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There’s a plaque in the fairway on the par-5 16th hole at Ireland’s famed K Club, in County Kildare, that commemorates a 3-wood Rory McIlroy hit to about 40 feet for his second shot during the final round of his 2016 Irish Open victory. Seven years later, and only about 10 yards from that same

In golf (and most other sports), when the tournament is over so is your opportunity to get the results changed because of a potential rules violation. If Felipe Massa has his way, that won’t be the case in Formula 1 racing. The Brazilian driver was caught up in the famous “Crashgate” scandal of 2008 when

Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 06:02 PM ET CINCINNATI — Two-time major champion Minjee Lee opened with three straight birdies, made up a six-shot deficit at the turn and posted a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Kroger Queen City Championship. Lee played bogey-free on a

The 54-hole leader of the Irish Open is a 28-year-old German with only modest results on the DP World Tour. On Sunday at The K Club in Straffan, Hurly Long, ranked 252nd in the world, will be paired in the final group with home-country hero Rory McIlroy, with the World No. 2 shooting up the

Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 01:51 PM ET STRAFFAN, Ireland — Rory McIlroy birdied his last two holes to move into contention for a second Irish Open title as most of the players in front of him faltered in the third round on Saturday. McIlroy finished off a 6-under 66 with a short birdie putt

Before we share the details of Spaniard Santiago Tarrio’s gruesome round of 17-over-par 89 in the Irish Open on Saturday—a nightmare that included a septuple-bogey 12—let’s acknowledge his pain first. The man is a professional golfer, 32 years old and winless on the DP World Tour, who in the previous two days at The K

Luke Donald had made his six captain’s picks, highlighted by the inclusion of young Ludvig Aberg, the Swedish hotshot who made life easy on Captain Luke by winning his first European Tour event the literal day before the big decision. Word has it, though, that he was on the team regardless, which is a move

Associated Press Sep 8, 2023, 07:41 PM ET CINCINNATI — Peiyun Chien of Taiwan holed out for eagle on the sixth hole and played bogey-free on Friday for an 8-under 64 to build a four-shot lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship as she tries for her first LPGA Tour victory. Chien has won three

Steph Curry knows great golf shots. That was evident in all of its glory a few weeks ago when, in the American Century Championship on the shores of Lake Tahoe, the NBA star produced a hole-in-one (and a rousing celebration to go with it), and then rolled in an eagle putt on the last hole

ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Shubhankar Sharma and Jordan Smith shared the halfway lead at the Irish Open on Friday as Rory McIlroy struggled to mount a bid to win his home event for the second time. Sharma shot a 6-under 66 and Smith followed with a 65 as they finished

STRAFFAN, IRELAND — For Rory McIlroy, the Ryder Cup has always been about the bonds. The Northern Irishman spent the better part of 13 years, since his 2010 debut, forging them with a group of stalwarts who defined the European team: Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, and Graeme McDowell. But that trio joined LIV Golf in

One of the coolest aspects of attending a professional golf tournament as a fan is how close you can get to the players. Even though there are ropes separating you from them, it’s still the only sport where you can essentially be a foot away from one of your heroes while they pound a driver

Associated Press Sep 7, 2023, 07:54 PM ET CINCINNATI — Ruixin Liu of China was still suffering from allergies that forced her to withdraw from the LPGA Tour event last week. It didn’t stop her from posting a 7-under 65 on Thursday for her best round of the year and a one-shot lead in the

Thomas Bjorn was a surprising name at the top of the leaderboard early on Day 1 at the 2023 Irish Open. But no one was more surprised than Thomas Bjorn himself. It’s been nearly a decade since the Danish golfer won his 15th and most recent European Tour title. And the 2018 Ryder Cup captain

Associated Press Sep 7, 2023, 03:27 PM ET STRAFFAN, Ireland — Shane Lowry needs a good week at the Irish Open to justify getting picked for the Ryder Cup. Adrian Meronk wants one to show Europe captain Luke Donald was wrong to leave him off the team. Both got off to a decent start on

