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Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 08:18 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 on Thursday for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship. Keegan

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 21, 2023, 12:55 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has invited PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, LIV Golf League CEO and commissioner Greg Norman and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 21, 2023, 01:08 PM ET The second LPGA major of the year returns to a course that the women’s game hasn’t been to since 1961. Baltusrol’s Lower Course in Springfield, New Jersey, was the site of the 1961 U.S. Women’s Open, where Mickey Wright won a prize of $1,800 with a score

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 12:29 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles had to wait 75 years to get another U.S. Open and now it’s becoming a regular stop. The USGA is bringing the U.S. Open to Riviera Country Club in 2031. The announcement Wednesday comes three days after Wyndham Clark won the U.S.

ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2023, 12:09 PM ET Jon Rahm still doesn’t know much about the proposed partnership between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, but he knows this much — he’s not dwelling on it. The FedExCup points leader and world No. 2 addressed the media Tuesday in Cromwell, Connecticut, home to this

Jun 20, 2023, 04:42 PM ET Nelly Korda is back, pain-free and raring to go at this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship after a month-plus away from competitive golf to deal with an ailing back. Korda, the current World No. 2 who is searching for her second major title this week, last played at the

Jun 20, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Rose Zhang will play the first two rounds of this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in a marquee group alongside fellow American Lexi Thompson and Australia’s Minjee Lee. Zhang, 20, is playing in her first major tournament since turning pro and coming off a victory in her LPGA Tour

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Jun 19, 2023, 02:07 PM ET LOS ANGELES — As with any captivating Hollywood production, the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club had no shortage of

Jun 19, 2023, 11:49 AM ET Wyndham Clark climbed to 13th in the Official World Golf Ranking and stands a fraction of a point behind Brooks Koepka on the heels of a breakthrough victory at the U.S. Open. Clark was 241st in the world the day after the 2022 U.S. Open but has a pair

Associated Press Jun 19, 2023, 12:12 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Eight-time major champion Tom Watson wants answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, asking in a letter Monday to commissioner Jay Monahan whether the deal was the only way to solve the tour’s financial hardship. That was

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 18, 2023, 09:52 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — When Wyndham Clark was a child, his mother, Lise, liked to put notes of encouragement in his book bag. The notes might have been

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 19, 2023, 01:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Just outside of the scoring tent where he had recorded an even-par 70 in the final round of the U.S. Open, all Rory McIlroy could do was stare at the ground in silence. His face reddened by a full day of sunlight, the four-time

Associated Press Jun 18, 2023, 05:51 PM ET BELMONT, Mich. — Leona Maguire played her final six holes in six under and shot an 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the Meijer LPGA Classic by two strokes, her second tour victory. Maguire made six birdies and an eagle in her bogey-free round at Blythefield to

Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 11:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Rickie Fowler made his biggest birdie when no one expected it with a 70-foot putt. Wyndham Clark responded with a bold play for a birdie on the last hole to catch him Saturday and set the stage for a dynamic conclusion to the U.S.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 18, 2023, 01:18 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler closed with a flurry in the third round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 16, 2023, 11:10 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Rickie Fowler followed up a historic 8-under 62 in the first round of the 2023 U.S. Open with a 2-under 68 in Friday’s second round to grab a one-stroke lead over Wyndham Clark heading into the weekend at the Los Angeles Country Club. Rory

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 17, 2023, 12:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — As Rickie Fowler walked up the 18th fairway at Los Angeles Country Club on Friday, fans chanted his name. It was a sound the

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 16, 2023, 09:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A few weeks ago, Rory McIlroy found himself doing something unexpected. He had logged into YouTube and pulled up old major championship highlights — his highlights — from the last time he could call himself a major champion: the 2014 Open at Royal Liverpool