Golf

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DULUTH, Ga. — Stephen Ames celebrated his 60th birthday with a successful title defense in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for his eighth PGA Tour Champions victory. A stroke behind Paul Broadhurst after matching the tournament record Saturday

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 04:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele held off a fast finishing Louis Oosthuizen to win the LIV Golf Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club by one stoke. The 41-year-old Steele shot a final round 68 Sunday for a 54-hole total

Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Grace Kim stumbled to a 5-over 76 on Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship — and still held onto a share of the lead. It was that kind of a day at Wilshire Country Club, the tree-lined layout

Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, La. — Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zac Blair shot a 12-under 60 in better-ball play Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event. At 23-under 193, Fishburn and Blair had

ESPN News Services Apr 27, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australian golfer Lucas Herbert says his caddie is “good now” after he was struck in the head by a water bottle during second-round action on Saturday at LIV Golf Adelaide. Herbert had just made birdie on No. 12 and was celebrating with boisterous

Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 06:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the LIV Tour’s Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club. The 41-year-old Steele’s last PGA Tour victory came in 2017

Associated Press Apr 26, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Grace Kim opened a four-stroke lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship, shooting a 5-under 66 in tricky afternoon conditions at Wilshire Country Club. A stroke ahead after an opening 64, Kim had an eagle, four birdies and

Associated Press Apr 26, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, La. — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry held onto a share of the lead Friday in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, with the Irish duo shooting a 2-under 70 in alternate play in the PGA Tour’s only team event. The teams of

Associated Press Apr 26, 2024, 06:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Jinichiro Kozuma birdied his first three holes in a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead Friday after the first round of the LIV Series golf tournament in Adelaide. Starting on the 15th hole in the shotgun-style start,

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 11:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Frankie Capan III shot a 13-under 58 on Thursday in the Veritex Bank Championship at Texas Rangers Golf Club to tie the Korn Ferry Tour record for relation to par and match the second-lowest score in tour history. Capan played an

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 09:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGLES — Grace Kim shot a 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship. Playing in the morning session, the 23-year-old Australian capped her bogey-free round with a chip-in birdie on

ESPN News Services Apr 25, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods, failed in his first attempt to qualify for a U.S. Open, shooting a 9-over 81 on Thursday. The teen’s scorecard included one birdie, four bogeys and three double bogeys at the Legacy Golf & Tennis

ESPN News Services Apr 24, 2024, 02:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and other PGA Tour stars are about to receive massive bonuses for their loyalty. The Telegraph reported Wednesday that Woods will receive up to $100 million in equity as part of the newly created for-profit PGA Tour Enterprises, with

ESPN News Services Apr 24, 2024, 03:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman said Wednesday he is open-minded about the idea of moving to a traditional 72-hole format, though he explained that the Saudi-backed circuit would need to evaluate the impact of adding an extra round to its 54-hole, no-cut events.

Open Extended Reactions It’s time for the 2024 PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans! Held annually since 1958, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a professional golf tournament held at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. The PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans has an $8.9 million purse with $1,286,050 million going to each member of

ESPN News Services Apr 23, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The International team for the Presidents Cup is building some familiarity in its leadership ranks from 2022, with the exception of for Ernie Els stepping in for K.J. Choi as an assistant. International captain Mike Weir said his four assistants would be Els,

ESPN News Services Apr 23, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordan Spieth said the left wrist injury that he suffered before last year’s PGA Championship is still a “come-and-go thing” that needs rest, though he doesn’t expect any changes to his schedule. Spieth said the tendon sheath is torn enough that it won’t

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 23, 2024, 07:39 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Four-time major championship winner Rory McIlroy is poised to return to the PGA Tour’s policy board, pending a vote by the board, which could