8:43 PM ET Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. — Michael Thorbjornsen made five straight birdies to win his first match and needed another big comeback in the second round of a U.S. Amateur that faced more delays Thursday. Only four of the 16 second-round matches at Oakmont finished before play was suspended for the second time
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8:53 PM ET Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. — Mark Goetz was the medalist among the 64 qualifiers Wednesday in the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont and managed only four holes of the first round when the rain-delayed championship was suspended by darkness. Ricky Castillo, a junior-to-be at Florida, was in the only one of the 16
1:12 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Rose of England has been selected to receive the Payne Stewart Award, one of the premier awards on the PGA Tour that recognizes character, sportsmanship and a commitment to charity. The award is named after the three-time major champion who died in a private
8:41 AM ET The most unusual of golf seasons will come to an end this week in Greensboro, North Carolina. Well, the regular season will. Golf is an all-year deal, but the PGA Tour’s version will conclude at the Wyndham Championship, to be followed by three playoff events to determine its season-long champion. This week
2:08 PM ET The PGA Tour heads to Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, NC this week for the Wyndham Championship, an event that Jim Herman snuck up and won last year. Which players are the favorites this time around, who offers good odds and what props are worth considering? Sports betting deputy editor David Bearman
7:26 PM ET ESPN News Services DULUTH, Ga. — Willie Mack III ran off three early birdies to pull away and closed with an 8-under 64 on Tuesday for a six-shot victory in the Mastercard APGA Tour Championship. The victory was worth $27,500 to Mack. He earned $10,000 for the victory at the TPC Sugarloaf,
7:53 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. – For the better part of two months, nothing has been easy for Bryson DeChambeau. The latest example occurred on Sunday at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, where the eight-time PGA Tour winner saw a chance to win evaporate with a couple of balls in the water on the back
9:58 PM ET Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. — Erik van Rooyen won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, finishing with 50 points in the modified Stableford scoring system. Van Rooyen, the 31-year-old former University of Minnesota player from South Africa, eagled the par-4 eighth and closed with a birdie on
7:41 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Abraham Ancer of Mexico won the FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns with a 6-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole. Ancer won the World Golf Championships event at TPC Southland after
6:48 PM ET Associated Press HARRISON, N.Y. — Kentucky junior Jensen Castle won the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Sunday, beating Arizona junior Hou Yu-chiang of Taiwan 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final at Westchester Country Club. Castle, from West Columbia, South Carolina, won after surviving a 12-for-2 playoff late Tuesday to get into the
5:16 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Si Woo Kim made some dubious history on Sunday, hitting five balls in the water on the par-3 11th hole at TPC Southwind, including four shots that were from less than 11 yards. Kim, 26, who won the Players Championship in 2017 and played for South Korea last week
2:53 PM ET Scotland’s Grant Forrest produced a stunning finish to seal his first European Tour title at the Scottish Championship on Sunday. Forrest held off a fierce challenge from England’s James Morrison to become the first home winner in Scotland on the circuit since Paul Lawrie in 2012. The 28-year-old made birdies in the
9:33 PM ET Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. — Adam Schenk birdied the par-4 18th in smoky conditions from wildfires Saturday for an 11-point round and four-point lead in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system. Players receive eight points for an albatross, five for eagle, two for
8:14 PM ET Associated Press HARRISON, N.Y. — Kentucky junior Jensen Castle rallied to advance to the U.S. Women’s Amateur final Saturday, beating NCAA champion Rachel Heck of Stanford with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 19th hole. Castle, from West Columbia, South Carolina, will face Arizona junior Hou Yu-chiang of Taiwan in the 36-hole
6:06 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Phil Mickelson went to the driving range after his third round at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, searching for answers. If he doesn’t find them soon, Mickelson said he does not deserve a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team next month. A victory in May at the PGA
7:03 AM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Before Team USA’s Nelly Korda teed off in the final round in the women’s Olympic golf competition at Kasumigaseki Country Club, gold medal winner and fellow Team USA member Xander Schauffele tweeted her a special message: “Bring home the gold @NellyKorda! I’ll be rooting for you tonight.” For 54 holes
9:37 PM ET Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. — Emiliano Grillo had an early eagle in a 17-point round in smoky conditions Friday to take the second-round lead in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system. Players receive eight points for an albatross, five for eagle, two for
1:38 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Nelly Korda had to work for pars instead of making birdies look routine, and the 23-year-old American did well enough to keep her distance in pursuit of an Olympic golf medal. Korda saved par with a 5-foot putt on the 17th hole and then got up-and-down from