Golf

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Angel Yin rammed in a 30-foot par putt on her opening hole, setting the tone for a day of big putts and a 3-under 69 that gave her a two-shot lead Friday in the CME Group Tour Championship and the chase

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 09:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — The second round of the Australian PGA championship was washed out Friday due to rain and an unplayable course and the tournament has been shortened to 54 holes. Officials for the Australasian PGA Tour and European Tour event made the announcement

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Michael Thorbjornsen is over his knee surgery and shed the brace in time to post an 8-under 64 on the Plantation course Thursday and share the lead to par with fellow Stanford alum Maverick McNealy at the season-ending RSM

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Narin An handled the windy conditions with a hot putter Thursday, making four straight birdies around the turn and finishing with an 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship. At stake for the 60-player field is

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 02:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Former British Open champion Cameron Smith and Jason Day, who is back Down Under for the first time in seven years, each shot 4-under 67 on Thursday and were two strokes off the lead after the first round of the Australian

Field Level Media Nov 20, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nelly Korda capped her best season by capturing the top two honors Wednesday at the Rolex LPGA Awards in Naples, Florida. The 26-year-old Florida native received the Rolex Player of the Year Award and the Rolex Annika Major Award, which goes to the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 20, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LPGA golfers will compete for a record $131 million in purse money in 2025, the circuit’s 75th anniversary season, the tour announced Wednesday. The

Nov 20, 2024, 12:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 LPGA Tour season wraps up this weekend with the CME Group Tour Championship at the Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón, in Naples, Florida. The top 60 golfers earn a spot in the CME Group Tour Championship, with the entire field competing

Associated Press Nov 20, 2024, 06:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VIRGINIA WATER, England — Tyrrell Hatton is the only player from LIV Golf who will play in a Ryder Cup warmup event in January overseen by Europe captain Luke Donald. Hatton will play for Britain & Ireland against Continental Europe in the Team Cup

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Six-time PGA Tour winner Lucas Glover called the circuit’s newly announced changes to reduced field sizes and the number of fully exempt cards “terrible.”

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PGA Tour golfer Brian Harman asked for prayers for a woman who saved his 6-year-old son from drowning at a beach in Florida last

ESPN News Services Nov 18, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Garcia has reapplied for membership to the DP World Tour with an eye on being eligible for next year’s European Ryder Cup team. Garcia, 44, resigned from the European tour last year after racking up more than $1 million in fines after

Associated Press Nov 18, 2024, 08:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour policy board approved eligibility changes Monday that eliminate 25 cards through the FedEx Cup in the first reduction of jobs since the all-exempt tour began in 1983. Starting in 2026, only the top 100 in the FedEx Cup are assured full

Field Level Media Nov 18, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former major champion Lucas Glover called out what he labeled the “cool kid meetings” in criticizing the proposed changes to field sizes beginning in 2026. The PGA Tour policy board was set to meet Monday to discuss several changes, with the most controversial

Associated Press Nov 17, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BELLEAIR, Fla. — Nelly Korda was back to competition for the first time in nearly two months and didn’t miss a beat. She ran off five straight birdies on the back nine to stage another Sunday comeback, closing with a 3-under 67 to win

Associated Press Nov 17, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Rafael Campos felt like he was living a fairy tale Sunday when he went from being on the verge of losing his PGA Tour card to winning the Bermuda Championship, just six days after his wife gave birth to their first

Associated Press Nov 17, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy capped off a tumultuous year by winning the World Tour Championship and his sixth title as Europe’s No. 1 player. He birdied two of the last three holes Sunday for a 3-under 69 to win by two

Associated Press Nov 16, 2024, 04:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Rafael Campos celebrated the birth of his daughter on Monday and now is in position for another big moment. He set a personal best with a 9-under 62 on Saturday to share the lead going into the final round of the