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Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterApr 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Christo Lamprecht knows what’s coming. As a 6-foot-8 senior at Georgia Tech, Lamprecht gets it. He understands that most of the time, strangers who see him wearing a Tech T-shirt or

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Georgia — Along with the blooming azaleas and pollen-covered pines at Augusta National Golf Course, there are other signs that the 88th Masters

Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Nelly Korda is on a roll not seen on the LPGA Tour in 16 years. She won four of the first seven holes, largely making the rest of the final Sunday in the T-Mobile Match Play a formality in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 7, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — LIV Golf League captains Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka were sitting on a stage at Trump National Doral on Wednesday when a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 6, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bob Shoemaker stood under a tree near the Augusta National Golf Club clubhouse on Saturday shortly after his daughter, Bailey, made

Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 09:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Akshay Bhatia survived a rocky start Friday in the Valero Texas Open by rallying with a pair of late birdies for a 2-under 70 that stretched his lead to 5 shots and raised hopes of getting the final spot in the

Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Nelly Korda kept her hopes alive for a fourth consecutive LPGA Tour victory by shooting a 3-under 69 on Friday for a three-day total of 1-under par in the T-Mobile Match Play, putting her into the quarterfinals for the

Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 09:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Akshay Bhatia rode the rare experience of knowing a PGA Tour course with a sublime day with his irons for a 9-under 63 on Thursday, giving him a 3-shot lead in the Valero Texas Open and taking a small step toward

Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 10:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Rose Zhang watched her two-stroke lead with two holes to play Thursday turn into a four-way tie for first place, the strong wind playing havoc with her and everyone else who teed off in the afternoon at the LPGA

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Sei Young Kim took advantage of ideal playing conditions Wednesday, shooting a 6-under 66 in the opening round of the T-Mobile Match Play. Las Vegas-area residents Danielle Kang and Rose Zhang, making the best use of not having to

The seven-time PGA Tour winner missed the first four signature events of the season and missed the cut at the Players Championship, which is played in his hometown of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Horschel, 37, currently isn’t qualified for any of the four major championships. He played in each one from 2019 to 2023. “Yeah,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 2, 2024, 11:35 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Golfer Anthony Kim battled numerous injuries, including spinal fusion surgery, addiction and “very dark demons” during his nearly 12-year hiatus away from professional golf

Apr 2, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The split in the men’s game between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League is unsustainable and will not benefit anyone in the long term, Rory McIlroy told Golf Magazine on Tuesday. The four-time major champion said it was disheartening as a competitor

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNApr 2, 2024, 07:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The most prestigious women’s amateur tournament in the sport turns five this year as 72 of the best in the world will descend on Georgia for the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The 54-hole tournament will begin Wednesday with two rounds over two days

Associated Press Mar 31, 2024, 06:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Stephan Jaeger won his first PGA Tour event in his 135th attempt, closing with nine straight pars for a 3-under 67 and avoiding a playoff when Scottie Scheffler missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday. Scheffler was trying to

Associated Press Mar 31, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Retief Goosen hit into the water on the par-5 18th hole and saved par to win The Galleri Classic on Sunday with a 3-under 69 and with plenty of help from the blunders of Steven Alker. Goosen and Alker were

Associated Press Mar 31, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GILBERT, Ariz. — Top-ranked Nelly Korda became the first LPGA Tour player in eight years to win three straight starts, shooting a 7-under 65 on a soggy Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Ford Championship. Korda won the Drive On Championship in her

Associated Press Mar 30, 2024, 07:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Scottie Scheffler made double bogey from what he thought was a good shot, responded with back-to-back birdies and finished with a 4-under 66 on Saturday to be part of a five-way tie for the lead in the Houston Open. Scheffler is trying

Associated Press Mar 30, 2024, 09:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GILBERT, Ariz. — Carlota Ciganda went to Arizona State and has lived in Arizona for the last six years, so she’s used to the desert wind picking up in the afternoon. Growing up in Northern Spain prepared her for the gales that hit the

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 09:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Tony Finau matched his career low on the PGA Tour with an 8-under 62 on Friday, taking a two-shot lead into the weekend with hopes of winning back-to-back — 16 months apart — in the Houston Open. Scottie Scheffler saw his streak

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GILBERT, Ariz. — Hannah Green birdied the final six holes for a career-low 11-under 61 on Friday in the LPGA Tour Ford Championship, giving her a one-shot lead going into the weekend. Increased wind did little to slow the low scoring in the inaugural

Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GILBERT, Ariz. — Nelly Korda fought through brutal conditions to win in Southern California last week. A solid opening round on a soft course in perfect weather has the world’s No. 1 player in position to win her third straight start. Korda shot a

Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 09:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Scottie Scheffler had his 28th consecutive round under par to start the year, a 5-under 65 on Thursday that left him 1 shot behind Taylor Moore and Wilson Furr in the Houston Open. Scheffler also extended his streak to 49 holes without

ESPN News Services Mar 24, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Peter Malnati got a great break with the tournament on the line and followed that with an even better shot, making a late birdie on his way to a 4-under 67 to win the Valspar Championship on Sunday and

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 27, 2024, 01:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Reigning U.S. Open winner Wyndham Clark injured his back while working out at home Monday, but he hopes to play in this week’s Texas

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 27, 2024, 07:25 AM 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 15 days remaining before the opening round of the 88th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, the first major championship of

Field Level Media Mar 26, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Mickelson has been toting the bag for his older brother Phil Mickelson since Phil and longtime caddy Jim “Bones” Mackay parted ways in 2017. Tim is retiring from serving as his caddy to spend more time with his family, his brother announced

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 25, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The reboot of the inaugural season of TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused golf league being fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will

Field Level Media Mar 25, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Shane Lowry of Ireland are entering next month’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team competition. McIlroy has never played the tournament at TPC Louisiana, which has been a team event since 2017. While

Associated Press Mar 24, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Nelly Korda made bogey on her final two holes Sunday to fall into a playoff and atoned for it quickly, sinking a 12-foot birdie putt to beat Ryann O’Toole in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship to return to