Golf

Field Level Media Sep 16, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Before Jon Rahm appealed the fines the DP World Tour assessed him for playing in LIV events that conflicted with the tour’s own tournaments, LIV Golf tried to strike a deal of sorts, Sports Illustrated reported Monday. Representatives of the Saudi-backed LIV circuit

Associated Press Sep 16, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Oakmont’s already massive greens will be even more daunting when the men’s U.S. Open returns next summer for a record 10th time. The club situated in the northern Pittsburgh suburbs has restored more than 24,000 square feet of green surface over the

Aug 9, 2024, 12:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LPGA star Nelly Korda has athletic ability running through her veins. With pro tennis players for parents, an older sister (Jessica Korda) on the LPGA Tour, and a younger brother (Sebastian Korda) rising through the ranks as a tennis player, Korda has good genes on her

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Jon Rahm ended his first year in the LIV Golf League by closing with a 4-under 66 to win the final individual event Sunday and the season points title with its $18 million bonus. Rahm missed a pair of short birdie

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPA, Calif. — Patton Kizzire ended a long victory drought Sunday in the Procore Championship, closing with a scrambling 2-under 70 for a tournament-record, five-stroke victory in the FedEx Cup Fall opener. Kizzire had gone 176 events without a victory after winning events in

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Steve Stricker ended a four-hole playoff with a shot out of the rough that banged into the pin and set up a tap-in birdie Sunday, his third straight Sanford International victory and his first PGA Tour Champions title of the

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Va. — Lilia Vu made a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole and the United States won the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017, beating Europe on a tense Sunday of singles matches at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Megan

Associated Press Sep 14, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPA, Calif. — Patton Kizzire overcame erratic play off the tee and a missed putt Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Procore Championship at Silverado. Kizzire shot a 5-under 67 — with six birdies and a bogey —

Associated Press Sep 14, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Va. — Alison Lee sparked a shirtless caddie celebration by spinning a wedge into the cup for eagle. Andrea Lee holed a bunker shot to set up Rose Zhang‘s walk-off eagle one hole later. And Megan Khang paused for 10 seconds to let

Associated Press Sep 14, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland — Rory McIlroy delivered enough superb shots in a strong wind Saturday for a 2-under 69, giving him a one-shot lead over Matteo Manassero in the Irish Open as McIlroy tries to erase two bad memories on home soil. McIlroy had

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 11:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPA, Calif — Patton Kizzire hugged a tree on the way to the first tee Friday as part of a mental exercise, then patiently worked his way around Silverado to take the lead into the weekend in the FedEx Cup Fall series opener. Working

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Brooks Koepka birdied his last three holes Friday for an 8-under 62, staking him to a four-shot lead after the first round of LIV Golf Chicago, the final individual event of the season. Koepka is going for a season-high third victory

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Va. — The opening matches of the Solheim Cup began in front of half-empty grandstands surrounding the first tee at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on Friday morning, with transportation issues preventing fans from getting to the golf course. Fans were posting on

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 10:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPA, Calif. — David Lipsky shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Silverado Country Club to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Procore Championship. Winless in 104 events since joining the PGA Tour in 2022, Lipsky went out with the

Field Level Media Sep 12, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Major champions Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz have the first tee time for the U.S. at the Solheim Cup on Friday morning, with Rose Zhang slated for the Americans’ second pairing. The international team event begins Friday at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 12, 2024, 09:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, golf fans will get to watch the Solheim Cup in consecutive years. The competition between women’s teams from the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 11, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he wasn’t trying to send a message by agreeing to team up with world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 11, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Jon Rahm said he intends to play in three DP World Tour events by the end of the season to remain eligible for next