6:46 AM ET Associated Press WONJU, South Korea — Lydia Ko won her 18th career title in the country of her birth after completing a 7-under 65 final round at the BMW Ladies Championship on Sunday. Ko finished the South Korea-based tournament with a 21-under 267, 4 strokes ahead of Andrea Lee, who had a
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7:36 PM ET ESPN News Services RIDGELAND, S.C. — Rory McIlroy had two eagles that made his score look better than it felt Saturday. All that mattered was a one-shot lead at the CJ Cup in South Carolina, putting him in position for his third win of the year. This one would come with a
4:45 PM ET Associated Press Three eagles, and a round of nine-under-par, saw Yannik Paul power up the leaderboard at the Mallorca Golf Open on Saturday to move to 16 under par and a share of the lead with Ryan Fox. Fox enjoyed another highly consistent round — six birdies and no dropped shots for
Oct 22, 2022 Associated Press WONJU, South Korea — Atthaya Thitikul hit five birdies on the back nine Saturday and will take a one-stroke lead into the final day of the BMW Ladies Championship. The 19-year-old Thai player’s 5-under 67 in the third round left her at 15-under 201 overall with Lydia Ko and Andrea
6:11 PM ET Associated Press RIDGELAND, S.C. — Jon Rahm thought his 7-iron from 195 yards had come up well short of the pin because of a long shadow across the green. Moments later, he heard the crowd react to a shot that came an inch from going in on the hardest hole at Congaree.
6:28 PM ET Associated Press Dale Whitnell took a one-stroke lead halfway through the Mallorca Open after shooting 8-under 63 on Friday to equal the course record set the previous day by fellow Englishman Marcus Armitage. Whitnell made six birdies to go with an eagle on the par-5 11th hole to move to the top
8:48 AM ET The PGA Tour filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, governor of the fund that finances LIV Golf, according to court records. The complaint was filed under seal in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. The PGA
7:44 AM ET Associated Press WONJU, South Korea — Andrea Lee shot another bogey-free round of 6-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead at the BMW Ladies Championship on Friday. Lee had two birdies on the front nine of the second round before wrapping up another impressive day with back-to-back birdies on the last two
7:27 PM ET Associated Press RIDGELAND, S.C. — Tom Kim felt as much a spectator as a player Thursday in the CJ Cup, amazed at how Rory McIlroy produces so much power with so little effort. Kim wasn’t too bad himself. They were the star attractions on a beautiful morning at Congaree Golf Club, one
6:20 AM ET Associated Press WONJU, South Korea — Atthaya Thitikul shot a 9-under 63 to set a tournament record and lead after the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship on Thursday. She was a stroke ahead of Minsol Kim and three up on a trio of players: A Lim Kim, Andrea Lee and
2:07 PM ET RIDGELAND, S.C. — Cameron Young, a five-time runner-up this past season, was named the winner of the Arnold Palmer Award as the PGA Tour’s top rookie on Wednesday. Young, 25, was presented with the Arnold Palmer Award by past winner Sungjae Im and Webb Simpson during a news conference at Congaree Golf
1:21 PM ET RIDGELAND, S.C. — Rory McIlroy understands why Phil Mickelson said the LIV Golf circuit is trending up and the PGA Tour is trending down, but he doesn’t agree with the six-time major champion’s assessment of the current state of men’s professional golf. “I don’t agree with what Phil said last week,” McIlroy
Oct 19, 2022 Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Country Club is getting another U.S. Open before it even holds its first one, and the women will get their crack at the course on the edge of Beverly Hills. The club’s North course is hosting its first U.S. Open in June. The USGA on
10:54 AM ET ESPN News Services The PGA Tour is moving the CJ Cup out of South Korea for the third straight year because of travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the event will be held in Ridgeland, South Carolina, at the Congaree Golf Club. The previous two tournaments moved were held
11:39 AM ET RIDGELAND, S.C. — The PGA Tour is set to announce this week that the WM Phoenix Open, RBC Heritage, Wells Fargo Championship and Travelers Championship will be among 13 elevated events with at least $20 million purses in 2023, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. They will join nine other elevated events,
9:00 AM ET The week that was in professional golf saw many notable players return to the winner’s circle. Keegan Bradley ended a four-year PGA Tour drought by winning the Zozo Championship in Japan. Brooks Koepka claimed his first victory in 20 months by winning LIV Golf’s first event in Saudi Arabia, which, if you
5:43 PM ET Associated Press CARY, N.C. — Fred Couples broke his age by three shots with the lowest round of his PGA Tour Champions career, a 12-under 60 that sent him to a six-shot victory Sunday in the SAS Championship for his first title in more than five years. Couples was two shots behind
3:10 PM ET Associated Press Adrian Otaegui cruised in the final round to win the Andalucia Masters by six shots for his first home victory on Sunday. The Spaniard had four birdies and only one bogey in a 3-under 68 that left him at 19 under after four rounds, seven shots better than the previous