Golf

6:47 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Steve Stricker completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Regions Tradition, closing with a 4-under 68 for a six-stroke victory and his fourth PGA Tour Champions major title. Stricker’s second Tradition win at Greystone Golf & Country Club came in his third event since returning from a

6:48 PM ET Associated Press McKINNEY, Texas — K.H. Lee ran across the fairway to try to get a better view of the key shot in his second consecutive victory in the Byron Nelson. The South Korean must have known it would be close, same as the low-scoring drama around him that included hometown favorite

8:03 PM ET Associated Press McKINNEY, Texas — Sebastian Munoz will be the “other” local guy in the final pairing of the final round of the Byron Nelson. It’s cool by the Colombian who now calls the Dallas area home and has at least shared the lead after all three rounds. Munoz shot a 6-under

7:48 PM ET Associated Press CLIFTON, N.J. — Minjee Lee seemed to be more worried about finishing her third round on a dreary, rainy day than keeping the lead at the Cognizant Founders Cup. The 25-year-old LPGA Tour scoring leader did both Saturday, moving within a round of posting her first win of the year

5:58 PM ET Associated Press Ryan Fox shot a stunning 66 on the third day of the Soudal Open at Rinkven International Golf Course in Antwerp, Belgium, to edge overnight leader Sam Horsfield from the top of the leaderboard with 18 holes to play. The New Zealander started his day with a bogey on the

8:02 PM ET Associated Press McKINNEY, Texas — Jordan Spieth thought the course for his hometown Byron Nelson would play more difficult after yielding more birdies in its debut than any other tournament on the PGA Tour last season. The three-time major winner says he couldn’t have been more wrong, and is frankly surprised over

7:48 PM ET Associated Press CLIFTON, N.J. — The only only thing missing from Minjee Lee‘s resume this year is a victory and the best scorer on the LPGA Tour took a big step toward that in the second round of the Cognizant Founders Cup. Lee flirted with the best round on tour this season

5:28 PM ET Reigning PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson, who hasn’t played competitively in more than three months, won’t defend his title next week at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The PGA of America announced on Friday that Mickelson has withdrawn from the PGA Championship. “We have just been informed that Phil Mickelson

9:11 PM ET Associated Press McKINNEY, Texas — Sebastian Munoz was standing in the middle of the fairway on the 18th hole thinking about his shot at a 59 in the first round of the Byron Nelson. After missing the green, he became the first player in PGA Tour history with two rounds of 60

8:05 PM ET Associated Press CLIFTON, N.J. — Madelene Sagstrom shot a flawless 9-under 63 during a round she felt holes kept getting larger to take one-stroke lead over Megan Khang after the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday. Nasa Hataoka, who won in Los Angeles in April before taking time off,

11:54 AM ET The LIV Golf Invitational Series has attempted to clarify CEO Greg Norman’s comments that referred to the Saudi Arabian monarchy’s alleged involvement in the death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a “mistake,” a remark that drew widespread criticism, including from Khashoggi’s fiancée. On Wednesday, during a news conference in London

3:46 PM ET McKINNEY, Texas — With players facing potential suspensions and/or lifetime bans, Justin Thomas hopes the PGA Tour’s decision to deny conflicting-events releases for the first event of the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series will prevent players from going to London next month. “I would hope it would deter them from going

8:29 AM ET Most of golf’s young superstars will be heading to Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, next week for the PGA Championship, the second major of the season. But all eyes will be on two aging former champions — Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods — and also on London. 2 Related On

6:40 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The PGA Tour heads to TPC Craig Ranch in the Dallas suburb of McKinney, Texas this week. K.H. Lee won last year’s AT&T Byron Nelson for his first career PGA Tour title. Which players are the favorites this time around? Who offers good odds? And what props are worthwhile?

8:33 AM ET The PGA Tour remains in Texas for one more week with the AT&T Byron Nelson as the best in the world get one last competitive event in before the year’s second major, the PGA Championship at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app | WatchESPN As always,

6:42 PM ET ESPN News Services The PGA Tour has denied releases to the players looking to play in the first event of the Saudi Arabian-financed LIV Golf Invitational Series, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press on Tuesday. The debut tournament, set to take part in London from June 9-11, coincides with

2:46 PM ET As injuries started piling up for John Eckert’s fantasy football team last fall, he knew what finishing last would mean for him: The owner of the last-place team in the SHIVA league would have to play in a local qualifier for the U.S. Open. On Monday, Eckert paid off his debt at

6:38 PM ET Associated Press POTOMAC, Md. — Max Homa kept hearing from his coach, caddie and other supporters that he needed to carry himself with more confidence, an attitude befitting a multiple PGA Tour winner. With his fourth win overall, third in 15 months and second since he gave up his popular podcast to