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Yet on Monday, the 19-year-old Alabama sophomore came inches away from accomplishing something even more unique: Becoming the first golfer to shoot a 59 in college competition. Dunlap was playing with his Crimson Tide team in the Hamptons Intercollegiate at Maidstone Club in East Hampton, N.Y. After shooting a three-under 69 in the morning round,

Oct 3, 2023, 09:24 AM ET Rory McIlroy said not having the “big personalities” of LIV golfers Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter at the Ryder Cup allowed others to step into leadership roles and gave younger players room to grow at the tournament. Garcia, Westwood and Poulter were absent from Europe’s victory over

ROME — In the face of the obvious truth that European golfers were much better at executing their shots than the Americans over the past three days at Marco Simone, it’s time now to take stock of the latest home blowout in the Ryder Cup and ask the deeper “why?” Here are seven critical reasons

Oct 2, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Xander Schauffele, an automatic qualifier for the United States team at the 2023 Ryder Cup, could have been removed from the squad in a contract dispute, his father told the Times of London. The golfer wanted to make three amendments to the player participation and benefit agreement but was

ROME — He has no tell, forever stoic against the chaos that surrounds him and his eyes concealed by shades. The only noticeable stress is the gray in his beard from watching the things Jordan Spieth has done. But every man has his breaking point, and caddie Michael Greller reached his Saturday, on the 16th

Xander Schauffele earned the chance to play on the 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup team, grabbing the last of six automatic qualifying spots to secure his second start in the biennial event. But according to a story in the Times of London on Monday, his place on the roster was in jeopardy ahead of the match

Associated Press Oct 1, 2023, 08:14 PM ET ROGERS, Ark. — Hae Ran Ryu completed a wire-to-wire run to her first LPGA Tour title, a three-shot victory Sunday at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. The 22-year-old rookie from South Korea had four birdies and an eagle in her last nine holes at Pinnacle Country Club

ROME — Rickie Fowler conceding Tommy Fleetwood a two foot, eight-inch putt for the win on the 16th hole was a strange technicality which both ended the Ryder Cup, and sparked some controversy with viewers at home. I get that, but I also don’t agree with it. I was on the 16th green when it

Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of

It was a packed leader board at the 2023 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, but Hae Ran Ryu bombarded Pinnacle Country Club with birdies and an eagle on the back nine to take home her first LPGA Tour trophy. She is the 49th player from South Korea to win on the LPGA Tour and took home

ROME — The Europeans had a nickname for their American counterparts during the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club near Chicago. They called them the “Ice Princesses.” They were cold and calculating and clinical. They were all business. They seldom interacted with the large American galleries, opting to concentrate on their mission. It worked

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Rory McIlroy needed this Ryder Cup win. The regrets of Whistling Straits have fueled

It goes without saying that the biggest event in golf this week is taking place in Rome. However, Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim might argue that it’s taking place in Hangzhou, China. In fairness, the two South Koreans might have a point, too. While the Ryder Cup is one of the biggest events in

Sunaadh Sagar Oct 1, 2023, 02:59 AM ET Gold should have been hers. Aditi Ashok walked away from the 18th hole at the end of Round 4 of the women’s individual golf event at the 19th Asian Games with a silver medal, and the feat of becoming the first Indian woman to medal at the

ROME — Saturday was an up-and-down day for both teams at the Ryder Cup. Not the morning the U.S. team wanted—or needed—but some impressive signs of grit during the afternoon session leaves the American, trailing Europe 10½-5½, with a small chance to make an enormous comeback. Yet the best place to start recapping Day 2

ROME — You could argue that a report card should come after an event is actually over, but as with Whistling Straits two years ago, we find ourselves in a position where the event is tipping toward a conclusion before anyone hits a shot in Sunday singles. This time it’s the Europeans who have run

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 30, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — European star Rory McIlroy had to be ushered into a car by teammate Shane Lowry during a heated argument in the parking lot

ROME — Swagger has no kinship with self-awareness. It only lives in the moment. In the 11th match of the 44th Ryder Cup, the U.S. team finally put a win on the board when rookies Max Homa and Brian Harman defeated Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka, 4 and 2, in Saturday’s third foursomes match. The