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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Keith Mitchell straightened out his putter and delivered big tee shots Saturday that carried him to a 6-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Gary Woodland in the Wells Fargo Championship. The putter issue is not a figure of speech. After closing with an 82 in the Valspar Championship

Phil Mickelson thought he played well in Round 1 on Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship; in Round 2 he said he wasn’t doing enough high-level thinking en route to a 4-over 75. “I just wasn’t sharp,” he said, later providing an example from his water-bound tee shot on No. 14. “I stepped in there,

Pete Dye and Alice Dye are two of the best golf architects in the world, and arguably their top creation is the expansive, extreme Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. Buffeted by non-stop gales off the Atlantic Ocean, the course first burst into notoriety with the 1991 Ryder Cup. Now, it will play host to the

12:33 PM ET Associated Press JUNO BEACH, Fla. — Members of the U.S. and Great Britain & Ireland teams at the Walker Cup are dealing with a stomach bug and are under observation at the team hotel, organizers said Friday. The amateur golf tournament is held every other year and is set to begin Saturday

JUNO BEACH, Florida — This weekend’s 48th Walker Cup at Seminole Golf Club got off a rocky start Friday when the USGA released a statement that said players on both the American and Great Britain-Ireland teams are battling stomach issues. “Over the past 24 hours, a number of players from both the GB&I and USA

Getty Images It’s been an eventful week for Phil Mickelson. Lefty’s name was linked to reports of the super golf league — a breakaway tour from the PGA Tour — earlier in the week with an apparent $100 million price tag attached to his bag. Then he went out in Round 1 of the Wells

Phil Mickelson grabbed his first opening-round lead at a PGA Tour event for the first time in 840 days on Thursday. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR/Getty Images) Phil Mickelson’s golf game, despite wins on the PGA Tour Champions, has been on a steady decline since his last PGA Tour win in 2019. One would’ve never

7:11 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just last week, Phil Mickelson complained about his inability to focus properly as he struggled yet again, missing the cut at the Valspar Championship. It was Joel Dahmen who got Mickelson’s full attention Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship, when Dahmen mentioned him in a couple of good-natured social

6:22 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Darren Clarke took the lead Thursday in the Regions Tradition, opening with a 6-under 66 in the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors. The 2011 British Open champion from Northern Ireland had a one-stroke lead over Stephen Ames and Jerry Kelly at Greystone Golf & Country

Getty Images It’s been an eventful week for Phil Mickelson. Lefty’s name was linked to reports of the super golf league — a breakaway tour from the PGA Tour — earlier in the week with an apparent $100 million price tag attached to his bag. Then he went out in Round 1 of the Wells

Phil Mickelson will take a two-stroke lead into the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship. Yes, you read that correctly, the 50-year-old Champions Tour stalworth (according to Joel Dahmen) was near perfect on Thursday, converting 8 birdies to go along with a lone bogey. It was in the middle of his round that Mickelson

The Week House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy apparently pays $1,500 to live in a 12-bedroom, 16-bath penthouse Tucker Carlson was right: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is living in the Washington, D.C., penthouse of Republican pollster and messaging maven Frank Luntz, and it does sound like a pretty sweet deal. Carlson was tipped off

Rickie Fowler spends time with Tiger Woods, uncertain about Premier Golf League Rickie Fowler, who watched the first round of the Masters with Tiger Woods, says the former world No. 1 is “not lacking any fire” in his recovery from injuries suffered in a February car crash.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For a guy who hasn’t played on the PGA Tour since tying for 17th in the Valero Texas Open the first week of April, Rickie Fowler certainly has made a lot of noise in the golf world. He missed the Masters for the first time since 2010, which ended a string of

Getty Images While Tiger Woods is now on crutches and appears to be on the road to recovery, the four-time PGA Championship winner won’t be part of the 2021 PGA Championship field. However, several former champions of the event will be, including two-time winners Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy. Koepka will be going for his

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island has earned a reputation as one of the most challenging venues in the United States. The host course for the 1991 Ryder Cup, the Ocean Course borders the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina and is often buffeted by strong winds swirling through the rugged dunes that frame it. On

Getty Images The Wells Fargo Championship set to highlight this week may not be presented as a major golf championship, but it’ll certainly have the feel of one of the biggest events of the year . Stars the likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm will be in action at an individual event

Phil Mickelson’s legacy is secure.  The five-time major winner hasn’t won a Grand Slam event since 2013 and doesn’t project to do so again at 50 years old. He holds a unique corner in golf history as Tiger Woods’ most formidable foil, but isn’t likely to add any significant chapters to his golf story at