7:56 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Sam Burns made a 38-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole at Colonial, which came just more than two hours after he had finished his round, to beat top-ranked Scottie Scheffler on Sunday. After finishing his 5-under 65 to get to 9 under, Burns was
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4:44 PM ET Associated Press Victor Perez of France birdied the fourth hole of a dramatic playoff with Ryan Fox to win the Dutch Open on Sunday for the second European tour title of his career. They switched to the 17th hole at Bernardus Golf having matched each other stroke for stroke on three trips
10:31 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Eun-Hee Ji made quick work of Madelene Sagstrom in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play quarterfinals, playing only 12 holes in a 7-and-6 victory Saturday. Andrea Lee, Lilia Vu and Ayaka Furue needed extra holes to join her in the semifinals. “My putting works really well today,”
8:31 PM ET Associated Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Stephen Ames shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over fellow Canadian Mike Weir and 64-year-old Bernhard Langer into the final round of the Senior PGA Championship. Ames had a 12-under 202 total at Harbor Shores Resort. “I enjoyed the way I
5:00 PM ET Associated Press England’s Matt Wallace and France’s Victor Perez shared the lead on 10 under par after the third round of the Dutch Open, where two shots separated the top nine on Saturday. Wallace shot 2-under 70 and Perez 3-under 69 at Bernardus Golf, and they were one stroke ahead of four
9:52 PM ET Cobra Puma got into the name, image and likeness space when the golf company announced on Friday the signing of 12-year-old golf phenom, Xavier “Xeve” Perez. It’s the first NIL deal for the company and while Cobra Puma did not disclose specifics, the agreement includes free product and monetary compensation to help
11:24 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Caroline Masson beat top-seeded Minjee Lee 2 and 1 on Friday in 100-degree heat in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play to finish 3-0 in the group stage and advance to single-elimination play. Masson will face Andrea Lee on Saturday in the round of 16 at Shadow
11:17 AM ET Nelly Korda, who has been sidelined since March because of a blood clot in her left arm, will return to competitive golf at next week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Korda, 23, made the announcement on Instagram on Friday, posting a photo of herself with her
8:21 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Scottie Scheffler did something last weekend that he rarely does, watching a golf tournament at home after missing a cut. The world’s No. 1 player is back on the course, and tied atop a crowded leaderboard at Colonial. Scheffler was among eight players who shot 4-under
10:00 PM ET Associated Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, Steven Alker began soaring with an eagle. The 50-year-old New Zealander, who already has won twice and leads the PGA Tour Champions money list with almost $1.2
10:41 AM ET Michelle Wie West, who was the youngest player to ever qualify for an LPGA event at age 12, plans to step away from competitive golf after next week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina, she told Golfweek in a story published Thursday. Wie West, 32, said she
9:39 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed defending champion Ally Ewing 6 and 5 on Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the first round of group play in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play. After Ewing opened with a birdie win and halved the second with a par, Shadoff won seven
3:15 PM ET NFL quarterbacks Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers will face off against Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen in Capital One’s The Match on June 1 on TNT. The four quarterbacks participated in a media event Wednesday, and they showed a glimpse of what fans might expect on the television broadcast of the 12-hole
5:00 PM ET Associated Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Former Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker has pulled out of the Senior PGA Championship after testing positive for the coronavirus. Stricker revealed his positive test Tuesday on Twitter, saying he was “super bummed” and that it was “just a small setback.” Stricker was out of competition
10:55 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Sean Crocker found form at just the right time and qualified for his first U.S. Open, among 13 players in Dallas and three in Japan who earned spots at The Country Club next month. The 36-hole qualifiers were the first of 11 that will fill the field for
4:28 PM ET Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson will be sidelined for four to six weeks because of a torn meniscus, he announced on social media on Monday. Watson, 43, was in contention at last week’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He had the low round on Friday, carding a
8:17 AM ET TULSA, Okla. — Justin Thomas‘ long wait to win another major championship is over after he defeated Will Zalatoris in a playoff to win the 104th PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club. Zalatoris will have to wait again for his first PGA Tour victory, along with Mito Pereira, whose costly mistake
8:20 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — As Mito Pereira stood in the interview area in a tent at Southern Hills Country Club on Sunday, TVs to his left and right showed Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris preparing for a playoff in the 104th PGA Championship. After Pereira answered a couple of questions, someone had enough