Golf

Dec 17, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four of golf’s biggest names are set to face off in The Showdown at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The PGA’s Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will play against LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a

Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 11:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy never trailed and needed only 14 holes to beat Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV Golf in a made-for-TV exhibition Tuesday night that gave fans a chance to see PGA Tour and LIV

Field Level Media Dec 17, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf and Fox Sports have engaged in “high-level discussions” toward a television contract for the 2025 season, Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday. More specific details were not clear, including which Fox property would broadcast the tournaments and whether Fox would pay a

Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour, flush with a $1.5 billion investment from private equity and still negotiating with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf as a minority investor, is hiring a CEO for the first time who will work alongside Commissioner Jay Monahan. Monahan made the

Field Level Media Dec 17, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions High school junior Blades Brown, the top-ranked golfer in the class of 2026, announced Tuesday that he’s turning pro. In a lengthy Instagram post, Brown said he won’t play college golf and will make his PGA Tour debut at The American Express at

Field Level Media Dec 17, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour announced its 2025 FedEx Cup fall schedule Tuesday, and a trip to Las Vegas is not on the slate for the first time since 1982. The seven-tournament stretch begins two weeks after the Tour Championship with a date at the

Associated Press Dec 16, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Americans will be paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time under a PGA of America program that gives each player a $200,000 stipend and $300,000 to distribute to charity. The $500,000 directed to each of the 12 players and the

Associated Press Dec 15, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Lanto Griffin holed a 40-foot putt for eagle on his first hole that sent him to a 7-under 63 in the final round of Q-school, the leader of six players who earned PGA Tour cards for next year. Griffin

Associated Press Dec 15, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Patty Tavatanakit holed a 25-foot birdie putt and Jake Knapp gave them the lead on the next hole with a tough pitch to set up birdie as the UCLA duo combined for a 7-under 65 on Sunday for a one-shot victory

ESPN News Services Dec 15, 2024, 10:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Shaun Norris of South Africa won the Alfred Dunhill Golf Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on Sunday after a final-round 67 gave him a 13-under-par total of 275 and a one-shot victory. It was a second win on

ESPN News Services Dec 14, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chieh-po Lee won the 36-hole LIV Golf Promotions event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, cementing his spot on the league roster in 2025. Lee, who also goes by the English name Max Lee, mixed nine birdies and two bogeys in the opening

Associated Press Dec 14, 2024, 10:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Marcus Kinhult will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship as the Swedish golfer bids to win his first title on the European tour in 5 1/2 years. Kinhult got up and down for

Associated Press Dec 13, 2024, 05:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — UCLA alums Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit birdied the entire front nine in a scramble format Friday and finished eagle-birdie for a 14-under 58, giving them a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Grant Thornton Invitational. The tournament has

Associated Press Dec 13, 2024, 11:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Marcus Kinhult of Sweden shot a 4-under 68 to take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Friday. Kinhult entered the day tied for second place after a 65 in the opening round at

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Andy Sullivan shot 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Thursday. The No. 205-ranked Englishman made eight birdies in a bogey-free round at Leopard Creek Country Club. England’s Alex Fitzpatrick,

ESPN News Services Dec 12, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Transgender players will face tougher restrictions to enter women’s professional and elite golf tournaments after the R&A introduced a new competition policy Thursday. The protocols, which the R&A said were developed following extensive consultation with medical and scientific experts, mean players must have

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A modern version of The Skins Game is returning to Thanksgiving week. Pro Shop, the new golf media company led by “Full Swing” executive producer Chad Mumm, on Thursday announced a deal with the PGA Tour that brings back The Skins Game for the

ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two of the best players each from LIV Golf versus the PGA Tour in a televised match might just show fans that an effort is being made to repair a divided sport, Rory McIlroy said Wednesday. McIlroy will have Scottie Scheffler as his