Golf

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

Sep 18, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy says the main sticking points holding up a deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi backers of the rival LIV Golf League are the U.S. Department of Justice and conflicting views from players on both sides. The four-time major champion, who is part

Associated Press Sep 18, 2024, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VIRGINIA WATER, England — Rory McIlroy believes it will be difficult for Ian Poulter or Lee Westwood to be a future Ryder Cup captain because they no longer have a connection with Europe’s emerging stars after defecting to the LIV Golf League. Poulter was

Field Level Media Sep 17, 2024, 01:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordan Spieth said he is progressing well following wrist surgery and expects to be ready for the start of the 2025 PGA Tour season. “I think that by 2025, by Jan. 1, it’s my goal to be tournament-ready,” Spieth told Golfweek in a

Associated Press Sep 17, 2024, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Masters and CBS are expanding television coverage next year by five hours, which includes two hours on Saturday and Sunday through the Paramount+ streaming service of CBS. Augusta National also announced Tuesday another high-level corporate partner in Bank of America, bringing to four

Field Level Media Sep 16, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Before Jon Rahm appealed the fines the DP World Tour assessed him for playing in LIV events that conflicted with the tour’s own tournaments, LIV Golf tried to strike a deal of sorts, Sports Illustrated reported Monday. Representatives of the Saudi-backed LIV circuit

Associated Press Sep 16, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Oakmont’s already massive greens will be even more daunting when the men’s U.S. Open returns next summer for a record 10th time. The club situated in the northern Pittsburgh suburbs has restored more than 24,000 square feet of green surface over the

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Jon Rahm ended his first year in the LIV Golf League by closing with a 4-under 66 to win the final individual event Sunday and the season points title with its $18 million bonus. Rahm missed a pair of short birdie

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPA, Calif. — Patton Kizzire ended a long victory drought Sunday in the Procore Championship, closing with a scrambling 2-under 70 for a tournament-record, five-stroke victory in the FedEx Cup Fall opener. Kizzire had gone 176 events without a victory after winning events in

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Steve Stricker ended a four-hole playoff with a shot out of the rough that banged into the pin and set up a tap-in birdie Sunday, his third straight Sanford International victory and his first PGA Tour Champions title of the

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Va. — Lilia Vu made a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole and the United States won the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017, beating Europe on a tense Sunday of singles matches at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Megan

Associated Press Sep 14, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPA, Calif. — Patton Kizzire overcame erratic play off the tee and a missed putt Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Procore Championship at Silverado. Kizzire shot a 5-under 67 — with six birdies and a bogey —

Associated Press Sep 14, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Va. — Alison Lee sparked a shirtless caddie celebration by spinning a wedge into the cup for eagle. Andrea Lee holed a bunker shot to set up Rose Zhang‘s walk-off eagle one hole later. And Megan Khang paused for 10 seconds to let

Associated Press Sep 14, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Jon Rahm moved closer to two big paydays with a 6-under 64 on Saturday, giving the Spaniard a one-shot lead in LIV Golf Chicago as he moves closer to winning the season points title. Rahm tapped in for birdie on his

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 11:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPA, Calif — Patton Kizzire hugged a tree on the way to the first tee Friday as part of a mental exercise, then patiently worked his way around Silverado to take the lead into the weekend in the FedEx Cup Fall series opener. Working

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Va. — Nelly Korda danced at the urging of teammate Megan Khang as they walked off the first tee together at the Solheim Cup after a pep talk from former President Barack Obama. Then she let Khang raise her arms to pump up

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Brooks Koepka birdied his last three holes Friday for an 8-under 62, staking him to a four-shot lead after the first round of LIV Golf Chicago, the final individual event of the season. Koepka is going for a season-high third victory

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Va. — The opening matches of the Solheim Cup began in front of half-empty grandstands surrounding the first tee at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on Friday morning, with transportation issues preventing fans from getting to the golf course. Fans were posting on