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8:10 AM ET Throughout a down period in his career that is now approaching three years, Rickie Fowler managed to maintain an air of positivity, sprinkled with some self-deprecation, while seemingly never allowing for any sort of dark moments to consume him. He approached his slump with hard work, didn’t get impatient by moving on

Getty Images Hideki Matsuyama bookended a dream year with a win at the Zozo Championship on Sunday in his home country of Japan. Though the two victories technically came in different PGA Tour seasons, what began in April with a green jacket at the 2021 Masters ended on Sunday at the Zozo as Matsuyama grabbed

5:22 AM ET Associated Press CHIBA, Japan — Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama had three birdies in five holes on the back nine and eagled the 18th for good measure for a 5-stroke victory at the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship on Sunday. It was Matsuyama’s first PGA Tour win in his native Japan, although he has

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama made two eagles and pulled away from Cameron Tringale on the back nine to win the Zozo Championship on Sunday in his native Japan. Here’s everything you need to know: Leaderboard: Hideki Matsuyama (-15), Cameron Tringale (-10), Brendan Steele (-10), Mac Hughes (-6), Matt Wallace (-6), Sebastian Munoz (-6) How it happened:

It’s hard to catch a player who doesn’t make mistakes, and that’s exactly what’s allowed Hee Jeong Lim to begin pulling away at the BMW Ladies Championship. Lim, a South Korean player who has won four times on the KLPGA, hasn’t made a bogey yet in three rounds at Busan International in Busan, South Korea.

A group of golfers have officially asked the PGA Tour for permission to play in the Saudi International next February, according to Golfweek — something the Tour has previously pledged not to allow whatsoever. The controversial tournament has drawn intense criticism in its four-year existence for numerous reasons, and it has since been dropped from

Getty Images Before the 2021 Zozo Championship started, Hideki Matsuyama warned fans that he did not have his best stuff and “will be struggling this week.” He said, if his game at the Masters was a 10 (he won that, by the way), it was currently less than a one. So, of course, Matsuyama went

6:49 AM ET Associated Press CHIBA, Japan — Japanese golfer Hiroshi Iwata shot a 7-under 63 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship. Iwata had a one-stroke lead over Joaquin Niemann and 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama on the par-70, 7,041-yard Narashino Country Club course. Defending champion Patrick Cantlay is

Getty Images The greatest gifts have the broadest underbellies. This is more or less the story of Tiger Woods’ career — and life. The temptation that comes when everyone tells you that nobody has ever done it better is nearly impossible to stave off. I’m not talking about the temptation that ultimately unraveled Woods’ personal

After finishing runner-up to winner Rory McIlroy by a shot Sunday at CJ Cup in Las Vegas, Collin Morikawa is the slight betting favorite for this week’s Zozo Championship in Japan. Morikawa is listed at +600 odds to win by PointsBet Sportsbook, just ahead of Xander Schauffele, who is +650 in his return to Japan

8:25 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Rory McIlroy capped a big weekend in Las Vegas on Sunday by surging past Rickie Fowler and holding off Collin Morikawa to win the CJ Cup at Summit for his 20th PGA Tour title. McIlroy seized control with a 35-foot eagle putt from just off the green

Former PGA Tour golfer and current Oregon golf coach Casey Martin had his right leg amputated on Friday, according to Golf Digest. Martin’s right leg was amputated above the knee due to a rare circulatory disorder he’s had since birth. Martin is now in recovery at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Though it’s certainly not

LAS VEGAS — Rickie Fowler returned to the spotlight Saturday in the foothills above Las Vegas with his best round in three years, a 9-under 63 that gave him a two-shot lead over Rory McIlroy going into the final round of the CJ Cup at Summit. Fowler hasn’t had an opportunity this good since his last

The world’s top-ranked golfer, it seems, is ready to take a break. Jon Rahm missed the cut after falling 14 shots off the leader at the Andalucia Masters on Friday at the Real Club Valderrama in Spain. He opened the tournament by matching his worst-ever professional round with a 7-over 78. “This is the first

Getty Images The best event of the PGA Tour this fall got underway Thursday in Las Vegas when 20 of the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Rankings teed it up at the CJ Cup at Summit. Robert Streb got off to a hot start with a 11-under 61 in Round 1 and

9:08 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Robert Streb went from making putts to wondering if he would ever miss Thursday in the CJ Cup at Summit. It led to his best start to any tournament and his lowest score on the PGA Tour. And on this day at The Summit Club, his 11-under

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dustin Johnson hasn’t played much golf since becoming the first American in more than 40 years to win all five of his matches in the Ryder Cup. He still remembers the basics. “You try to keep it in the grass and not the desert,” he said Wednesday as he stood on

Getty Images In 2018, two golfers set tournament records at The CJ Cup, headlined by Brooks Koepka, who set the 72-hole record, with a score of 267 after four rounds. Ryan Palmer set the single-round record with a final day tally of 62, which propelled him to a third-place tie with Rafael Cabrera Bello. The