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Among the prestigious events that have been held at Los Angeles Country Club, one of the most memorable would be the 2017 Walker Cup, when the United States completed the second-largest margin of victory (19-7) in the 100-plus-year history of the competition. In the aftermath of their triumphant victory over Great Britain & Ireland, those

Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 08:16 PM ET TORONTO — Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, making a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into

Los Angeles Country Club making its debut as a major championship host provides the 2023 U.S. Open with even more excitement than it packs in an ordinary year. The North Course, designed by George Thomas in 1927 and restored by Gil Hanse in 2010, will be the 53rd different venue to hold the USGA’s signature

Marty Smith, ESPNJun 11, 2023, 08:42 AM ET Close ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR NOSARA, COSTA RICA — Standing on the edge of a remote mountaintop crest, overlooking a tree-soaked valley in a rolling panorama of dense green foliage, Morgan Hoffmann stares off toward an uncertain but inspired

Steve Stricker accomplished the improbable at the American Family Insurance Championship over the weekend by outshining himself, his fourth victory in 12 starts this season the lesser of two newsworthy achievements. In the first round at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis., on Friday, he posted a seven-under-par 65, his 53rd consecutive round of

Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 12:53 PM ET STOCKHOLM — Dale Whitnell held his nerve to win the Scandinavian Mixed event Sunday for his first career victory on the European tour. The 34-year-old English player, whose sole appearance at a major was 11 years ago, shot a 2-under 70 in the final round to finish

In response to last week’s announcement that the PGA Tour will attempt to partner with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, LIV Golf’s Martin Kaymer told the Telegraph that golf’s “hypocrites” should go play in Japan. “I’m really looking forward now to the reaction of all the people who said ‘We don’t want to play for

Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 08:19 PM ET TORONTO — Days after being blindsided by the PGA Tour’s partnership with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund, Rory McIlroy put himself in position for a run at a third straight Canadian Open title. McIlroy, the strongest voice against Saudi-funded LIV Golf who said Wednesday he feels like a

Rory McIlroy being in the thick of contention for his third straight CP Canadian Open victory on Sunday needs some context. It was a year ago that the Ulsterman shot a 62 in the final round at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto, and in the TV interview on the green afterward, he

Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 08:30 PM ET GALLOWAY, N.J. — Dani Holmqvist birdied the par-5 18th for a 4-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Hyo Joo Kim on Saturday in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Holmqvist, the 35-year-old Swede seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, took an 11-under 131 total into the final round

Money. Money. Money. To the consternation of many in golf, talk about guaranteed contracts and who’s winning and who’s losing at the bank has dominated the landscape for more than a year now because of the arrival of the LIV Golf League. When stars bolted and signed eight- and nine-figure deals, the chatter was unavoidable,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 10, 2023, 11:57 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Commissioner Jay Monahan told PGA Tour employees during a meeting Thursday that it couldn’t financially afford to keep spending tens of millions of dollars in its legal

Less than two months ago, before the 2023 Masters, professional golf was divided. The game’s biggest story was whether LIV golfers could compete against their PGA Tour colleagues in the majors. Boy, have things changed in eight weeks. In the lead up to the Masters, the question was put to many of LIV’s star players,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 9, 2023, 06:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Golfers who remained loyal to the PGA Tour — but not those who left for the LIV Golf League — would receive equity shares in the new

The Canadian Open is about one thing, above all else: The Canadians. How can you not root for a home win on home soil? Pat Fletcher, in 1954, is the only Canadian to win the Canadian Open since World War I. But heading into moving day, we have some good options on the board. Corey

Associated Press Jun 9, 2023, 08:46 PM ET GALLOWAY, N.J. — Dani Holmqvist shot a career-best 7-under 64 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Jenny Shin and Chinese rookie Yan Liu after the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Two-time ShopRite winner Anna Nordqvist and Georgia Hall were in a group of

Snooty or civilized? Stuffy or genteel? In an era in which many private country clubs have relaxed their rules to allow jeans in the dining room, untucked shirts on the course and the use of electronic devices pretty much everywhere, Los Angeles Country Club, host of this year’s U.S. Open, is having none of it.

Jun 8, 2023, 11:05 AM ET The Los Angeles Golf Club was announced Thursday as the first team in the tech-infused golf league launched by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in partnership with the PGA Tour. LAGC is owned by Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams and Venus Williams. The new league, TGL, will feature 18-hole matches

After a couple of the craziest days in PGA Tour history, fans got to see some golf again. We also got to witness the pro debut of one of the most ballyhooed prospects in years. And he did not disappoint. A week after Rose Zhang won her LPGA debut, it was Ludvig Aberg’s turn to

Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 07:02 PM ET GREER, S.C. — Michael Feagles made a 25-foot birdie putt on his final hole to shoot a 12-under 59 on Thursday in the first round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was the ninth sub-60 score in the history of the developmental

The discovery that Jimmy Dunne played a key role in brokering the framework deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund was a surprising revelation in the wake of Tuesday’s unexpected announcement. Last June, the Wall Street powerbroker seemed to have taken a hardline stance against those who took big-money guaranteed contracts

ESPN News Services Jun 8, 2023, 08:29 PM ET TORONTO — Corey Conners shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 on Thursday to share the first-round lead at the RBC Canadian Open, the first PGA Tour event since its announcement of unifying with Saudi-funded rival LIV Golf. Conners is seeking to become the tournament’s first Canadian winner

On April 17th, 2021, about a week after Hideki Matsuyama won the Masters and sparked giddy conversation about a global golf explosion–perhaps to be realized decades into the future by a slew of even greater Asiatic champions–executives at an international golf consulting firm, two of whom graduated from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 8, 2023, 10:58 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia TORONTO — Rory McIlroy said he hopes the LIV Golf League is going away, but an official for the rival team-focused circuit told ESPN on Thursday that

News of the PGA Tour-Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund “partnership” trickled out in different stages on Tuesday. It started as, Well, that’s obviously a mistake. Then came shock, followed by … actually most of us are still stuck on shock. But even as we struggle to process how this vicious year-plus-long schism between rival golf

Jun 7, 2023, 07:47 AM ET Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open champion who was one of the first big names to sign up for LIV Golf, says he feels bad for the players who stayed loyal to the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf League ended their bitter two-year

Congressman John Garamendi, a Democrat from California, introduced a bill Wednesday, called the “No Corporate Tax Exemption for Professional Sports Act,” designed to do as it suggests, prevent major American sports leagues from being able to continue with their tax status. “Saudi Arabia cannot be allowed to sportswash its government’s horrific human rights abuses and

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 7, 2023, 03:37 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia TORONTO — DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley on Wednesday told his golfers that those who resigned their memberships to join the LIV Golf League probably won’t

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday that those who remained loyal to the tour in its battle with LIV Golf “will be rewarded.” As part of Tuesday’s landmark agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, players who defected to LIV will have the chance to reapply for membership on the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 7, 2023, 11:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia TORONTO — Rory McIlroy said he’s resigned to the fact that the PGA Tour will have to accept money from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, but he’s