Golf

6:54 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Aaron Wise is making PGA National look easy. Wise shot his second straight 6-under 64 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead into the weekend at the Honda Classic. The 128 total is the lowest 36-hole score at PGA National since the tournament moved there

12:58 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Matt Jones tied the course record at PGA National in the first round of the Honda Classic on Thursday with a 9-under 61. Brian Harman shot a 61 at PGA National in the second round of the 2012 Honda. Tiger Woods shot a 62 in

6:30 PM ET Sebastian Cappelen was only two holes into his first round at the Honda Classic before things fell apart. His second shot into the par-4 11th — he started his day on the back nine — came up short and in the water. Instead of taking a drop and a penalty, he went

3:14 PM ET Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Benjamin Herbert shrugged off a bogey on his first hole to card a 7-under 64 for the first-round lead at the European Tour’s Kenya Open on Thursday. The Frenchman followed his slip at No. 1 with four birdies in his next six holes at Karen Country Club

8:00 AM ET The PGA Tour wraps up its Florida swing with a trip to Palm Beach Gardens for the Honda Classic. Sungjae Im won this event last year and is coming off a tie for 17th place last week at The Players Championship. Daniel Berger was the top pick on the board for this

8:06 PM ET Tiger Woods has returned home to Florida as he continues to recover from the serious leg injuries he suffered in a one-vehicle crash last month in Southern California. The star golfer took to social media Tuesday night to provide an update on his condition and express his thanks for both the support

9:40 AM ET Associated Press Tiger Woods is back in the game — digitally, at least. Woods has signed a long-term partnership with the company behind the PGA Tour 2K video game series, returning the 15-time major champion to an industry he once dominated with EA Sports. The deal was announced Tuesday, nearly a month

7:25 PM ET Three players have tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew from the Honda Classic on Monday, the PGA Tour announced. Former U.S Open champion Gary Woodland, Scott Piercy and Doc Redman all played in the Players Championship last week, with only Piercy making the cut and competing over the weekend. It is the

7:10 PM ET ESPN News Services PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Thomas found the right time for a near-perfect performance to put a rough start to the year behind him, rallying from three shots behind with bold play to close with a 4-under 68 and win The Players Championship on Sunday. Thomas becomes only

8:55 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The ball seemed destined for the water. All the body language in the world didn’t seem like it was going to change that. Justin Thomas tried anyway. And then, a shot aimed too far left somehow found land, rolling along the railroad ties that frame the pond

At 47, a happy Lee Westwood has a chance for his biggest win at the Players He is one of the more accomplished players in golf. But he doesn’t have a major. Nor does he have a win the size of the Players. With his fiancée at his side, Westwood heads into Sunday with his

10:30 AM ET France’s Antoine Rozner sealed victory at the Qatar Masters with a 60 foot putt on the last to win his second European Tour title. High winds disrupted play on day three and Rozner went into the final day three shots off the lead having carded a 68 the day before. 1 Related

7:28 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Lee Westwood gets another shot at winning the Players Championship — and another crack at Bryson DeChambeau. Westwood made a 25-foot birdie putt on the island-green 17th hole, and he closed out a 4-under 68 with a 5-footer for par to extend his bogey-free streak

7:52 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — With apologies to a couple of pretty nice events in the United Arab Emirates, Lee Westwood is on the verge of the biggest victory of a long career that has seen him win all over the world. There’s still 18 holes to go. Plus, he’s got to

3:59 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – No. 1-ranked Dustin Johnson said Saturday that he will not participate in the men’s Olympic golf tournament in Tokyo this summer. Citing the hectic schedule that surrounds this year’s Summer Games, postponed from 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, Johnson — the reigning FedEx Cup champion —

2:15 PM ET It might just be one of the most famous putts in golf history. And this year, it turned 20 years old. In 2001, on Saturday at TPC Sawgrass, eventual champion Tiger Woods stood on the very back edge of the famous island green, staring at a 60-footer to the front-left hole at

7:51 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Players Championship almost never discriminates. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, hit it long or short, make everything on the greens or struggle with putting. Anybody can contend. TPC Sawgrass has long had this reputation. It simply favors no one. And it is

7:20 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Lee Westwood isn’t interested in comparing himself with the player who rose to No. 1 in the world a decade ago. All he knows is he’s playing some of his best golf, and he gets another chance to see if it can hold up against