Golf

5:52 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Sebastian Munoz saw the tough weather conditions on the way to the RSM Classic and figured all he could do was keep his head down and make birdies. He wound up with a 10-under 60 to shatter his career round by 6 shots. Scoring was

5:22 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — On a course she didn’t expect, Nelly Korda delivered the round she needed with a 6-under 66 that left her two shots out of the lead Thursday and gave her a good start toward winning LPGA Tour player of the year. The $1.5 million prize for winning

8:11 AM ET Rory McIlroy made a fast start at the World Tour Championship as he shot a first-round 65 to take a two-shot lead in Dubai. The world No. 8 went three-under through his first two holes after he eagled the par-5 second, before carding seven-under for his opening round. He leads a group

12:36 PM ET Justin Thomas didn’t have the best 2021 season. He’s admitted as much. But he’s got high hopes for 2022, most notably to add that elusive second major title to his trophy case. In preparation, he’s made some changes, like adding Jim “Bones” Mackay to the bag. Mackay was Phil Mickelson‘s longtime caddie

3:10 PM ET Davis Love III would be more than happy to have Tiger Woods serve as one of his assistants at next year’s Presidents Cup. He’d rather have him at Quail Hollow in Charlotte playing. Love is the 2022 U.S. Presidents Cup captain after twice serving as a U.S. Ryder Cup captain and as

7:40 AM ET In addition to being a fine golfer who is expected to contend for more major titles as well as challenge for the No. 1 ranking, Justin Thomas has provided an excellent public service by giving some optimistic yet cautious updates on the status of Tiger Woods, his friend and neighbor. The latest

6:57 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Phil Mickelson birdied three of the final holes Sunday to win the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, and Bernhard Langer held on to win his sixth PGA Tour Champions season points title. Mickelson shot a 6-under 65 at Phoenix Country Club, getting up-and-down from short of the par-5

6:03 PM ET Associated Press BELLEAIR, Fla. — An epic duel between Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson turned into a stunning meltdown by both of them. Korda at least managed to recover and win a four-way playoff Sunday in the Pelican Women’s Championship. Korda won for the fourth time this year on the LPGA Tour,

5:01 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Jason Kokrak had reason to believe he shot himself out of the Houston Open on the back nine Saturday morning. He played it 10 shots better when it counted Sunday afternoon, making four straight birdies for a 5-under 65 and a two-shot victory. Two shots behind with six

8:54 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Jon Rahm has pulled out of the DP World Tour Championship, despite having a chance to win the Race to Dubai for the second time in three years. Rahm, who won the money list title in 2019, is third on the standings behind British Open champion Collin Morikawa

9:41 AM ET Associated Press Denmark’s Joachim B. Hansen hit a 4-under 68 to hold off co-overnight leader Francesco Laporta and a soaring Bernd Wiesberger by one stroke to win the Dubai Championship on Sunday. Hansen had four birdies to finish at 23 under overall having opened with a 9-under 63 in the first round.

8:56 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — A key figure in the U.S. victory at the Ryder Cup, now Scottie Scheffler goes after a trophy of his own in the Houston Open. Scheffler pitched in from 55 feet for birdie on the 14th hole, holed a 10-foot birdie on the next hole and avoided mistakes

7:02 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Jim Furyk’s tee shot at Phoenix Country Club’s par-3 15th hole just cleared a bunker, nearly went into the hole and settled 3 feet away. As the former University of Arizona star walked up to the green, fans in the skyboxes serenaded him with the fight song from

6:08 PM ET Associated Press BELLEAIR, Fla. — Nelly Korda started with two birdies and finished the same way Saturday, making up plenty of ground along the way for a 7-under 63 that gave her a share of the lead with Lexi Thompson in the Pelican Women’s Championship. Low scores ruled the day again at

11:43 AM ET Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Mizuki Hashimoto of Japan holed out from the fairway for eagle that sent her to a 4-under 68, allowing her to make up a 3-shot deficit and win the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific on Saturday to earn spots in two majors. Hashimoto finished 1 shot

7:08 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Kirk Triplett shot a 7-under 64 to move into the lead Friday and Jim Furyk remained in contention for the season title with a 67 in the second round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Playing in the final group with Phil Mickelson, Triplett shut out the noise

7:01 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Martin Trainer was in rare territory Friday. Not only did he play well enough to stick around for the weekend, he found himself leading the Houston Open. Trainer holed a pair of long birdie putts and three short ones in a bogey-free round at Memorial Park for a

12:18 PM ET Associated Press Defending champion Antoine Rozner claimed a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Dubai Championship. The Frenchman carded a bogey-free second round 64 to move to 15 under for the tournament as he continued his love affair with the Fire Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates where he won his