Golf

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

ESPN News Services Nov 9, 2023, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After his longest break from golf and time spent on safari, Max Homa felt anxious about the state of his game heading into the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa. He needn’t have worried. Homa holed a 16-foot birdie putt on No. 18

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2023, 09:27 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LIV Golf League is introducing a transfer window it says is the first in professional golf, allowing teams to trade players in midseason

Anirudh Menon Nov 7, 2023, 11:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Glenn Maxwell, on Tuesday, produced an all-time great performance after he scored an unbeaten 201 while suffering debilitating cramps. Unable to run singles, he somehow got his big shots away cleanly to steer Australia from 49/4 and 91/7 against a rampant-looking Afghanistan bowling attack

ESPN News Services Nov 7, 2023, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods says he is pain-free when it comes to his right ankle that was fused in April. It’s the rest of leg that remains a work in progress. And there’s no indication when he’ll get back to work on the golf course.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 7, 2023, 03:00 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 will headline the ownership group for the sixth and final team in TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused golf

Nov 6, 2023, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions When Jon Rahm announced he was backing out of TGL, the new indoor golf league spearheaded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, it ignited rumors that the Spaniard might be planning a leap from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf. McIlroy doesn’t see it that way.

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS CABOS, Mexico — Erik van Rooyen made a 16-foot eagle putt on the par-5 closing hole Sunday to win the World Wide Technology Championship, a day after Matt Kuchar squandered a six-stroke lead with a late meltdown. Playing alongside Kuchar at Tiger Woods-designed

Nov 5, 2023, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Padraig Harrington used a torrid start to his final round to run away with the TimberTech Championship title on Sunday in Boca Raton, Florida. Harrington birdied six of his first seven holes en route to a final-round, 7-under 64. At 16-under 197 for the weekend, Harrington

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 05:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OMITAMA, Japan — Mone Inami of Japan shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the LPGA’s Japan Classic by one shot over Seon Woo Bae of South Korea and Shiho Kuwaki of Japan. It was the first win on the LPGA Tour for

Nov 5, 2023, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Sarit Suwannarut won the Volvo China Open by six strokes Sunday as the Thai player blitzed the course with 10 birdies to overcome a three-shot overnight deficit and take the title ahead of Taichi Kho and Chen Guxin. Sarit completed his final round

Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS CABOS, Mexico — Matt Kuchar blew a big lead with a late collapse Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship, leaving him tied with Camilo Villegas with a round left at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante. Six strokes ahead at 24 under