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SAN FRANCISCO — With four holes to play in the late afternoon last Friday at the U.S. Women’s Open, Lucy Li was five over par and flirting with the cut line. To her credit, the 18-year-old understood the situation, how she was in danger of squandering the opportunity she’d earned by qualifying for the major

The USGA announced Wednesday that European Tour player Mikko Korhonen has withdrawn from next week’s U.S. Open. Korhonen, 40, had just earned a spot in the field at Torrey Pines on Tuesday as one of the top aggregate point earners in the three-event European Tour Qualifying Series. The Finland native had finished T-3 at the

6:31 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera was extradited from Brazil to his homeland on Tuesday to face trial on charges he assaulted three former partners. Cabrera, who has won both the Masters and the U.S. Open, has been in jail since January when Brazil’s federal police arrested him on

There are two types of avid golf gamblers. This week, if you’re Gambler A you’re saying: I’m saving my money until next week. This is an unknown course and a new event—I’ll save my bankroll for Torrey Pines. We don’t blame you. This field, well, leaves a lot to be desired (though we assure you

11:13 AM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rickie Fowler came up just short — one roll of the ball — in his last shot at avoiding sitting out another major when he failed to get through U.S. Open qualifying on Tuesday. Fowler had five holes to play Tuesday morning in the rain-delayed qualifier at

Two-time major champion Angel Cabrera was extradited from Brazil to his homeland of Argentina on Tuesday to face charges of assault against three former female partners. Cabrera, 51, was arrested in Rio de Janeiro in January on charges of assault, theft, illegal intimidation and repeated disrespect to authorities. He had been on Interpol’s “red code”

If you’ve ever played 36 holes, or even 54, in one day, you’re fully aware of how taxing it can be on your body. Hell, if you carry your bag for only 9 or 18 you’ll earn plenty of aches and pains. That’s how many holes Swiss man/maniac Jürg Randegger played in one day last month,

1:16 PM ET Associated Press Marcus Armitage shot a 7-under 65 on Monday to win the three-day European Open by two shots. The Englishman, who was at par after the opening round and 1-under after the second, made six birdies and an eagle to get 8-under 216 for his first European Tour title in his

It’s rare that a two-foot putt is highlight-reel worthy, let alone at a junior golf tournament. But add in a fluke injury and the fact it was made by the son of one of the world’s best players, and, well, here we are. On Monday night, Ian Poulter shared a video of his son, Luke,

9:00 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Already facing a long day, Rickie Fowler found the road even tougher Monday in 36-hole qualifying as he tried to avoid missing the U.S. Open for the first time in 11 years. Fowler was among 685 players seeking 54 spots in nine qualifiers across eight states to

It’s very rare the PGA Tour goes to a new venue, but Congaree Golf Club—the new Tom Fazio design in Ridgeland, S.C., about 45 minutes from Hilton Head—will host the displaced RBC Canadian Open as the 2021 Palmetto Championship. Congaree—ranked 39th on Golf Digest’s 2021-2022 America’s 100 Greatest ranking—will test the world’s best players unlike

A proposed upstart golf circuit backed by Saudia Arabia grabbed the sport’s attention during the PGA Championship. While the validity and formidability of the Super Golf League remains a question, another operation tried to remind the game it too lurks in the shadows. Andy Gardiner, who heads up the Premier Golf League, told the BBC

8:01 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Yuka Saso birdied the third playoff hole to beat Nasa Hataoka on Sunday and become the second teenager to win the U.S. Women’s Open after Lexi Thompson collapsed down the stretch. Saso overcame back-to-back double bogeys early in the round to make the playoff. She then won

SAN FRANCISCO — Lexi Thompson managed to tell herself to smile. After all, that’s what all the work she’d done with herself was about. Be positive. Be grateful. Do not beat yourself up. So, when she walked off the 18th hole at The Olympic Club on Sunday afternoon, every fiber of her body no doubt

8:26 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — As golf attempts to get back to normal, you would have been hard-pressed to think things were not as they always were Sunday at Muirfield Village Golf Club for the final round of the Memorial Tournament. Jack Nicklaus, tournament founder, host and 18-time major champion, took up his usual

