Golf

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNMay 14, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Four-time PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods will tee off at 8:04 a.m. ET on the 10th tee at Valhalla Country Club on Thursday, alongside Australia’s Adam Scott and 2011 PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley. Defending champion Brooks Koepka will begin his

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 14, 2024, 08:32 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — The last time Rory McIlroy walked the 18th fairway of Valhalla Golf Club, it was a race against time in the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 13, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Jimmy Dunne, who last year helped negotiate the PGA Tour’s controversial framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, resigned from the tour’s policy

Associated Press May 13, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler arrived at Valhalla on Monday for the PGA Championship and received congratulations at every turn, none related to any of his victories. He’s the father of a newborn boy. Scheffler said he and his wife named the

The strongest field in men’s professional golf — including each of the top 100 players in the Official World Golf Ranking — heads to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, this week for the PGA Championship, the season’s second major. There will be plenty of storylines, including the return of world No. 1 golfer Scottie

Associated Press May 12, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Steve Stricker decided Sunday to withdraw from the PGA Championship at Valhalla, citing the difficulty of the 57-year-old playing four times in a span of five weeks. Stricker was eligible by winning the Senior PGA Championship last year. Stricker, John Daly

Associated Press May 12, 2024, 08:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Doug Barron outlasted the series points leader, Hall of Famers and the two-time defending champion. Barron won the Regions Tradition on Sunday for his third PGA Tour Champions victory and first major title, shooting a 4-under 68 to hold off Steven

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 09:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Doug Barron shot a 6-under 66 for a share of the Regions Tradition lead with Ernie Els on Saturday, heading into the final round of the PGA Tour Champions’ first major of the season. Els shot 70 with an eagle and

ESPN News Services May 11, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLIFTON, N.J. — Madelene Sagstrom and Rose Zhang left Nelly Korda and everyone else way behind Saturday in the Cognizant Founders Cup. Trying to win a record sixth straight LPGA Tour event, Korda was 11 shots behind Sagstrom and 10 back of two-time

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Chris Gotterup shot a 6-under 65 on Saturday to push his lead to four strokes with a round left in the PGA Tour’s inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic. After opening 66-64 to take a one-stroke lead into the third round, Gotterup

Associated Press May 10, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two-time defending champion Steve Stricker birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a 1-shot lead over Ernie Els on Friday after the second round of the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors. Stricker, who

May 10, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Xander Schauffele has been a mainstay near the top of the leaderboard most of the year. Now he’s hoping to close the door. Schauffele shot a 4-under 67 on Friday after opening with a 64, leaving him at 11-under 131 and four shots

ESPN News Services May 10, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Chris Gotterup birdied the final four holes and six of the last eight for a 7-under 64 and a 1-stroke lead over Robert MacIntyre on Friday after the second round of the PGA Tour’s inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic. After

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2024, 08:49 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 isn’t returning to the PGA Tour’s policy board, but he’ll still be involved in negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund regarding

Associated Press May 9, 2024, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy hoped his victory with Shane Lowry two weeks ago in the Zurich Classic team event would serve as a springboard for the remainder of the season. He’s off to a good start. McIlroy positioned himself for a run at

Associated Press May 9, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Beau Hossler and Robert MacIntyre each shot 7-under 64 on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour’s inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic. Hossler had an eagle, six birdies and a bogey at Dunes Golf & Beach Club. The

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods is apparently ready to tee it up at next week’s PGA Championship after he made a scouting trip to

ESPN News Services May 8, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods will be the lone player on a five-member subcommittee that will be involved in negotiations with the Public Investment Fund, part of a busy day of governance as the PGA Tour tries to strike a deal with the Saudi backers of