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Associated Press Nov 15, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BELLEAIR, Fla. — Charley Hull made five birdies Friday for a 4-under 66 that gave her a two-shot lead and an extra day of her offseason holiday, along with a weekend date with Nelly Korda at The Annika. Hull, who won in Saudi Arabia

Associated Press Nov 15, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Justin Lower had another 6-under 65 without taking advantage of the par-5s on Friday, giving him a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The island paradise was more like a grind in the wind and squalls

Associated Press Nov 15, 2024, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The path is clear for Rory McIlroy to clinch the year-long Race to Dubai title and be crowned the European tour’s best player for a sixth time. He’s well in contention to win the season-ending World Tour Championship, too.

Field Level Media Nov 14, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Along with national pride, it appears members of the United States’ 2025 Ryder Cup team will have another incentive when teeing off against their European counterparts at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. Lots of zeros. A vote by the PGA of America will

Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Hayden Springer birdied three of his last four holes Thursday for a 6-under 65, giving him a share of the lead with Justin Lower before darkness kept the opening round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship from being completed. Springer needed a

Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy was already an overwhelming favorite to win the European tour’s season-long Race to Dubai title. He made his chances even better on Thursday. McIlroy shot 5-under 67 and was tied for the lead with Tyrrell Hatton after

Associated Press Nov 13, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BELLEAIR, Fla. — Caitlin Clark brought her golf game and a big buzz to the LPGA Tour on Wednesday when the basketball star played in a pro-am that attracted a bigger crowd than the tour often gets for its tournament rounds. Clark played nine

Nov 13, 2024, 02:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What can’t Caitlin Clark do? Editor’s Picks The Indiana Fever star and WNBA Rookie of the Year played in a pro-am at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, showing off her skills on the golf course. She played alongside world No. 1 Nelly

Associated Press Nov 13, 2024, 06:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The goals for 2025 are piling up for Rory McIlroy. Ending a drought in the majors that dates back to 2014 is uppermost in his mind. There’s also the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, where McIlroy will be the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 12, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions WNBA star Caitlin Clark once quipped that she would spend the offseason working to become a professional golfer. Basketball fans can relax, because the

Associated Press Nov 12, 2024, 08:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VIRGINIA Water, England — The European tour will return to Turkey and Austria next year while the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa is also back on the 42-event schedule for the 2025 season that begins next week. The schedule was announced Tuesday, with

Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 08:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS CABOS, Mexico — Nico Echavarria moved into position to win consecutive PGA Tour events, shooting a 9-under 63 in calmer wind conditions Friday for a share of the lead in the World Wide Technology Championship. The Zozo Championship winner two weeks ago in

Associated Press Nov 9, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS CABOS, Mexico — Justin Lower made an 11-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a share of the lead Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship with Nico Echavarria and Carson Young. Lower shot a 9-under 63 in diminished wind conditions to

Associated Press Nov 10, 2024, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS CABOS, Mexico — Austin Eckroat won the World Wide Technology Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title of the year, shooting a 9-under 63 for a one-stroke victory over Justin Lower and Carson Young. Playing in the group ahead of Lower

Associated Press Nov 10, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Bernhard Langer won for the 18th straight year on the PGA Tour Champions, holing a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole to hold off Steven Alker in the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday at Phoenix Country Club. The 67-year-old

Associated Press Nov 9, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Bernhard Langer shot his age once again to put himself in position to extend his PGA Tour Champions winning streak to 18 years. The 67-year-old German star with a Champions-record 46 career victories had a 4-under 67 on Saturday at Phoenix Country

Associated Press Nov 10, 2024, 08:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Paul Waring carded a 6-under 66 to win the Abu Dhabi Championship for the biggest victory of his career on Sunday. The 229th-ranked Englishman was one stroke ahead overnight and finished on 24 under. He even surprised himself

Associated Press Nov 9, 2024, 10:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — A Lim Kim won the Lotte Championship on Saturday for her second LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a two–stroke victory over playing partner Nataliya Guseva. A stroke ahead of Guseva entering the day at breezy Hoakalei Country Club,

Field Level Media Nov 9, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jason Day said he never had to make a decision on whether to leave for the LIV Golf League. That’s because the Saudi Arabian-backed rival to the PGA Tour never made a formal contract offer to the former world No. 1. Day acknowledged

Associated Press Nov 9, 2024, 08:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy‘s charge at the Abu Dhabi Championship faltered when he found water off his drive and made double bogey on the last hole on Saturday, leaving him five shots off the lead held by Paul Waring heading

Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 11:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — A Lim Kim had a hole-in-one on the par-3 ninth and birdied the final two holes for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Nataliya Guseva on Friday in the Lotte Championship. “Calculate number and then chose line and then hit

Associated Press Nov 7, 2024, 08:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS CABOS, Mexico — Kevin Streelman, Tom Whitney and Rico Hoey each shot 5-under 67 in windy conditions Thursday to share the first-round lead in the World Wide Technology Championship. Winless on the PGA Tour since 2014, the 46-year-old Streelman opened his afternoon round

Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 08:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Paul Waring hit the shot of his life to complete a career-low 11-under 61 in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday and establish a five-stroke lead heading into the weekend of the European tour’s

Associated Press Nov 7, 2024, 11:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — Nataliya Guseva of Russia shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the second-round lead in the Lotte Championship with A Lim Kim, Ruixin Liu and Yuri Yoshida. Guseva holed out from 120 yards for eagle on the par-4 seventh

Associated Press Nov 7, 2024, 06:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy returned from a month away from competitive action and shot a 5-under 67 with a new swing in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday. It left the No. 3-ranked McIlroy four shots

Associated Press Nov 6, 2024, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — Former U.S. Women’s Open champion A Lim Kim opened with an eagle and piled up birdies on her way to a 6-under 66 on Wednesday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Lotte Championship. It was a good

Field Level Media Nov 6, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameron Young on Wednesday withdrew from the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico. Young, who is 33rd in the Official World Golf Ranking, was the highest-ranked player in the field at El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas. The PGA Tour

Associated Press Nov 6, 2024, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy can finish the season as the European tour’s top player for the sixth time with a win at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week. He will attempt to do so with a new swing. The No.

Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Nelly Korda clinched her first award for LPGA player of the year on Sunday when it became mathematically impossible for anyone to catch her in the points-based competition. Korda had to skip two tournaments during the Asia swing because of a

Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 05:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Rio Takeda of Japan won the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic on Sunday in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death holes, defeating Marina Alex of the United States. It was Takeda’s first victory on the LPGA Tour. Takeda had a birdie on