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Rohn Stark, a former All-Pro NFL punter and obsessed golfer who is making his U.S. Senior Amateur debut this week, is the designated organizer of “Da Game”—a decades-old weekly money match among his many golfing friends on Maui. Lucky are they to regularly play at the island’s two most vaunted tracks, Kapalua and Kaanapali. Stark,

Associated Press Aug 25, 2023, 10:06 PM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Megan Khang had five straight birdies in a back-nine burst and shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead in the CPKC Women’s Open at challenging Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. After playing the first 10 holes in 1 under,

Rory McIlroy opened the Tour Championship with an even-par 70 and proclaimed he was “over the moon” with that result, considering his lower back was seizing up for a couple of days. On Friday, he was three shots better with a 67 at East Lake and, remarkably, finds himself only six shots off the pace

ATLANTA — When you start an adjusted scoring tournament two shots behind the World No. 1 golfer, you can’t afford to waste shots. Especially around the greens. Tour Championship co-leader Viktor Hovland knows that, and with a vastly improved short game, he’s saved par seven of the eight times he’s missed a green at the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 25, 2023, 07:34 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — After squandering a big lead in the opening round of the Tour Championship, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler bounced back in a big way

Korn Ferry Tour player Alejandro Tosti is no longer in this week’s Albertsons Boise Open following a disciplinary matter. Tosti, 27, entered the week fourth in the Korn Ferry Tour rankings thanks to a win at the Pinnacle Bank Championship two weeks ago. He also has eight top-10 finishes on the developmental circuit, a performance

Associated Press Aug 24, 2023, 10:46 PM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Yuka Saso had a big second nine to shoot a 6-under 66 and take the first-round lead Thursday in the CPKC Women’s Open, while Canadian star Brooke Henderson struggled while playing in glasses for the first time on the LPGA Tour. Even par

JoAnne Carner does it again. The 84-year-old legend who won 43 LPGA titles during her Hall of Fame career, shot eight-over 80 Thursday during the first round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Ore. She topped it off with a birdie on her last hole, the par-3, 123-yard ninth

ATLANTA — At 2 p.m. local time on Thursday at the Tour Championship, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler had a two-shot lead. Two hours later, he had a five-shot advantage at East Lake. But by the end of the day, he was, somehow, one shot behind. “I’m obviously pretty frustrated,” the Texan put it mildly.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — The 2022-23 PGA Tour FedEx Cup season comes to an end this week at East Lake Golf Club. There’s still plenty to settle this weekend,

ATLANTA — It is not unusual for Rory McIlroy to hold off hitting golf balls at East Lake until Wednesday of Tour Championship week. After all, he has won the FedEx Cup title three times—including a year ago—and is more than familiar with the Atlanta layout. But when the four-time major winner wasn’t seen swinging

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 23, 2023, 11:39 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler came within one stroke of winning the FedEx Cup last season, and he’ll start the opening round of Thursday’s Tour Championship with a

ATLANTA — Easier to follow, but not the best. That’s the verdict on the Tour Championship’s staggered start five years into the current version. In 2019, the PGA Tour introduced a handicapping system to structure the leaderboard for the 30 players who qualified for the FedEx Cup finale at East Lake. A quick reminder, FedEx

The U.S. Solheim qualification has unsettled spots remaining, with five of its nine automatic qualifying spots still on the line. This week’s CPKC Women’s Open marks the final chance for players to earn their way onto the team instead of relying on Captain Stacy Lewis to use one of her three picks on them to

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 23, 2023, 12:52 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — As Brooks Koepka awaits a decision on whether he will be chosen for the U.S. Ryder Cup squad, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler and

ATLANTA — In 130 days, the landscape of professional golf’s two major tours could look drastically different. That’s if a framework agreement between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund goes through on Dec. 31, which commissioner Jay Monahan is confident it will. But those changes will at least have

Aug 22, 2023, 11:52 AM ET PGA Tour golfer Erik Compton is facing domestic battery and robbery charges in Florida. Police said they arrested Compton, 43, at his home in Miami on Saturday after an argument with his wife. According to Miami-Dade police, Compton and his wife were having a verbal dispute when she began

Thirty players, 72 holes, $18 million to the winner. These are stakes at this week’s Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup champion will be crowned at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta as the PGA Tour culminates its 2022-23 season. Rory McIlroy is looking to become the first player to win back-to-back FedEx Cup titles.