Golf

Field Level Media Dec 17, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour announced its 2025 FedEx Cup fall schedule Tuesday, and a trip to Las Vegas is not on the slate for the first time since 1982. The seven-tournament stretch begins two weeks after the Tour Championship with a date at the

Associated Press Dec 16, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Americans will be paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time under a PGA of America program that gives each player a $200,000 stipend and $300,000 to distribute to charity. The $500,000 directed to each of the 12 players and the

Associated Press Dec 15, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Lanto Griffin holed a 40-foot putt for eagle on his first hole that sent him to a 7-under 63 in the final round of Q-school, the leader of six players who earned PGA Tour cards for next year. Griffin

Associated Press Dec 15, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Patty Tavatanakit holed a 25-foot birdie putt and Jake Knapp gave them the lead on the next hole with a tough pitch to set up birdie as the UCLA duo combined for a 7-under 65 on Sunday for a one-shot victory

ESPN News Services Dec 15, 2024, 10:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Shaun Norris of South Africa won the Alfred Dunhill Golf Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on Sunday after a final-round 67 gave him a 13-under-par total of 275 and a one-shot victory. It was a second win on

ESPN News Services Dec 14, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chieh-po Lee won the 36-hole LIV Golf Promotions event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, cementing his spot on the league roster in 2025. Lee, who also goes by the English name Max Lee, mixed nine birdies and two bogeys in the opening

Associated Press Dec 14, 2024, 10:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Marcus Kinhult will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship as the Swedish golfer bids to win his first title on the European tour in 5 1/2 years. Kinhult got up and down for

Associated Press Dec 13, 2024, 05:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — UCLA alums Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit birdied the entire front nine in a scramble format Friday and finished eagle-birdie for a 14-under 58, giving them a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Grant Thornton Invitational. The tournament has

Associated Press Dec 13, 2024, 11:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Marcus Kinhult of Sweden shot a 4-under 68 to take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Friday. Kinhult entered the day tied for second place after a 65 in the opening round at

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Andy Sullivan shot 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Thursday. The No. 205-ranked Englishman made eight birdies in a bogey-free round at Leopard Creek Country Club. England’s Alex Fitzpatrick,

ESPN News Services Dec 12, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Transgender players will face tougher restrictions to enter women’s professional and elite golf tournaments after the R&A introduced a new competition policy Thursday. The protocols, which the R&A said were developed following extensive consultation with medical and scientific experts, mean players must have

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A modern version of The Skins Game is returning to Thanksgiving week. Pro Shop, the new golf media company led by “Full Swing” executive producer Chad Mumm, on Thursday announced a deal with the PGA Tour that brings back The Skins Game for the

ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two of the best players each from LIV Golf versus the PGA Tour in a televised match might just show fans that an effort is being made to repair a divided sport, Rory McIlroy said Wednesday. McIlroy will have Scottie Scheffler as his

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 10, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, whose seven victories on tour this past season were the most since Tiger Woods in 2007, won the

Associated Press Dec 10, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brooks Koepka feels like he could be stepping into another Ryder Cup environment, match play with bragging rights at stake, even if it’s only two-man teams competing in one match instead of 12-man teams in 28 matches. Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, each a major

Associated Press Dec 10, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods, along with his 15-year-old son Charlie, is returning to the PNC Championship, his first competition since the British Open in July and after having a sixth surgery on his back three months ago. Woods has played the 36-hole PNC Championship with Charlie

Associated Press Dec 10, 2024, 12:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordan Spieth, who had surgery on his left wrist in late August, said his recovery is going according to plan. Spieth spoke last week on Sirius XM PGA Tour radio and said he went from a limited ball count to practice to no restrictions.

Associated Press Dec 8, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — Scottie Scheffler returned from a two-month break and nothing changed. He won the Hero World Challenge on Sunday with a 9-under 63 to tie the tournament record at Albany Golf Club and win by six shots. Scheffler, the first player since