Golf

7:12 PM ET Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith were tied for the lead Saturday in The Northern Trust, and neither could have imagined how they got there. Smith had never shot better than 62 _ twice this year on the PGA Tour, once at his home club in Brisbane,

4:45 PM ET Associated Press Tapio Pulkkanen will take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Czech Masters after a 6-under 66 on Saturday. Three shots off the lead after the second round, the 31-year-old did not drop a shot in the third round until the par-4 17th. He bounced back with his

11:03 PM ET Associated Press SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Ernie Els made a 50-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a 66-under 66 and a share of the Boeing Classic lead Friday with Woody Austin and Billy Mayfair. “That putt on 18 is obviously a huge bonus,” Els said. Els also had six birdies and

5:47 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jon Rahm has competed in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs enough times to know how the system works. And he doesn’t like it. “I don’t think it’s fair,” Rahm said Friday after a 4-under-par 67 gave him a 1-shot lead through 36 holes at The Northern Trust,

3:53 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tropical Storm Henri could have an impact on the Northern Trust golf tournament, and the PGA Tour will decide Saturday based on the weather forecast if it will postpone the final round of the event until Monday. Weather is not expected to impact Saturday’s third round at Liberty

9:43 AM ET A federal judge in Florida has granted the PGA Tour’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed instructor Hank Haney’s lawsuit against the tour, in which he alleged that it pressured SiriusXM Radio to suspend him and then terminate him from hosting his radio show after his controversial comments about women’s golf. Haney,

8:03 PM ET Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jon Rahm returned from a month off and played like he was never gone. Justin Thomas took the advice of a 15-year-old and had his lowest score of the year. Both opened with an 8-under 63 on Thursday at The Northern Trust as the PGA Tour’s

2:57 PM ET Associated Press CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Nelly Korda‘s sensational summer form is showing no sign of dipping. Two weeks after winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, the top-ranked Korda began her bid for a second major title in two months by shooting 5-under 67 to share the first-round lead at the

9:33 AM ET This week’s AIG British Women’s Open at Carnoustie will be the most lucrative tournament in women’s golf with the prize fund increased by $1.3 million to $5.8m, organisers said on Wednesday. The winner will earn $870,000, with the runner-up taking $572,750. The largest prize fund in women’s Major Championship golf will grow

1:22 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A final-round 62 highlighted by his first-ever hole-in-one, in the end, was not enough to win him the Wyndham Championship on Sunday. But Chesson Hadley walked away feeling every bit as good as champ Kevin Kisner, while putting a focus on those who grind for a living in

8:11 PM ET The FedExCup Playoffs begin this week with THE NORTHERN TRUST at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, NJ. Which players are the favorites this time around, who offers good odds and what props are worth considering? Sports betting deputy editor David Bearman and betting analysts Chris “The Bear” Fallica, Tyler Fulghum

5:26 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A former United States Golf Association employee has been charged in a scheme to embezzle funds from the unauthorized sale of U.S. Open Championship tickets, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced Tuesday. According to a statement released by Williams, Robert Fryer, 39, of Perkasie, Pennsylvania, faces

4:09 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.Y. — Tiger Woods‘ long-time caddie, Joe LaCava, is back between the ropes for Patrick Cantlay — for one week at the Northern Trust. Cantlay’s regular caddie, Matt Minister, is out due to COVID-19, and so Cantlay reached out to LaCava, who lives approximately two hours away in Connecticut. “I

12:32 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — It’s been an amazing summer for Jon Rahm, who birdied the last two holes to win the U.S. Open, ascended to No. 1 in the world, was in the top eight in the four tournaments he finished — and had two very high-profile withdrawals due to COVID-19 positive

7:32 AM ET JERSEY CITY, N.Y. — It’s playoff time, golf style. And there is not much time to get settled and take it all in. The FedEx Cup playoffs begin this week at the Northern Trust, continue next week with the BMW Championship and conclude a week later with the Tour Championship. At the

4:52 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Kevin Kisner finally broke his playoff drought to win the Wyndham Championship. He hopes the victory will help him achieve another milestone: representing the United States in the Ryder Cup. Kisner struck his approach to 3 feet on the 18th hole at Sedgefield and made the putt

8:06 PM ET Associated Press ASH, England — Calum Hill of Scotland closed with a 5-under 67 for a 1-stroke victory at the Cazoo Classic on Sunday to clinch his first European Tour title. Hill finished at 16-under 272, 1 shot ahead of Alexander Levy of France. The 26-year-old Hill finished in a tie for

6:49 PM ET Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. — Even for James Piot, the scrappy Michigan kid who isn’t afraid to set the bar high, his target Sunday in the U.S. Amateur was bordering on audacious. He was 3 down and running out of time. Standing on the 10th tee, Piot set a goal of playing