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Associated Press Apr 18, 2024, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Nelly Korda, who is looking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in the opening round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her two shots behind leader Lauren Coughlin in the

ESPN News Services Apr 18, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gordon Sargent is deferring his PGA Tour status until next summer and will return to Vanderbilt for his senior year, he announced Thursday. Sargent, 20, already has a tour card secured thanks to the PGA Tour University Accelerated program, the first golfer to

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 17, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PGA Tour star Scottie Scheffler, who won his second green jacket at the Masters last week, isn’t the only world No. 1 golfer dominating

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 14, 2024, 07:07 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — A victory at the 2024 Masters seemed inevitable for Scottie Scheffler. The Texan has been ranked No. 1 in the world

Field Level Media Apr 16, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chevron extended its sponsorship with the LPGA through 2029 and increased the purse for The Chevron Championship to $7.9 million in a joint announcement Tuesday. The purse for the LPGA’s first major of the season, which begins Thursday at The Club at Carlton

ESPN News Services Apr 16, 2024, 11:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The agent for Rory McIlroy dismissed rumors of a pending move to LIV Golf for $850 million, calling it “fake news” Tuesday. “Fake news. Zero truth,” agent Sean O’Flaherty told the Irish Independent in an email. O’Flaherty was responding to a sourced report

ESPN News Services Apr 15, 2024, 08:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods and Verne Lundquist will always share a connection at Augusta National. It was only appropriate that they shared a moment at Lundquist’s final Masters. At the 16th hole, where Woods made a memorable chip-in at the 2005 Masters on the way

The 2024 Masters tournament is over and for the second time in three years Scottie Scheffler reigns supreme. With Scheffler now the owner of two green jackets, the rest of major season will feature the world’s best players trying to take down the world No. 1. From Scheffler’s potential to Rory McIlroy’s major quest to

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNApr 14, 2024, 09:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sports often produce some of the best underdog stories. We gravitate to them with ease and cherish them while they last. But the not-so-secret truth about it all is that nothing beats the innate desire to watch and witness greatness. The

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — They say the roars at the Masters get louder on the weekend, and no applause was louder or more consequential on Saturday than the one that erupted from the far corner of the property on the 13th green at Augusta National Golf Club. There, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler reminded competitors and

Apr 12, 2024, 09:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The third round of the 88th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club will begin in pairings. Here are the tee times: All times ET (a) denotes amateur Tee No. 1 9:35 a.m. — Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama 9:45 a.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, Russell Henley 9:55 a.m.

Apr 12, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was a wild, windy day at Augusta National Golf Club, where even par was a good score and anything better might as well have been a miracle. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Winds up to 45 mph and a firm golf course did

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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNApr 11, 2024, 10:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It was a busy opening day at Augusta National Golf Club, and we’re not even done with the first round. Tee times were set back about two hours after Thursday began with a weather delay and left 27 players who could not finish, but

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Inside one of the most crowded hallways at Augusta National Golf Club, there is a picture of a 19-year-old Joaquin Niemann — his fist punching the air — for all the patrons walking through the merchandise building to see. Back in 2018, the young Chilean was the No. 1 amateur in the

The first and second rounds of the 88th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club will begin in pairings. Here are the tee times: 11:30 a.m. — Mike Weir, Ryo Hisatsune, Neal Shipley (a) 11:42 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Si Woo Kim, Emiliano Grillo 11:54 a.m. — Fred Couples, Adam Hadwin, Stewart Hagestad (a) 12:12 p.m.

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Apr 10, 2024, 08:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 88th playing of the Masters arrives at a precarious moment in golf: Its defending champion has since departed