3:14 PM ET Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Benjamin Herbert shrugged off a bogey on his first hole to card a 7-under 64 for the first-round lead at the European Tour’s Kenya Open on Thursday. The Frenchman followed his slip at No. 1 with four birdies in his next six holes at Karen Country Club
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Rickie Fowler’s slump has been one of the sport’s chief wonders this season. Despite the struggle, Fowler has continued to grind and maintain a positive disposition, even to the barbs thrown in his direction. Earlier this month six-time major winner and CBS Sports analyst Nick Faldo took a shot at Fowler regarding Fowler’s prospects of
Last weekend, amidst all the PGA Tour-generated hype surrounding the Players Championship, Dustin Johnson, currently the top-ranked golfer in the world, announced he wasn’t going to play in this summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. Quite simply, Johnson said, making the trip to the other side of the world to Japan two weeks after the Open Championship
6:30 PM ET Sebastian Cappelen was only two holes into his first round at the Honda Classic before things fell apart. His second shot into the par-4 11th — he started his day on the back nine — came up short and in the water. Instead of taking a drop and a penalty, he went
It’s easy to be down on this year’s edition of the Honda Classic, with the once-strong tournament able to boast just a handful of the world’s top 50 players in the field. That’s the result of being sandwiched between a run of big events, including last week’s Players Championship and next week’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match
12:58 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Matt Jones tied the course record at PGA National in the first round of the Honda Classic on Thursday with a 9-under 61. Brian Harman shot a 61 at PGA National in the second round of the 2012 Honda. Tiger Woods shot a 62 in
Nine-under 61 is good on any course on the planet, but at PGA National, it’s straight up balling. Australia’s Matt Jones, whose lone PGA Tour victory came nearly seven years ago, matched the course-record 61 on the Jack Nicklaus-designed brute on Thursday. He balled out. It’s a career-low for Jones, who balls out quite often,
Justin Thomas is not known for stoicism, but his energetic, high-spirited manners belie an assassin who keeps cool when the heat is turned up. Well, usually. The closing stretch of TPC Sawgrass can turn the most cold-blooded of players into a puddle of angst, particularly when the stakes are raised on Sunday. Usually we associate
8:00 AM ET The PGA Tour wraps up its Florida swing with a trip to Palm Beach Gardens for the Honda Classic. Sungjae Im won this event last year and is coming off a tie for 17th place last week at The Players Championship. Daniel Berger was the top pick on the board for this
Kamaiu Johnson’s first start on the PGA Tour didn’t up being that—he tested positive for COVID-19 and had to withdraw from the Farmers Insurance Open in January before ever hitting any shots. Two weeks later, at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, his actual debut didn’t go well. He shot 81 in the opening round at
7:28 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Lee Westwood gets another shot at winning the Players Championship — and another crack at Bryson DeChambeau. Westwood made a 25-foot birdie putt on the island-green 17th hole, and he closed out a 4-under 68 with a 5-footer for par to extend his bogey-free streak
The Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup and the passion they evoke were the impetus behind the formation of a new senior team competition, the World Champions Cup, the sports and marketing concern Intersport and the PGA Tour Champions announced on Wednesday. The inaugural competition, a three-day affair featuring U.S., European and International teams, will
It won’t be easy, though, especially at this week’s Honda Classic, which boasts one of the weakest fields in the history of the event. Will that lead to a win from one of the heavier favorites like Daniel Berger or defending champion Sungjae Im? Or will it be a longshot winner week, like when Michael
8:06 PM ET Tiger Woods has returned home to Florida as he continues to recover from the serious leg injuries he suffered in a one-vehicle crash last month in Southern California. The star golfer took to social media Tuesday night to provide an update on his condition and express his thanks for both the support
After missing the cut last week at the Players Championship, Rory McIlroy acknowledged that his swing has been off since going down the distance rabbit hole beginning last fall because of the success of Bryson DeChambeau. It was a telling admission by the four-time major champion and former World No. 1, who was already one
