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Amidst the chaos of the PGA Tour-Saudi deal, it may be easy to forget that we have a major rapidly approaching. And not just any major but the first U.S. Open in Los Angeles in 75 years. L.A. hasn’t hosted a major of any sort since 1995. And with Los Angeles Country Club’s famed North

ESPN News Services Jun 8, 2023, 08:29 PM ET TORONTO — Corey Conners shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 on Thursday to share the first-round lead at the RBC Canadian Open, the first PGA Tour event since its announcement of unifying with Saudi-funded rival LIV Golf. Conners is seeking to become the tournament’s first Canadian winner

The discovery that Jimmy Dunne played a key role in brokering the framework deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund was a surprising revelation in the wake of Tuesday’s unexpected announcement. Last June, the Wall Street powerbroker seemed to have taken a hardline stance against those who took big-money guaranteed contracts

As young kid who caddied and played golf, I was a big Johnny Miller fan. So, when we decided to try and find 63 things about his memorable final-round 63 at Oakmont to win the U.S. Open in 1973, I started down every rabbit hole possible to find any nugget of note. Whether it was

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 8, 2023, 10:58 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia TORONTO — Rory McIlroy said he hopes the LIV Golf League is going away, but an official for the rival team-focused circuit told ESPN on Thursday that

News of the PGA Tour-Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund “partnership” trickled out in different stages on Tuesday. It started as, Well, that’s obviously a mistake. Then came shock, followed by … actually most of us are still stuck on shock. But even as we struggle to process how this vicious year-plus-long schism between rival golf

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 7, 2023, 11:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia TORONTO — Rory McIlroy said he’s resigned to the fact that the PGA Tour will have to accept money from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, but he’s

Congressman John Garamendi, a Democrat from California, introduced a bill Wednesday, called the “No Corporate Tax Exemption for Professional Sports Act,” designed to do as it suggests, prevent major American sports leagues from being able to continue with their tax status. “Saudi Arabia cannot be allowed to sportswash its government’s horrific human rights abuses and

For the second year in a row, the business of golf and upheaval in the game is preceding the U.S. Open. Last year, it was the launch of the LIV Golf League. This time, it’s the news of the PGA Tour merging with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the entity

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 7, 2023, 03:37 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia TORONTO — DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley on Wednesday told his golfers that those who resigned their memberships to join the LIV Golf League probably won’t

As both Greg Norman and Phil Mickelson have come to find out, glossing over Saudi Arabia’s past transgressions in the human rights department is a losing battle. “They’re working on getting better” doesn’t hold much weight with families of 9/11 victims, among others negatively affected by the Saudi regime. Bryson DeChambeau, who, like Mickelson and

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 6, 2023, 09:28 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There have been plenty of bombshells during the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League’s ongoing battle on the course and in the courts to topple each other

PGA Tour players offered a standing ovation when one of their peers called for new leadership during a meeting with commissioner Jay Monahan Tuesday at Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Ontario, Canada, site of this week’s RBC Canadian Open. That speaks volumes about how players received the news that Monahan had struck a deal,

There’s rhetoric, and then there’s reality. Just compare what PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said almost one year ago, at the Travelers, with the language in the announcement of the PGA Tour-LIV merger this week. “Our members compete for the opportunity to add their names to history books, and, yes, significant financial benefits, without having

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 6, 2023, 10:15 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the LIV Golf League, which have been embroiled in a bitter legal battle for more than a year, have agreed

We can only imagine the sinking feeling Michael Brennan had when he saw his lie during the playoff of Monday’s U.S. Open final qualifier at Woodmont Country Club. After a second-round 65 put the Wake Forest junior into extra holes, his heroic effort looked like it would be all for naught with an approach shot

Jun 5, 2023, 07:42 PM ET Michael Block, the teaching pro who finished tied for 15th at last month’s PGA Championship, came up short in his bid to qualify for next week’s U.S. Open. Block shot a 36-hole score of 5-under 135 at Lambton Golf & Country Club in Toronto on Monday to finish just

It’s easy to forget that Rose Zhang is 20 years old. The California native has rapidly ascended the women’s golf ladder and is now one-for-one when it comes to winning LPGA events as a professional. What she’s doing is unparalleled in the sport. She knows this. The world knows this. And yet, none of this

Jun 5, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Less than 24 hours after securing the biggest win of his PGA Tour career, Norwegian world No. 5 Viktor Hovland is caddying on Monday for a former college teammate who is looking to secure a spot in next week’s U.S. Open. Hovland earned his fourth PGA Tour title on

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If you think there were already big expectations on Rose Zhang, what’s a win in her very first LPGA start as a professional going to do? We’ll all see as the 20-year-old memorably claimed victory on Sunday at the Mizuho Americas Open, becoming the first woman to win in her very first start as a

ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 08:55 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang became the first player in 72 years to win on the LPGA Tour in her pro debut, capturing the Mizuho Americas Open with a par on the second playoff hole against Jennifer Kupcho on Sunday. Zhang arrived

Where Rose Zhang walks, history follows. Her celebrated golf journey continued Sunday at the Mizuho Americas Open while surviving a slog at Liberty National, shooting a closing 74 which was good enough to get into a playoff and beat Jennifer Kupcho on the second extra hole. Zhang, 20, became only the second player to win

Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 01:47 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Morikawa withdrew from the final round of the Memorial on Sunday because of back spasms, keeping him from a chance to win for a second time at Muirfield Village. Morikawa had shot 68 in the third round and was 2 shots out of

DUBLIN, Ohio — The Memorial Tournament’s traditional spot on the PGA Tour schedule has for decades been two weeks prior to the U.S. Open. Jack Nicklaus sounded pretty sure that was changing, being bumped back a week later, just before the year’s third men’s major in 2024. “I’d say it’s a strong possibility [the tour

DUBLIN, Ohio – Going by historical precedent and some quick back-of-the-napkin math, plus more than a pinch of fanciful thinking, it appears that, oh, around 44 guys can win the Memorial Tournament on Sunday. Stay with us here. Because it’s not unusual for a player to rally from six shots back in the final 18

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 08:51 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Much was expected of Rose Zhang when she turned professional last week, and she is already delivering. The two-time NCAA champion moved into position to win in her pro debut, shooting a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a 2-shot lead into the

One question permeates the Mizuho Americas Open heading into the final round. Will Rose Zhang add another historic chapter to her career in her professional debut? The 20-year-old sure looks ready for it. Zhang’s bogey-free 66 Saturday at Liberty National earned her a two-stroke lead at 11 under par. A victory for Zhang would join

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 08:14 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Suh signed for a 6-under 66 at the Memorial and then made a few stops to speak with the media. His putter stayed with him the entire time, which probably was wise. The way it behaved Friday, when he holed eight putts from

DUBLIN, Ohio – A familiar narrative continues to permeate the grounds of Muirfield Village Golf Club at this week’s Memorial Tournament, though it’s probably far from unique most weeks on the PGA Tour. Players can’t seem to carry their range game to the golf course. Defending champion Billy Horschel endured this dreaded malady in the