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On Saturday in Dublin, Ohio, golfer Jon Rahm was 24 hours away from $1.7 million. He had cruised through the first three rounds of the Memorial Tournament with a six-stroke lead. He was locked in. He was healthy. Until he was informed that, despite what his body told him, he wasn’t healthy. Rahm, who reportedly

Dustin Johnson enters the 2021 U.S. Open as the No. 1-ranked player in the world. However, the 24-time PGA Tour champion has struggled mightily in his most recent outings. In fact, Johnson has finished 48th or worse in three of his last four starts and missed the cut in his last two major championship appearances.

Jon Rahm had a six-stroke lead in the Memorial Tournament but was forced to withdraw from the PGA Tour event Saturday due to a positive COVID-19 test. Rahm came into close contact with a person who tested positive for the virus, but had been testing negative early in the tournament. His post-round test on Friday,

(Refiles to correct headline to says, not say) By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) –Lexi Thompson admitted it was hard to smile after a painful back nine collapse at the U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday, but the American fan favorite said she would learn from the experience and come back stronger. The overnight leader had

8:26 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — As golf attempts to get back to normal, you would have been hard-pressed to think things were not as they always were Sunday at Muirfield Village Golf Club for the final round of the Memorial Tournament. Jack Nicklaus, tournament founder, host and 18-time major champion, took up his usual

Getty Images The Memorial Tournament, which began Thursday, is one of the crown jewels on the PGA Tour slate, and the 2021 edition of the event has a field (and a new-look golf course!) to match. Xander Schauffele is one of the 11 top-15 players in the world in attendance this week, and he commented

10:52 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Lexi Thompson needed to get her mind right before she could her golf game back and now is in position to win her first second career major. Thompson shot a bogey-free 5-under 66 on Saturday to take the lead into the final round of the U.S. Women’s

It’s hard for most of the players in the Memorial Tournament to imagine there was a time the maddening par-3 16th at Muirfield Village Golf Club was a welcomed sight. Yes, years ago, the short hole was a gentle challenge for the players in Jack Nicklaus’ annual bash in the Buckeye State. From the first

11:03 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — High school junior Megha Ganne shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday to become the first amateur in 15 years to have a share of the lead after any round at the U.S. Women’s Open. The 17-year-old from New Jersey made back-to-back birdies on the back nine to

A high school junior grabbed a share of the lead Thursday at The Olympic Club in San Francisco behind an impressive opening round of the U.S. Women’s Open. 17-year-old Megha Ganne, an amateur out of Holmdel High School, posted a 4-under 67 in Round 1 at the major championship. She is one of two amateurs

Getty Images Round 1 of the Memorial Tournament was an atypical day that produced a typically great leaderboard with world No. 6 Collin Morikawa leading the way with a 6-under 66. Though Round 1 is incomplete after two separate weather-related suspensions bumped the resumption of the first 18 holes to Friday morning, Morikawa will sleep

While offering his support for tennis star Naomi Osaka — who withdrew from the French Open on Monday — Bubba Watson revealed his own struggles with anxiety this week ahead of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village. The two-time Masters champion said that he too can feel uncomfortable during interviews with reporters, something that Osaka

10:10 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Quade Cummins sank an 8-foot birdie putt on the drivable par-4 17th hole at Grayhawk Golf Club in the NCAA men’s national semifinals on Tuesday, clinching Oklahoma’s place in the title match against Pepperdine. Oklahoma and host Arizona State played close matches all afternoon after advancing to

USATSI The Course That Jack Built, Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, has been the host to the Memorial Tournament for over 40 years. But the 2021 Memorial Tournament will be contested on a newly-renovated Muirfield Village — a construction project that literally began as the 2020 tournament was on the final nine holes. The renovation

The good thing about betting on golf tournaments is it’s one of the few ways to get a massive payday on a huge underdog. It’s not like there are many 50-to-1 shots when you’re betting the NFL.  Finding the right long shot in golf is the challenge. One bettor did it last week and ended

10:03 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Ally Ewing won the LPGA Match Play on Sunday at Shadow Creek, beating Sophia Popov 2 and 1 for her second tour victory. Ewing won the difficult par-4 14th with a birdie to take a 2-up lead and closed out her German rival with a

The first three rounds of the Charles Schwab Challenge have turned out to be a terrific cure for anyone who had the post-PGA Championship blues. Sure, this week’s event at Colonial isn’t the PGA Tour’s most intense event, but that’s not what really what we’re looking for the week after a major championship. The field

This will be a big year for Steve Stricker regardless, what with the Ryder Cup approaching this fall. But Captain Stricker could make 2021 more memorable this week if he can hold on at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sunday to win the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. The 54-year-old Stricker will take