Golf

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

Jan 21, 2025, 01:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Justin Thomas is asking his fellow golfers to make themselves more accessible to the PGA Tour’s media partners during telecasts, citing the sport’s need to “better connect with fans.” “We’re incredibly lucky to have many passionate people tuning in to watch us every week, but let’s

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

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

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 19, 2025, 09:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Englishman Tyrrell Hatton held off Daniel Hillier of New Zealand to win the Dubai Desert Classic by a stroke on Sunday. Overnight leader Hillier birdied the last to put pressure on his playing partner but Hatton held his nerve

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 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands built a four-shot lead with an 8-under 64, and then held on to win the Latin American Amateur Championship in a 36-hole marathon Saturday that sends him to the Masters, U.S. Open and British

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,

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — J.T. Poston shot a 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Justin Lower in the opening round of The American Express on Thursday. Poston carded nine birdies and an eagle on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 16, 2025, 09:26 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf has reached a multiyear broadcast agreement with Fox Sports, which will show each of the three rounds of the events live in