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Matthew McClean is an optometrist by trade, whose expertise nonetheless could not have enabled anyone to have seen this coming, a U.S. Mid-Amateur final between two friends, both Irishmen, 3,600 miles from home, on a Wisconsin golf course that pays homage to Ireland. Erin Hills in Hartford, Wisc., was the site, Erin an old name

7:21 AM ET Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson said the LIV Golf Invitational Series is “here to stay” as he called on the PGA Tour to work with the Saudi-backed series for the good of the sport. The breakaway circuit launched in June and counts 12 major champions among its players, but the PGA Tour,

Max Homa is, so far, defending his Fortinet Championship, and he looks to be having a great time doing so. The 2021 champion is back in Napa, laughing his way to a share of the 36-hole lead at 12 under, alongside Danny Willett. Playing in a comfortable grouping with Cameron Champ and fellow Cal Bear

10:31 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Max Homa moved into position to defend his title at the Fortinet Championship, shooting a 5-under 67 on Friday to share the 36-hole lead with Danny Willett at the PGA Tour’s season opener. Homa, a two-time winner last season and a captain’s pick for next week’s Presidents

Dustin Johnson has clearly been LIV Golf’s best player in its inaugural year. In four events leading into this week, he had a win, a runner-up and a third-place finish. He also easily owns LIV’s single-biggest highlight moment so far when he drained a 35-foot eagle putt in a playoff two weeks ago in Boston

7:15 PM ET Associated Press SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — Dustin Johnson already is approaching $10 million in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series and he’s playing like that number is going to keep soaring. Johnson ran off nine birdies Friday, none longer than about 12 feet, and posted a 9-under 63 at Rich Harvest Farms to

Rory McIlroy is never mentioned with the likes of Tiger or Phil when it comes to golf’s best short games, but he’s flashed plenty of magic around the greens throughout his career. That includes two amazing major championship bunker hole-outs this year at the Masters and Open Championship in runner-up finishes. As cool as those

10:33 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Ayako Uehara found momentum from par saves on her opening two holes and turned that into a 7-under 65 for a one-shot lead Thursday in the AmazingCre Portland Classic. Hannah Green had a 66 despite a bogey on her final hole at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, with

Two weeks after a tumultuous PGA Tour season ended in Atlanta, Ga., a new one began in Napa, Calif., for the Fortinet Championship. Several interesting storylines emerged after an interrupted first day’s play at Silverado Resort, although none more compelling than the leader, Justin Lower. Last month, Justin Lower had one of the more crushing

12:52 AM ET Associated Press SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — Bryson DeChambeau insisted he has no regrets about his decision to jump from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. “I couldn’t be happier to be over here,” he said. “I have no buyer’s remorse.” The 2020 U.S. Open champion called it the biggest

Based on the money at stake alone, Will Zalatoris suffered one of the most costly injuries in golf history last month. But that doesn’t mean the PGA Tour star is feeling sorry about his bank account. After finally claiming an elusive first victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship to take the lead in the

6:56 PM ET SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — Bryson DeChambeau spent the past four months recovering from surgery on his left wrist, but he says he’s well enough to compete in another long-drive competition later this month. DeChambeau said Thursday that he plans to compete in the Professional Long Drivers Association World Championship from Sept. 27

Since the birth of his second child on Aug. 10, Jon Rahm has sent just two tweets, one of them a highlight package of some of his shots at the BMW PGA Championship. He’s not much of a social media guy, which, in the year of our lord 2022, is to be commended. The second

10:17 AM ET SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — As LIV Golf prepares to stage its fifth tournament, which is outside of Chicago this week, CEO and commissioner Greg Norman said the upstart circuit has no desire to talk with the rival PGA Tour about a truce. LIV Golf, financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has

11:43 AM ET Associated Press GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — For Rory McIlroy, it’s a flat-out “no.” U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is open to having LIV Golf players on Europe’s team at next year’s Ryder Cup because, he said, “I just want to make sure that we win.” Europe captain Luke Donald, meanwhile, is toeing

