Golf

Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods has another world-class field for his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Still to be determined is whether he is part of it. Woods on Monday announced 19 players in the 20-man field for Albany Golf Club the first

Associated Press Oct 15, 2023, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Tom Kim now has something in common with Byron Nelson as the only players to have won the same PGA Tour event twice in the same season. Kim successfully defended his title Sunday in the Shriners Children’s Open when he closed

Associated Press Oct 15, 2023, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CARY, N.C. — Rod Pampling of Australia had to play 33 holes Sunday in the rain-delayed SAS Championship and it was worth ever step when he finished off a 68 and then closed with a 5-under 67 for his second career PGA Tour Champions

Associated Press Oct 15, 2023, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Matthieu Pavon broke through with his first European tour victory at a place close to home for him, fending off an early rally by Jon Rahm and a late charge by Marcel Siem to win the Spanish Open by 4 shots Sunday.

Associated Press Oct 15, 2023, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Brooks Koepka held it together at the end for a 2-under 68 and defended his title at LIV Golf-Jeddah with a birdie on the second playoff hole to beat Talor Gooch on a day when both had

Associated Press Oct 15, 2023, 05:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — American Solheim Cup player Angel Yin defeated top-ranked Lilia Vu on the first playoff hole to win the LPGA Shanghai tournament on Sunday for her first tour win. Both Yin and Vu finished at 14-under 274 on the Qizhong Garden Golf Club

ESPN News Services Oct 14, 2023, 09:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Defending champion Tom Kim felt the vibes and found his groove Saturday in Las Vegas with a 9-under 62 that gave him a three-way share of the lead in the Shriners Children’s Open and a chance to win the same

ESPN News Services Oct 14, 2023, 03:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Matthieu Pavon kept his lead at the Spanish Open on Saturday and enters the final round with a 2-stroke advantage. Third-ranked Jon Rahm (67) is tied for 34th and 9 shots back as he struggles to defend his title won last

Associated Press Oct 14, 2023, 06:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — American Solheim Cup player Angel Yin shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to move into a share of the third-round lead at the LPGA Shanghai tournament. Yin was tied with Maja Stark, who had a one-stroke lead after two rounds. Yin and

Oct 13, 2023, 05:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Lexi Thompson was pouring in putts from everywhere Friday and was on the verge of making the cut in the Shriners Children’s Open. Two late bogeys were likely to give her the weekend off. Thompson missed a 6-foot birdie putt on her final

Associated Press Oct 13, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Jon Rahm shook his head in disbelief after missing yet another fairway. He dropped his hands to his knees in despair after one of his putts skirted the edge of the hole once again. And the No. 3-ranked golfer appeared close to

Oct 13, 2023, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australia’s Marc Leishman carded a bogey-free 5-under 65 on Friday to grab the first-round lead at the LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year leads defending champ Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Harold Varner III by one stroke

Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Lexi Thompson kept a rough round from getting worse and wound up holding her own Thursday in the Shriners Children’s Open until darkness kept her from finishing. Beau Hossler set the pace by matching his career low on the PGA Tour

Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Jon Rahm got off to a solid start in his attempt to surpass Seve Ballesteros by winning a fourth Spanish Open title, shooting 4-under 67 to sit four shots off the lead after Thursday’s first round. Matthieu Pavon was at the top

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 12, 2023, 10:35 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Cameron Smith called the Official World Golf Ranking system “almost obsolete” after its governing body voted unanimously not to award world-ranking points to golfers

Oct 11, 2023, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TGL added three more players this week in advance of its January debut as Sahith Theegala, Cam Young and Keegan Bradley all are on board, TMRW Sports announced Wednesday. Those additions come a week after Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton were named to the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 11, 2023, 02:36 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions If golfers can’t earn Official World Golf Ranking points for their finishes in LIV Golf League events, Bryson DeChambeau wants the four major championships

Oct 10, 2023, 05:50 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Lexi Thompson didn’t hesitate when informed that she had been invited to play in this week’s Shriners Children’s Open, where she will become only the seventh woman to compete on the PGA Tour. She had other plans for this weekend after a busy schedule that had