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Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 02:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Former British Open champion Cameron Smith birdied three of his first four holes Saturday for a 6-under 65 and was tied for the second-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA championship at Royal Queensland. Heavy rain showers and an unplayable course

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Angel Yin rammed in a 30-foot par putt on her opening hole, setting the tone for a day of big putts and a 3-under 69 that gave her a two-shot lead Friday in the CME Group Tour Championship and the chase

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 09:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — The second round of the Australian PGA championship was washed out Friday due to rain and an unplayable course and the tournament has been shortened to 54 holes. Officials for the Australasian PGA Tour and European Tour event made the announcement

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Narin An handled the windy conditions with a hot putter Thursday, making four straight birdies around the turn and finishing with an 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship. At stake for the 60-player field is

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 02:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Former British Open champion Cameron Smith and Jason Day, who is back Down Under for the first time in seven years, each shot 4-under 67 on Thursday and were two strokes off the lead after the first round of the Australian

Nov 20, 2024, 12:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 LPGA Tour season wraps up this weekend with the CME Group Tour Championship at the Tiburón Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón, in Naples, Florida. The top 60 golfers earn a spot in the CME Group Tour Championship, with the entire field competing

Associated Press Nov 20, 2024, 06:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VIRGINIA WATER, England — Tyrrell Hatton is the only player from LIV Golf who will play in a Ryder Cup warmup event in January overseen by Europe captain Luke Donald. Hatton will play for Britain & Ireland against Continental Europe in the Team Cup

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Six-time PGA Tour winner Lucas Glover called the circuit’s newly announced changes to reduced field sizes and the number of fully exempt cards “terrible.”

ESPN News Services Nov 18, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Garcia has reapplied for membership to the DP World Tour with an eye on being eligible for next year’s European Ryder Cup team. Garcia, 44, resigned from the European tour last year after racking up more than $1 million in fines after

Field Level Media Nov 18, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former major champion Lucas Glover called out what he labeled the “cool kid meetings” in criticizing the proposed changes to field sizes beginning in 2026. The PGA Tour policy board was set to meet Monday to discuss several changes, with the most controversial

Aug 9, 2024, 12:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LPGA star Nelly Korda has athletic ability running through her veins. With pro tennis players for parents, an older sister (Jessica Korda) on the LPGA Tour, and a younger brother (Sebastian Korda) rising through the ranks as a tennis player, Korda has good genes on her

Associated Press Nov 17, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BELLEAIR, Fla. — Nelly Korda was back to competition for the first time in nearly two months and didn’t miss a beat. She ran off five straight birdies on the back nine to stage another Sunday comeback, closing with a 3-under 67 to win

Associated Press Nov 17, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy capped off a tumultuous year by winning the World Tour Championship and his sixth title as Europe’s No. 1 player. He birdied two of the last three holes Sunday for a 3-under 69 to win by two

Associated Press Nov 16, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BELLEAIR, Fla. — Nelly Korda holed two long birdie putts to start her recovery from a six-shot deficit to Charley Hull, cutting the lead down to one shot Saturday going into the final round of The Annika. Hull kept the lead by limiting the

Associated Press Nov 15, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BELLEAIR, Fla. — Charley Hull made five birdies Friday for a 4-under 66 that gave her a two-shot lead and an extra day of her offseason holiday, along with a weekend date with Nelly Korda at The Annika. Hull, who won in Saudi Arabia

Associated Press Nov 15, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Justin Lower had another 6-under 65 without taking advantage of the par-5s on Friday, giving him a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The island paradise was more like a grind in the wind and squalls

Field Level Media Nov 14, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Along with national pride, it appears members of the United States’ 2025 Ryder Cup team will have another incentive when teeing off against their European counterparts at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. Lots of zeros. A vote by the PGA of America will

Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Hayden Springer birdied three of his last four holes Thursday for a 6-under 65, giving him a share of the lead with Justin Lower before darkness kept the opening round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship from being completed. Springer needed a