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Associated Press Mar 1, 2025, 01:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Lydia Ko shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to move from one stroke behind to one stroke in front after three rounds of the HSBC Women’s World Championship. The 27-year-old South Korean-born New Zealander had a 54-hole total of 10-under 206 on

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Jake Knapp was 11 shots worse than his opening round at the Cognizant Classic and still stayed in front, curling in a 15-foot birdie putt on his final hole Friday for a 1-under 70 and a one-shot lead over

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 10:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DURBAN, South Africa — Dale Whitnell made two holes-in-one in the same round at the South African Open on Friday, having entered the day worrying about just making the cut at the European tour event. The 36-year-old Englishman aced the par-3 second and 12th

ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2025, 12:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Knapp knew he was on the verge of something special Thursday after a run of five straight birdies to open his round at the Cognizant Classic. By the end, he had joined one of golf’s most elite clubs. Knapp, the No. 99

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — A Gator took on a gator. Billy Horschel won. Horschel played his college golf for Florida, so he knows plenty about the wildlife that gets seen on courses in the Sunshine State — including, yes, alligators. So when a

Field Level Media Feb 26, 2025, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amateur Luke Clanton can secure his PGA Tour membership by making the cut at this week’s Cognizant Classic. But if the 21-year-old Florida State junior is feeling any butterflies, he’s keeping that to himself. “Pressure is kind of a word I don’t like

Mark SchlabachFeb 26, 2025, 01:13 PM 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 begins its Florida swing with the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches this week, a sign that it’s finally warming up on the East

Dre Waters Feb 25, 2025, 11:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TGL held its second stint of consecutive days of golf, as Jupiter Links Golf Club and The Bay Golf Club had a match Tuesday night. Tom Kim, Max Homa and Kevin Kisner were the active players for Jupiter Links, while Tiger Woods sat out.

Associated Press Feb 25, 2025, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Florida swing on the PGA Tour unofficially marks the start of the road to the Masters, and it’s that time of the year when every point matters. In this case, it’s world ranking points. Five tournaments remain before Augusta National takes the top

Dre Waters Feb 24, 2025, 11:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TGL action continued on Monday as the league hosted its first doubleheader of the season. In the first match, Los Angeles Golf Club took on New York Golf Club. New York picked up its first win of the season over Boston Common Golf last

Associated Press Feb 24, 2025, 06:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Swedish golfer Anna Nordqvist was appointed Monday as the captain of the European team for next year’s Solheim Cup being staged in the Netherlands. Europe will look to reclaim the cup after losing 15½-12½ on U.S. soil last year. That was the Americans’ first

Associated Press Feb 23, 2025, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VALLARTA, Mexico — Brian Campbell cashed in on a huge break Sunday when his tee shot in a playoff bounced out of the trees and back into play, leading to a birdie on the second extra hole to win the Mexico Open over Aldrich

Feb 23, 2025, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NAIROBI, Kenya — South Africa’s Jacques Kruyswijk won the Kenya Open at Nairobi’s Muthaiga Golf Club on Sunday, pipping English veteran John Parry by two shots to lift his first European tour title. Kruyswijk, 32, had stormed up the leaderboard in Saturday’s third round to lead

Feb 22, 2025, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday there is a “good chance” of resolving a schism between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf after his discussions with the parties about the dispute. At a White House dinner for visiting state governors, Trump was asked by

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 06:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PATTAYA, Thailand — Angel Yin birdied three of her final four holes on the front nine to help set up an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Thailand tournament. The American had a three-round

Associated Press Feb 21, 2025, 08:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VALLARTA, Mexico — Aldrich Potgieter showed his ability to shoot low Friday in the Mexico Open, powering and putting to a 10-under 61 that gave the big-hitting South African a four-shot lead going into the weekend at Vidanta Vallarta. Potgieter chipped in for par

Field Level Media Feb 21, 2025, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tony Finau signed a one-match contract to compete with Los Angeles Golf Club against New York Golf Club, the TGL team announced on Friday. Finau will join Los Angeles GC on Monday in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood

Associated Press Feb 20, 2025, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VALLARTA, Mexico — Six of the seven PGA Tour events this year had international winners, and the Mexico Open added to the trend Thursday when Jeremy Paul of Germany, Kris Ventura of Norway and Harry Hall of England shared the lead at 7-under 64.

Marco Wutz Feb 20, 2025, 11:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The competition between EA Sports and 2K Games in the golf sim genre is reminiscent of their football sim clash in the 2000s, so fans are eager to see what 2K has to offer to counter EA Sports PGA Tour from 2023, which was

Shwetha SurendranFeb 19, 2025, 03:41 PM ET Close Shwetha Surendran is writer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — The U.S. air travel system is inadequately equipped for the millions of visitors expected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics, according to a report released Wednesday by

Open Extended Reactions TGL has proven — in flashes — it has the potential to be compelling. While straddling the line between superfluous entertainment (think: NBA All-Star Game) and serious competition (pick your favorite PGA Tour event) has been tricky, there have been some moments when the two concepts have overlapped and hit the sweet

Associated Press Feb 18, 2025, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods had 199 yards to the hole. His Jupiter Links teammates realized too late that something was dreadfully wrong Tuesday night in a TGL indoor match. Woods asked to confirm the yardage and heard 99; caddies often drop

ESPN News Services Feb 18, 2025, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Adam Scott said he will understand if there are still bad feelings among PGA Tour members if it reunifies with players who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Scott has been thrust into the forefront of such discussions since joining the PGA Tour board

Dre Waters Feb 17, 2025, 09:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TGL provided golf fans with action all day, as the new league hosted a Presidents’ Day triple header on Monday afternoon. The day kicked off with a match between Atlanta Drive Golf Club and Los Angeles Golf Club at 1 p.m. ET. Justin Thomas,

Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods, after withdrawing from the Genesis Invitational following the death of his mother, said he was hoping to play more this season. “I haven’t been able to do that,” Woods said during his time in the CBS broadcast booth Sunday. “I’ll get back after it and look to

Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Scottie Scheffler has gotten so used to winning that his 6-under 66 on Sunday to finish tied for third at the Genesis Invitational isn’t quite good enough for the top-ranked player in the world. “I think I feel pretty bad about where I’m at,” Scheffler said when asked about

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann has won LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament as Australian star Cam Smith’s sluggish start to the year continued. As Chile’s Joaquin Niemann produced a phenomenal final-round flourish to win LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament, Australia’s Cam Smith felt flat. Niemann carded a stellar seven-under 65 on Sunday at The Grange to pip Mexican duo

Associated Press Feb 15, 2025, 11:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — LIV Golf has secured its foothold in Australia, with Adelaide retaining hosting rights for its tournament through 2031, despite increasing speculation of a reunification of the PGA and LIV tours and what that could mean for the sport’s landscape. Sunday’s announcement

Field Level Media Feb 15, 2025, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Abraham Ancer shot a 5-under 67 in the second round Saturday to pull into a three-way tie atop LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia. Ancer carded six birdies against one bogey at blustery The Grange Golf Club to join fellow Mexican Carlos Ortiz and

Associated Press Feb 14, 2025, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Davis Thompson capped a roller coaster of a back nine at Torrey Pines with a birdie to take the lead Friday in the Genesis Invitational. Scottie Scheffler had an unusually wild day off the tee and was right on his heels.