Golf

2:29 PM ET Some advice for Zach Johnson: Step away from the ball for practice swings going forward. Johnson, who has a history of accidentally hitting the ball during practice swings, was at it again when golf resumed on Saturday at The Players. And this might have been the worst one yet. Zach Johnson did

3:55 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Play was suspended again because of heavy rain at The Players Championship on Friday and won’t resume until at least 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, the PGA Tour announced. The first round was delayed for more than four hours on Thursday, and the last group of players

6:59 AM ET Associated Press CHONBURI, Thailand — Oh Su eagled her final hole to grab a share of the lead alongside Nasa Hataoko after the second round of the LPGA Thailand on Friday. Oh, who represents Australia but was born in South Korea, had five birdies through 15 holes before play was suspended because

7:42 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tommy Fleetwood narrowly qualified for the Players Championship and then endured a long, wet start at the TPC Sawgrass with a 6-under 66 to share the early lead with Pebble Beach winner Tom Hoge. Where that leaves them after the opening round could take time

8:27 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the Players Championship on Thursday because of a lingering back injury, the PGA Tour announced. Matsuyama will be replaced in the field by Patrick Rodgers. Matsuyama, the No. 11-ranked player in the world, already has two victories this season, at

2:52 AM ET Associated Press CHONBURI, Thailand — Japan’s Nasa Hataoka birdied four of her final five holes to take a share of the first-round lead with a 9-under 63 at the Honda LPGA Thailand on Thursday. Hataoka was level with Germany’s Esther Henseleit, who birded three of her final four holes, and Australia’s Su

9:55 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — In what seemed like a formality from the first time he played in a PGA Tour event at the Greater Milwaukee Open in August 1996, or perhaps even before then, Tiger Woods was officially inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Woods, 46, was

7:22 AM ET It has become a go-to thought each year when the Players Championship arrives. Anybody can win at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course because the track does not favor a certain player’s game. Well, it’s true. Look at the champions list — everyone from Tiger Woods to Tim Clark, Rory McIlroy to Fred Funk,

7:23 AM ET The PGA Tour heads to its marquee event this week with The Players at TPC Sawgrass. Unofficially labeled “golf’s fifth major,” The Players doesn’t just boast prestige — but a huge payday. This year, the purse is up $20 million. The winner will be cashing in a $3.6 million check, the largest

6:45 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The 2022 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, tees off Thursday with one of the best fields of the year. The tournament will include almost all of the top 50 players in the world, including No. 1 Jon Rahm and No. 2 Collin Morikawa. Rahm

Mar 8, 2022 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said he hasn’t spoken to Phil Mickelson since his explosive comments about the tour were published last month, but Monahan said it’s a conversation that will have to take place before the six-time major champion returns to play. Mickelson isn’t playing in

6:56 AM ET The Players stands as the crown jewel on the PGA Tour’s schedule. It brings together a strong field, with a huge payday — the total purse has grown to $20 million. A few of the marquee names won’t be around. Phil Mickelson is out, as his break continues. More on that in

9:22 AM ET Things are about to get good on the PGA Tour. This week, the tour heads to the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, for the unofficial “fifth major,” which now has a $20 million purse. The field includes 47 of the top 50 players in the world and

8:58 PM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan For the second straight PGA Tour event, Bryson DeChambeau has withdrawn after

6:49 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler played the kind of golf that wins a traditional U.S. Open, and that’s what the Arnold Palmer Invitational felt like Sunday at Bay Hill. In another final round that featured some of the toughest scoring conditions in four decades, Scheffler made key putts to save

8:02 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Retief Goosen holed out for eagle from a greenside bunker on the short par-4 first hole, birdied the next two, and cruised to an 8-under 63 and a four-stroke victory Sunday in the Hoag Classic. A stroke behind fellow South African star Ernie Els entering the

6:30 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Needing to win or finish solo second to retain PGA Tour status, Ryan Brehm went out Sunday and ran away with the Puerto Rico Open for his first tour title. With wife Chelsey at his side as his caddie, the 35-year-old Brehm birdied five of

3:26 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — World No. 1 Jin Young Ko birdied the 18th hole on Sunday for a 6-under 66 to win the LPGA Tour’s HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore by two strokes over fellow South Korean player In Gee Chun and Australian Minjee Lee. Ko has won six times in