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PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Keegan Bradley just equaled his finest round of golf in 18 months during what he called “an all-around great day” that was “basically zero stress.” And the best part of his Thursday had yet to come. After a 7-under 64 that gave the Jupiter resident a two-shot lead after one round

5:31 PM ET Associated Press TENERIFE, Spain (AP) – Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen set a course record with a 9-under 62 Thursday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Tenerife Open. American John Catlin, the winner at the Austrian Open two weeks ago, had a chance for an even lower score after

(Reuters) – Michael Visacki, a longtime mini-tour player who qualified this week for his first PGA Tour event, realised a lifelong dream on Thursday by competing in the opening round of the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida. Visacki, who drained a 20-foot putt in a playoff at a Monday qualifier to earn the final

Getty Images As we move away from the fog of the Masters and the one-off team event at the Zurich Classic last week, this week’s Valspar Championship represents a bit of a clean start for players as they begin prepping for next month’s PGA Championship. Its new spot on the schedule is a nice reprieve

With her husband on the bag, Inbee Park jumped out to the early lead at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore. Park, a two-time winner of the event, opened with a bogey-free 64 at Sentosa Golf Club, hitting every fairway, 16 greens and only 26 putts. “I’m just really thankful that he’s carrying the

One of golf’s most visually stunning courses in the United States is on deck as the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island hosts the 2021 PGA Championship. Made famous by the 1991 Ryder Cup, the windy Ocean Course borders the Atlantic Ocean and hosted the PGA Championship when Rory McIlroy won in 2012. Nine years later,

6:33 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — The Park family — No. 2-ranked Inbee Park and her husband and caddie Gi — led the way after the opening round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship on Thursday. Park birdied two of her final three holes in a bogey-free round for an 8-under 64 and a

Getty Images The ties that bind this week’s Valspar Championship bets are recent ball-striking and driving accuracy. The Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort is unique on the PGA Tour in that it rewards shorter, more accurate drivers more than most tracks the Tour attends. Ball-striking is (and always will be) the preeminent focus when looking

Getty Images It’s really unfortunate that the Valspar Championship has been buried amid the Florida swing in recent years because it has become a compelling tournament with a star-studded field playing a tough, good golf course at Innisbrook Resort. This year is a bit of a mini-resurrection for the Valspar, which is now nicely situated

Reuters Wimbledon to become 14-day tournament from 2022 with play on Middle Sunday The Wimbledon Championships will become a 14-day tournament from 2022, with matches set to be played on Middle Sunday, traditionally a day off at the grasscourt Grand Slam, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said on Tuesday. The first Sunday of

8:04 PM ET Associated Press CARROLLTON, Texas — Savannah Barker and Alexa Saldana won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-ball Championship on Wednesday, surviving a 20-hole match in the semifinals and then pulling away late in the final at Maridoe Golf Club. Barker and Saldana won six of the last eight holes, finishing with a birdie

7:45 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Omar Uresti built such a big lead that even a 4-over 76 on Wednesday didn’t keep him from winning the Professional National Championship and earn another trip to the PGA Championship. Uresti, a former PGA Tour player, had a 7-shot lead going into the final

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Omar Uresti started Wednesday’s final round of the 53rd PGA Professional Championship with a seven-shot lead, and he needed most of it. After playing flawless golf for the first 54 holes, Uresti struggled throughout the final round. The Austin, Texas, resident was 4-over after four holes and saw his once-invincible

Getty Images The par-71 Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Florida has produced some memorable finishes in recent years. In fact, the Valspar Championship winner has been decided by two strokes or less in each of the last 13 tournaments. That could certainly be the case again this year as the 2021 Valspar Championship tees

Getty Images The Valspar Championship has sometimes gotten buried during the PGA Tour’s Florida swing in recent years. That’s really unfortunate because it has become a terrific tournament with an often compelling field playing a tough, good golf course at Innisbrook Resort. This year is a bit of a mini-resurrection for the Valspar, which is

12:39 PM ET PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey is unsure how all of his peers will handle the situation, but he said he’s happy that the PGA Tour has instituted a policy that will allow him to forgo COVID-19 testing if he is fully vaccinated. The 43-year-old, who is the two-time defending champion of

Getty Images The PGA Tour returns to the Innisbrook Resort for the 2021 Valspar Championship on Thursday after a one-year hiatus, and the Copperhead Course is ready to strike. The course plays as one of the toughest on tour, and world No. 1 Dustin Johnson and second-ranked Justin Thomas will take center stage. They are

6:13 AM ET Coming off last week’s team event in Louisiana, the PGA Tour returns to traditional play this week for the Valspar Championship. Paul Casey won the last two times the event was played, in 2018 and 2019, at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor Florida. Which players are the favorites this time around, who offers