Golf

4:54 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas relied on precision and big putts to make up for a big power gap against Nelly Korda, and they wound up tied for the lead Saturday going into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Salas was practically flawless in delivering a

8:17 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Nelly Korda realized there were low scores available Friday at Atlanta Athletic Club. For the longest time, she couldn’t find them in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. And then the birdies came in bushels, one after another, six straight to close her second round that put

7:12 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — We pause now to fondly remember Bubba Watson’s neon pink driver, which broke apart mid-swing on the second tee in the Travelers Championship on Friday. And, if the three-time Travelers winner is going to have luck like this over the weekend, please spare a thought for the

5:26 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Steve Stricker increased his lead to five strokes Friday in the Senior Players Championship, following an opening 7-under 63 with a 68 at breezy Firestone. The 54-year-old U.S. Ryder Cup captain had a 9-under 131 total on the difficult South Course, playing bogey-free for the first two

12:41 AM ET While COVID-19 restrictions are being eased across the United States, PGA Tour players who travel to The Open in England next month will face protocols and procedures more strict than any they have seen in months. According to a “Player Information Update” sent this week and obtained by ESPN, The Open at

8:18 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas was in her happy place Thursday, and not just because she kept bogeys off her card at tough Atlanta Athletic Club and posted a 5-under 67 for a one-shot lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Her game is rounding into form as the

7:09 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — Satoshi Kodaira and Kramer Hickok each shot a PGA Tour career-best 7-under 63 to share the first-round lead Thursday in the Travelers Championship. Talor Gooch was a stroke behind Hickok after the morning rounds. Kodaira took the lead at 8 under in the afternoon after making the

8:16 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell, players who have holed decisive putts for Europe at Ryder Cups, were appointed Wednesday as vice captains for the team for the 2021 edition at Whistling Straits in September. They joined Luke Donald and Robert Karlsson as assistants to captain Padraig

9:00 AM ET Coming off a thrilling U.S. Open at Torrey Pines that saw Jon Rahm capture his first major title, the PGA Tour now heads to Cromwell, Conn. for the Travelers Championship. Sports betting deputy editor David Bearman and betting analyst Chris “The Bear” Fallica both correctly hit on Rahm last week. Which players

3:29 PM ET Associated Press Four of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by choice. The 60-man field was set Tuesday based on the world ranking with a half-dozen late withdrawals, a list that included U.S. Open runner-up Louis Oosthuizen

Jun 22, 2021 Seasoned pro Anirban Lahiri has qualified for his second successive Olympic appearance after finishing as the best-placed Indian golfer in the final Tokyo Games Rankings for men released on Tuesday. The Indian made the cut at the 60th spot, the last available quota in the Games rankings. India was eligible for one

8:21 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm is the first Spaniard to win the U.S. Open. Two monumental putts clinched it. Rahm birdied his final two holes to shoot a 4-under 67 and win the U.S. Open by a shot over Louis Oosthuizen. Trailing Oosthuizen by a shot when he stepped to

10:41 PM ET SAN DIEGO — When Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes reached his tee shot on the par-3 11th hole in the final round of the 121st U.S. Open on Sunday, he couldn’t believe what he saw. His ball was lodged between two twigs on the branch of a tree and never came down. “I mean,

9:54 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Bryson DeChambeau had gone 30 consecutive holes without a bogey and after making the turn at 2-under 33, he was only one shot behind the leader in Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Then things imploded for the defending U.S. Open champion. DeChambeau had back-to-back

12:04 AM ET SAN DIEGO — From tears of dismay to tears of elation in the matter of 15 days. That is how quickly Jon Rahm went from a low point to the biggest moment of his career. On June 5, with a six-shot lead at the Memorial, Rahm walked off the 18th green and

11:23 PM ET SAN DIEGO — To think that at one point on Sunday at the U.S. Open five guys were tied for the lead with a chance to win … isn’t this exactly what we’re hoping for at our country’s national championship? With that, it’s time to hand out some grades: Jon RahmGrade: A+After

10:05 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The quest for another major championship will have to wait for Rory McIlroy. In position to secure what would have been his fifth major and first since 2014, McIlroy stumbled Sunday on two of the toughest holes on the South Course at Torrey Pines, derailing his chances. He wasn’t

6:01 PM ET Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Nelly Korda became the first two-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Meijer LPGA Classic. The Gainbridge LPGA winner in February, Korda finished at 25-under 263 to break the tournament record at