’s

Keith Jenkins Jan 20, 2025, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour continues its West Coast swing this week with the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. The winner will earn $1.674 million of the $9.3 million purse and 500 FedEx Cup points. French Olympian Matthieu Pavon returns

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 20, 2025, 04:26 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler said he isn’t sure whether he’ll play in next week’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the second signature event of

Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 07:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka‘s game has been almost as clean as his head through three rounds at The American Express. Straka shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday in his third straight bogey-free round, staking the newly bald Austrian to a four-shot lead

Field Level Media Jan 19, 2025, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 4 Collin Morikawa was one of three golfers to withdraw from the upcoming Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday. Morikawa joined Nicolai Højgaard of Denmark and Tyler McCumber in bowing out of the 156-golfer field at famed Torrey Pines in San Diego.

Associated Press Jan 19, 2025, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas on Sunday, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70. Straka, the first Austrian to win on the tour three years ago,

Associated Press Jan 19, 2025, 09:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Englishman Tyrrell Hatton held off Daniel Hillier of New Zealand to win the Dubai Desert Classic by a stroke on Sunday. Overnight leader Hillier birdied the last to put pressure on his playing partner but Hatton held his nerve