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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.

Jul 24, 2022 Associated Press SOUTHPORT, England — Scottish golfer Richie Ramsay claimed his fourth European tour title by winning the Cazoo Classic by one shot on Sunday. The No. 329-ranked Ramsay punched the air and roared with delight after holing a par putt from 10 feet at the last hole at Hillside near Liverpool,

LIV Golf will offer three spots on its 48-man tour via a qualifying tournament beginning in 2023, according to a report from SI.com. The Saudi-backed upstart organization confirmed at its first U.S.-based event outside Portland, Ore., last month that it would transition from the LIV Golf Invitational Series to a league schedule with 14 events

1:16 PM ET LIV Golf Invitational Series player Sergio Garcia says he has changed his mind on giving up his DP World Tour membership. “When I finished the Open Championship [last] Sunday, I said that I was most likely going to resign my membership from the [DP World] Tour,” Garcia told ESPN. “That obviously meant

5:18 PM ET Associated Press GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Darren Clarke birdied the last hole to beat a resurgent Padraig Harrington and win the Senior Open by one shot on Sunday. Clarke and Paul Broadhurst were level at 9 under overall after the third round but it was Harrington, a three-time major winner, who soared into

Three-time PGA Tour winner Robert Gamez was arrested Sunday on misdemeanor battery charges, according to a report from Golfweek. The incident in question occurred Saturday evening in the Bay Hill neighborhood of Orlando. Gamez is a resident of Orlando, and Bay Hill Club was the site of Gamez’s most memorable career moment, where he holed

Finally, Scotland saw some real Scottish golf weather just in time for the final round of the Senior British Open. Heavy rains greeted players on Sunday at Gleneagles, even causing a two-plus hour delay as the leaders were on the back nine at the King’s Course. Clarke earned a first-place prize money payout of $432,080

6:38 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — After reading he was the betting favorite for the 3M Open, Tony Finau felt the pressure surprisingly mount in his mind as he sought to extend the momentum he has built this summer. Playing catch-up proved to be the right formula for his third PGA Tour victory.

Tony Finau said every time he looked up on Sunday at the 3M Open he seemed to be four or five shots off the lead. But he kept attacking, and with four birdies on his back nine, along with a surprise implosion from third-round leader Scott Piercy, Finau suddenly was himself the runaway leader, four

6:50 PM ET Associated Press SALINA, Kan. — Karrie Webb held off Annika Sorenstam on Sunday in the Senior LPGA Championship for her first senior title. The 47-year-old Webb closed with a 5-under 67 for a four-shot victory at Salina Country Club. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had to make putts down the