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3:31 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Lucy Li already is assured of an LPGA Tour card for next year. She played Friday as though she’s ready to join the big leagues even sooner. Li had five birdies in a seven-hole stretch on the back nine and kept bogeys off her card the rest

Like the three previous LIV events held since the Saudi-backed circuit’s launch in June, the winner of the individual competition will earn $4 million for his victory from an overall purse of $20 million. With only 48 players in the field and no cut, everybody who competes is guaranteed to take home at least $120,000.

6:26 PM ET Associated Press England’s Ross McGowan carded a bogey-free, 9-under 62 to lead by one stroke after the first round of Made in HimmerLand in Denmark on Thursday. Among the late starters, McGowan chipped in for eagle at No. 8 — his next-to-last hole — and tapped in for birdie at the par-4

Jennie Garth, known for playing Kelly Taylor in “Beverly Hills, 90210,” describes herself as a pandemic golfer, but the sport is much more than a quarantine pastime for her now. Garth realized golf is a great way for her to get outside in a safe way, all while spending quality time with her husband Dave

8:13 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Chinese rookie Ruoning Yin turned her irritation over a bogey into six birdies over her last 10 holes Thursday for a 6-under 65 and a three-way tie for the lead in the Dana Open. Hye-Jin Choi, who like Yin earned her LPGA Tour card last year for

Rusty Strawn and Doug Hanzel didn’t have to spend much time introducing themselves on the first tee at The Kittansett Club in Marion, Mass., on Thursday. The finalists for the 67th U.S. Senior Amateur were both Georgia residents who have faced each a time or two, a mutual respect formed. “Rusty is just an incredible

The most tumultuous season in PGA Tour history is finally in the rearview mirror. A season that started in September with Max Homa winning the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California, a week before Team USA put a beatdown on Team Europe in the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits (doesn’t that seem like years ago?) ended

BOLTON, Mass. — Cameron Smith called it “the future” of golf. Anirban Lahiri predicts it could wake a sleeping giant within India’s sports-loving population of 1.4 billion people. Harold Varner III said it could end the Friday afternoon surrender. LIV Golf’s team aspect may be how the series can separate itself from world golf’s more

3:48 AM ET British Open champion Cameron Smith said on Wednesday he felt it was unfair that those who joined LIV Golf are not receiving world ranking points and hopes that changes before his exemption into golf’s four majors expires. World No. 2 Smith, whose move to LIV Golf was made official this week, earned

LIV Golf is no stranger to criticism. The latest shot at the Saudi-backed circuit, however, could be considered friendly fire. Gary Player was the latest golf personality to come at the fledgling circuit, calling LIV a “tour for people who don’t have confidence in their future” during an interview with BBC 5 radio. “I wouldn’t

4:47 PM ET If Harold Varner III believed being honest about why he was leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf would help him in the court of public opinion, he quickly found out that he was wrong. Varner is one of six PGA Tour members who will make their debuts in the next LIV

Stacy Lewis and Morgan Pressel addressed the media Wednesday in Sylvania, Ohio to talk about the Solheim Cup. Lewis will captain the U.S. squad in 2023 and Pressel will be one of her trusted vice captains. The two have combined to play in 10 Solheim Cups for the red, white and blue. However, as is

1:41 PM ET The PGA Tour is tabling its plans to stage a global series of three events that would have included its top players competing for purses worth as much as $25 million, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The PGA Tour announced Aug. 1 that the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup

So, before the next season starts in just two weeks, there’s time to scour the tour’s final statistics from the 2021-2022 season and look for interesting nuggets. Look no further than driving distance. For the first time in PGA Tour history, more than half the tour averaged at least 300 yards off the tee. A

Aug 28, 2022 ATLANTA — PGA Tour Rookie of the Year favorite Cameron Young said Sunday that he is staying with the tour after having discussions with LIV Golf about joining the new circuit. Young, speaking after Sunday’s final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, said he was intrigued by LIV

