Golf

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Scottie Scheffler showed his trash-talking side that is legendary in Dallas circles and illustrates the ultra-competitive nature of golf’s No. 1 player. Tom Kim expected no less. The Presidents Cup turned spicy on Thursday when the 22-year-old Kim took his celebrations to

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. — Evan Beck finally won a USGA title Thursday when he overwhelmed Bobby Massa 9 and 8 to win the U.S. Mid-Amateur, earning spots in the Masters and the U.S. Open next year. Beck was runner-up in the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur

Associated Press Sep 25, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adam Scott has never played on a winning team in the Presidents Cup, a tale as woeful as the Internationals losing streak against the Americans. He has played in 49 matches and partnered with 16 players. He was part of the tie in South

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 25, 2024, 07:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions South Korea’s Sungjae Im and Australia’s Min Woo Lee were born in 1998, the same year the International team captured its only Presidents Cup

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Paul Broadhurst finished off his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the year with a few nervous moments Sunday, closing with an even-par 72 at Pebble Beach for a three-shot win in the Pure Insurance Championship. Broadhurst was staked to

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CARROLLTON, Texas — Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert delivered clutch putts late in the championship round Sunday to lead Australia-based Ripper to its first team title in the LIV Golf League. Herbert, who looked as though he might have cost his team with a

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MAINEVILLE, Ohio — Lydia Ko extended her amazing summer run when she turned a two-shot deficit into a rout by closing with a 9-under 63 to win the Kroger Queen City Championship for her third LPGA Tour title of the season. Ko won for

Sep 22, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VIRGINIA WATER, England — Billy Horschel won the BMW PGA Championship after beating Rory McIlroy and Thriston Lawrence in a thrilling three-man playoff at Wentworth on Sunday to take home the winner’s check of $1.53 million. The trio finished at 20-under overall and in the first

Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CARROLLTON, Texas — Danny Lee took control of a back-and-forth match against U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau by holing a hard-breaking birdie putt on the 16th hole to lead his Iron Heads past DeChambeau’s defending champion Crushers in the LIV Golf Team Championship on

Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MAINEVILLE, Ohio — Jeeno Thitikul had a rocky closing stretch but did enough to expand her lead over Hall of Famer Lydia Ko, finishing with a birdie for a 4-under 68 on Saturday and a two-shot advantage in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Thitikul

Field Level Media Sep 21, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Rahm is dealing with flu-like symptoms and elected to withdraw from the LIV Golf Team Championship on Saturday at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas. LIV Golf alternate John Catlin will replace Rahm as Legion XIII battle Phil Mickelson‘s HyFlyers GC in

Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 11:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VIRGINIA WATER, England — Eleven years after winning the title as a 20-year-old prodigy, Matteo Manassero moved into contention to capture the prestigious BMW PGA Championship again by shooting a 9-under 63 to take a three-stroke lead after the third round Saturday. It would

Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MAINEVILLE, Ohio — Lydia Ko set an early target and Jeeno Thitikul zoomed right past her Friday afternoon with three birdies over her last four holes for another 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead over Ko in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Ko played

Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CARROLLTON, Texas — Scott Vincent made a hole-in-one that sparked a rally for the lowly Iron Heads, and Jinichiro Kozuma finished it off with two clutch putts to eliminate the Smash team of Brooks Koepka and advance to the semifinals of the LIV Golf

Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 12:45 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ron Green, an award-winning journalist who covered the Masters for 60 consecutive years, has died. He was 95. Green died Wednesday, according to his son, Ron Green Jr., who posted the news on Facebook. Green began covering sports as a junior in high school

Field Level Media Sep 19, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa set the early pace at the Kroger Queen City Championship with a 7-under-par 65 in the first round Thursday in Maineville, Ohio. Buhai racked up eight birdies and carries a one-shot lead into Friday. Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand

Sep 19, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA of America announced Thursday that LIV Golf players are eligible to compete in both the PGA Championship and U.S. Ryder Cup teams going forward. LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka was part of last year’s U.S. Ryder Cup team because of a grace period that allowed

Associated Press Sep 19, 2024, 11:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VIRGINIA WATER, England — Rory McIlroy lost the clubhead on his 9-iron and then lost the lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in shooting an eventful 5-under 67 in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday. The