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Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 05:20 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Eddie Merrins was known as The Little Pro because of his 5-foot-7 stature, certainly not his influence on golf. The longtime pro at Bel-Air Country Club touched everyone from U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin to Fred Astaire and even Mikhail Baryshnikov. Merrins died Wednesday

Nov 24, 2023, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 1,214 Nikhil Rama is the surprise leader after Round 2 of the DP World Tour’s Joburg Open, carding an eight-under par 62 at the Houghton Golf Club on Friday, 1 shot ahead of compatriot Thriston Lawrence. South African Rama, 22, followed up his opening

Nov 24, 2023, 04:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameron Smith has fought back tears describing his worst day as a pro golfer, the local favourite shooting a seven-over 78 to miss the cut in his Australian PGA Championship defence. While Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott are primed for a title shootout, the three-time

Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions JOHANNESBURG — South African golfer Thriston Lawrence began his bid for a second title at the Joburg Open by shooting 8-under 62 Thursday to lead by three shots after the first round of the season-opening event on the European tour. The 2024 season began

Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods is returning to the PNC Championship, the 36-hole event that has become one of his favorites because of his partner: his son. Tiger Woods and 14-year-old Charlie Woods are playing the PNC Championship for the fourth straight year, the one tournament he

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 22, 2023, 10:15 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LIV Golf League’s 2024 regular season will tee off at El Camaleon Golf Club in Mayakoba, Mexico, Feb. 2-4, one of seven international

Field Level Media Nov 21, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NBC has promoted Curt Byrum into the lead analyst role for next week’s Hero World Challenge, replacing Paul Azinger. Byrum, 64, won his lone PGA Tour event at the Hardee’s Golf Classic in 1989 and has worked as an analyst for the Golf

Field Level Media Nov 21, 2023, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrick Cantlay’s headwear is in the news again. Goldman Sachs no longer will pay Cantlay to endorse the financial services giant on his golf hat, The New York Times DealBook reported Tuesday. This came almost two months after Cantlay rejected wearing the United

ESPN News Services Nov 20, 2023, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordan Spieth will serve the remainder of Rory McIlroy‘s term as a player director on the PGA Tour’s policy board. Commissioner Jay Monahan announced the change to tour members Monday. The term runs through the end of 2024. Spieth’s selection was voted on

Associated Press Nov 20, 2023, 12:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will wait until 2025 to launch their tech-infused TGL competition because of damage to the Florida arena that was going to take too long to repair and create scheduling problems for television and players. The six-team league was supposed

Associated Press Nov 19, 2023, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Ludvig Åberg added to his astonishing second half of the year when he closed with a second straight 9-under 61 on Sunday to win the RSM Classic, his first PGA Tour title to go along with a European tour

Associated Press Nov 19, 2023, 09:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paul Azinger will no longer be the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, ending his five years with the network at the Ryder Cup without even knowing that was his last event. “With the golf and media landscapes now in a more challenging environment,

Associated Press Nov 18, 2023, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Nasa Hataoka had a strong start and Amy Yang had a hot finish, finishing with a share of the lead in the CME Group Tour Championship with 18 holes left and $2 million on the line. Yang had four birdies in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 18, 2023, 01:04 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods is returning to competitive golf in two weeks, as he announced Saturday on X that he plans to compete

Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Alison Lee birdied four of her last five holes Friday to extend a hot streak that stretches from Saudi Arabia to South Korea to Florida. Her 8-under 64 gave her a share of the lead with Nasa Hataoka in the season-ending

Nov 17, 2023, 09:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy has explained the decision to resign from his position as a player director on the PGA Tour’s influential policy board. The world No.2 announced the surprise move on Tuesday, despite being expected to serve in the position until 2024. McIlroy, 34, has been one

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Cameron Young birdied his last hole in the dark and held his game together during the worst of the rain Thursday to share the lead with Eric Cole and Davis Thompson at 6-under 66 among those who managed to

Nov 16, 2023, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charlie Woods has something that his famous father doesn’t: a high school state golf championship gold medal. Tiger Woods‘ son, a freshman, shot a 78-76 over two days as The Benjamin School’s boys team captured the FHSAA Class A state championship on Wednesday at Mission Inn

Nov 15, 2023, 07:55 PM ET The launch of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy‘s simulator golf league could be delayed after an overnight power outage caused deflation and damage to the air-supported dome section of the Florida-based venue, TGL said on Wednesday. There were no injuries and no technology was impacted inside the Palm Beach

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 15, 2023, 08:15 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia — After another tumultuous season in men’s professional golf, the PGA Tour’s last wrap-around schedule for the foreseeable future wraps

Nov 15, 2023, 02:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz and Justin Thomas lift the inaugural Netflix Cup. Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for Netflix © 2023 Pro golfer Justin Thomas and Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz were the first winners in the Netflix Cup, which had quite a bit going on in this first-of-a-kind

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 14, 2023, 11:55 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia — Once it reaches an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund or U.S.-based investment partners — or perhaps even

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BELLEAIR, Fla. — Lilia Vu seized momentum early with three birdies and closed with a 4-under 66 to win The Annika on Sunday for her fourth victory of the year, which allowed the American to regain the No. 1 ranking in the race for

Nov 13, 2023, 12:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hae Ran Ryu has won the 2023 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award, the LPGA Tour announced Monday. Ryu, from South Korea, clinched the honor after tying for 12th at The Annika on Sunday. With 893 total points entering the CME Group Tour Championship,

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Steven Alker had to get up-and-down for par on the last three holes for a 1-under 70 that allowed him to hang on and win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday and a payoff of just over $1 million. Alker won

Nov 12, 2023, 09:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SUN CITY, South Africa — Rory McIlroy sealed the top place in the DP World Tour rankings Sunday without hitting a shot, as none of his closest challengers can now catch him following the penultimate event of the season at Sun City. McIlroy, with 5,164.5 points

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Steven Alker pulled away from the pack Saturday with a 6-under 65, finishing with a birdie that extended his lead to four shots going into the final round of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Alker began the day tied with Marco

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUN CITY, South Africa — Max Homa will take a 1-shot lead into the final round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge after the American shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday. The eighth-ranked Homa had gone error free at the tournament until he bogeyed the

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 01:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Alex Noren started with three birdies, and then he wondered if he would make another. He picked up two more late in the second round Friday and posted a 5-under 66 for a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUN CITY, South Africa — Max Homa maintained a share of the lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge by shooting a 4-under 68 in the second round Friday, with Matthieu Pavon joining him atop the leaderboard. Homa, the highest-ranked player in the field at