Golf

Field Level Media Feb 28, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Camilo Villegas was named the new chairman of the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council on Wednesday. The 42-year-old Colombian will serve in that role for the remainder of 2024. The council advises and consults with the PGA Tour Policy Board and commissioner Jay

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 28, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Reigning Open Championship winner Brian Harman once called Anthony Kim one of the three or four most talented golfers he’s ever seen. Harman and

Feb 28, 2024, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions European Solheim Cup captain Suzann Pettersen named Anna Nordqvist, Laura Davies, Caroline Martens and Mel Reid as her four vice captains Wednesday ahead of the biennial event in September. Nordqvist, Davies and Martens stay in their roles as vice captains from the 2023 edition, when Team

ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Rahm told ESPN that while Rory McIlroy has been supportive of his decision to join LIV Golf, Tiger Woods has yet to respond to his attempts to explain his jump from the PGA Tour to the rival circuit. Rahm, 29. currently ranked

Field Level Media Feb 27, 2024, 11:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Still smarting over not being invited to this April’s Masters Tournament, Talor Gooch said the idea of basing majors eligibility on the Official World Golf Ranking is antiquated. Gooch, the LIV Golf League individual champion in 2023, isn’t earning ranking points because of

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 edition of The Match introduces a new format: PGA vs. LPGA. Rory McIlroy and Max Homa will represent the former, while Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang represent the latter. The made-for-TV charity golf event is in its ninth edition, with Thompson and Zhang being the first women to participate in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 26, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Anthony Kim, who last played in a professional golf tournament nearly a dozen years ago, will apparently return to competition at this week’s LIV

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VALLARTA, Mexico — PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp lost a four-shot lead in seven holes and then held it together with a remarkable short game Sunday, closing with an even-par 71 to win the Mexico Open at Vidanta and earn a trip to

Feb 25, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dutch golfer Darius Van Driel carded a final-round 67 Sunday to claim a first career win on the DP World Tour with a score of 14 under-par and a 2-shot victory in the Kenya Open played at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi. Van Driel, 34,

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2024, 12:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Kim hasn’t played professionally in 12 years, but he is poised to return next week at LIV Golf Jeddah, according to multiple reports. Kim, 38, a three-time winner in his six years on the PGA Tour, had surgery on his left Achilles

Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 07:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHONBURI, Thailand — Local favorite Patty Tavatanakit held off a fast-finishing Albane Valenzuela to clinch the LPGA Thailand by one stroke on Sunday. The 24-year-old Bangkok native showcased her prowess with a brilliant approach shot to tap in an easy birdie on the final

Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VALLARTA, Mexico — PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp ran off 11 birdies Saturday and seized control of the Mexico Open at Vidanta with an 8-under 63, giving him a four-shot lead going into the final round with a spot in the Masters on the

Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RABAT, Morocco — Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina ran off four straight birdies on the back nine Saturday and closed with a 3-under 70 for a 1-shot victory in the Trophy Hassan II, giving him membership on the PGA Tour Champions for the first time.

Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 06:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHONBURI, Thailand — Local favorite Patty Tavatanakit shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Thailand tournament. Tavatanakit had a three-round total of 16-under 200 on the Siam Country Club Old Course at Chonburi

Associated Press Feb 23, 2024, 08:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VALLARTA, Mexico — Alvaro Ortiz got off to a strong start and did just enough right at the end for a 7-under 64, giving him a share of the lead Friday in the Mexico Open as he goes for yet another victory in his

Associated Press Feb 23, 2024, 03:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHONBURI, Thailand — Former Women’s PGA Championship winner Sei Young Kim moved from second place into a three-way tie for the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Thailand tournament on Friday. Kim, who won the 2020 Women’s PGA title by five strokes at

Associated Press Feb 22, 2024, 08:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VALLARTA, Mexico — Erik van Rooyen made two eagles Thursday on his way to an 8-under 63 for a one-shot lead in the Mexico Open at Vidanta, a strong start in his bid to win a second PGA Tour title in Mexico in the

Feb 22, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charlie Woods’ hopes of competing in the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic next week ended as the 15-year-old son of golfing great Tiger Woods failed to advance from a pre-qualifying event in Hobe Sound, Florida, on Thursday. Woods went out with the early starters and carded a