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Associated Press Jan 7, 2025, 07:51 PM ET HONOLULU — The Sony Open turned solemn Tuesday morning when dozens of players, caddies and PGA Tour officials joined Grayson Murray‘s family along the shore behind the 16th green at Waialae to pay tribute to the defending champion who took his own life four months later. Murray

Associated Press Jan 8, 2025, 12:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Ludvig Åberg will be the answer to a trivia question: He made the first birdie in TGL history. And with that, the indoor golf competition that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had envisioned for years was finally underway. TGL

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 7, 2025, 08:54 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — It took a year longer than expected, but TGL, the new tech-infused golf league being fronted by superstars Tiger

Keith Jenkins Nov 14, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two of the biggest names in golf have come together to bring fans of the sport a new experience. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are the masterminds behind the interactive, technology-infused golf league TGL. The league partnered with the PGA Tour to provide a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 6, 2025, 03:36 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 withdrew from next week’s American Express to give his injured right hand a few more weeks to heal,

Associated Press Jan 5, 2025, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Hideki Matsuyama got the new season off to a smashing start Sunday when he broke the PGA Tour record to par for 72 holes by closing with an 8-under 65 for a three-shot victory over Collin Morikawa in The Sentry. Matsuyama

Associated Press Jan 4, 2025, 08:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa put on a stripe show Saturday at Kapalua, each of them posting an 11-under 62 at vulnerable Kapalua that threatened to turn The Sentry into a two-man show in the PGA Tour opener. Matsuyama had a

Associated Press Jan 4, 2025, 12:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Collin Morikawa has played Kapalua enough to know that trailing Hideki Matsuyama by seven shots early in the second round was no reason to panic. Sure enough, he nearly caught up to the Japanese star on Friday at The Sentry. Matsuyama

ESPN News Services Jan 3, 2025, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golf’s season-ending Tour Championship could be held under a bracket-type competition involving stroke and match play as the PGA Tour looks at options to improve its playoff format, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Adjusting the format to the Tour Championship is

Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Tom Hoge grew up in North Dakota and found the ideal vibe for Kapalua on Thursday, keeping expectations low and riding the momentum of good golf on his way to a 9-under 64 to take a one-shot lead at The Sentry

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 1, 2025, 08:16 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions After just a 39-day offseason, the PGA Tour’s 2025 schedule tees off Thursday at the Sentry at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii, one of eight

Associated Press Dec 31, 2024, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KAPALUA, Hawaii — Americans are getting paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time, and Xander Schauffele said Tuesday the plan is for them not to get a dime. “I just see it as a whole lot of money going to

Dec 30, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025 PGA Tour season kicks off this week with the Sentry at Kapalua Plantation Course in Maui, Hawaii. The year’s first signature event features a total purse of $20 million, with $3.6 million going to the winner. The 60-player field includes 2024 PGA Tour winners

Associated Press Dec 30, 2024, 03:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WELLINGTON, New Zealand — – Hall of Famer Lydia Ko has been made a Dame in the New Year’s honors list in New Zealand for her services to golf. A damehood is the female equivalent of a knighthood and she’s become Dame Lydia Ko

Field Level Media Dec 30, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Norwegian star Viktor Hovland is still a game-time decision for The Sentry, this week’s PGA Tour season opener in Kapalua, Hawaii, due to a broken toe. Hovland also told Norsk Golf that he is no longer working with swing coach Joe Mayo, the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 30, 2024, 08:36 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Another year in professional golf has come and gone without the PGA Tour and LIV Golf finding common ground to bring the sport’s stars

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 27, 2024, 04:20 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 suffered a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass while preparing dinner

Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lucas Glover held down the 50th spot in the final world ranking of the year, making him one of nine players who will be added to the invitation list to play in the Masters. The field has eight more players than it did at

Field Level Media Dec 23, 2024, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stewart Cink has committed to play full-time on the PGA Tour Champions circuit in 2025. Cink, 51, who joined the PGA Tour in 1997, has eight career wins in 689 events. He’s earned almost $44 million. Winner of The Open Championship in 2009,

Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lucas Glover held down the 50th spot in the final world ranking of the year, making him one of 10 players who will be added to the invitation list to play in the Masters. The field has eight more players than it did at

Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great Michael Jordan. He trails only four-time winners Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods

ESPN News Services Dec 22, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods isn’t the only member of his family to produce big moments. His 15-year-old son Charlie made his first ace Sunday in the PNC Championship. And Dad seemed more excited than he would have been had he made the hole-in-one himself. Charlie

Dec 22, 2024, 06:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions England’s John Parry made an eagle and four birdies on his back nine to card a 64 on Sunday and win the Mauritius Open title at Mont Choisy Le Golf with 14-under par, his first victory on the DP World Tour in 14 years. Parry started

Associated Press Dec 21, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods and 15-year-old son Charlie ran off five straight birdies on the back nine Saturday for a 13-under 59 in the scramble format, giving them a share of the lead in the PNC Championship in the former’s first competition since

Associated Press Dec 20, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Derek Sprague has been selected as the next CEO at the PGA of America, the first time a club professional has been chosen to lead the organization in nearly 20 years. Sprague, who spent 25 years at his hometown Malone Golf Club in New

Associated Press Dec 20, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf is looking younger as it adds new players to the team rosters, the most recent Friday when the Cleeks announced it was signing Fredrik Kjetterup, 24, of Denmark, who finished among the top 10 in the PGA Tour University ranking at Florida

Associated Press Dec 20, 2024, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods turns 49 at the end of the month, and he has one pressing goal that relates to his golf. He wants to prolong the inevitable day when his son beats him over 18 holes. They will be playing with

Dec 20, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie Woods, are teeing off at the PNC Championship Pro-Am this weekend, and it’s bound to be a fun time for the duo. This is Tiger’s first competition since the British Open in July. He’s recovering from a sixth surgery on

Dec 19, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker reached rare air in the Week 16 edition of “Thursday Night Football.” As the second quarter wound down, the Denver Broncos were flagged for a kick-catch interference penalty on a fair catch, resulting in a 15-yard advance for the Chargers.

ESPN News Services Dec 19, 2024, 11:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nick Dunlap, who became the first player to win as an amateur and a professional in the same season, has been named the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year for the 2024 season. The 20-year-old American was selected for the Arnold Palmer Award