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Associated Press Dec 6, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — Scottie Scheffler birdied every hole but the par 3s on the front nine at Albany Golf Club on Friday and finished his bogey-free round with an 8-under 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in the Hero World Challenge. Two months

Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SUN CITY, South Africa — Defending champion Max Homa birdied his last two holes to shoot a 6-under 66 and take a one-shot lead over South African Ockie Strydom in the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Thursday. Homa started his round

Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — Scottie Scheffler brought a new putting grip to the Hero World Challenge and felt enough improvement to be satisfied with the result, a 5-under 67 that left him three shots behind Cameron Young on Thursday. Young was playing for the first

Associated Press Dec 4, 2024, 11:53 AM ET Players must be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through male puberty to compete in LPGA tournaments or the eight USGA championships for women under new gender policies published Wednesday. The policies, which begin in 2025, follow more than a year of

ESPN News Services Dec 4, 2024, 04:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tony Finau cleared the air Wednesday amid rumors that he was leaving the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf. Finau withdrew from this week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas and was not yet registered to play at The Sentry, the 2025 season-opening

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 3, 2024, 10:35 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods said Tuesday that he’s not close to being physically ready to play in PGA Tour tournaments and has a “long way to

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 3, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods isn’t playing in this week’s Hero World Challenge, an unofficial tournament he hosts in the Bahamas. But the 15-time major champion will

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 2, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan, who helped the women’s professional golf tour reach unprecedented heights in popularity and purse sizes the past four years,

Dec 1, 2024, 02:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Golf marvel Jiyai Shin is breathing easier after keeping Ashleigh Buhai at bay to claim her second Australia Open title in a dramatic finish at Kingston Heath. Shin had been on track for a record-setting victory before holding on for a two-shot win with a 17-under-par

Dec 1, 2024, 03:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Unheralded American Ryggs Johnston can barely believe the company he’s now in after crashing the party with a stunning and most improbable Australian Open triumph in Melbourne. The world No.954 emerged from a big pack of home hopes to steal the Stonehaven Cup with a nerveless

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 27, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf is expected to hire former NBA and NHL executive Scott O’Neil to replace Greg Norman as its CEO and commissioner, sources confirmed

Nov 30, 2024, 02:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Unflappable former world No.1 Jiyai Shin has emerged from the pack to steal the outright Australian Open third-round lead in Melbourne. Shin conjured some late magic to complement her extraordinary consistency to snatch an improbable two-shot advantage over in-form home hope Hannah Green on Saturday. Chasing

Nov 30, 2024, 02:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lucas Herbert has held his chasers at bay to retain the Australian Open lead after a wet and wild third round at Kingston Heath. But the Victorian fan favourite has company at the top after relinquishing a four-shot halfway advantage with a grinding even-par 72 in

Nov 29, 2024, 02:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lucas Herbert is threatening to run away with the Stonehaven Cup following an extraordinary second-round collapse from his superstar LIV Golf teammate Cameron Smith. Herbert steadied after a brief wobble to open up a three-stroke break over the field late in his second round at Kingston

Nov 29, 2024, 02:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions First-round co-leader Hyojin Yang has jumped out to a two-stroke advantage midway through her Australian Open second round on the Melbourne sandbelt. The South Korean amateur was three shots clear after opening with four birdies in her first five holes before stumbling with a bogey to

Field Level Media Nov 27, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour-LIV Golf made-for-TV matchup on Dec. 17 featuring four of the sport’s biggest names will have a purse worth a minimum of $10 million in cryptocurrency, Front Office Sports reported on Wednesday. The newly named Crypto.com Showdown will see Scottie Scheffler

Associated Press Nov 28, 2024, 02:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Lucas Herbert shot an 8-under 63 Thursday at a soggy Victoria Golf Club, including an eagle on his last hole, to take the first-round lead at the Australian Open, with fellow Australian and 2022 British Open champion Cameron Smith two strokes

Anthony Gharib, ESPNNov 27, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bryson DeChambeau is coming off a strong season as a professional, but he might have achieved his most impressive feat Wednesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related DeChambeau started a challenge Nov. 13 in which he attempted to hit a hole-in-one over his house. As each

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Angel Yin was making putts from across the green and threatening to build a big lead until Jeeno Thitikul finished eagle-birdie for a 9-under 63 to share the lead Saturday going into the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Patrick Reed won for the first time in nearly four years on Sunday when he closed with a 4-under 66 for a three-shot victory at the Hong Kong Open on the Asian Tour. Reed seized control of the tournament with a

Field Level Media Nov 25, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Add Marina Alex to the list of players who have retired from the LPGA Tour this year, with the two-time tournament winner calling it a career after she finished tied for 12th in this past weekend’s CME Group Tour Championship at Naples, Florida.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 25, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods announced Monday he won’t compete in next week’s Hero World Challenge, an unofficial tournament he hosts in the Bahamas. The 15-time major

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 04:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Down by two with two holes to play, Jeeno Thitikul knew exactly what was needed to capture the biggest prize in women’s golf history. And another eagle-birdie finish — for the second straight day — made it happen. Thitikul won the record-setting $4 million

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 05:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Maverick McNealy finally became a winner on the final tournament of his fifth year on the PGA Tour, hitting a 6-iron 5 feet for birdie on the 18th hole at Sea Island for a 2-under 68 and a one-shot

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 02:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Australian Elvis Smylie shot a 4-under 67 to win the 54-hole Australian PGA on Sunday by two shots after a final-round shootout with his compatriot and former mentor Cameron Smith. Smylie finished on 14-under 199, two ahead of Smith who had

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Maverick McNealy steadied himself after a rugged start Saturday with a 4-under 66 and caught up with Vince Whaley in a wild third round at the RSM Classic in which a half-dozen players had at least a share of

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 02:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Former British Open champion Cameron Smith birdied three of his first four holes Saturday for a 6-under 65 and was tied for the second-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA championship at Royal Queensland. Heavy rain showers and an unplayable course

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Michael Thorbjornsen is over his knee surgery and shed the brace in time to post an 8-under 64 on the Plantation course Thursday and share the lead to par with fellow Stanford alum Maverick McNealy at the season-ending RSM

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 09:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — The second round of the Australian PGA championship was washed out Friday due to rain and an unplayable course and the tournament has been shortened to 54 holes. Officials for the Australasian PGA Tour and European Tour event made the announcement

Field Level Media Nov 20, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nelly Korda capped her best season by capturing the top two honors Wednesday at the Rolex LPGA Awards in Naples, Florida. The 26-year-old Florida native received the Rolex Player of the Year Award and the Rolex Annika Major Award, which goes to the