Golf

Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 01:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Ayaka Furue of Japan took a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the LPGA Tour’s HSBC Women’s World Championship with a 4-under 68 on Saturday. The 23-year-old Furue, who won the Women’s Scottish Open in her first year on tour in 2022,

ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 07:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Bud Cauley is leading on the PGA Tour. That might not have seemed likely a few years ago. Cauley, who was seriously injured in a 2018 car crash and is playing a tour event for only the third

Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 06:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Six-time LPGA Tour winner Celine Boutier had a bogey-free round of 8-under 64 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the HSBC Women’s World Championship. The 30-year-old French player had a two-round total of 7-under 137 on the

Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 07:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Chad Ramey‘s first two trips to PGA National as a professional were largely forgettable. He might have a chance to change that this week. Ramey shot a bogey-free round of 7-under 64 on Thursday in the opening round of

Field Level Media Feb 29, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Angela Stanford received an exemption on Thursday to compete in the Chevron Championship, marking her 98th straight appearance in a major tournament. The event is set for April 18-21 at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas. It will be the

Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 05:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Sarah Schmelzel birdied two of of her final three holes Thursday for a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead over three players, including fellow American Lilia Vu, at the LPGA tournament in Singapore. Also tied for second with Vu at the

Associated Press Feb 28, 2024, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Here’s how things seem to work regarding LIV Golf and Rory McIlroy: Someone says something, the other side responds, and the cycle just keeps repeating from one topic to the next. The latest chapter of the saga came Wednesday,

Field Level Media Feb 28, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Camilo Villegas was named the new chairman of the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council on Wednesday. The 42-year-old Colombian will serve in that role for the remainder of 2024. The council advises and consults with the PGA Tour Policy Board and commissioner Jay

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 28, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Reigning Open Championship winner Brian Harman once called Anthony Kim one of the three or four most talented golfers he’s ever seen. Harman and

Feb 28, 2024, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions European Solheim Cup captain Suzann Pettersen named Anna Nordqvist, Laura Davies, Caroline Martens and Mel Reid as her four vice captains Wednesday ahead of the biennial event in September. Nordqvist, Davies and Martens stay in their roles as vice captains from the 2023 edition, when Team

ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Rahm told ESPN that while Rory McIlroy has been supportive of his decision to join LIV Golf, Tiger Woods has yet to respond to his attempts to explain his jump from the PGA Tour to the rival circuit. Rahm, 29. currently ranked

Field Level Media Feb 27, 2024, 11:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Still smarting over not being invited to this April’s Masters Tournament, Talor Gooch said the idea of basing majors eligibility on the Official World Golf Ranking is antiquated. Gooch, the LIV Golf League individual champion in 2023, isn’t earning ranking points because of

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 edition of The Match introduces a new format: PGA vs. LPGA. Rory McIlroy and Max Homa will represent the former, while Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang represent the latter. The made-for-TV charity golf event is in its ninth edition, with Thompson and Zhang being the first women to participate in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 26, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Anthony Kim, who last played in a professional golf tournament nearly a dozen years ago, will apparently return to competition at this week’s LIV

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VALLARTA, Mexico — PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp lost a four-shot lead in seven holes and then held it together with a remarkable short game Sunday, closing with an even-par 71 to win the Mexico Open at Vidanta and earn a trip to

Feb 25, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dutch golfer Darius Van Driel carded a final-round 67 Sunday to claim a first career win on the DP World Tour with a score of 14 under-par and a 2-shot victory in the Kenya Open played at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi. Van Driel, 34,

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2024, 12:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Kim hasn’t played professionally in 12 years, but he is poised to return next week at LIV Golf Jeddah, according to multiple reports. Kim, 38, a three-time winner in his six years on the PGA Tour, had surgery on his left Achilles

Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 07:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHONBURI, Thailand — Local favorite Patty Tavatanakit held off a fast-finishing Albane Valenzuela to clinch the LPGA Thailand by one stroke on Sunday. The 24-year-old Bangkok native showcased her prowess with a brilliant approach shot to tap in an easy birdie on the final