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A tale of the tape would have suggested a David and Goliath matchup in the final of the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, Wenyi Ding of the People’s Republic of China towering over his American opponent, North Carolinian Caleb Surratt. But it failed to follow the script. Ding, 17, became the first male player from China

10:00 PM ET Associated Press BANDON, Ore. — Wenyi Ding became the first male Chinese winner in U.S. Golf Association history Saturday, beating Caleb Surratt 3 and 2 in the U.S. Junior Amateur final at Bandon Dunes. Ding, 17, was 8-up with eight holes to play in the 36-hole match, lost five straight, then halved

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Phil Mickelson played in silence—or as silent as it can be with music blaring from two-story speakers perched above the green—as he made his way up the 18th hole. He is the de facto face of this operation, and in spite of his controversial remarks, he endures as one of the game’s

8:35 PM ET Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Henrik Stenson overcame a double bogey on his third hole Saturday with a long eagle putt and enough birdies for a 2-under 69 at windy Trump National Bedminster and a 3-shot lead over Dustin Johnson in the LIV Golf Invitational. Two weeks ago, Stenson had just missed

If Cameron Young was auditioning for a movie on Friday, he would have earned the lead role with his performance, and he would have earned it in an effortless manner. Alas, Young was not auditioning for a film but rather the Presidents Cup, the Wake Forest alum having played alongside U.S. team captain Davis Love

12:44 PM ET Associated Press Sean Crocker‘s chip-in eagle on the par-5 18th hole gave him a two-stroke lead heading into the final round at the Hero Open. The American, bidding for his first European tour title, finished at 3-under 69 on Saturday to keep Jens Dantorp of Sweden two shots behind after three rounds

7:55 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Taylor Pendrith grew up getting breaks from golf, putting the clubs away each winter in Canada. That may have helped him when he had to miss nearly four months of competition due to a painful injury earlier this year. Pendrith shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take

Just two events remain in the PGA Tour’s regular season, the first coming this week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Many players in the field arrive at Detroit Golf Club looking to grab precious points to clinch their spot inside the top 125 and qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Others already inside the number

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Patrick Reed had just carved his approach at the par-3 fourth, and though the ball disappeared into Friday’s overcast skies, you could tell by the sound and by his pose it was the shot he wanted to hit, confirmed seconds later when it came down 10 feet from the hole. Even for

8:11 PM ET Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Henrik Stenson had a happy return to golf after being removed as European Ryder Cup captain, making eight birdies in his LIV Golf Invitational debut at Bedminster for a 7-under 64 to share the 18-hole lead with Patrick Reed. Phil Mickelson‘s return to the area wasn’t entirely

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Two-time Masters winner Bubba Watson has signed with LIV Golf. Watson, 43, is expected to be announced as the latest player to join the Saudi-backed circuit during Friday’s LIV broadcast from Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. Like many who have defected to the fledgling tour, Watson has been linked to

10:01 AM ET Charles Barkley says he’s sticking to the NBA, turning away from any further overtures to join LIV Golf as a broadcaster. “I want to thank Greg Norman and LIV for their interest in me,” Barkley told the New York Post. “I wish those guys great success and nothing but the best. But,

As golf continues to boom, so does its presence on social media. From trick-shot artists and instructors to comedians and photographers, there is no shortage of golf content being shared on the internet. Tisha Alyn, this week’s podcast guest on Henni and Hally: Women With Game, is a member of this creator community, but her

6:21 PM ET Associated Press Sean Crocker shot a course-record 9-under 63 to lead by one shot after the first round of the Hero Open on the European tour on Thursday. It was the American’s lowest round on the tour, featuring eight birdies and an eagle at Fairmont St. Andrews — just up the road

For years, golf fans wondered when Tony Finau would get his next win. Now it might happen in just a matter of days. Finau finally got win No. 2 last August at The Northern Trust, more than five years after his maiden victory at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open. But after picking up PGA Tour

7:31 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Tony Finau sent an approach from 250 yards soaring over trees and onto the seventh green at Detroit Golf Club, going for the reward and ignoring the risk with a difficult shot. The way he has been playing over the past week, it made a lot of sense.

Ryder Cup Europe has its man. Again. All of which comes as no real surprise. When Stenson was given the job in March, Donald was widely held to be a close-run second choice for the post to oversee the squad playing at home at Marco Simone Golf Club outside Rome. Indeed, the 44-year-old, four times

4:54 PM ET There is still time for PGA Tour players to get themselves into the FedEx Cup playoffs. One of the few remaining chances comes this week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app | WatchESPN As always, this event will have four feeds from which to choose: Main

Cameron Davis, Cam to his family and on his PGA Tour bio page, is the defending champion at this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. It was his breakthrough tour victory, a career-changing event that earned him a berth in the Masters, among other perks. But he is just another Cameron in the crowd these

8:23 PM ET Bubba Watson, the two-time Masters champion who at one point was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world, reportedly is set to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, the breakaway tour that continues to add well-known names to its roster. Watson, 43, has been sidelined since late May due to

Winning the FedEx Cup in back-to-back years is something that’s never been done. Which is exactly the kind of challenge Patrick Cantlay enjoys. The reigning FEC champion, and PGA Tour Player of the Year, is making his first appearance at the Rocket Mortgage Classic this week, in part to try to help accomplish the aforementioned

1:35 PM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features BEDMINSTER, N.J. — The three newest LIV Golf members met the media Wednesday amid protests from 9/11 families against the Saudi-backed golf league’s event

Lanto Griffin, who was a lock to make the FedEx Cup Playoffs with his current standing of 65th, will instead be away from the PGA Tour for five to six months after having lower back surgery. Griffin, 34, said that he underwent a microdiscetomy on his L5-S1 disc—which is just above the pelvis—that first was

11:05 AM ET LIV Golf is expanding its series to 14 tournaments on the 2023 schedule, with 48 players competing on 12 established team franchises for an unprecedented $405 million in purses in the LIV Golf League, the circuit announced Wednesday. LIV Golf, which debuted with eight tournaments in the LIV Golf Invitational Series this

Headlined by Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa, Tony Finau and defending champion Cam Davis, the Rocket Mortgage Classic promises plenty of drama this week at Detroit Golf Club. It’s the penultimate event on the 2021-22 PGA Tour calendar, with players standing all over the FedEx Cup standings trying to make a last ditch points grab and

Just three months later, Wilcox appears to already be calling the comeback tour off, a decision he seemed at peace with during our discussion with him on this week’s episode of “Be Right.” Golf, as we know, has a way of bringing you back down to earth after a successful run rather quickly, which is

Jul 23, 2022 Associated Press GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Darren Clarke‘s bid for a first senior major title wobbled as he lost his overnight two-shot lead at the Senior Open and Paul Broadhurst pulled level at 9 under overall after the third round on Saturday. Clarke needed a birdie on the last hole to catch Broadhurst,

For the majority of Americans, Mondays are the seventh-best day of the week. For journeyman pro Chris Naegel, Mondays are currently No. 1 in his rankings, particularly in the month of July. Naegel, 39, has channeled Patrick Reed of late. Reed was a Monday-qualifying legend before turning into one of the best players on the

The 2021 major championship season has come and gone, but the three FedEx Cup Playoffs events are just around the corner. While Scottie Scheffler, the only four-time winner on the PGA Tour this season, remains No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, he is no longer at the top of these rankings. With the

Normally deducting who is on the FedEx Cup Playoffs bubble is easy. Take a look at the players near the cutline of No. 125 and boom, there’s your bubble. But this year, like so many other facets in professional golf, analyzing the confines of Who Is In and Who Is Out is far from simple.