9:40 AM ET Associated Press Tiger Woods is back in the game — digitally, at least. Woods has signed a long-term partnership with the company behind the PGA Tour 2K video game series, returning the 15-time major champion to an industry he once dominated with EA Sports. The deal was announced Tuesday, nearly a month
Monday qualifying is the purest rendition of golf meritocracy. That is the diplomatic explanation, at least. At its core, stripped of refinement and nuance, it’s cannibalistic. Absolutely and unequivocally merciless. But out of this cauldron often comes inspiring tales and feel-good stories, and perhaps none fit that billing like Erik Compton. Compton, you may recall,
Tim Rosaforte is as close to a legend as it gets in the golf world. No surprise then that the Honda Classic bestowed him an honor befitting his four-decade career in the game. On Monday tournament officials announced they are recognizing Rosaforte, a former senior writer for Golf Digest, by renaming the Honda Classic media
7:25 PM ET Three players have tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew from the Honda Classic on Monday, the PGA Tour announced. Former U.S Open champion Gary Woodland, Scott Piercy and Doc Redman all played in the Players Championship last week, with only Piercy making the cut and competing over the weekend. It is the
Gary Woodland, Doc Redman and Scott Piercy are out of the Honda Classic after testing positive for COVID-19. All three competed in the Players Championship last week, which admitted 20 percent of its maximum spectator capacity last week as professional sports begin to welcome fans back to arenas, stadiums and fields. Piercy played in all
7:10 PM ET ESPN News Services PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Thomas found the right time for a near-perfect performance to put a rough start to the year behind him, rallying from three shots behind with bold play to close with a 4-under 68 and win The Players Championship on Sunday. Thomas becomes only
The Masters is returning to April following its November relocation. But one tradition will remain sidelined for another spring. On Monday Augusta National confirmed its Wednesday Par 3 Contest will not be played this season. “Due to social distancing protocols, the Par 3 Contest will not be conducted in 2021,” an Augusta National spokesperson said.
With the 2021 Players Championship featuring the richest purse in golf history, it’s no surprise that a lot of money exchanged hands down the stretch at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday. But one putt had to leave one player feeling like he actually got robbed. For Bryson DeChambeau’s sake, at least his birdie putt on the
8:55 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The ball seemed destined for the water. All the body language in the world didn’t seem like it was going to change that. Justin Thomas tried anyway. And then, a shot aimed too far left somehow found land, rolling along the railroad ties that frame the pond
Justin Thomas turned a hot run at the turn into one of the biggest titles of his career, as his four-under 68 was good enough to win the 2021 Players Championship. Thomas was one over through eight holes but made three birdies and an eagle over the next four to take the lead at TPC
10:30 AM ET France’s Antoine Rozner sealed victory at the Qatar Masters with a 60 foot putt on the last to win his second European Tour title. High winds disrupted play on day three and Rozner went into the final day three shots off the lead having carded a 68 the day before. 1 Related
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — Collin Morikawa shot 30 on his final nine of the Players Championship. That’s the good part. The bad part is he started the day tied for last among players who made the cut, so even with a Sunday 66, he’s likely to finish outside the top 40. That’s always going to
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — Following his third-round 68 at TPC Sawgrass, Doug Ghim was asked a somehwhat long-winded question by a local reporter. The gist: Did he think Sunday at the Players would have a Ryder Cup vibe, given how many Europeans are at the top of the leader board, along with standout Americans like
7:52 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — With apologies to a couple of pretty nice events in the United Arab Emirates, Lee Westwood is on the verge of the biggest victory of a long career that has seen him win all over the world. There’s still 18 holes to go. Plus, he’s got to
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — There are bombers and bunters, superstars and no-names, Americans and Euros, righties and a lefty. And there’s Bryson, casting his rather wide shadow over this Players Championship. He’s making that a bit of a habit. But for the second-straight week, a man who turned pro 27 years ago holds the 54-hole