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Phil Mickelson will not defend his title at the PGA Championship next weekend. You can probably guess why. The PGA of America announced Friday that Mickelson had withdrawn from the tournament which he had won last year, despite the organization saying it “would have welcomed him to participate.” Mickelson became the oldest player to win

Getty Images After finishing last in his fantasy football league last fall, a Kansas man faced the punishment of competing in a local U.S. Open qualifier. That punishment brought the man right back to his starting point: the bottom of the leaderboard.  John Eckert, a 26-year-old Overland Park native, finished last by a wide margin

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar won gold medal at the Deaflympics in Brazil.© NDTV Indian golfer Diksha Dagar outplayed American Ashlyn Grace in the final to bag gold medal at the Deaflympics, fulfilling her promise of improving upon the silver-winning performance at the 2017 edition. Diksha is now the only golfer with two Deaflympics medals –

Brooks Koepka has pulled out of the AT&T Byron Nelson. Koepka withdrew from the Dallas-area tournament on Wednesday, though the PGA Tour didn’t cite a reason for his departure. Brooks Koepka WD from the AT&T Byron Nelson and is replaced in the field by Satoshi Kodaira. — PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) May 11, 2022 The

8:29 AM ET Most of golf’s young superstars will be heading to Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, next week for the PGA Championship, the second major of the season. But all eyes will be on two aging former champions — Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods — and also on London. 2 Related On

Getty Images The second major championship of the year approaches, and with it, the official field list for the event featuring the two biggest names in the sport. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are indeed on the official PGA of America field list making it possible for both to be in attendance at Southern Hills

Both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, it seems, are ready to hit the course again. Woods and Mickelson were officially listed in the field Monday for next week’s PGA Championship. Though there is still plenty of time for things to change before the second major championship of the year kicks off in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it

6:38 PM ET Associated Press POTOMAC, Md. — Max Homa kept hearing from his coach, caddie and other supporters that he needed to carry himself with more confidence, an attitude befitting a multiple PGA Tour winner. With his fourth win overall, third in 15 months and second since he gave up his popular podcast to

Max Homa picked up his fourth career PGA Tour win on Sunday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Championship. (Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images) He didn’t make it easy on himself, but Max Homa claimed his second win of the season on Sunday afternoon in Maryland. Though he nearly blew a late three-shot lead, Homa

It’s been a slog at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm this week, but now we’re just one round away from finding out who wins the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship. The leader is Keegan Bradley, who somehow shot 3-under-par 67 to grab the 54-hole lead. The 2011 PGA Championship winner is looking for his first win

Getty Images Playing golf in the rain can be miserable. The only antidote for constantly wiping down grips, shaking out umbrellas and taking extra layers on and off is simply performing well. That was the case for the duo of Jason Day and Max Homa in Friday’s second round of the Wells Fargo Championship at

2:55 AM ET Associated Press Former Ryder Cup player Thorbjorn Olesen and Ryan Fox shared a one-shot lead following the first round of the British Masters on Thursday. Both shot rounds of 66 to finish the day on six under par, while a trio of players — Hurly Long, Richie Ramsay and Ashun Wu —

Lee Westwood is on board with Greg Norman’s new golf league. Westwood revealed on Wednesday that he’s officially requested releases both from the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour in order to play in the first LIV Golf Invitational Series next month. “I’ve put a release in with the PGA Tour and the DP

Pamela Maldonado breaks down her top picks for the Wells Fargo Championship from Potomac, Maryland. Video Transcript PAM MALDONADO: The PGA heads to Maryland to play at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farms. I’m Pam Maldonado and I’ve got my picks for the Wells Fargo Championship. Previously, this event was held at the Quail Hollow Golf

Getty Images How long is Brandon Matthews, and is he the longest professional in the world? There are a number of different ways to tell that story, but first a more pressing question ahead of this week’s Wells Fargo Championship: Who in the world is Brandon Matthews? The 27-year-old played his college golf at Temple

Ashleigh Barty’s retirement in March when she was women’s tennis number one and just 25 years old is a “weird one to explain”, South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has told AFP in an interview before they team up for a golf event. Barty’s relatively short career contrasts with that of the 38-year-old de

Greg Norman’s LIV Golf Invitational Series will officially kick off next month in London after months of controversy. Though several of the biggest names in golf have distanced themselves from the Saudi Arabia-backed league and Norman, there were apparently plenty who were on board before Phil Mickelson’s comments surfaced in February. “There’s no question [Mickelson’s

6:12 AM ET It has been nearly a month since the Masters, the first major championship of the season, and the PGA Championship, the second major, is just two weeks away. Not much has changed since Scottie Scheffler won his first major and slipped on a green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club on April