Associated Press Jan 19, 2025, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka won The American Express by two shots over Justin Thomas on Sunday, finishing his third career PGA Tour victory at 25-under 263 with a final-round 70. Straka, the first Austrian to win on the tour three years ago,
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Field Level Media Jan 19, 2025, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 4 Collin Morikawa was one of three golfers to withdraw from the upcoming Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday. Morikawa joined Nicolai Højgaard of Denmark and Tyler McCumber in bowing out of the 156-golfer field at famed Torrey Pines in San Diego.
Associated Press Jan 19, 2025, 09:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Englishman Tyrrell Hatton held off Daniel Hillier of New Zealand to win the Dubai Desert Classic by a stroke on Sunday. Overnight leader Hillier birdied the last to put pressure on his playing partner but Hatton held his nerve
Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 10:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii — Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernhard Langer, Miguel Angel Jiménez and Alex Cejka by two strokes. The 67-year-old Langer missed a chance
Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 07:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka‘s game has been almost as clean as his head through three rounds at The American Express. Straka shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday in his third straight bogey-free round, staking the newly bald Austrian to a four-shot lead
Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 08:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands built a four-shot lead with an 8-under 64, and then held on to win the Latin American Amateur Championship in a 36-hole marathon Saturday that sends him to the Masters, U.S. Open and British
Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 08:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Daniel Hillier of New Zealand birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 on Saturday and take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic. Tyrrell Hatton shot 68 and was the closest challenger
Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 09:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands was playing so well Friday he felt nothing could stop him in the Latin American Amateur Championship. A two-hour storm delay did, but he birdied the 18th for a 7-under 65 and a share
Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey both shot 9-under 63 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course to share the lead Friday after two rounds at The American Express. Hoffman and Hoey were at 16-under 128 midway through this three-course tournament in the
Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 09:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic. Ewen Ferguson was taking full advantage. Ferguson, a Scot ranked
Jan 17, 2025, 03:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy has said that Greg Norman‘s departure as CEO of LIV Golf is “probably a good move” and has admitted the Saudi-backed league is not going away “anytime soon.” Editor’s Picks 2 Related LIV is moving forward with sports executive Scott O’Neil as its CEO,
Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — J.T. Poston shot a 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Justin Lower in the opening round of The American Express on Thursday. Poston carded nine birdies and an eagle on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West in
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 16, 2025, 09:26 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf has reached a multiyear broadcast agreement with Fox Sports, which will show each of the three rounds of the events live in
Field Level Media Jan 15, 2025, 10:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods was routed at his own game Tuesday night, but his defeat was still more appealing to sports fans than the NBA. Woods’ TGL debut was watched by more than 1 million viewers, up 9% from the league’s first match last week
ESPN News Services Jan 15, 2025, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf has named Scott O’Neil as its new CEO replacing Greg Norman, who has held the position for the Saudi-backed league since its inception in 2021. O’Neil will drive the strategic vision, business operations, and global growth for the team golf circuit,
Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 06:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy expressed his disappointment at the prospect of fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin joining LIV Golf and warned him it is not worth the sacrifice. McIlroy confirmed Wednesday that the 22-year-old McKibbin, his protégé, has received an offer
Associated Press Jan 14, 2025, 11:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods isn’t sure what’s going to happen with next month’s Genesis Invitational, the PGA Tour event that he hosts in the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. He’s insisting there should be far bigger concerns. Woods said
Jan 14, 2025, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions John Daly said Tuesday that he’s recovering from “emergency hand surgery.” The two-time major champion shared the news on Instagram, saying the procedure in Tampa, Florida, went “great” while thanking his doctor “for getting me mended back.” The post was accompanied by a picture of Daly