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ESPN News Services May 8, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods will be the lone player on a five-member subcommittee that will be involved in negotiations with the Public Investment Fund, part of a busy day of governance as the PGA Tour tries to strike a deal with the Saudi backers of

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2024, 05:16 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 is making a final stop before the PGA Championship, the second major of the season, which will tee off next week

Associated Press May 6, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets to play in at least one major this year. He announced Monday on social media that he received an invitation to play in the PGA Championship next week. The PGA of America is not expected to release the

Associated Press May 7, 2024, 01:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that also includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, giving the major the entire top 100 in the world ranking at Valhalla next week. The PGA of America strives to

Sunaadh Sagar May 7, 2024, 05:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions August 7, 2021. It’s 5am in India and there’s already a buzz among sports fans. Aditi Ashok, ranked 200 in the world, started the fourth and final day of the Tokyo Olympic golf competition in second place. She’s tied with LPGA star Lydia Ko

May 6, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Swedish sensation Ludvig Åberg, who finished second in his Masters debut last month, withdrew on Monday from this week’s PGA Tour event with a knee issue but expects to return in time for next week’s PGA Championship. Aberg, ranked No. 6 in the world, was set

Associated Press May 5, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Scott Dunlap was declared the 36-hole winner of the Insperity Invitational when rain washed out the final round Sunday, giving him his first PGA Tour Champions title in nearly 10 years. Devastating rain in the Houston area previously washed out

Associated Press May 5, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McKINNEY, Texas — Taylor Pendrith took advantage of Ben Kohles‘ final-hole meltdown to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Kohles overtook Pendrith with birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 for a one-shot lead then bogeyed the

Associated Press May 5, 2024, 06:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHENZHEN, China — Adrian Otaegui overturned a five-shot deficit to win the China Open on Sunday, the Spanish golfer’s fifth tour title. Otaegui had been trailing Sebastian Söderberg after Friday’s round — Saturday’s was cancelled because of thunder and lightning — and he shot

Associated Press May 4, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Brooks Koepka, looking for his fourth victory on the LIV Golf circuit, shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday to lead by three strokes after the second round in Singapore. Rain delayed the start of play by several hours in steamy Singapore with

ESPN News Services May 3, 2024, 09:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kris Kim, a 16-year-old English amateur playing on a sponsor exemption at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, became the youngest player in 11 years to make the cut in a PGA Tour event. Kim finished his second round Friday with a birdie for

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 3, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Every PGA Tour member eligible to play in next week’s Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, has committed to compete in the signature

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 02:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Sebastián Muñoz of Colombia shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to lead after the first round of the LIV Golf tournament in Singapore. Six players were a shot back after rounds of 66 at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore — Thomas

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 1, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions There are only two weeks left before the next major championship in men’s professional golf: the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville,

Associated Press May 1, 2024, 08:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Wyoming club pro Ben Polland atoned from a crushing loss in 2015 with steady golf in a tough Texas wind, closing with a 4-over 76 for a three-shot victory Wednesday in the PGA Professional Championship. Polland and 19 other club professionals

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 1, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PGA Tour star Jordan Spieth isn’t happy that he’s not playing as well as his longtime friend Scottie Scheffler, but he’s hoping to use

Open Extended Reactions It’s time for the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson! Nelson was the tournament’s first winner in 1944, when it was played at Lakewood Country Club. The 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson has a $9.5 million purse with $1.71 million going to each member of the winning team. Jason Day won the top

Field Level Media Apr 30, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Will Zalatoris withdrew from The CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Tuesday. The PGA Tour communications team announced the move but did not divulge a reason for Zalatoris, who is ranked 30th in the world. Nick Watney will replace the Dallas native at TPC

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DULUTH, Ga. — Stephen Ames celebrated his 60th birthday with a successful title defense in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for his eighth PGA Tour Champions victory. A stroke behind Paul Broadhurst after matching the tournament record Saturday

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 07:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry received a standing ovation when they showed up at historic, creole French Quarter restaurant Arnaud’s on the eve of their final round at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event. They also had the largest,

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Hannah Green won the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship for the second straight year Sunday, holing out twice from off the greens in a pivotal back-nine stretch at challenging Wilshire Country Club. A year after making a 25-foot birdie on

Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Grace Kim stumbled to a 5-over 76 on Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship — and still held onto a share of the lead. It was that kind of a day at Wilshire Country Club, the tree-lined layout

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 04:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele held off a fast finishing Louis Oosthuizen to win the LIV Golf Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club by one stoke. The 41-year-old Steele shot a final round 68 Sunday for a 54-hole total

ESPN News Services Apr 27, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australian golfer Lucas Herbert says his caddie is “good now” after he was struck in the head by a water bottle during second-round action on Saturday at LIV Golf Adelaide. Herbert had just made birdie on No. 12 and was celebrating with boisterous

Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 06:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the LIV Tour’s Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club. The 41-year-old Steele’s last PGA Tour victory came in 2017

Associated Press Apr 26, 2024, 06:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Jinichiro Kozuma birdied his first three holes in a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead Friday after the first round of the LIV Series golf tournament in Adelaide. Starting on the 15th hole in the shotgun-style start,

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 11:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Frankie Capan III shot a 13-under 58 on Thursday in the Veritex Bank Championship at Texas Rangers Golf Club to tie the Korn Ferry Tour record for relation to par and match the second-lowest score in tour history. Capan played an

ESPN News Services Apr 25, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods, failed in his first attempt to qualify for a U.S. Open, shooting a 9-over 81 on Thursday. The teen’s scorecard included one birdie, four bogeys and three double bogeys at the Legacy Golf & Tennis

ESPN News Services Apr 23, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The International team for the Presidents Cup is building some familiarity in its leadership ranks from 2022, with the exception of for Ernie Els stepping in for K.J. Choi as an assistant. International captain Mike Weir said his four assistants would be Els,

ESPN News Services Apr 24, 2024, 02:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and other PGA Tour stars are about to receive massive bonuses for their loyalty. The Telegraph reported Wednesday that Woods will receive up to $100 million in equity as part of the newly created for-profit PGA Tour Enterprises, with