The PGA Tour season has come to a close, and given all the existential angst that surrounded this year, it feels like the sport needs to take a collective cigarette break. But before you light that heater and this season falls into the past, let’s hand out awards for the 2022 campaign: Shot of the

9:44 AM ET ATLANTA — As Billy Horschel approached the 18th green in Sunday’s final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, he couldn’t help but wonder whether it was the last time he’d play with his good friend, Cameron Smith, on the PGA Tour. Horschel and Smith both live in Ponte

Cameron Smith says his decision to join LIV Golf, a move made official on Tuesday after weeks of speculation, was motivated by the desire to spend several months each year in his native Australia. Reached on the phone by Golf Digest, Smith did not shy away from admitting LIV’s guaranteed-money offer was one of the

11:14 AM ET Team Europe captain Luke Donald will have double the number of captain’s picks when he assembles the 12-man team that will take on the United States next year in Rome, Italy, Ryder Cup Europe announced on Tuesday. Donald will have six captain’s picks instead of three, as the total number of captain’s

CARLSBAD, Calif. — On a sunny Monday in August, Paula Creamer stood before a couple dozen employees on the driving range at TaylorMade’s headquarters in California. She was there to help celebrate the achievement by a number of the company’s females who contributed to the design and production of the new Kalea Premier women’s clubs.

Aug 28, 2022 Associated Press GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Steve Stricker won The Ally Challenge on Sunday at Warwick Hills for his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the season and ninth overall. The 55-year-old Stricker closed with a 5-under 67 — rebounding from a bogey on the 12th with four straight birdies — for

Before there was Forrest Gump, present for seemingly all of American history’s biggest events from 1962 to 1972, there was Leonard Zelig, Woody Allen’s chameleon creation who was seemingly everywhere at once, and all things—both good and bad—to all people. Now that Rory McIlroy has won the FedEx Cup and its $18 million prize, what

Aug 28, 2022 Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — Paula Reto won the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory, closing with a 4-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Nelly Korda and Hye-Jin Choi. Reto finished at 19-under 265 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. The 32-year-old South African opened

Once again a Donald Trump property will host a Saudi-backed golf event. According to reports from the New York Times and Washington Post, the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx will be the site of the next Aramco Team Series competition. The ATS is a five-tournament schedule backed by the Ladies European

6:13 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — This year it became easy to overlook Rory McIlroy‘s four majors, 30 wins on four continents and two years at No. 1 in the world. He has been viewed mostly as the strongest voice and staunchest defender of the PGA Tour in its battle against Saudi-funded LIV

Cameron Young said he’s staying with the PGA Tour. He also sounded like a man who was close to jumping ship. Young turned in one of the more impressive freshman campaigns on tour in recent memory. He posted seven top-three finishes in 25 starts—including a runner-up at the Open Championship and a T-3 at the

7:16 PM ET Associated Press KETTERING, Ohio — Jill McGill won the U.S. Senior Women’s Open on Sunday for her third U.S. Golf Association title, closing with an even-par 73 for a one-stroke victory over Leta Lindley. The 50-year-old McGill finished at 3-under 289 on NCR Country Club’s South Course. She also won the 1993

ATLANTA — For Rory McIlroy, playing golf has been the easiest part of a truly tumultuous 2022. Being the standard bearer for the PGA Tour in its battle with LIV Golf has been the challenge. That’s why the Northern Irishman looked content at East Lake Golf Club, where he began the Tour Championship with a

8:40 PM ET ATLANTA — Late Sunday afternoon, as Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler prepared to play the final hole of the Tour Championship, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan stood on a balcony of the East Lake Golf Club clubhouse, overlooking the 18th green. Monahan, who has had a difficult summer if you haven’t heard,

It’s here. After a tumultuous season that featured Scottie Scheffler’s ascendance, a younger generation making its mark and just a bit of chaos stemming from LIV Golf’s emergence, the 2021-22 PGA Tour season concludes this week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta for the Tour Championship. After another BMW Championship victory, defending champ Patrick