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Come Thursday at the U.S. Open, the reality of golf’s new world order will play out at The Country Club. Eleven golfers who participated in the debut last week of the LIV Golf Invitational series—including former U.S. Open winner Dustin Johnson and six-time runner-up Phil Mickelson—will be competing at Brookline, the USGA deciding to let

7:07 PM ET BOSTON — In his first interview since suspending 17 players for competing in the rival LIV Golf Invitational Series, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan defended the punishment in an interview with CBS Sports during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday. Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson, two-time major winner

What excuse will you be using this year? Soar throat? Termite guy coming to spray? In-laws are in town? It’s best to prepare now so that when the opening days of the 122nd U.S. Open are underway, you’ll have everything lined up with your boss so that you can enjoy uninterrupted coverage of play from

10:00 PM ET HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, ENGLAND — The first-ever LIV Golf Invitational Series event began this week with what felt, at the time, like it might be the death of irony. Phil Mickelson — whom, the previous day, had explained he was here hoping to use golf as a force of good in a morally

She started the day two shots out front and made a point of not looking at the leaderboards. If Linn Grant was going to make history on a rainy Sunday at Halmstad G.C. and become the first woman to win a DP World Tour event, she didn’t need to put any additional pressure on herself

Jay Monahan has his hands full this week and beyond—you know, his tour’s existential crisis and everything—but the leaderboard at this week’s RBC Canadian Open should bring a smile to the PGA Tour commissioner’s face. The field at St. George’s this week is heavy on starpower but light on depth, which is fine so long

8:23 PM ET Associated Press ARDMORE, Pa. — Amari Avery won two more matches Saturday to help the United States take an 8 1/2-3 1/2 lead over Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup, with eight singles matches set for Sunday at Merion Golf Club. Avery, the 18-year-old Riverside, California, player coming off her

ARDMORE, Pa. — “It would have sucked to miss something like this,” 18-year-old Amari Avery said as she stood on her tip-toes, desperately trying to catch a glimpse of her teammates Emilia Migliaccio and Latanna Stone as their Day 2 Curtis Cup match went down to the wire on Saturday. “This is an experience of

3:20 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. ALBANS, England — Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel banked $4.75 million on Saturday by winning the richest tournament in golf history. Schwartzel held on for a one-shot victory at the inaugural LIV Golf event outside London to secure the $4 million prize for the individual victory — along

9:00 AM ET After months of speculation and controversy, the final round of the inaugural competition for LIV Golf is here. 1 Related Charl Schwartzel kept his position atop the leaderboard as the first two rounds came to a close. Schwartzel increased his lead on Friday to 9 under, after posting a 5-under 65 on

So, how was it for you? Did the earth move? Or was an underwhelming feeling of “meh” the prevailing aftertaste after three days of no-cut, guaranteed money tournament golf at The Centurion Club north of London? As ever when it comes to the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series—there are seven more instalments scheduled for

After two years of cancellations due to COVID-19, the RBC Canadian Open returns to the PGA Tour with “defending” champ Rory McIlroy, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and a host of notable pros making the trip to Toronto. Justin Thomas, Cameron Smith, Sam Burns, Tony Finau and Matt Fitzpatrick will be making the trip across

8:51 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Wyndham Clark closed with an unlikely par save Friday to take a 1-stroke lead over defending champion Rory McIlroy and four other players into the weekend in the RBC Canadian Open. After bogeying Nos. 15 and 16 in windy conditions at St. George’s, Clark got up-and-down from about

ARDMORE, Pa. — Unsurprisingly, Team USA dominated at Merion Golf Club for Day 1 at the 2022 Curtis Cup, moving to a 5-1 lead. A stellar display of trust and chemistry by Stanford teammates Rachel Heck and Rose Zhang capped off the competition—but things didn’t look so seamless at the start. Playing in the afternoon’s

11:28 AM ET Bryson DeChambeau has officially signed on with LIV Golf Invitational Series, the circuit announced Friday. “Bryson DeChambeau is an exciting addition to LIV Golf’s supercharged style of play. He is passionate about the sport, innovative in his approach and committed to pushing the boundaries in pursuit of excellence,” said Greg Norman, LIV

