Golf

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 27, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — When Keegan Bradley returned home from his first Ryder Cup appearance in 2012, he couldn’t open his suitcase following the Europeans’ stunning 14½-13½ victory at

Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 04:42 PM ET GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Vijay Singh won the Ally Challenge on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions title in nearly five years, mainly because of a five-putt triple bogey by Paul Goydos. Singh closed with a 4-under 68, and he walked off the 18th green at

Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 01:06 PM ET VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic — English golfer Todd Clements came through a bunched field Sunday to win the Czech Masters for his first European tour title after shooting a bogey-free 9-under 63 to seal a 1-stroke victory. Compatriot Matt Wallace could have forced a playoff at the

Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Megan Khang birdied four of the last five holes for a 4-under 68 and a three-stroke lead Saturday in the CPKC Women’s Open. Seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, Khang rebounded from bogeys on Nos. 10 and 12 with birdies on Nos. 14-16 and 18 – holing

Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 09:16 PM ET ATLANTA — Viktor Hovland delivered another sterling performance, this time starting from the top, allowing him to pull away Saturday in the Tour Championship with a 4-under 66 that gave him a 6-shot lead going into the final round of the PGA Tour season. That leaves the

Associated Press Aug 25, 2023, 10:06 PM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Megan Khang had five straight birdies in a back-nine burst and shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead in the CPKC Women’s Open at challenging Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. After playing the first 10 holes in 1 under,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 25, 2023, 07:34 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — After squandering a big lead in the opening round of the Tour Championship, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler bounced back in a big way

Associated Press Aug 24, 2023, 10:46 PM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Yuka Saso had a big second nine to shoot a 6-under 66 and take the first-round lead Thursday in the CPKC Women’s Open, while Canadian star Brooke Henderson struggled while playing in glasses for the first time on the LPGA Tour. Even par

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2023, 06:53 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — If two-time major champion Collin Morikawa was trying to make a final impression on U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson in this week’s Tour Championship,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2023, 06:58 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — While Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley and others posted low scores in Thursday’s opening round of the Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy only could manage an even-par

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — The 2022-23 PGA Tour FedEx Cup season comes to an end this week at East Lake Golf Club. There’s still plenty to settle this weekend,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 23, 2023, 12:52 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — As Brooks Koepka awaits a decision on whether he will be chosen for the U.S. Ryder Cup squad, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler and

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 23, 2023, 11:39 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler came within one stroke of winning the FedEx Cup last season, and he’ll start the opening round of Thursday’s Tour Championship with a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 12:21 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — Even though a PGA Tour spokesperson said the tour has not seen an increase in spectators attempting to distract golfers for betting purposes, Jon Rahm

Aug 22, 2023, 11:52 AM ET PGA Tour golfer Erik Compton is facing domestic battery and robbery charges in Florida. Police said they arrested Compton, 43, at his home in Miami on Saturday after an argument with his wife. According to Miami-Dade police, Compton and his wife were having a verbal dispute when she began

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2023, 11:09 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — The PGA Tour plans to open its 2024 season with The Sentry tournament at the Plantation Course at Kapalua despite the devastating wildfires on Maui

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 21, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The PGA Tour said Monday that it has not seen an uptick in spectators attempting to distract golfers — potentially for betting purposes — since legal sports gambling began spreading around the nation. A

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There’s just one more week to go in the FedEx Cup playoffs and eight days left before U.S. Ryder Cup team captain Zach Johnson announces his six