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Aug 2, 2023, 08:59 PM ET LIV Golf has removed senior official Ron Cross, who was in charge of securing venues and helped run tournaments for the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit. The chief events officer, Cross was among the first hires when CEO and commissioner Greg Norman announced the league in November 2021. “I am sincerely

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 09:52 AM ET VIRGINIA WATER, England — José María Olazábal was named Wednesday as the European team’s fourth vice-captain for the Ryder Cup. It’s the fourth time that Olazábal will serve as assistant — after 2008, ’10 and ’14 — and he was captain for Europe’s famous comeback win at

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 04:23 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia It’s the last week before the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs on the PGA Tour, and before the final women’s major championship of the season, the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia In a swift response to multiple players’ complaints about the PGA Tour’s lack of transparency before its surprising alliance with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s

Jul 31, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Stewart Cink will serve as a vice captain for the United States Ryder Cup team this fall in Rome, team captain Zach Johnson announced Monday. Cink is the fifth and final vice captain, joining Steve Stricker, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk and Fred Couples when the Americans face Team

Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 06:54 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Lee Hodges rarely gets rattled, except perhaps during Alabama football games when he’s rooting for his beloved Crimson Tide. After using that unflappable demeanor to keep control of the 3M Open, Hodges finally let loose. Hodges shot a 67 in the final round on

Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 05:11 PM ET BRIDGEND, Wales — Germany’s Alex Cejka prevailed over Ireland’s Padraig Harrington on the second playoff hole to win the Senior British Open at Royal Porthcawl on Sunday. Cejka birdied the second extra hole to claim his third senior major title after he and Harrington had finished tied

Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 04:11 PM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryan Kim won the U.S. Junior Amateur championship Sunday, winning the final two holes for a 2-up victory over Joshua Bai. Kim led when the 36-hole final was suspended Saturday, fell behind when the players returned Sunday and then went back ahead for good

ESPN News Services Jul 30, 2023, 12:05 PM ET Celine Boutier carded a 3-under 68 on Sunday to capture her first major championship with a 6-stroke victory at the Evian Championship in Evian-les-Bains, France. Boutier, 29, recorded four birdies against one bogey on the day to finish the tournament at 14-under 270. She pocketed a

Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 07:52 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Chasing his first PGA Tour victory, Lee Hodges shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday to stretch his lead to five strokes with a round left in the 3M Open. Hodges had a 20-under 193 total at the TPC Twin Cities to break the tournament

Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 07:16 PM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryan Kim led Joshua Bai 1-up after through 25 holes in the U.S. Junior Amateur championship match Saturday when play was suspended for the day because of rain. The 36-hole final was set to resume Sunday morning on the Daniel Island Club’s Ralston Creek

DJ KHALED PURSES HIS LIPS and furrows his eyebrows as sweat drips from his forehead. He grips his driver, switching his weight from one leg to the other. He’s been golfing with pro Michael Block for two hours on a July afternoon under an extreme heat wave in Miami, and he’s just duffed a couple

ESPN News Services Jul 29, 2023, 10:53 AM ET Céline Boutier carded a 4-under 67 in the third round of the Evian Championship on Saturday to increase her lead to 3 shots going into the final day. The 29-year-old is aiming to become the first Frenchwoman to win the tournament, which became a major in

Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 10:42 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — With the FedEx Cup two weeks away, Lee Hodges can breathe easier. Justin Thomas can’t. Hodges birdied four of his last six holes for a 7-under 64 and a four-stroke lead over Tyler Duncan on Friday after almost two rounds of the 3M Open.

Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 06:18 PM ET BRIDGEND, Wales — Steven Alker moved to the top of the Senior Open Championship leaderboard on Friday with a 3-under 68 after Miguel Angel Jimenez followed up a round to remember with one to forget. Playing on his birthday, Alker hit four birdies in the second round

Associated Press Jul 27, 2023, 08:17 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Lee Hodges got off to a good start in his bid to make the FedEx Cup playoffs, shooting an 8-under 63 on Thursday for a one-stroke lead in the first round of the 3M Open. Two-time major champion Justin Thomas, who’s trying to make

Associated Press Jul 27, 2023, 05:28 PM ET BRIDGEND, Wales — Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 5-under 66 to take the first-round lead at the Senior Open Championship on Thursday, five years after he became the first Spaniard to win the tournament. Jimenez is two shots ahead of Alex Cejka and Mario Tiziani at Royal

Associated Press Jul 27, 2023, 03:30 PM ET EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Paula Reto had eight birdies as she carded a 7-under 64 to take a surprise first-round lead at the Évian Championship on Thursday. The 33-year-old South African holds a two-shot lead over 2015 champion Lydia Ko of New Zealand and three other players locked