12:23 PM ET After months of speculation and controversy, the first day of competition for the new LIV Golf league is in the books, with the LIV Golf Invitational Series continuing on Friday in London. Charl Schwartzel and Hennie du Plessis, both from South Africa, were atop the leaderboard as the first round came to

With LIV Golf arriving on the professional competitive scene, there has never been more talk in the sport about cold, hard cash. There are now signed contract numbers that in the past were only associated with the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball. Phil Micklelson, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeu all are reportedly receiving more

Rocket Mortgage has cut ties with Bryson DeChambeau following DeChambeau’s commitment to LIV Golf. In a press release issued Thursday the company cited its relationship to the PGA Tour for its decision, as it serves as the primary sponsor to the tour’s tournament stop in Detroit. “Rocket Mortgage has been a long-time supporter of the

5:26 PM ET Tom Van Haaren Rocket Mortgage has ended its sponsorship deal with Bryson DeChambeau due to his reported commitment to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational Series. The controversial tour had its first event Thursday outside of London, and the field featured Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia and 45 other golfers. A source

You have to feel for the RBC Canadian Open, being staged this week for the first time in three years only to find itself upstaged on Thursday by a high-priced exhibition in London. Dating back to 1904, the Canadian Open was the only North American-based PGA Tour event to be canceled in 2020 and 2021

9:40 AM ET The PGA Tour has suspended the 17 members who are competing in the inaugural LIV Golf event, announcing the punishment in a memo to players Thursday, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN. Players who resigned their membership before starting the LIV Golf event being held outside London starting Thursday are

The PGA Tour announced Thursday that it is suspending any current and future tour members that defect to LIV Golf. In a memo to PGA Tour members, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said he was “responding” to those listed in this week’s LIV Golf Invitational field, including Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia, saying

In the summer of 1999, Mark Frost, co-creator of the groundbreaking TV series “Twin Peaks,” was flying from Los Angeles to New York. He and his agent, Ed Victor, were on their way to play golf at a few historic courses on Long Island, including Shinnecock Hills and National Golf Links. During the long flight,

4:30 PM ET HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, ENGLAND — Several years ago, Phil Mickelson began wearing aviator sunglasses so frequently they started to feel like a part of his personality. He wore them initially, he said, for medical reasons during a two-week skin treatment on his face meant to kill hidden cancer cells, a preventative therapy he

Bryson DeChambeau called PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan on Tuesday to say he will play in the LIV Golf event in Oregon later this month, and there’s nothing that could change his mind. DeChambeau is a transcendent figure in the game, one of the precious few golfers capable of capturing general sports fans’ attention. At

9:55 AM ET Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open Champion, is joining the LIV Golf Invitational Series, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, is also joining the LIV series, according to multiple reports. DeChambeau and Reed are expected to compete in LIV Golf’s first United States-based event, scheduled

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England — Even before the grandly titled LIV Golf Invitational Series gets underway this week at The Centurion Club just north of London, winners and losers are emerging. Not players, of course. How well each one performs—and how much money they accumulate—only time will tell. But for the Asian Tour and the DP

Rory McIlroy will attempt to “defend” his RBC Canadian Open title—albeit from his victory in 2019—against a field featuring five of the world’s top players, chief among them No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. After two years of cancellations due to COVID-19, the event returns to hte PGA Tour schedule. St. George’s Golf Club in Toronto hosts

12:33 AM ET Danielle Kang said Tuesday that she will skip several upcoming LPGA Tour events as she seeks a return to full health. Kang revealed at the U.S. Women’s Open last week that she has been playing with a tumor on her spine. She said she learned of the diagnosis “a few weeks ago”

During the U.S. Women’s Open, Kang’s brother posted on Instagram some troubling news: His sister was playing the major championship with a tumor in her spine. Kang had withdrawn from the Palos Verdes Championship at the end of April, citing back pain. It wasn’t until the U.S. Women’s Open that news of the tumor was