Golf

2:30 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — While praising the PGA Tour for the way it has handled the return to competition during the coronavirus pandemic, Phil Mickelson also expressed doubt about having a limited number of spectators return at the Vivint Houston Open, especially given the tournament is only a week prior to the

9:30 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The PGA Tour heads to Thousand Oaks, California, for the Zozo Championship at Sherwood Country Club. Defending champion Tiger Woods returns to action for the first time since missing the cut at the U.S. Open. Phil Mickelson, fresh off his second senior tour win in two tries, is also

8:11 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Tiger Woods is defending his Zozo Championship title this week with an eye on the Masters in three weeks. And the run-up to what usually is the first major championship of the year is strange to say the least, he said. So odd, in fact, that Woods said

8:08 PM ET Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Kyle Berkshire spent two years playing for the University of North Texas before his golf path switched over to power, and he capped his remarkable surge by winning the World Long Drive Championship last year. He is a main inspiration for U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau,

7:57 PM ET Associated Press For the first time, Augusta National is offering shirts, hats and other merchandise online because the Masters will not have fans next month for the first time. But not just anybody can go on a shopping spree. The club is offering the online shopping only to patrons who are on

6:13 PM ET Tiger Woods‘ annual Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 18-man tournament that benefits Woods’ foundation was scheduled for Dec. 3-6 at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas, where the event has been played since 2015. Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, said there were some

4:35 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from this week’s Zozo Championship at Sherwood after missing last week’s CJ Cup due to a positive COVID-19 test. Johnson, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, was eligible to return Thursday because he would have been 10 days past the onset of symptoms.

1:00 PM ET Phil Mickelson will take part in another high-profile match, but this time Tiger Woods will not be part of it. Charles Barkley will partner with Mickelson in a match against Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning on Nov. 27 at Stone Canyon Golf Club in Arizona. Called Capital One’s The Match: Champions for

8:30 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Jason Kokrak was playing for the 233rd time in his 10th season on the PGA Tour without ever having won, so he didn’t need any reminders Sunday in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek that anything would come easily. He watched Xander Schauffele stuff a

6:10 PM ET ESPN News Services RICHMOND, Va. — Phil Mickelson became the fourth player and second this year to win his first two starts on the PGA Tour Champions, slamming the door on Mike Weir with a back-nine surge Sunday in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic. Mickelson closed with a 7-under 65 to finish

3:17 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Jason Day withdrew on the second hole of the final round Sunday at the CJ Cup with a neck injury. Day was in the penultimate group at Shadow Creek after a 66 left him in the group five shots out of the lead. The former

9:57 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Russell Henley left everyone in his wake with three straight birdies to start the back nine, pivotal in turning a four-shot deficit into a three-shot lead by the end of the day in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. He is going for his fourth

7:08 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — A left-handed, 50-year-old former Masters champion was on top at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic after a long Saturday at The Country Club of Virginia. But it wasn’t Phil Mickelson. While Mickelson got most of the attention as he tries to open his PGA Tour Champions career

9:44 PM ET For the first time since the Players Championship was canceled in March after one round, the PGA Tour will allow a limited number of spectators at a U.S. event during next month’s Houston Open. The Bermuda Championship in two weeks will be the first to admit a limited number of spectators. The

9:22 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Xander Schauffele began his second round by missing a 4-foot birdie putt. That was hardly a sign of what was to follow Friday in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. Schauffele made putts as short as 3 feet and as long as 35 feet. He

4:18 PM ET Associated Press English golfer Matt Wallace carded a 5-under 67 at Fairmont St Andrews to join Adrian Otaegui in the Scottish Championship lead on Friday. Wallace took advantage of favorable morning conditions by making six birdies and a single bogey to reach 12 under par. He went into the clubhouse with a

Bryson DeChambeau taking month off before Masters to focus on increasing swing speed Content with his game, Bryson DeChambeau is taking a month off from tournament play leading into the Masters. DeChambeau said he will focus on increasing his swing speed, at least with the 48-inch driver he plans to use, to 200 mph.

3:20 AM ET Associated Press Adrian Otaegui started his round with three straight birdies and then just kept going, shooting a 10-under 62 on Thursday to take a three-shot lead after the first round of the Scottish Championship. He finished with 10 birdies in a flawless round at the inaugural event, which was added to