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Associated Press Sep 11, 2023, 04:24 PM ET ROME — It’s been more than a quarter century since Sergio Garcia wasn’t part of Europe’s Ryder Cup team. The energetic Spaniard, who joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour, knew what was coming, though, when captain Luke Donald called recently to let him know that he wouldn’t

USATSI The 2023 FedEx Cup Fall season makes its debut when play begins at the 2023 Fortinet Championship beginning Thursday at the Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif. Inaugurated this year, the seven-event fall season offers players who ranked No. 51 and higher in last season’s FedEx Cup standings a chance to continue to earn FedEx

Steve Flesch is back in victory lane, having routed the field at the 2023 Ascension Charity Classic. Despite shooting a pair of 66s in the first two rounds, he started the final day two shots back of the lead at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis but he quickly made a move, opening birdie-eagle-birdie-par-birdie-birdie. After

ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Shubhankar Sharma and Jordan Smith shared the halfway lead at the Irish Open on Friday as Rory McIlroy struggled to mount a bid to win his home event for the second time. Sharma shot a 6-under 66 and Smith followed with a 65 as they finished

Getty Images Shane Lowry’s spot as a captain’s pick for the Ryder Cup in Rome three weeks from now was never really up in the air, but it may have seemed that way in retrospect. After captain Luke Donald made Lowry one of the six picks, many European fans questioned whether Adrian Meronk — who

Tiger, McIlroy launch new tech-infused golf league ‘TGL’ TGL, the tech-driven golf league that launches next year, named Cohen Private Ventures the league’s fourth ownership group. New York Mets owner Steven A. Cohen joined the league as the New York team owner on Thursday, alongside Arthur Bank (TGL Atlanta), Fenway Sports Group (TGL Boston) and

Team Europe captain Luke Donald has announced his Ryder Cup picks, finalizing an already formidable squad as Europe prepares to retake the trophy from the United States. Donald’s team already included automatic qualifiers Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton and Robert McIntyre. The European captain’s picks, announced Monday, include: Ludvig Aberg:

Getty Images Four months ago, Ludvig Aberg was playing against Bard Bjornevik Skogen and Sam Sommerhauser in the Thunderbird Collegiate. Four weeks from now, he’ll be playing against Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth in the Ryder Cup. How did this happen? For starters, Aberg won his last tournament out before Luke Donald selected him as

Representational Image.© Twitter Indian golfers Manu Gandas and Shubhankar Sharma struggled in the first round of the Omega European Masters and were placed tied 68th and tied 122nd respectively. Gandas had four birdies but also gave away three bogeys in his card of 1-under 69 at the Par-70 course. He needed a good round to

Getty Images Not all six of Zach Johnson’s captain’s picks for the 2023 Ryder Cup were as obvious as the next. PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka, U.S. team stalwart Jordan Spieth, two-time major champion Collin Morikawa and a resurgent Rickie Fowler were assumed given their respective campaigns, but votes of confidence in Justin Thomas and

Getty Images The last time the United States aimed to break its Ryder Cup drought on European soil, Tiger Woods was at the forefront of the mission. Having just won the 2018 Tour Championship, Woods earned a captain’s selection in what we can now view as his last Ryder Cup appearance as a player. Fast

The U.S. Ryder Cup team is now complete. Captain Zach Johnson announced his six picks to fill out the American roster, selections that will be both controversial and defensible. Captain’s picks for the 2023 American Ryder Cup team include: Brooks Koepka. The 2023 PGA champion is a fascinating pick, since he left the PGA Tour

The Ryder Cup is a jingoistic, chaotic mess of a sporting event, the closest golf ever comes to the delirium of college football. What makes the Ryder Cup so much fun, though, is that every element of the affair is so un-golf-like. It’s as if the entire sport decided to spend a little time cosplaying

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 10:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia A LIV Golf League captain will represent the United States when it takes on Europe in next month’s Ryder Cup in Italy. Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka

Former Stanford star and LPGA Tour rookie Rose Zhang will join the United States for the Solheim Cup this fall. Zhang was one of five players who earned the last automatic qualifying spots for the U.S. team on Monday. She was joined by Jennifer Kupcho, Danielle Kang, Andrea Lea and Lexi Thompson. Top-ranked Lilia Vu,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — Another tumultuous season on the PGA Tour has come and gone. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Norway’s Viktor Hovland won the Tour Championship at East Lake

Getty Images Winning the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup is not seen as desirable as winning a major or perhaps even The Players, but for Viktor Hovland, there is a certain public validation that comes with the $21.6 million he’s collected in the last eight days. In a sports culture obsessed with winning — even

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 27, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — When Keegan Bradley returned home from his first Ryder Cup appearance in 2012, he couldn’t open his suitcase following the Europeans’ stunning 14½-13½ victory at