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One of the benefits that came with Adrian Otaegui’s Andalucia Masters win at Valderrama was a phone call from Joaquin Niemann late last week. Niemann, a young Chilean star who left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf and is now captain of the Torque GC team, invited Otaegui to come back to LIV and contest

8:50 AM ET Just over a year ago, Rory McIlroy was at a low point. The four-time major champion was moved to tears at the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, after he went 1-3 and could do nothing to stop the U.S. team’s historic 19-9 beatdown of the Europeans. At one point in 2021, McIlroy

The Butterfield Bermuda Championship begins a two-event stretch away from the continental U.S. on the PGA Tour (next week players head to Mexico). Lucas Herbert won last year’s event at Port Royal Golf Club, holding off a late-charging Patrick Reed. It was the Aussie’s maiden tour title, and he won it behind a strong putting

Bill Walker started almost every day by climbing onto a treadmill. He prioritized staying in shape for one reason: to be able to walk hilly golf courses and watch his son play golf. On the morning of Jan. 22, 2018, Matthew Walker was a junior at the University of Iowa, and Bill was getting ready

Oct 22, 2022 Associated Press Three eagles, and a round of nine-under-par, saw Yannik Paul power up the leaderboard at the Mallorca Golf Open on Saturday to move to 16 under par and a share of the lead with Ryan Fox. Fox enjoyed another highly consistent round — six birdies and no dropped shots for

The second stage of Korn Ferry Q school wrapped up last week. It is a huge hurdle to clear, as everyone who makes it to the final stage is guaranteed at least conditional status, but there is still work to do. Only the top 40 (and ties) at the final stage will earn guaranteed starts

Oct 23, 2022 Associated Press Yannik Paul made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win his first European tour title by one stroke at the Mallorca Open on Sunday. Paul, 28, overcame a two-shot deficit with three holes to play at the Son Muntaner Golf Club. The German had three birdies and

There’s been so much focus on Rory McIlroy’s major championship drought the past eight years that all his accomplishments have a tendency to get overlooked. The PGA Tour Player of the Year Awards. The FedEx Cup trophies (up to three now). And, yes, the strong finishes in majors despite still searching for that elusive fifth

CHONBURI, Thailand — It’s a phrase you hear a lot from the self-serving amongst us. We’re “growing the game” they say, often enough without scrutiny or justification. Well, this week it’s really happening. Through the joint efforts of golf’s two most famous clubs—the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the Augusta National

6:21 PM ET Associated Press RIDGELAND, S.C. — The final steps on Rory McIlroy‘s long road back to No. 1 go down on the scorecard as bogeys, which made him laugh. All that mattered Sunday was winning the CJ Cup in South Carolina, and that about made him cry. McIlroy reclaimed the No. 1 ranking

Rory McIlroy’s climb back to the top of the golf world began with an empty stomach. Six months and three weeks prior to winning the CJ Cup on Sunday to take his place again as the No. 1 ranked golfer in the world, the four-time major winner missed the cut at the Valero Texas Open

6:49 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Steven Alker said he tries not to look at the leaderboard when he’s in contention. The golfer from New Zealand did glance at the board at the 15th hole, then put together the surge that left his name alone on top of it. Alker birdied three straight

Na Yeon Choi was never going to forget her final career start on the LPGA Tour. But what the former U.S. Women’s Open winner pulled off while saying good-bye at the BMW Ladies Championship in her home country of South Korea will make it all the more memorable. During the third round on Saturday at

The common take among those who follow the LPGA Tour is that it’s not a question of if Atthaya Thitkul will become the No. 1 women’s golfer in the world, but when. And that’s still the case even if that “when” part must wait a little longer after the finish the 19-year-old from Thailand suffered

6:46 AM ET Associated Press WONJU, South Korea — Lydia Ko won her 18th career title in the country of her birth after completing a 7-under 65 final round at the BMW Ladies Championship on Sunday. Ko finished the South Korea-based tournament with a 21 under 267, four strokes ahead of Andrea Lee, who had

