Golf

Associated Press May 10, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two-time defending champion Steve Stricker birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a 1-shot lead over Ernie Els on Friday after the second round of the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors. Stricker, who

Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott are joining Tiger Woods on the subcommittee directly involved in negotiating with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, an addition to what the PGA Tour previously disclosed even though McIlroy says he’s been involved in discussions. McIlroy said Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship that while he is not on

USATSI The 2024 PGA Championship will mark the fourth time the PGA of America has hosted its major championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Mark Brooks (1996), Tiger Woods (2000) and Rory McIlroy (2014) have all won PGA Championships at Valhalla throughout the years and the club also hosted the 2008 Ryder Cup,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour is making a final stop before the PGA Championship, the second major of the season, which will tee off next week

Rory McIlroy won’t be rejoining the PGA Tour’s policy board after all. McIlroy said Wednesday ahead of the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina that, due to pushback from other player members on the board, he won’t be replacing Webb Simpson on the policy board and the PGA Tour Enterprises board of directors. McIlroy resigned

May 7—KINGSLAND — The Andrews girls golf team won its second consecutive state championship and 19th overall after another dominating performance Tuesday at the Class 4A State Golf Tournament at Legends Golf Course. The Lady Mustangs finished with a team score of 297-309—606, finishing 43 strokes ahead of second place Seminole. Andrews’ Sloane Livingston finished

Tiger Woods most recently won the PGA Championship in 2007. (Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America via Getty Images) Tiger Woods will return to golf next week at the PGA Championship. The PGA of America has announced the field for next week’s major at Valhalla, and Woods — a four-time winner of the event, most recently

USATSI Another one of the PGA Tour’s eight signature events is on tap this week, with the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship set to get underway on Thursday, May 9 at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Charlotte. The 2024 Wells Fargo Championship field is set to be star-studded with the likes of Rory McIlroy

Associated Press May 5, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McKINNEY, Texas — Taylor Pendrith took advantage of Ben Kohles‘ final-hole meltdown to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Kohles overtook Pendrith with birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 for a one-shot lead then bogeyed the

Kendall Griffin had every right to be picky. But she knew right away she wanted to work for Brian May. Griffin was finishing her college golfing career at Louisville, her fifth collegiate season playing after four years donning purple and gold for LSU. Once having aspirations to be a professional golfer, those dreams changed after

For the sixth time in school history, Amarillo High’s girls’ golf team can call itself regional champions. The Sandies won the Region I-5A regional golf tournament from in mid-April for the second time in four seasons with a two-day score of 609, winning over second-place Argyle by 29 strokes. Now, AHS turns its attention to

Peter Oosterhuis was a fixture at the 17th hole of the Masters. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Peter Oosterhuis, a professional golfer turned CBS Sports broadcaster who covered the Masters 18 times, died Thursday, CBS announced. He was 75 years old. Here is CBS Sports’ full statement: “The CBS Sports family is saddened by

Getty Images Tiger Woods will play the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst after receiving a special exemption from the USGA to join the field. Woods was not originally eligible for the event after his five-year exemption for winning the 2019 Masters ran out, but the USGA’s decision is not without precedent as golfers — both

Tiger Woods showed a softer side of himself during an interview with Jimmy Fallon. (Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images) Tiger Woods doesn’t talk so much about winning any more. In constant pain, years removed from any serious showing in a major, Woods has little to no realistic shot to contend for an entire four-day tournament.

Associated Press May 1, 2024, 08:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Wyoming club pro Ben Polland atoned from a crushing loss in 2015 with steady golf in a tough Texas wind, closing with a 4-over 76 for a three-shot victory Wednesday in the PGA Professional Championship. Polland and 19 other club professionals

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 1, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions There are only two weeks left before the next major championship in men’s professional golf: the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville,

Tiger Woods’ week at the Masters last month wasn’t great. Sure, he made the cut for a record 24th time at Augusta National and he completed the tournament, but he finished in last among those who made it to the weekend while posting the highest 72-hole score of his professional career. But perhaps the biggest

Farwell’s Cooper Nichols had the top finish in the Amarillo area after placing fourth overall at the UIL Class 2A state golf tournament on Tuesday at Lion’s Municipal Golf Course in Austin. Nichols fired a two-day score of 146, which included a 74 on Monday and a 72 on the final day of the tournament.