Golf

A first-time development happened to junior Winter Haven golfer Anthony Monteleone. But it didn’t impact the bigger picture for one of the best high school golfers in Polk County. On Saturday before the FHSAA Class 3A, Region 2 Boys Golf Tournament, Monteleone was swinging his 7-iron at The Country Club of Winter Haven. Unexpectedly, the

Oct 31, 2023, 12:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy‘s 2024 season begins in the United Arab Emirates with back-to-back events on the DP World Tour in Dubai. He is set to compete at the inaugural Dubai Invitational Jan. 11-14 at Dubai Creek Resort, followed by the Hero Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates

If you’re confused by the current state of the PGA Tour’s negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and reports that other investment opportunities from U.S.-based interests have emerged, you’re not alone. Imagine being one of the 500 or so members of the PGA Tour with some level of status and a whole lot of

Associated Press Oct 29, 2023, 10:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Sami Välimäki beat Jorge Campillo in a playoff to win the Qatar Masters on Sunday for his second career victory on the European Tour. Välimäki started the final round a shot behind leader Campillo but caught up on the back nine

Associated Press Oct 28, 2023, 02:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Rose Zhang birdied the 18th hole Saturday for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Maybank Championship on the LPGA Tour. The American had an 18-under total of 198 on the Kuala Lumpur Golf and

Getty Images The PGA Tour announced Friday suspensions of Korn Ferry Tour players Vince India and Jake Staiano for violating the league’s integrity program. Both players placed wagers on PGA Tour tournaments of which neither participated. These suspensions follow Ben An’s three-month suspension handed out in early October. India is suspended from PGA Tour-sanctioned competition

Yahoo Sports Week 8 fantasy viewer guide: Games to binge, stream, skip It’s the crossover episode you didn’t know you needed! Joining Matt Harmon for our weekly fantasy viewer guide episode is his partner in crime at Reception Perception James Koh. Harmon and Koh tell you which games you need to binge, stream, and skip

Indian golfer Avani Prashanth continued her superb form by shooting a bogey-free 4-under 68 to take a share of the early lead in the first round of the individual section of the World Amateur Team Championship for Espirito Santo Trophy in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Avan, who won the Queen Sirikit Cup and a pro

It’s personal for Billy and Brittany Horschel.  The seven-time PGA Tour winner and his wife, who reside in Ponte Vedra Beach, announced the formation of the Horschel Family Foundation on Tuesday at the PGA Tour’s Global Home, with the mission of investing in communities by assisting charities related to mental health, addiction, food insecurity and

Oct 24, 2023, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Annika Sorenstam, the greatest LPGA player of the modern era, became a member at Augusta National Golf Club this month when the famed course’s new season began, Golfweek reported Tuesday, citing multiple sources. Augusta National did not comment on the report, as it traditionally has kept

DORAL, Fla. — Phil Mickelson outplayed Brooks Koepka at the 2021 PGA Championship not even 30 months ago, but it feels like another era entirely. Back then, Mickelson rode an unprecedented wave of goodwill and good fortune, basking in the love of vast galleries among the dunes at Kiawah Island as he became the oldest

DORAL, Fla. — It pays to play well in the LIV Golf League, just ask Crushers GC. Bryson DeChambeau’s team finished at 11 under to win the 2023 LIV Golf Team Championship and claim the top prize of $14 million Sunday at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster. Bubba Watson’s RangeGoats GC finished runner-up, with Joaquin

Associated Press Oct 22, 2023, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DORAL, Fla. — Anirban Lahiri shot a 7-under 65 and Bryson DeChambeau delivered the theatrics on the back nine of the Blue Monster to lead the Crushers to a 2-shot victory over the RangeGoats in the LIV Golf team championship Sunday at Trump Doral.

India’s Diksha Dagar played some inspiring golf at the Hero Women’s Indian Open, but ended up sole third as overnight leader Aline Krauter of Germany overcame an early challenge from Sara Kjellker of Sweden to win her maiden Ladies European Tour title, on Sunday. Diksha gave it her all with five birdies against two bogeys

Associated Press Oct 21, 2023, 10:07 PM ET LEWES, Del. — Betsy Rawls trained to be a physicist and instead devoted her life to golf, first as a four-time U.S. Women’s Open champion and later as a tournament administrator, a remarkable career that landed her in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Rawls, who won

Phil Mickelson on Friday in Miami. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) DORAL, Fla. — Tensions between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour have cooled, but the doorway between the two tours is apparently still open. Phil Mickelson, at the center of so much of the LIV Golf drama over the last 18 months,

Getty Images After three straight events in the United States, FedEx Cup Fall goes international with the 2023 Zozo Championship. Traveling to Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club for the third straight season and fourth time overall, the PGA Tour welcomes the strongest field of the fall with 16 of the top 50 players in the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2023, 09:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The second LIV Golf League season wraps up this weekend with the circuit’s $50 million team championship, starting Friday at Trump National Doral Golf