Rory McIlroy looked less than pleased with how his third round finished up at the CJ Cup. Understandable, given he bogeyed two of his final five holes, including the 17th after suffering a bad break, with his tee shot finding a rough spot in one of Congaree’s waste bunkers. The ending spoiled what was shaping

7:36 PM ET ESPN News Services RIDGELAND, S.C. — Rory McIlroy made two eagles that made the rest of his day feel better Saturday at the CJ Cup in South Carolina. His 4-under 67 was enough for a one-shot lead and a clear road to return to No. 1 in the world. McIlroy hit a

Jin Young Ko’s return to the LPGA Tour at the BMW Ladies Championship after a two-month layoff to rest an ailing left wrist seemed to get off to a reasonable start. The top-ranked player in the world shot a one-under 35 on the front nine at Oak Valley Country Club in Wonju, South Korea during

Oak Valley Country Club in Wonju, South Korea is a hilly golf course. Atthaya Thitikul is comfortable in that setting. The 19-year-old grew up playing golf in Thailand. Though the grass is different, the undulations of Oak Valley feel similar to mountain courses she played throughout Thailand. Her scores at the BMW Ladies Championship demonstrate

6:11 PM ET Associated Press RIDGELAND, S.C. — Jon Rahm thought his 7-iron from 195 yards had come up well short of the pin because of a long shadow across the green. Moments later, he heard the crowd react to a shot that came an inch from going in on the hardest hole at Congaree.

It’s the kind of goofy story that needs a follow up because there were so many crazy things about Irishman Shane Lowry breaking his putter on Thursday in the first round of the CJ Cup, and then what happened in the aftermath. A quick review of this drama’s first act: Lowry “accidentally” broke his Odyssey

6:28 PM ET Associated Press Dale Whitnell took a one-stroke lead halfway through the Mallorca Open after shooting 8-under 63 on Friday to equal the course record set the previous day by fellow Englishman Marcus Armitage. Whitnell made six birdies to go with an eagle on the par-5 11th hole to move to the top

The PGA Tour has filed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and its governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, in the latest turn in its legal battle with LIV Golf. The tour’s lawsuit was filed under seal this week in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. However, multiple outlets report the

If you happened to be perusing a PGA Tour Superstore in South Carolina on Thursday and you thought you saw Shane Lowry, well, your eyes weren’t deceving you. The 2019 Open champ needed to do some emergency shopping after breaking his putter during the first round of the 2022 CJ Cup. Lowry shared his unexpected

6:24 PM ET Saudi Golf Federation CEO Majed Al Sorour on Thursday attempted to walk back comments recently made to the New Yorker, in which he suggested that the federation would start its own major championships if LIV Golf players aren’t permitted to participate in the four existing ones. In a story that was published

RIDGELAND, S.C. — Jason Day is getting by with a little help from his friends. As the struggling former World No. 1 tries to regain his old form, he’s leaning on some of his best mates, like his high school pal from Australia, Luke Reardon, who is also his caddie. Reardon has been on the

7:27 PM ET Associated Press RIDGELAND, S.C. — Tom Kim felt as much a spectator as a player Thursday in the CJ Cup, amazed at how Rory McIlroy produces so much power with so little effort. Kim wasn’t too bad himself. They were the star attractions on a beautiful morning at Congaree Golf Club, one

Growing up, Eric Wood lived by the three Fs: faith, family and football. He started playing when he was 9 years old and eventually became a first-round draft pick in 2009 by the Buffalo Bills. During his time in the NFL, the center made the Pro Bowl in 2016 and was a two-time nominee for

RIDGELAND, S.C. — Rory McIlroy has a chance to reclaim the World No. 1 ranking at this week’s CJ Cup, which would be his ninth stint atop the golf world. To do so, the Northern Irishman would need one of two scenarios to happen—he wins at Congaree Golf Club while current No. 1 Scottie Scheffler

6:20 AM ET Associated Press WONJU, South Korea — Atthaya Thitikul shot a 9-under 63 to set a tournament record and lead after the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship on Thursday. She was a stroke ahead of Minsol Kim and three up on a trio of players: A Lim Kim, Andrea Lee and