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Rory McIlroy, like many in the golf world, sounds frustrated with how things are going between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the financial backer of LIV Golf. McIlroy, speaking after his opening round at the Tour Championship on Thursday, thinks that the Tour and LIV Golf are simply running out of

Tyrrell Hatton on the tee at The Belfry during the Pro-Am ahead of the British Masters – Getty Images/Ross Kinnaird In his role as tournament host of the Betfred British Masters, Sir Nick Faldo joked on Wednesday that it would be nice for LIV rebel Tyrrell Hatton to play in a “proper tournament” this week.

Though he insists they are “actively engaged” in “enhanced” talks lately, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan had no real update about the proposed deal between the league and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund on Wednesday. Monahan was asked about the status of negotiations between the Tour and the PIF, which backs LIV Golf, repeatedly at

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 07:25 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has won six times this season, including a second green jacket at the Masters in April,

Keegan Bradley and Collin Morikawa walk up onto the 18th green during the final round of the TOUR Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports After the FedEx St. Jude Championship and BMW Championship, the final leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs is set to begin Thursday

Keegan Bradley was already in a unique position when he was named the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain earlier this year. At just 38 years old, Bradley will be the youngest captain for the United States in decades. He’s still very much in the middle of his career, too, which he proved on Sunday afternoon

Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Lydia Ko captured her third major title — and first in eight years — by breaking free from a logjam of world-class talent to win the Women’s British Open at the home of golf Sunday, capping a summer when she

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Keegan Bradley finished with an 8-foot birdie putt, his eighth birdie of a round that only gave him a 2-under 70 on Saturday on a day where Castle Pines took more than it gave and created plenty of possibilities in

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Two-time champion Jiyai Shin capitalized on a back-nine collapse by top-ranked Nelly Korda to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews on Saturday. Nothing will give the 36-year-old Shin more confidence heading into the final round than how she collected the

Georgia Hall during day one of the 2024 AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews. Picture date: Thursday August 22, 2024. (Photo by Steve Welsh/PA Images via Getty Images) ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Rose Zhang hit driver, 3-wood on the 375-yard opening hole at the Old Course on Thursday. Zhang, one of 32 players competing over the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2024, 05:34 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 returning to Colorado for the first time in a decade this week for the BMW Championship, the penultimate event of

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The final major championship in women’s professional golf this season, the AIG Women’s Open, will be played at the Old Course at St. Andrews

Welcome to the Monday Leaderboard, where we run down the weekend’s top stories in the wonderful world of golf. Grab an Arnold Palmer, pull up a chair, and hold on tight for playoff season… No caddie, no problem for Hideki Golf has the strangest season structure in all of sports. Consider: the sport’s four most

Derek Fribbs from Aurora, Colorado, poses with the first-place trophy after winning the Utah Open at Riverside Country Club in Provo on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News Derek Fribbs isn’t much of a talker, and his math skills aren’t the greatest. But boy, the soon-to-be 34-year-old Colorado pro sure knows how

Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 07:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CALGARY, Alberta — Ken Tanigawa won the Rogers Charity Classic on Sunday for his third career PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 64 to beat Richard Green by two shots. Two strokes behind Green after matching the Canyon Meadows record with a

Hideki Matsuyama nearly blew a five-shot lead after a late stumble on Sunday afternoon at TPC Southwind. But thanks to back-to-back birdies to end his day, Matsuyama is walking out of Memphis with a win. Matsuyama held on late to claim a two-shot win over the field at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday,

Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama felt his lower back starting to act up. On a whim, he decided to put a new putter in his bag for the start of the PGA Tour postseason. And now the Japanese star has a five-shot lead going

CHASKA, Minn. – History was made Friday at Hazeltine National. With Arizona State senior Josele Ballester and fellow Spaniard Luis Masaveu set to meet in Saturday’s semifinals of the U.S. Amateur, it guarantees that one player from Spain will advance to the championship match, a first for the nation that boasts nine men’s major titles,