Whatever growing pains the new Tiger Woods/Rory McIlroy conceived TGL indoor golf league has during its startup phase, they won’t come from lack of resources. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has made a deal to buy the New York franchise, joining Serena Williams and Alex Ohanian (Los Angeles), Fenway Sports Group (Boston) and Atlanta

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2023, 08:23 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There will be a Boston-New York rivalry in TGL, the tech-infused golf league being fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy that is scheduled to begin play

Mike Thomas could only laugh. Having just completed a four-hour practice session with his son, two-time major winner Justin Thomas, on Wednesday morning, he was amused to learn that his role as his son’s teacher had changed. News reports Wednesday suggested that Justin had struck out on his own, parting ways with putting coach John

The United States Senate will host another public hearing regarding the PGA Tour’s proposed deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The meeting, announced Wednesday and scheduled for Sept. 13, comes after PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan’s repeated evasions to testify before the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The hearing is expected to focus on PIF’s

Sep 6, 2023, 01:13 PM ET Rory McIlroy is still recovering from a back injury but said he will be “totally fine” in time for the Ryder Cup. The 34-year-old from Northern Ireland hurt his lower back ahead of last month’s PGA Tour Championship. McIlroy, the world’s No. 2-ranked player, is competing in the Irish

The golf world hasn’t seen much from Tiger Woods as he works his way back from his ankle surgery in April, but Rory McIlroy has still heard plenty from the 15-time major champ during that time. The friends and business partners have grown closer in recent years, but Rory revealed some interesting details in an

Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 06:23 AM ET ROME — Novak Djokovic will replace his tennis racket with a golf club when he competes in an All-Star match preceding the upcoming Ryder Cup outside Rome. Djokovic, Formula One driver Carlos Sainz and soccer players Gareth Bale and Andriy Shevchenko were among those named to compete

The PGA Tour announced Tuesday that the CJ Group has become the new sponsor of the Byron Nelson, the tour’s Dallas-based tournament. With the move—which was previously reported during the tour’s 2024 schedule release—the event will now be known as “THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.” “We are extremely grateful for the CJ Group’s long-term commitment

Golf certainly has had its share of rules issues over the years, but it’s rare when there’s one in which the person who originally brought an infraction to the forefront regarding a playing partner ultimately is disqualified because of a separate broken rule. We introduce you to this story from the first stage of LPGA

STRAFFAN, Ireland — Shane Lowry is realistic about his results this year. They’ve not been terrible by any means, but they have been disappointing when compared to his win at the DP World Tour’s prestigious BMW PGA at Wentworth one year ago. Since then, Lowry has registered just one top 10 worldwide. “My form probably

The team lost its captain and a number of its (former) stalwarts. Yet anyone thinking the 2023 European Ryder Cup roster will be short on star-power is mistaken. It was a little more than a year ago that the Old World club’s leader Henrik Stenson vacated his captaincy by departing to LIV Golf, and a

European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald made his six captain’s picks on Monday to solidify his squad that will join U.S. captain Zach Johnson’s American team in Rome later this month. The 44th playing of the matches will be Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. Donald added Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 4, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Former Texas Tech star Ludvig Aberg will play for Europe in the upcoming Ryder Cup, less than four months after he turned pro. Aberg, from Sweden, was

Europe’s newest Ryder Cup player, Ludvig Aberg, turned professional just three months ago. But the former Texas Tech business marketing graduate has been acting and playing like a pro for a lot longer. Eight months ago, as a reward for topping the PGA Tour Velocity Global ranking, the 23-year-old Swede teed it up in the

Associated Press Sep 3, 2023, 12:04 PM ET CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Swedish rookie Ludvig Aberg surged to a 2-shot win at the European Masters on Sunday and right into the Ryder Cup picture for Europe when the six captain’s picks are announced Monday. Aberg stunned longtime leader Matt Fitzpatrick by reeling off four straight birdies