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Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Patrick Reed won for the first time in nearly four years on Sunday when he closed with a 4-under 66 for a three-shot victory at the Hong Kong Open on the Asian Tour. Reed seized control of the tournament with a

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 02:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Australian Elvis Smylie shot a 4-under 67 to win the 54-hole Australian PGA on Sunday by two shots after a final-round shootout with his compatriot and former mentor Cameron Smith. Smylie finished on 14-under 199, two ahead of Smith who had

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Angel Yin was making putts from across the green and threatening to build a big lead until Jeeno Thitikul finished eagle-birdie for a 9-under 63 to share the lead Saturday going into the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Maverick McNealy steadied himself after a rugged start Saturday with a 4-under 66 and caught up with Vince Whaley in a wild third round at the RSM Classic in which a half-dozen players had at least a share of

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Patrick Reed became the ninth player this year to shoot a 59 or lower, closing with four straight birdies for an 11-under round Saturday to take the lead in the Hong Kong Open on the Asian Tour. The score will not

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 02:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Former British Open champion Cameron Smith birdied three of his first four holes Saturday for a 6-under 65 and was tied for the second-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA championship at Royal Queensland. Heavy rain showers and an unplayable course

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Angel Yin rammed in a 30-foot par putt on her opening hole, setting the tone for a day of big putts and a 3-under 69 that gave her a two-shot lead Friday in the CME Group Tour Championship and the chase

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 06:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — PGA Tour rookie Patrick Fishburn played bogey-free and shot an 8-under 64 for his first lead after any round. Joel Dahmen was 10 shots behind and had a bigger cause for celebration Friday in the RSM Classic. Dahmen made

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 09:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — The second round of the Australian PGA championship was washed out Friday due to rain and an unplayable course and the tournament has been shortened to 54 holes. Officials for the Australasian PGA Tour and European Tour event made the announcement

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Michael Thorbjornsen is over his knee surgery and shed the brace in time to post an 8-under 64 on the Plantation course Thursday and share the lead to par with fellow Stanford alum Maverick McNealy at the season-ending RSM

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Narin An handled the windy conditions with a hot putter Thursday, making four straight birdies around the turn and finishing with an 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship. At stake for the 60-player field is

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 02:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Former British Open champion Cameron Smith and Jason Day, who is back Down Under for the first time in seven years, each shot 4-under 67 on Thursday and were two strokes off the lead after the first round of the Australian

Field Level Media Nov 20, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nelly Korda capped her best season by capturing the top two honors Wednesday at the Rolex LPGA Awards in Naples, Florida. The 26-year-old Florida native received the Rolex Player of the Year Award and the Rolex Annika Major Award, which goes to the

Nov 20, 2024, 12:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 LPGA Tour season wraps up this weekend with the CME Group Tour Championship at the Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón, in Naples, Florida. The top 60 golfers earn a spot in the CME Group Tour Championship, with the entire field competing

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 20, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LPGA golfers will compete for a record $131 million in purse money in 2025, the circuit’s 75th anniversary season, the tour announced Wednesday. The

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Six-time PGA Tour winner Lucas Glover called the circuit’s newly announced changes to reduced field sizes and the number of fully exempt cards “terrible.”

Field Level Media Nov 19, 2024, 05:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After taking most of the fall off to recover from knee surgery, Ludvig Åberg is eager to defend his title this week at the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Georgia. Aberg said he was away from the game for about four weeks. “I’ve

ESPN News Services Nov 18, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Garcia has reapplied for membership to the DP World Tour with an eye on being eligible for next year’s European Ryder Cup team. Garcia, 44, resigned from the European tour last year after racking up more than $1 million in fines after