The Principal Charity Classic seemed to shaping up as Tim Herron’s formal introduction to professional golf’s second-act tour, the PGA Tour Champions. The man known as Lumpy, for apparent reasons, began the final round with the lead, stumbled on the back nine and the victory was scooped up by Stephen Ames. On a breezy day

With Jon Rahm leading by six shots at the Memorial Tournament after a third-round 64, anybody who bet on the pre-tournament favorite was likely counting his or her money early until some unfortunate news was delivered late Saturday. One sportsbook has made a lot of people’s days, however. William Hill Sportsbook announced on Sunday morning

10:52 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Lexi Thompson needed to get her mind right before she could her golf game back and now is in position to win her first second career major. Thompson shot a bogey-free 5-under 66 on Saturday to take the lead into the final round of the U.S. Women’s

SAN FRANCISCO — After the 2019 Mediheal Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club, Jeongeun Lee6 walked off after losing a three-way playoff with Bronte Law and champion Sei Young Kim yet maintaining a positive mindset. “She [Lee6] just wanted to play, just have fun with the playoff, and she’s pretty satisfied with it,” Lee6’s manager

6:42 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm, leading the Memorial Tournament by six strokes, was informed following Saturday’s third round that he tested positive for COVID-19 and was withdrawn from the tournament. Rahm, ranked second in the world, was given the news by PGA Tour medical personnel as he walked off the 18th green

It couldn’t have been going better for Jon Rahm on Saturday at the Memorial Tournament. The 26-year-old had to wake up earlier than he liked to finish his second round, but he made a hole-in-one in the morning and later went on a back-nine birdie binge in the afternoon to seize a six-shot 54-hole lead.

DUBLIN, Ohio – Jon Rahm’s third career ace Saturday morning propelled him to the lead at the halfway mark of the Memorial Tournament. He was going to celebrate with a nap. Rahm, who won last year’s Memorial in July under some of the most severe conditions in tournament history when it was dry and windy,

11:24 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The calculus homework awaiting Megha Ganne might have to wait a couple more days to get done. The 17-year-old amateur has more pressing business this weekend at the U.S. Women’s Open. Ganne followed up a strong opening round by shooting an even-par 71 in the second round

Since making his return to the PGA Tour in 2017, Patrick Cantlay has been Mr. Consistency, a top-10 machine. A three-time winner, too. Missing the cut? Never heard of it. OK, so maybe there was an occasional MC here or there, but rarely, if ever, would he miss back to back, or three out of

9:11 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Patrick Cantlay finished his long day with some of his best golf, running off three straight birdies to close out a 5-under 67 and the lead Friday in the rain-delayed Memorial. He arrived at Muirfield Village before dawn. He finished when it was time for dinner. And

Ganne couldn’t resist whipping out the phone on Thursday at Olympic Club, but it wasn’t for a TikTok dance (though she was well within her rights to dance after her first-round 67). No, Ganne went straight to her GHIN app to … post her score … that she just shot in a major championship. The

Following Phil Mickelson’s stunning victory at Kiawah—one of the biggest upsets in recent golf history—the world’s best players are set to arrive at Torrey Pines for what feels like a wide open 2021 U.S. Open. It’s the second time the South Course at Torrey has hosted this event, but don’t expect to learn much from

11:03 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — High school junior Megha Ganne shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday to become the first amateur in 15 years to have a share of the lead after any round at the U.S. Women’s Open. The 17-year-old from New Jersey made back-to-back birdies on the back nine to

With full-time boss Tiger Woods sidelined for the foreseeable future, Joe LaCava has picked up a pretty solid side gig: loopin’ for Boom Boom. LaCava will guest caddie for Fred Couples in the Principal Charity Classic, this week’s PGA Tour Champions event at Wakonda Golf Club in Des Moines, Iowa. It’s not a new arrangement—LaCava

8:05 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Morikawa had another favorable result at Muirfield Village on a golf course that looked and sounded a lot different from when he won last year. Morikawa felt good vibes from an old putter and posted a 6-under 66 in rain-softened conditions Thursday morning at the Memorial.