6:42 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm, leading the Memorial Tournament by six strokes, was informed following Saturday’s third round that he tested positive for COVID-19 and was withdrawn from the tournament. Rahm, ranked second in the world, was given the news by PGA Tour medical personnel as he walked off the 18th green
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SAN FRANCISCO—It could be said that U.S. Women’s Open leader Yuka Saso is, well, a little obsessed with the golf swing of Rory McIlroy. How much? Does making it part of her bedtime routine count as having a competitor-to-competitor crush? After shooting four-under-par 67 at Olympic Club on Friday to take a one-shot lead over
11:24 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The calculus homework awaiting Megha Ganne might have to wait a couple more days to get done. The 17-year-old amateur has more pressing business this weekend at the U.S. Women’s Open. Ganne followed up a strong opening round by shooting an even-par 71 in the second round
SAN FRANCISCO—There were times when Katie Rudolph said it and people must have rolled their eyes or hidden a smirk. As an instructor and COO of the First Tee of Metropolitan New York, she was coaching a young girl, Megha Ganne, whom she believed had all of the tools to be among the finest players
Since making his return to the PGA Tour in 2017, Patrick Cantlay has been Mr. Consistency, a top-10 machine. A three-time winner, too. Missing the cut? Never heard of it. OK, so maybe there was an occasional MC here or there, but rarely, if ever, would he miss back to back, or three out of
9:11 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Patrick Cantlay finished his long day with some of his best golf, running off three straight birdies to close out a 5-under 67 and the lead Friday in the rain-delayed Memorial. He arrived at Muirfield Village before dawn. He finished when it was time for dinner. And
SAN FRANCISCO — New Jersey high-schooler Megha Ganne is committed to Stanford for her golf and education, so she already has that going for her. She must have a good mind for figtures, too. In her U.S. Women’s Open sectional qualifier, Ganne, 17 and heading into her senior year of high school, was playing the
11:03 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — High school junior Megha Ganne shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday to become the first amateur in 15 years to have a share of the lead after any round at the U.S. Women’s Open. The 17-year-old from New Jersey made back-to-back birdies on the back nine to
Following Phil Mickelson’s stunning victory at Kiawah—one of the biggest upsets in recent golf history—the world’s best players are set to arrive at Torrey Pines for what feels like a wide open 2021 U.S. Open. It’s the second time the South Course at Torrey has hosted this event, but don’t expect to learn much from
With full-time boss Tiger Woods sidelined for the foreseeable future, Joe LaCava has picked up a pretty solid side gig: loopin’ for Boom Boom. LaCava will guest caddie for Fred Couples in the Principal Charity Classic, this week’s PGA Tour Champions event at Wakonda Golf Club in Des Moines, Iowa. It’s not a new arrangement—LaCava
9:46 PM ET Joe LaCava is back inside the ropes this week — caddying for his old boss, Fred Couples. LaCava, who has caddied for Tiger Woods for the past 10 years, said in a text message Thursday night that “I’m actually eating pasta and watching hockey with [Couples] right now. Like nothing has changed
DUBLIN, Ohio — Bo Hoag might be largely unknown among golf fans, but the second-year PGA Tour member is living large at this week’s Memorial Tournament. Hoag, 32, is a local guy who should feel more at home at Muirfield Village Golf Club than anyone but tournament founder and host Jack Nicklaus. His late grandfather,
10:12 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Clay Feagler two-putted from 35 feet on the 18th hole to wrap up Pepperdine’s first men’s golf national championship in 24 years, a 3-2 victory over Oklahoma on Wednesday at Grayhawk Golf Club. Pepperdine took an early lead on a sizzling day in the desert, allowed Oklahoma
The vast majority of European Tour events start on Thursday and finish on Sunday. Occasionally, there has been a Friday start, most notably in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, to take advantage of a Monday holiday. But rarely if ever has an event been reduced from 72- to 54 holes as a prelude to
It was a day of reckoning that ended a long week a year late for the Pepperdine and Oklahoma men’s golf teams, who on Wednesday settled a lingering question: Which had the best team? On any given day the answer likely would fluctuate, but on this day, well, score one for “the Waves of Malibu,”
5:27 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The LPGA Tour’s CP Women’s Open was canceled Wednesday because of logistical challenges and border restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was scheduled for Vancouver’s Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club on Aug. 26-29. Golf Canada and Canadian Pacific said Shaughnessy will host the 2023
Because of how good he was between 2015 and 2017, anything less in the ensuing years from Jordan Spieth was always going to be cause for concern. When he went without a victory in the next three seasons, and experienced a particularly lean 2020, concern levels reached DEFCON 5. Thankfully, in 2021 Spieth has seemingly
5:21 PM ET The PGA Tour heads to Dublin, Ohio this week for the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Despite a final-round 75, Jon Rahm won last year’s even at Muirfield Village by three shots. Which players are the favorites this time around, who offers good odds and what props are worthwhile? Betting analyst Chris