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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 15, 2023, 08:15 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia — After another tumultuous season in men’s professional golf, the PGA Tour’s last wrap-around schedule for the foreseeable future wraps

Nov 15, 2023, 02:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz and Justin Thomas lift the inaugural Netflix Cup. Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for Netflix © 2023 Pro golfer Justin Thomas and Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz were the first winners in the Netflix Cup, which had quite a bit going on in this first-of-a-kind

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 14, 2023, 10:36 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia — Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy, one of the PGA Tour’s most vocal supporters during its battle with LIV Golf,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 14, 2023, 11:55 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia — Once it reaches an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund or U.S.-based investment partners — or perhaps even

Nov 13, 2023, 12:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hae Ran Ryu has won the 2023 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award, the LPGA Tour announced Monday. Ryu, from South Korea, clinched the honor after tying for 12th at The Annika on Sunday. With 893 total points entering the CME Group Tour Championship,

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Steven Alker had to get up-and-down for par on the last three holes for a 1-under 70 that allowed him to hang on and win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday and a payoff of just over $1 million. Alker won

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BELLEAIR, Fla. — Lilia Vu seized momentum early with three birdies and closed with a 4-under 66 to win The Annika on Sunday for her fourth victory of the year, which allowed the American to regain the No. 1 ranking in the race for

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 03:04 PM ET SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Camilo Villegas ended a long and emotional drought when he came up with key birdies down the stretch Sunday for a 6-under 65 to win the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, his first victory since losing his 22-month-old daughter to cancer in 2020. Villegas went shot

Nov 12, 2023, 09:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SUN CITY, South Africa — Rory McIlroy sealed the top place in the DP World Tour rankings Sunday without hitting a shot, as none of his closest challengers can now catch him following the penultimate event of the season at Sun City. McIlroy, with 5,164.5 points

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 09:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SUN CITY, South Africa — Max Homa finally can say he is an international winner. Homa shot a 6-under 66 on Sunday to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa for his first victory abroad. He finished at 19 under for the tournament,

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Steven Alker pulled away from the pack Saturday with a 6-under 65, finishing with a birdie that extended his lead to four shots going into the final round of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Alker began the day tied with Marco

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BELLEAIR, Fla. — Emily Kristine Pedersen had three birdies over the final five holes for a 6-under 64 that gave her a three-shot lead on Saturday at The Annika, where the scoring was so low that Pederson had only the seventh-best round of the

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUN CITY, South Africa — Max Homa will take a 1-shot lead into the final round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge after the American shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday. The eighth-ranked Homa had gone error free at the tournament until he bogeyed the

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 01:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Alex Noren started with three birdies, and then he wondered if he would make another. He picked up two more late in the second round Friday and posted a 5-under 66 for a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 08:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Steven Alker and Marco Dawson each made birdie on the par-5 18th hole Friday and each posted a 7-under 64 to share the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The final PGA Tour Champions event of the year is missing Steve

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUN CITY, South Africa — Max Homa maintained a share of the lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge by shooting a 4-under 68 in the second round Friday, with Matthieu Pavon joining him atop the leaderboard. Homa, the highest-ranked player in the field at

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Ernie Els opened with four birdies in five holes and never really slowed until he finished with an 8-under 63 for a two-shot lead Thursday in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The 35-man field at Phoenix Country Club effectively is playing for

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BELLEAIR, Fla. — Brooke Henderson was bothered by seeing so many low scores before she even teed off Thursday on the LPGA Tour. She just went out and putted for birdie on every hole, opening with an 8-under 62 for a 1-shot lead in