With the arrival of LIV Golf and the PGA Tour’s need to respond to the riches being offered by its new Saudi Arabia-backed rival, greater scrutiny of the U.S.-based circuit’s finances has logically followed. After all, Commissioner Jay Monahan already has acknowledged that the PGA Tour could not prevail against LIV if the competition for

2:38 PM ET No gambling. No doping. Only moderate alcohol consumption at post-tournament parties. The new LIV Golf circuit might look like a lot of fun (and money), but the Greg Norman-fronted tour also has plenty of rules and regulations. The rules and regulations were among the unsealed documents that were released by a federal

Padraig Harrington, what a guy. What a legend. And now, according to a tweet from a PGA Tour Champions caddie, Harrington is making more friends for himself. Looper Troy Martin sent out a message on social media late Tuesday saying that Harrington got wind of a party arranged by a group of PGA Tour Champions

Just two weeks removed from the craziest season in PGA Tour history a new season resumes at this week’s Fortinet Championship. But the ripple effects of everything that happened this year—including a repossessed parking spot—are just beginning to be felt. The schedule will be different. The stakes will be different. Heck, the criteria for earning

1:01 PM ET Associated Press Annika Sorenstam now has her own LPGA Tour event in Florida. The LPGA and the Pelican Women’s Championship said Tuesday that Sorenstam will be host of the November tournament in the Tampa Bay area starting in 2023. Its official name will be The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. The

Taylor Lowe walked on to his college golf team at Sonoma State in California, but never played a competitive round. He sold wine, took a five-year break from competing and worked in the cart barn at El Macero Country Club outside of Sacramento. And on that same course on Monday, Lowe, rather improbably, qualified to

Hope you got your Labor Day barbeques in and were able to get outside for a few days because it’s time to seat yourself back in front of the TV for the return of the PGA Tour. After a two-week break following Rory McIlroy taking home the FedEx Cup trophy at East Lake, the tour

3:36 PM ET Golfers will compete for $50 million, the richest purse in the sport’s history, in LIV Golf’s season-ending team championship, which is scheduled to be played at Trump National Doral Miami from Oct. 27-30. Twelve four-man teams will compete for a $16 million first-place prize. The teams will be seeded one through 12.

With Matthew Wolff gone to the LIV Golf circuit, Jim Furyk on the PGA Tour Champions and Ho-sung Choi vanishing before he ever even arrived, there’s a surprising lack of funky golf swings on the PGA Tour. Enter Carl Yuan. Yuan, 25, is set to make his fifth PGA Tour start this week at the

6:06 AM ET Sergio Garcia faces a fine from the DP World Tour after his withdrawal from the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Garcia pulled out before the second round of the tournament after posting an opening round of 76 and was then pictured at the college football game between Texas and Alabama on Saturday.

2:03 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State senior golfer David Puig announced his decision to skip his senior season and turn pro through an Instagram post Monday. He didn’t include which professional tour he would be joining or when he would begin his pro career in the post, but he’s listed on the LIV

A nagging injury to the left wrist of Jin Young Ko is leaving the door open for a change atop the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings for the first time since January. A member of the World No. 1’s team told Golf Digest on Monday that Ko is not defending her title at this week’s

When I began this journey, I was aflame with a sense that injustice prevailed in the game of golf—a specific injustice, regarding lost balls and out of bounds—and that perhaps I could shine a sliver of light into the dark with a one-man crusade. I was obsessed by order, by what was “right.” In time,

Sep 10, 2022 Associated Press Scottie Scheffler went 58 tournaments over more than two years between getting a PGA Tour card and getting his first win at the Phoenix Open. That turned out to be just the beginning of a year that topped all others in golf. A month later, Scheffler went to No. 1

VIRGINIA WATER, England — The BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth has thrown up a few great finishes over the years. But none better than this one, a connoisseur’s delight. A U.S. Open champion in Jon Rahm set the early target for those behind, playing his last 10 holes in nine under par to finish with