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Associated Press Nov 7, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Stewart Cink shot a 7-under 64 on Thursday to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the final PGA Tour Champions event of the season. The 51-year-old Cink had eight birdies and a bogey at

Associated Press Nov 7, 2024, 06:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy returned from a month away from competitive action and shot a 5-under 67 with a new swing in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday. It left the No. 3-ranked McIlroy four shots

Associated Press Nov 6, 2024, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — Former U.S. Women’s Open champion A Lim Kim opened with an eagle and piled up birdies on her way to a 6-under 66 on Wednesday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Lotte Championship. It was a good

Field Level Media Nov 6, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameron Young on Wednesday withdrew from the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico. Young, who is 33rd in the Official World Golf Ranking, was the highest-ranked player in the field at El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas. The PGA Tour

Associated Press Nov 6, 2024, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy can finish the season as the European tour’s top player for the sixth time with a win at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week. He will attempt to do so with a new swing. The No.

Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Nelly Korda clinched her first award for LPGA player of the year on Sunday when it became mathematically impossible for anyone to catch her in the points-based competition. Korda had to skip two tournaments during the Asia swing because of a

Associated Press Nov 3, 2024, 05:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Rio Takeda of Japan won the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic on Sunday in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death holes, defeating Marina Alex of the United States. It was Takeda’s first victory on the LPGA Tour. Takeda had a birdie on

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Heavy rain and storms associated with Typhoon Kong-rey washed out the third round of the LPGA’s Japan tournament Saturday and reduced it to 54 holes. The LPGA said the tournament was scheduled to be completed Sunday at Seta Golf Course. The

Field Level Media Nov 1, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time major winner Brittany Lincicome announced Friday that this will be her final season playing a full schedule on the LPGA Tour. Lincicome, 39, joined the tour in 2005 and has won eight events, including the Chevron Championship when it was known as

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 03:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHIGA, Japan — Hana Wakimoto shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to maintain her lead after the second round of the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic. The Japanese player shot a 63 in the opening round and continues to set the pace with a 13-under-par

ESPN News Services Oct 31, 2024, 06:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Hana Wakimoto of Japan shot a bogey-free 9-under 63 on Thursday to lead by two shots after the first round of the LPGA’s Toto Classic. Jin Young Ko of South Korea was two off the pace after a 65 at Seta Golf Course.

Oct 31, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australian Jeffrey Guan says he will continue to pursue his dream of playing on golf’s biggest tours despite permanently losing sight in his left eye after being hit in the face by a ball last month during a tournament. The 20-year-old suffered fractures to his left

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Oct 29, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council is recommending sweeping changes to field sizes, exemption status, the number of PGA

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 28, 2024, 10:56 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Golfer Tom Kim apologized Monday for damaging a locker door following his playoff loss to Byeong Hun An in the DP World Tour’s Genesis

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Padraig Harrington closed with a 5-under 67 and held on for a two-shot victory Sunday in the Simmons Bank Championship, his third title this year on the PGA Tour Champions. Harrington got in front early and most of his challengers

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INCHEON, South Korea — Byeong Hun An made an 8-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a 5-under 67, and then birdied the par-5 18th in a playoff Sunday to defeat Tom Kim in the Genesis Championship for his second European tour title.

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Starting her final round in a three-way tie for the lead, Ruoning Yin shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday to win the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship in Malaysia by one stroke for her second title this month. Yin of China

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — Nico Echavarria claimed the Zozo Championship for his second PGA Tour victory, shooting 3-under 67 on Sunday to win by a shot over Max Greyserman and Justin Thomas. Echavarria, a Colombian who played at the University of Arkansas, birdied two