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Senior official Ron Cross has been removed from his position at LIV Golf. Cross was one of LIV Golf’s first hires in the fall of 2021, serving as the chief events officer for the Saudi-backed circuit. Sources told Golf Digest Cross was integral in securing tournament sites and piecing together a schedule for LIV. Cross’

The connection between golf and the Olympics is growing as the sport prepares to be part of a third straight Summer Games next year in Paris. One year from today, the first round of the 72-hole men’s competition gets underway at the Albatros course at Le Golf National (Aug. 1-4), site of the 2018 Ryder

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 04:23 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia It’s the last week before the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs on the PGA Tour, and before the final women’s major championship of the season, the

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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia In a swift response to multiple players’ complaints about the PGA Tour’s lack of transparency before its surprising alliance with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s

The PGA Tour announced that Tiger Woods has joined its policy board as part of an effort to provide new governance and transparency measures with its membership. In a press release Tuesday, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan wrote that Woods will become the sixth player director of the tour’s policy board, a move that will

DJ KHALED PURSES HIS LIPS and furrows his eyebrows as sweat drips from his forehead. He grips his driver, switching his weight from one leg to the other. He’s been golfing with pro Michael Block for two hours on a July afternoon under an extreme heat wave in Miami, and he’s just duffed a couple

The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund continue to discuss a possible alliance unifying professional golf, and last week commissioner Jay Monahan informed the PGA Tour membership that a task force will dictate discipline for LIV Golf players interested in returning. However, according to LIV Golf’s frontman, Phil Mickelson, those with the rival

Jul 31, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Stewart Cink will serve as a vice captain for the United States Ryder Cup team this fall in Rome, team captain Zach Johnson announced Monday. Cink is the fifth and final vice captain, joining Steve Stricker, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk and Fred Couples when the Americans face Team

If it feels like there’s been a lot of golf news lately involving brothers, that’s because there has. The Hojgaard twins have been racking up European Tour titles and Ryder Cup points, and the Fitzpatricks had a nice brotherly battle at the Open Championship after both Matt and Alex made the cut at Royal Liverpool.

Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 04:11 PM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryan Kim won the U.S. Junior Amateur championship Sunday, winning the final two holes for a 2-up victory over Joshua Bai. Kim led when the 36-hole final was suspended Saturday, fell behind when the players returned Sunday and then went back ahead for good

Zac Blair, down to his final three starts on a medical exemption, was able to regain his PGA Tour card. Blair, 32, missed almost two years of competition following surgery in the fall of 2020 to repair tears in his right labrum. In his return Blair has occasionally struggled, entering the 3M Open missing the

Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 05:11 PM ET BRIDGEND, Wales — Germany’s Alex Cejka prevailed over Ireland’s Padraig Harrington on the second playoff hole to win the Senior British Open at Royal Porthcawl on Sunday. Cejka birdied the second extra hole to claim his third senior major title after he and Harrington had finished tied

Lee Hodges played so impeccably for four days at the 3M Open that he seemed destined to win easily, and, sure enough, in closing out his wire-to-wire victory Sunday, his margin of victory was seven strokes. That’s the most of any winner on the PGA Tour in nearly three years. Impressive stuff. Especially in notching

Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 06:54 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Lee Hodges rarely gets rattled, except perhaps during Alabama football games when he’s rooting for his beloved Crimson Tide. After using that unflappable demeanor to keep control of the 3M Open, Hodges finally let loose. Hodges shot a 67 in the final round on

While Lee Hodges had seemingly sucked most of the drama out of the last few holes of the 3M Open late Sunday, his playing partner J.T. Poston provided plenty at the last possible moment. That drama cost Poston $260,000. The two were heading down the par-5 18th hole at TPC Twin Cities with Hodges holding

ESPN News Services Jul 30, 2023, 12:05 PM ET Celine Boutier carded a 3-under 68 on Sunday to capture her first major championship with a 6-stroke victory at the Evian Championship in Evian-les-Bains, France. Boutier, 29, recorded four birdies against one bogey on the day to finish the tournament at 14-under 270. She pocketed a

Win or lose on Sunday at the Korn Ferry Tour’s NV5 Invitational, Ryan McCormick will have plenty to remember from his week at The Glen Club in Glenview, Ill. He starts Sunday one off the lead, after opening his tournament by shooting a career-best opening-round 60. After that round, McCormick talked about how he prepares

Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 07:16 PM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryan Kim led Joshua Bai 1-up after through 25 holes in the U.S. Junior Amateur championship match Saturday when play was suspended for the day because of rain. The 36-hole final was set to resume Sunday morning on the Daniel Island Club’s Ralston Creek

If you’re vying for your first PGA Tour title, a five-stroke lead has to afford you a relative feeling of comfort. Perhaps that’s one reason why Lee Hodges doesn’t expect to be overly nervous heading into Sunday’s final round of the 3M Open. It probably doesn’t hurt that he’s playing the best golf of his

Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 07:52 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Chasing his first PGA Tour victory, Lee Hodges shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday to stretch his lead to five strokes with a round left in the 3M Open. Hodges had a 20-under 193 total at the TPC Twin Cities to break the tournament

It probably has been difficult for PGA Tour tournament directors to deny Aaron Baddeley a sponsor exemption this year. His letters had to have scored points for originality. And perhaps pulling at heartstrings. Especially considering he hasn’t been writing them. The father of six revealed on Saturday after a third-round 65 at the 3M Open

ESPN News Services Jul 29, 2023, 10:53 AM ET Céline Boutier carded a 4-under 67 in the third round of the Evian Championship on Saturday to increase her lead to 3 shots going into the final day. The 29-year-old is aiming to become the first Frenchwoman to win the tournament, which became a major in

The French Revolution remains alive after the LPGA Tour moved up tee times to avoid thunderstorms Saturday at the Amundi Evian Championship. Celine Boutier, a French native, shot a four-under-par 67 Saturday to hold a three-stroke lead at 11 under in her homeland’s major championship. A victory for Boutier, 29, would make her the first

Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 10:42 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — With the FedEx Cup two weeks away, Lee Hodges can breathe easier. Justin Thomas can’t. Hodges birdied four of his last six holes for a 7-under 64 and a four-stroke lead over Tyler Duncan on Friday after almost two rounds of the 3M Open.

It was their fantasy since playing college golf together at the University of Minnesota. Erik van Rooyen and Alex Gaugert dreamed of the days they’d room together, practice together and competing against each other on the PGA Tour. When it finally happened over a whirlwind five days at the 3M Open, only 16 miles from

Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 06:18 PM ET BRIDGEND, Wales — Steven Alker moved to the top of the Senior Open Championship leaderboard on Friday with a 3-under 68 after Miguel Angel Jimenez followed up a round to remember with one to forget. Playing on his birthday, Alker hit four birdies in the second round

Justin Thomas is almost out of time. The two-time major winner was a late addition to the 3M Open, adding the Minnesota tour stop and next week’s regular-season finale at the Wyndham Championship to his schedule in hopes of earning his way into the FedEx Cup and supporting his case for Ryder Cup inclusion. Unfortunately

Associated Press Jul 27, 2023, 03:30 PM ET EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Paula Reto had eight birdies as she carded a 7-under 64 to take a surprise first-round lead at the Évian Championship on Thursday. The 33-year-old South African holds a two-shot lead over 2015 champion Lydia Ko of New Zealand and three other players locked

If you Google the name “Daniel Gale” right now, the name of a realtor from Sotheby’s pops up first. Type his name into Getty Images and you have to scroll to the depths of the first page to find what you’re looking for. Such is life for the 762nd-ranked golfer in the world. Gale’s working