Golf

8:08 AM ET Four-time major champion Brooks Koepka is the latest golfer to defect from the PGA Tour to the LIV Golf Invitational Series, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Koepka, 32, is one of the highest-profile players to join the breakaway circuit, which is being funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and is fronted

6:47 PM ET Will Zalatoris has withdrawn from this week’s Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, a move announced by the PGA Tour a day after he finished as runner-up in the U.S. Open. Zalatoris, the world No. 12, missed a 14-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have put him in a playoff

7:29 AM ET Multiple Contributors One day, years from now, when the history of professional golf is analyzed in full, the two-week stretch of June 7 through June 19 of 2022 may go down as one of the most consequential and volatile periods in the history of the sport. There is a good chance this

6:54 PM ET ESPN News Services BROOKLINE, Mass. — A playoff was looming Sunday in the U.S. Open, just like it always does at The Country Club, when Matt Fitzpatrick sized up his shot from a bunker left of the 18th fairway. He had a 1-shot lead over Will Zalatoris and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler.

10:59 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — Will Zalatoris couldn’t resist taking a peek at Matt Fitzpatrick‘s ball. He and Fitzpatrick were walking toward their tee shots on the 18th hole of The Country Club. Madness was unspooling all around them. The U.S. Open was hanging in the balance. Thousands of rowdy fans had just spilled

12:54 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — The Country Club punished the field on Saturday. Expect more on Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Open as a packed leaderboard tries to grab the trophy. We have you covered with all the happenings: DeChambeau exits It wasn’t another great week for 2020 U.S. Open champion

8:29 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — There has been drama at this U.S. Open from the moment players arrived on property. Before it started, it wasn’t about the golf. It was about the state of golf. Now, though, it’s about the golf, with a leaderboard that has a mix of stars, up-and-comers and a few

8:42 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — Here are the tee times for the final round of the U.S. Open at The Country Club. All times ET (a) denotes amateur 8:49 a.m. — Stewart Hagestad (a), Harris English 9 a.m. — Brandon Matthews, Sebastian Soderberg 9:11 a.m. — Wil Besseling, Chris Naegel 9:22 a.m. — Tyrrell

11:39 AM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — A lot can happen on a Saturday at the U.S. Open, especially with a leaderboard as packed as this one. With a mix of big names and lesser-known ones, things could get interesting on a cooler, windier day at The Country Club. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app

8:11 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN BROOKLINE, Mass. — In the midst of a tenuous time for golf, Brooks Koepka said earlier this week he wanted the focus to be on the U.S. Open. After two rounds, with Phil Mickelson now gone after having missed the cut, it’s safe to say that the focus has shifted

8:31 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — Here are the tee times for the third round of the U.S. Open at The Country Club: All times ET (a) denotes amateur 9:49 a.m. — Joseph Bramlett, Stewart Hagestad (a) 10 a.m. — Sebastian Munoz, Patrick Cantlay 10:11 a.m. — Sam Bennett, Denny McCarthy 10:22 a.m. — Sam

7:12 AM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — There was a lot going on in the first round of the 2022 U.S. Open. The requisite drama around Phil Mickelson? Check. A few tossed clubs? You bet. Kids running off with defending champion Jon Rahm‘s ball on the 18th hole? OK. Wild turkeys on the course? Sure. Canadian

8:16 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN BROOKLINE, Mass. — The chain-link fence to the left of the driving range had been bent to below eye level. Fans in attendance at The Country Club on Tuesday wanted to get a glimpse of Phil Mickelson while he warmed up for his practice round — his return to a

8:21 AM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — Perhaps the talk of LIV Golf vs. the PGA Tour will subside for a few days, with the start of the U.S. Open at The Country Club officially here. Or, at least, it will stall until 1:47 p.m., when Phil Mickelson arrives on the first tee. Mickelson, the face

2:23 PM ET Rory McIlroy is the consensus favorite to win the U.S. Open this week at sportsbooks around the U.S. Fresh off his win at the RBC Canadian Open, McIlroy climbed up the odds boards, surpassing top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and taking over the role as consensus favorite entering this week’s U.S. Open at The

1:39 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN BROOKLINE, Mass. — Bryson DeChambeau says he doesn’t plan to play in the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship next week at TPC River Highlands. DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open winner, joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series last week. He briefly addressed his status for the Travelers while on the putting

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2022 U.S Open Championship returns to Brookline Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, for the first time since 1988, with a loaded field of 156 golfers vying for the top 60 spots to advance. 2011 U.S. Open winner Rory McIlroy enters the weekend as the favorite after winning the RBC

7:43 AM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — We interrupt the ongoing drama of who has left the PGA Tour — and who might still be going to the LIV Golf Invitational Series — for the 122nd U.S. Open, the third major championship of the season. With two golf worlds colliding at The Country Club this week,