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Associated Press Jan 30, 2025, 12:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Greg Norman is set to link up with organizers of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. Norman, a two-time British Open champion and the only player to lose all four majors in a playoff following 72 holes, recently was replaced as CEO of

Field Level Media Jan 29, 2025, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Viktor Hovland said his toe is fine after breaking it late last year, but said his game entering this week’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am could use some fixing. “It’s not very good,” said Hovland, who won the U.S. Amateur title at Pebble Beach in

Mark SchlabachJan 29, 2025, 07:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LPGA’s 75th season tees off this week at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Thirty-two winners from the past two seasons, along with 49 celebrities,

Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — After an early-morning cross-country flight following his TGL debut in Florida on Monday night, Rory McIlroy arrived at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Tuesday ahead of the PGA Tour’s second signature event of the season. McIlroy has yet to play stateside this year, but the talk surrounding

Jan 27, 2025, 10:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods and his Jupiter Links Golf Club team prevailed 4-3 in overtime against Rory McIlroy‘s Boston Common Golf squad in the best match yet of the inaugural TGL season. Monday’s indoor golf contest was tight throughout, but Woods’ teammates, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner, came

Dre Waters Jan 27, 2025, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The TGL hosted its biggest match yet on Monday evening, as league founders Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy went head-to-head in TGL for the first time. McIlroy and Boston Common Golf made their debut against Woods and Jupiter Links Golf Club, who made their

Mark SchlabachJan 24, 2025, 11:43 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour is moving the Genesis Invitational to the South Course at Torrey Pines in San Diego on Feb. 10-16, the tour announced Friday. The Genesis

Associated Press Jan 26, 2025, 09:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates — Spanish golfer Alejandro del Rey claimed his first European tour title in impressive fashion by shooting a third straight 6-under 66 to win the Ras Al Khaimah Championship by four strokes Sunday. Del Rey, ranked No. 308,

ESPN News Services Jan 25, 2025, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Harris English held off hard-charging Sam Stevens to win the Farmers Insurance Open by one shot Saturday, securing his fifth career PGA Tour victory with a 1-over 73 in challenging weather at Torrey Pines. English finished his first tour win

Jan 25, 2025, 06:48 PM ET Former major winner Davis Love III is recovering from open-heart surgery. CBS’ Jim Nantz made the announcement during the network’s coverage of the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday, saying the surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, was planned and Love is recovering well.

Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Harris English finished his 6-under 66 with three straight birdies Friday, charging into a one-shot lead over Andrew Novak at 9-under 207 heading into the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open. English capitalized in the third round after Torrey Pines’

ESPN News Services Jan 24, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LPGA has canceled the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship near Los Angeles because the underwriter of the tournament failed to make payments for the 2024 and 2025 tournaments. The LPGA said in a statement Friday that canceling the tournament was unavoidable because

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Åberg and Lanto Griffin shared the lead Thursday at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open after ferocious wind forced an 86-minute delay and prevented dozens of players from finishing the second round. First-round leader Aberg fought to a 3-over

Field Level Media Jan 23, 2025, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 3 and two-time champion Rory McIlroy will compete in the RBC Canadian Open, tournament organizers announced Thursday. The RBC Canadian Open will take place from June 4-8 on the north course at TPC Toronto Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario. “We’re thrilled

Associated Press Jan 22, 2025, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Åberg shot a 9-under 63 Wednesday in what he calls his favorite place in the world, taking a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Aberg took

Mark SchlabachJan 22, 2025, 09:36 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour’s West Coast swing hits the halfway point at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California. The tournament tees off

Dre Waters Jan 21, 2025, 09:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The TGL had its closest match of the inaugural season on Tuesday, as Atlanta Drive Golf Club and New York Golf Club were separated by only two points through the first nine holes. But Atlanta pulled away in the last six holes en route

Jan 21, 2025, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods officially debuted in TGL, a joint venture with fellow golfer Rory McIlroy, on Jan. 14. The team-based, technology-infused league features a 3-on-3 format that pits the sport’s best golfers against one another in a two-hour match inside SoFi Center’s custom-built venue. Though Woods and

Keith Jenkins Jan 20, 2025, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour continues its West Coast swing this week with the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. The winner will earn $1.674 million of the $9.3 million purse and 500 FedEx Cup points. French Olympian Matthieu Pavon returns

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 20, 2025, 04:26 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler said he isn’t sure whether he’ll play in next week’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the second signature event of

Associated Press Jan 19, 2025, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas on Sunday, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70. Straka, the first Austrian to win on the tour three years ago,

Field Level Media Jan 19, 2025, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 4 Collin Morikawa was one of three golfers to withdraw from the upcoming Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday. Morikawa joined Nicolai Højgaard of Denmark and Tyler McCumber in bowing out of the 156-golfer field at famed Torrey Pines in San Diego.

Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 10:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii — Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernhard Langer, Miguel Angel Jiménez and Alex Cejka by two strokes. The 67-year-old Langer missed a chance

Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 08:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Daniel Hillier of New Zealand birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 on Saturday and take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic. Tyrrell Hatton shot 68 and was the closest challenger

Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 09:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands was playing so well Friday he felt nothing could stop him in the Latin American Amateur Championship. A two-hour storm delay did, but he birdied the 18th for a 7-under 65 and a share

Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 09:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic. Ewen Ferguson was taking full advantage. Ferguson, a Scot ranked

Jan 17, 2025, 03:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy has said that Greg Norman‘s departure as CEO of LIV Golf is “probably a good move” and has admitted the Saudi-backed league is not going away “anytime soon.” Editor’s Picks 2 Related LIV is moving forward with sports executive Scott O’Neil as its CEO,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 16, 2025, 04:45 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The PGA Tour is moving next month’s Genesis Invitational to an alternate site after wildfires near Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, and other parts of

Field Level Media Jan 15, 2025, 10:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods was routed at his own game Tuesday night, but his defeat was still more appealing to sports fans than the NBA. Woods’ TGL debut was watched by more than 1 million viewers, up 9% from the league’s first match last week

Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 06:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy expressed his disappointment at the prospect of fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin joining LIV Golf and warned him it is not worth the sacrifice. McIlroy confirmed Wednesday that the 22-year-old McKibbin, his protégé, has received an offer