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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 7, 2023, 11:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia TORONTO — Rory McIlroy said he’s resigned to the fact that the PGA Tour will have to accept money from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, but he’s

Jun 7, 2023, 07:47 AM ET Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open champion who was one of the first big names to sign up for LIV Golf, says he feels bad for the players who stayed loyal to the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf League ended their bitter two-year

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 6, 2023, 09:28 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There have been plenty of bombshells during the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League’s ongoing battle on the course and in the courts to topple each other

In a massive development announced Tuesday morning, the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf League announced they were unifying. The deal ends two years of what PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan called “disruption and distraction,” but also included numerous legal proceedings and tense relationships between players across the different circuits. Editor’s Picks The

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 6, 2023, 10:15 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the LIV Golf League, which have been embroiled in a bitter legal battle for more than a year, have agreed

Jun 5, 2023, 07:42 PM ET Michael Block, the teaching pro who finished tied for 15th at last month’s PGA Championship, came up short in his bid to qualify for next week’s U.S. Open. Block shot a 36-hole score of 5-under 135 at Lambton Golf & Country Club in Toronto on Monday to finish just

Jun 5, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Less than 24 hours after securing the biggest win of his PGA Tour career, Norwegian world No. 5 Viktor Hovland is caddying on Monday for a former college teammate who is looking to secure a spot in next week’s U.S. Open. Hovland earned his fourth PGA Tour title on

ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 08:55 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang became the first player in 72 years to win on the LPGA Tour in her pro debut, capturing the Mizuho Americas Open with a par on the second playoff hole against Jennifer Kupcho on Sunday. Zhang arrived

Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 07:15 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa — Stephen Ames birdied the 17th hole and closed with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a one-shot victory over Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly in the Principal Charity Classic, giving Ames his third PGA Tour Champions title this year. Ames, Stricker and Tim

Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 01:47 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Morikawa withdrew from the final round of the Memorial on Sunday because of back spasms, keeping him from a chance to win for a second time at Muirfield Village. Morikawa had shot 68 in the third round and was 2 shots out of

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 07:35 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Rory McIlroy realized Muirfield Village was playing so tough that he set a goal of just trying to break 70. He didn’t quite get there, and his 2-under 70 still was enough for him to share the lead Saturday in the Memorial. It helped

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 08:51 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Much was expected of Rose Zhang when she turned professional last week, and she is already delivering. The two-time NCAA champion moved into position to win in her pro debut, shooting a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a 2-shot lead into the

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 08:14 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Suh signed for a 6-under 66 at the Memorial and then made a few stops to speak with the media. His putter stayed with him the entire time, which probably was wise. The way it behaved Friday, when he holed eight putts from

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 10:05 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Minjee Lee matched the tournament best with an 8-under 64 for a share of the lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s weather-delayed Mizuho Americas Open. Cheyenne Knight had a 68 in the inaugural event to join Lee at 7-under 137 atop the tightly

M.A. Voepel, ESPN.comJun 2, 2023, 03:04 PM ET Close M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark, the national women’s basketball player of the year and a golf enthusiast, will

Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 07:51 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Davis Riley opened with a 67 at the Memorial to finish atop the leaderboard after the opening round for the second straight year. And that’s where the similarities end. Riley birdied three of his last four holes Thursday afternoon when the turf was firm

Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 05:28 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Two-time NCAA individual champion Rose Zhang made her professional debut and gave the LPGA what was expected and needed Thursday, a solid opening round in the Mizuho Americas Open that put her in position to wow women’s golf on one of its biggest

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 10:31 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Individual NCAA champion Fred Biondi beat Hiroshi Tai 1 up with a par on the 18th hole and Florida won its fifth men’s national golf title with a 3-1 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday. Florida’s Yuxin Lin won the opener 4 and 3