Associated Press Dec 1, 2023, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods opened with four birdies in seven holes. The closing stretch was another struggle Friday in the Hero World Challenge, which included a putt that went off the green and into the bunker. It added to a 2-under 70 that
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ESPN News Services Dec 1, 2023, 06:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods said Friday he would “hypothetically” be surprised if rumors that several big-name players are on the verge of signing with LIV Golf prove to be true. Jon Rahm, the reigning Masters champion and world’s No. 3-ranked player, is reportedly weighing an
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 30, 2023, 02:34 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 member Jason Dufner, the 2013 PGA Championship winner, is among the 73 players who are in the field for next month’s LIV
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 30, 2023, 05:48 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — After the first competitive round of his latest comeback, Tiger Woods said his surgically repaired right foot and ankle held up
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Associated Press Nov 29, 2023, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Seven-time Olympic champion sprinter Allyson Felix and seven-time golf major winner Inbee Park are candidates in elections at the Paris Games to represent their fellow athletes at the IOC. The International Olympic Committee announced a list of 32 candidates Wednesday for elections
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Field Level Media Nov 28, 2023, 01:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Smash GC captain Brooks Koepka added Graeme McDowell to his four-man LIV Golf team for 2024 on Tuesday. McDowell, 44, played for Cleeks GC in 2023. The Northern Irishman finished 42nd in individual points and Cleeks was 10th out of 12 teams. Only
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Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 06:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VIRGINIA WATER, England — Bernd Wiesberger is returning to the European tour after two seasons in the breakaway LIV Golf series. The Austrian golfer has had his application for membership for the 2024 season accepted, the tour said Thursday. Wiesberger left to join the
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Associated Press Nov 25, 2023, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Min Woo Lee extended his lead to three shots at the Australian PGA Championship after a 5-under 66 in overcast conditions Saturday to move to 17 under after three rounds. “It’s a course you can shoot low, so you’ll be aggressive
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ESPN News Services Nov 26, 2023, 10:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dean Burmester shot a bogey-free final-round 64 to win the Joburg Open by three shots Sunday as overnight leader Thriston Lawrence imploded at the Houghton Golf Club. Burmester made six birdies and cruised through his round for a 18-under 262 total to overturn
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Nov 26, 2023, 01:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Min Woo Lee has pulled out a few tricks and even donned a chef’s hat on his way to a three-shot Australian PGA Championship title. A bogey on the last dropped him to 20 under for the tournament but the West Australian’s fourth career win was
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Nov 25, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions South African Thriston Lawrence will take a 3-shot lead into the final round of the DP World Tour’s Joburg Open at Houghton Golf Club after a 67 on Saturday left him on 15 under par as he seeks to regain the title he won in 2021.
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Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 05:20 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Eddie Merrins was known as The Little Pro because of his 5-foot-7 stature, certainly not his influence on golf. The longtime pro at Bel-Air Country Club touched everyone from U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin to Fred Astaire and even Mikhail Baryshnikov. Merrins died Wednesday
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Nov 24, 2023, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 1,214 Nikhil Rama is the surprise leader after Round 2 of the DP World Tour’s Joburg Open, carding an eight-under par 62 at the Houghton Golf Club on Friday, 1 shot ahead of compatriot Thriston Lawrence. South African Rama, 22, followed up his opening
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Nov 24, 2023, 04:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameron Smith has fought back tears describing his worst day as a pro golfer, the local favourite shooting a seven-over 78 to miss the cut in his Australian PGA Championship defence. While Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott are primed for a title shootout, the three-time
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Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions JOHANNESBURG — South African golfer Thriston Lawrence began his bid for a second title at the Joburg Open by shooting 8-under 62 Thursday to lead by three shots after the first round of the season-opening event on the European tour. The 2024 season began
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Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods is returning to the PNC Championship, the 36-hole event that has become one of his favorites because of his partner: his son. Tiger Woods and 14-year-old Charlie Woods are playing the PNC Championship for the fourth straight year, the one tournament he
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