Golf

9:57 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Russell Henley left everyone in his wake with three straight birdies to start the back nine, pivotal in turning a four-shot deficit into a three-shot lead by the end of the day in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. He is going for his fourth

7:08 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — A left-handed, 50-year-old former Masters champion was on top at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic after a long Saturday at The Country Club of Virginia. But it wasn’t Phil Mickelson. While Mickelson got most of the attention as he tries to open his PGA Tour Champions career

9:44 PM ET For the first time since the Players Championship was canceled in March after one round, the PGA Tour will allow a limited number of spectators at a U.S. event during next month’s Houston Open. The Bermuda Championship in two weeks will be the first to admit a limited number of spectators. The

9:22 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Xander Schauffele began his second round by missing a 4-foot birdie putt. That was hardly a sign of what was to follow Friday in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. Schauffele made putts as short as 3 feet and as long as 35 feet. He

4:18 PM ET Associated Press English golfer Matt Wallace carded a 5-under 67 at Fairmont St Andrews to join Adrian Otaegui in the Scottish Championship lead on Friday. Wallace took advantage of favorable morning conditions by making six birdies and a single bogey to reach 12 under par. He went into the clubhouse with a

Bryson DeChambeau taking month off before Masters to focus on increasing swing speed Content with his game, Bryson DeChambeau is taking a month off from tournament play leading into the Masters. DeChambeau said he will focus on increasing his swing speed, at least with the 48-inch driver he plans to use, to 200 mph.

3:20 AM ET Associated Press Adrian Otaegui started his round with three straight birdies and then just kept going, shooting a 10-under 62 on Thursday to take a three-shot lead after the first round of the Scottish Championship. He finished with 10 birdies in a flawless round at the inaugural event, which was added to

9:09 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Tyrrell Hatton felt grumpy from not getting much sleep, and then he felt he was in a dream when he was 5 under through the opening five holes of the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. The reality of Thursday was that even coming off an

9:30 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The PGA Tour stays in Las Vegas for an additional week, as the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek was moved from South Korea due to the pandemic. Who is underrated, and whom should you fade? What bets and props are worth a look? Sports betting analyst Chris “The Bear”

6:20 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Bryson DeChambeau has taken some unusual routes in his career, from his single-length clubs to bulking up in an effort to swing as hard as he can. Add to the list his decision to take a month off without competition leading to the Masters. The

3:37 PM ET No. 1-ranked Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from this week’s CJ Cup at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas after testing positive for COVID-19. Johnson, according to the PGA Tour, was experiencing symptoms, prompting him to take a test. Players are tested prior to travel each week and on-site as part of the PGA

9:26 AM ET Associated Press South African golfer Jbe Kruger has been withdrawn from the field in this week’s Scottish Championship on the European Tour after testing positive for the coronavirus. The tour says Kruger returned the positive test after a check on Monday as part of the pre-tournament screening process. He has not exhibited

8:49 AM ET Associated Press DENHAM, England — Spain will stage the Solheim Cup for the first time in 2023. The Finca Cortesin course in Andalucia was named by the Ladies European Tour on Tuesday as the host of the next European-based edition of the biggest team event in women’s golf. The Solheim Cup has

6:30 PM ET The PGA Tour telecast this week at The CJ Cup at Shadow Creek will feature live betting odds for the first time, courtesy of Bet MGM, the tour announced today. There will be two executions of updates per hour during all four rounds of the event, featuring leaderboards with integrated open and

3:00 PM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN When Sei Young Kim hit her fourth birdie putt in five holes on the 17th hole during the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Course, she sealed her fate. The 27-year-old South Korean flashed a big smile, but then immediately returned to a determined gaze.

7:06 AM ET Augusta National Golf Club opened to its membership on Monday, an annual fall occurrence that typically occurs without much fanfare. It is a private club, after all. Other sports are in full song, particularly football. Normally, the annual Masters tournament is still six months away, the golf calendar filled with a bunch

9:24 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Martin Laird looked like a winner with an improbable par save on the 71st hole of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, over the cart path, under the trees, between a pair of bunkers and an 18-foot putt. He had to return to the par-3 17th in

5:53 PM ET Associated Press CARY, N.C. — Ernie Els birdied the final two holes, running in a 40-footer in the rain on the last, for a 6-under 66 and a 1-stroke victory over Colin Montgomerie on Sunday in the SAS Championship. Els made the long putt on the par-4 18th three weeks after missing