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Associated Press Nov 7, 2024, 11:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — Nataliya Guseva of Russia shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the second-round lead in the Lotte Championship with A Lim Kim, Ruixin Liu and Yuri Yoshida. Guseva holed out from 120 yards for eagle on the par-4 seventh

Associated Press Nov 7, 2024, 06:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy returned from a month away from competitive action and shot a 5-under 67 with a new swing in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday. It left the No. 3-ranked McIlroy four shots

Associated Press Nov 6, 2024, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — Former U.S. Women’s Open champion A Lim Kim opened with an eagle and piled up birdies on her way to a 6-under 66 on Wednesday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Lotte Championship. It was a good

Field Level Media Nov 6, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameron Young on Wednesday withdrew from the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico. Young, who is 33rd in the Official World Golf Ranking, was the highest-ranked player in the field at El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas. The PGA Tour

Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Nelly Korda clinched her first award for LPGA player of the year on Sunday when it became mathematically impossible for anyone to catch her in the points-based competition. Korda had to skip two tournaments during the Asia swing because of a

Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 05:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Rio Takeda of Japan won the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic on Sunday in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death holes, defeating Marina Alex of the United States. It was Takeda’s first victory on the LPGA Tour. Takeda had a birdie on

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 03:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Hana Wakimoto shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to maintain her lead after the second round of the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic. The Japanese player shot a 63 in the opening round and continues to set the pace with a 13-under-par

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Heavy rain and storms associated with Typhoon Kong-rey washed out the third round of the LPGA’s Japan tournament Saturday and reduced it to 54 holes. The LPGA said the tournament was scheduled to be completed Sunday at Seta Golf Course. The

Field Level Media Nov 1, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time major winner Brittany Lincicome announced Friday that this will be her final season playing a full schedule on the LPGA Tour. Lincicome, 39, joined the tour in 2005 and has won eight events, including the Chevron Championship when it was known as

ESPN News Services Oct 31, 2024, 06:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Hana Wakimoto of Japan shot a bogey-free 9-under 63 on Thursday to lead by two shots after the first round of the LPGA’s Toto Classic. Jin Young Ko of South Korea was two off the pace after a 65 at Seta Golf Course.

Oct 31, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australian Jeffrey Guan says he will continue to pursue his dream of playing on golf’s biggest tours despite permanently losing sight in his left eye after being hit in the face by a ball last month during a tournament. The 20-year-old suffered fractures to his left

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Starting her final round in a three-way tie for the lead, Ruoning Yin shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday to win the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship in Malaysia by one stroke for her second title this month. Yin of China

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Oct 29, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council is recommending sweeping changes to field sizes, exemption status, the number of PGA

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INCHEON, South Korea — Byeong Hun An made an 8-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a 5-under 67, and then birdied the par-5 18th in a playoff Sunday to defeat Tom Kim in the Genesis Championship for his second European tour title.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 28, 2024, 10:56 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Golfer Tom Kim apologized Monday for damaging a locker door following his playoff loss to Byeong Hun An in the DP World Tour’s Genesis

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Padraig Harrington closed with a 5-under 67 and held on for a two-shot victory Sunday in the Simmons Bank Championship, his third title this year on the PGA Tour Champions. Harrington got in front early and most of his challengers

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — Nico Echavarria claimed the Zozo Championship for his second PGA Tour victory, shooting 3-under 67 on Sunday to win by a shot over Max Greyserman and Justin Thomas. Echavarria, a Colombian who played at the University of Arkansas, birdied two

Associated Press Oct 26, 2024, 03:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Jeeno Thitikul lost a lengthy playoff at the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship in 2023. On Saturday she shot an 8-under 64 to leave her in a three-way tie for the lead after three rounds and with a chance to win

Associated Press Oct 26, 2024, 06:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — Nico Echavarria shot 5-under 65 on Saturday and finished with a tap-in eagle on the 18th for a two-shot lead over Justin Thomas after the third round of the Zozo Championship. Echavarria is aiming for his second victory on the

Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 03:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Maja Stark shot a 6-under 66 Friday to take the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship, with a 34-year-old American just one stroke behind. Storms forced an early stop to play, with about 12 players —

Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — Nico Echavarria shot a 6-under 64 on Friday — matching his 64 on Thursday — to lead by two shots over Taylor Moore and Justin Thomas after the second round of the Zozo Championship in Japan. Thomas shot 64 and

Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — LPGA Tour rookie Mao Saigo birdied six of her first nine holes on Thursday for a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Maybank Championship. Haeran Ryu of South Korea was a stroke behind while

Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 06:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — Taylor Moore shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday to lead by one shot after the first round of the Zozo Championship, the only PGA Tour event in Japan. Max Greyserman, Nico Echavarria and Eric Cole were a shot behind after

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The FedEx Cup fall schedule is halfway over, and there’s plenty at stake in the final four tournaments for the golfers who are still

Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 10:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland finished 54 holes of the wind-delayed Shriners Children’s Open knowing he’ll have his best chance at winning since brain surgery more than a year ago. Best of all Saturday was being finished. Woodland had three

Associated Press Oct 22, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson began the second stage of LPGA qualifying Tuesday with a 78 as reports surfaced of 275 female players signing a letter asking top golf organizations to repeal policies that allow people assigned male at birth to compete in women’s events. Outkick reported that

ESPN News Services Oct 20, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ROQUE, Spain — Julien Guerrier needed nine playoff holes in his 230th tournament to claim his first European tour win Sunday. Guerrier made an 8-foot par putt on the record-equaling ninth playoff hole to beat Spaniard Jorge Campillo after they finished tied

Associated Press Oct 20, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RICHMOND, Va. — Tim O’Neal made two birdies on the last three holes Sunday and closed with a 7-under 65 to win for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions, a two-shot victory over Ricardo Gonzalez in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic. O’Neal

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 21, 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 inaugural season of TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused golf league fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will tee off Jan. 7

Associated Press Oct 20, 2024, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — J.T. Poston used a burst of birdies to build a comfortable lead in the morning and afternoon, first for a three-shot lead after 54 holes and then to give himself a big enough cushion to hold on for a 4-under 67