Golf

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Shane Lowry was just 11 feet, 10 inches away from history. On Saturday at Valhalla Golf Club, the Irishman had a birdie putt on the 18th green to shoot the first-ever 61 in a major championship. But as the putt slid

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 17, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After posting his 11th consecutive round of par or worse in a major championship with a 6-over 77 in the second

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti May 17, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sometime around 8 a.m. ET Friday, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was sitting in a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 17, 2024, 11:59 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The police officer who attempted to stop world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler from entering Valhalla Golf Club on Friday morning was dragged to

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 17, 2024, 07:07 AM 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 has been detained by police in handcuffs after a misunderstanding with traffic flow led to his attempt to

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti May 16, 2024, 08:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The opening round of the 2024 PGA Championship featured a broken course record, ideal weather conditions

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 16, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tiger Woods was 1 under after 16 holes of his opening round at the PGA Championship on Thursday, a good start

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to transporting millions of dollars worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia and historic items, including one of Arnold Palmer’s iconic green jackets. Richard Globensky, of Georgia, entered

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 15, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rory McIlroy called Jimmy Dunne’s departure from the PGA Tour’s policy board a “huge loss,” and the four-time major champion said

The second major championship of the year is upon us, and with it comes a tough test at Valhalla, where the long, narrow and wet golf course will test the world’s best this week for the first time since 2014. Between the three players who arrive in Louisville with the best odds to hoist the

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNMay 14, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Four-time PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods will tee off at 8:04 a.m. ET on the 10th tee at Valhalla Country Club on Thursday, alongside Australia’s Adam Scott and 2011 PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley. Defending champion Brooks Koepka will begin his

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNMay 14, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Since world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler last carded a competitive golf round — a 3-shot win at the RBC Heritage last month, a week after securing his second Masters victory by 4 — Rory McIlroy has won two tournaments, Brooks Koepka

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 14, 2024, 08:32 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — The last time Rory McIlroy walked the 18th fairway of Valhalla Golf Club, it was a race against time in the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 13, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Jimmy Dunne, who last year helped negotiate the PGA Tour’s controversial framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, resigned from the tour’s policy

Associated Press May 13, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler arrived at Valhalla on Monday for the PGA Championship and received congratulations at every turn, none related to any of his victories. He’s the father of a newborn boy. Scheffler said he and his wife named the

The strongest field in men’s professional golf — including each of the top 100 players in the Official World Golf Ranking — heads to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, this week for the PGA Championship, the season’s second major. There will be plenty of storylines, including the return of world No. 1 golfer Scottie

ESPN News Services May 13, 2024, 07:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The attention starts building weeks, if not months, ahead of the one major keeping Rory McIlroy from the career Grand Slam, the most elite club in golf. It’s like that every year, and it doesn’t make it any easier when he gets to

Associated Press May 12, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Steve Stricker decided Sunday to withdraw from the PGA Championship at Valhalla, citing the difficulty of the 57-year-old playing four times in a span of five weeks. Stricker was eligible by winning the Senior PGA Championship last year. Stricker, John Daly