Golf

Associated Press Sep 1, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the biggest prize in golf. Challenged briefly Sunday in the Tour Championship, Scheffler responded with three straight birdies to make winning look as inevitable as it has

Aug 4, 2024, 12:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Scottie Scheffler has become one of the most prominent figures in golf since his breakthrough year in 2022, where he achieved a No. 1 world ranking. Over the past few years, he’s claimed a number of PGA Tour titles, including two wins at the Masters tournament.

Associated Press Sep 1, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUTTON COLDFIELD, England — Niklas Norgaard held his nerve after botching three chip shots for a double bogey, finishing birdie-par for an even-par 72 and a two-shot victory Sunday in the British Masters. It was the first European tour victory for the 32-year-old from

ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler birdied four of his last five holes Saturday at East Lake for a 5-under 66 that kept Collin Morikawa at bay and moved the No. 1 player in golf one round away from capping his season with a $25

Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTON, Mass. — Jin Young Ko took advantage of an early collapse by Haeran Ryu and turned her own bad break into a birdie Saturday for a 5-under 67 that took her from a six-shot deficit to a two-shot lead over Lauren Coughlin in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Three-time major winner Jordan Spieth underwent surgery to repair a left wrist injury this past week, he announced on X on Saturday. Spieth, 31,

Associated Press Aug 30, 2024, 08:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler put on another clinic from tee to green at East Lake on Friday for a 5-under 66 and a four-shot lead at the Tour Championship that didn’t seem as big as it looked. Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele had something

Associated Press Aug 30, 2024, 07:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTON, Mass. — Haeran Ryu kept making birdies and wanted to post her lowest round on the LPGA Tour on Friday. She accomplished that with a 10-under 62 that gave her a six-shot lead in the FM Championship. Ryu had a run of four

NORTON, Mass. — Marina Alex found the TPC Boston much more to her liking, playing bogey-free for a 4-under 68 to give her a one-shot lead Thursday in the inaugural FM Championship. Former U.S. Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz and Lauren Coughlin, a two-time winner on the LPGA this year, were part of the large

ESPN News Services Aug 29, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler started the Tour Championship with a two-shot lead based on his dominant season. And then he looked dominant as ever Thursday, posting the best round at 6-under 65 to build a seven-shot lead and take a huge step toward

Associated Press Aug 28, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Olympic champion and Women’s Open winner Lydia Ko says recent success hasn’t changed her mind about retiring from professional golf before she turns 30. The 27-year-old Ko told Radio New Zealand that her victories in Paris and at St. Andrews

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday that there is no deadline for the tour to reach a deal with Saudi Arabia’s

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 07:25 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has won six times this season, including a second green jacket at the Masters in April,

Aug 27, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The third and final leg of the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs is here. The Tour Championship tees off this week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, as the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings look to capture the PGA Tour’s biggest prize. Each

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 27, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Defending FedEx Cup champion Viktor Hovland, who walked away with an $18 million bonus after winning the Tour Championship last year, is

Field Level Media Aug 27, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis finalized her team by naming Lexi Thompson, Jennifer Kupcho and Sarah Schmelzel as her three wild-card picks Tuesday. World No. 46 Thompson will be competing in her seventh consecutive Solheim Cup, Kupcho (53) will play for a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 26, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions There’s only one event left in the 2024 FedEx Cup season, this week’s Tour Championship at revamped East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Many

Associated Press Aug 26, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Georgia Hall will play in her fifth straight Solheim Cup after the English golfer was among four captain’s picks announced Monday for the competition against the United States next month. Hall, three-time major champion Anna Nordqvist of Sweden and Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen all