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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2023, 04:46 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The closing stretch to another tumultuous season in men’s professional golf is finally here. Since the start of the PGA Tour’s last wraparound schedule

MEMPHIS — Jay Monahan presided over his first player meeting on Tuesday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship since returning from a voluntary absence, and while the 90-minute gathering was poorly attended and little new information was delivered, several players agreed that it was simply good to see the PGA Tour commissioner back at work.

Aug 8, 2023, 11:49 AM ET Jon Rahm is No. 1 in the FedEx Cup playoff standings as he prepares to tee up in Memphis this week, and the Spaniard is betting on himself in the St. Jude Championship. “Yes, we’re competing against each other, but it’s not really head-to-head like in pretty much every

MEMPHIS — The claret jug owns a hallowed place in the annals of golf. It just doesn’t belong on Kelly Harman’s kitchen counter. But it appears that she has had to make allowances for domestic tranquility. “My wife has asked me to move it several times, and it’s like, ‘no, that’s a hard no, it’s

In a move that could have significant implications for the USGA and R&A proposal to roll back golf ball distance at the elite level, the World Alliance of PGAs has asked the governing bodies to indefinitely halt its march toward the changes. In a memo obtained by Golf Channel and signed by PGA of America

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 7, 2023, 04:48 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup regular season in 2024 will include 36 tournaments from January through August, including four majors, the Players Championship and eight signature events,

While some details about the PGA Tour’s 2024 schedule were leaked last week, there remained plenty of juicy tidbits to chew on when the tour made its official announcement Monday about next season. Among them: • Of the 36 events in the FedEx Cup regular season, there will be eight designated tournaments—now called “signature” events—with

Aug 7, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Jon Rahm‘s season-ending spot atop the FedExCup leaderboard has earned him a $4 million bonus. This weekend’s Wyndham Championship marked the end of the 2022-23 regular season. In 17 starts, Rahm won four times — including the Masters — and posted 10 top-10 finishes. Rahm’s bonus was part of

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Greensboro, N.C. — If you want to understand the absurdity of Justin Thomas’ mad dash for the FedEx Cup Playoffs at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, consider the fact that after making par on the 17th hole, but before teeing off on 18—somewhere in his walk between holes—he slipped from 70th in the playoff standings

Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 08:44 PM ET GREENSBORO, N.C. — Lucas Glover looked to the sky and held back tears after winning the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, sending him to the PGA Tour postseason with more opportunities ahead of him. Justin Thomas fell to the ground, stunned that his birdie chip hit the base

GREENSBORO, NC — “It’s been a long road, fighting something for 10 years.” Those were the words of 43-year-old Lucas Glover, following his fifth career win on Sunday at the Wyndham Championship, where he emerged from a two-hour rain delay to out-duel a desperately unlucky Russell Henley to stamp his trip to the FedExCup playoffs.

Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 02:20 PM ET WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Bryson DeChambeau became the fourth player on a top-level tour to shoot 58 on Sunday, making birdie on his last four holes to capture his first LIV Golf title at the rain-softened Greenbrier. DeChambeau holed a 35-foot putt on the par-3 18th

A week after saying that “nothing else matters” upon winning the Amundi Evian Championship in her home country of France (“I’m really good for the rest of the year”), Celine Boutier proceeded to win yet again, cruising to a two-shot victory at the Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open after a final-round 70 at Dundonald Links

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Justin Thomas’ press conference after his third-round 66 on Saturday raised a few questions, but the most prominent of them was this: How can a Sunday at the Wyndham Championship present a kind of anxiety that he hasn’t felt before? This is a guy who has won two major championships (one of

Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 07:02 PM ET WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Matthew Wolff made enough birdies to offset a few mistakes Saturday for a 3-under 67 that gave him a share of the lead with David Puig at LIV Golf-Greenbrier. The third and final round is wide open on the Old White course

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As Billy Horschel made his way to the interview area after a third-round 63 that left him tied for the lead at the Wyndham Championship, a nearby television monitor showed the CBS coverage, where a different interview with Horschel was playing—the infamous near-confessional after his opening 84 at the Memorial. With tears

Aug 5, 2023, 01:56 PM ET Celine Boutier inched closer to her second title in as many weeks after seizing a three-stroke lead following the third round of the Women’s Scottish Open on Saturday in Ayrshire, Scotland. Boutier, who captured her first major title at last week’s Evian Championship in her native France, carded a

Not that they don’t take the rules seriously all of the time, but this wasn’t just any old ruling for Adam Scott and Justin Thomas on Friday in the Wyndham Championship. Both men were battling to get inside the top 70 in points at the end of the week to advance to the FedEx Cup

In the last regular-season event of the PGA Tour season, Lucas Glover was a guy who was primed to go off with his frustrations. On Friday, the four-time tour winner and 2009 U.S. Open champ shot a 64 in the Wyndham Championship that moved him into a tie for third, two shots behind leader Russell

Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 09:34 PM ET BUENOS AIRES — Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera was released from jail on parole on Friday after he completed two years in custody over gender violence cases against two of his ex-girlfriends. Judge Cristóbal Laje Ros of Cordoba province — 800 kilometers north of Buenos Aires (500 miles)

The way Billy Horschel sees it, he can’t lose. But deep down in his gut, he has to very badly want to be in Memphis, Tenn., next week and not splashing around with his kids in the blue, warm waters of the Bahamas. Horschel entered the week with only an outside chance to reach the

ESPN News Services Aug 3, 2023, 04:18 PM ET GREENSBORO, N.C. — Russell Henley still thinks about a poor finish from two years ago at the Wyndham Championship. He had no complaints about his start Thursday, an 8-under 62 that gave him the lead in the final tournament before the PGA Tour’s postseason. Henley hit

Former U.S. Open and Masters champion Angel Cabrera will be released from prison on Friday. The 53-year-old gave no interviews, had no press conference, and released no statement. “I just want to go home, be with my family, and start a new phase of my life,” he told Golf Digest, through his longtime manager, Manuel

A picture of the 2024 PGA Tour schedule is starting to come together, even if some parts remain unclear. Sources told Golf Digest that the PGA Tour issued a memo to all sponsors Thursday stating early schedule reports are “inaccurate.” However, it is believed that the majority of the leaked schedule will mirror next week’s

Aug 3, 2023, 04:37 PM ET Hinako Shibuno of Japan birdied three of her final four holes Thursday to take the lead after the first round of the Women’s Scottish Open at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland. Shibuno fired an 8-under-par 64 that put her two shots clear of Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden. A group

Donald Ross stans, avert your eyes. An Englishman has taken aim at one of the legendary course architect’s North Carolina gems—Sedgefield Country Club, host of this week’s Wyndham Championship. In a stunning turn of events, that Englishman’s name is not Tyrrell Hatton, a man who seems to have nothing nice to say about any venue

Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 04:11 PM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryan Kim won the U.S. Junior Amateur championship Sunday, winning the final two holes for a 2-up victory over Joshua Bai. Kim led when the 36-hole final was suspended Saturday, fell behind when the players returned Sunday and then went back ahead for good

The PGA Tour has reversed course on its plan to alter the makeup of its three invitational tournaments in 2024, sources told Golf Digest who furthermore added that much of that is the doing of Tiger Woods—who only on Tuesday was given a seat on the tour’s policy board. The tour announced in March that

Camilo Villegas will make his broadcast debut at this week’s Wyndham Championship. Villegas, 41, is a four-time PGA Tour winner, with his last victory coming at the 2014 Wyndham. Known for his fashion style and aggressive play, Villegas was once billed as a fledgling star, and finished as high as second in the 2008 FedEx