Golf

6:23 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Branden Grace closed eagle-birdie Sunday to win the Puerto Rico Open, an emotional triumph following his father’s January death after a month-long fight with the coronavirus. Grace holed out from a greenside bunker for eagle on the par-4 17th and birdied the par-5 18th for
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12:55 PM ET BRADENTON, Fla. — Several players showed up wearing a red shirt and black pants Sunday in honor of Tiger Woods for the final round of the WGC-Workday Championship. Tony Finau probably handled it the best, wearing a red mock golf shirt, black pants and his Nike hat backwards — as Woods has
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8:21 PM ET Tiger Woods is “recovering and in good spirits” after undergoing follow-up procedures on his leg injuries Friday morning, according to a statement posted on his Twitter account. Woods had his procedures at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was transferred Wednesday night following the single-vehicle crash the day before that
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8:31 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson waded into the mud after his tee shot on Tucson National’s 15th hole trickled into a pond. He adjusted his feet for balance and punched a 9-iron down the fairway, earning applause from playing partner Fred Couples. Another 9-iron on the par 5 to 4
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8:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Tiger Woods has been transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following the single-vehicle crash Tuesday that left him with serious leg injuries, according to a statement released Thursday. Dr. Anish Mahajan said Woods, 45, was moved from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, which is located about 18 miles south
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7:56 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Annika Sorenstam doesn’t remember golf being this difficult. She still managed plenty of smiles Thursday when the most dominant player of her era played her first LPGA Tour event in more than 12 years. With one birdie and one bad hole, Sorenstam had a 3-over 75 in
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7:22 PM ET Associated Press BRADENTON, Fla. — Webb Simpson ran off three straight late birdies for a share of the lead Thursday in the Workday Championship. Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau ran up some big numbers. Simpson matched Matthew Fitzpatrick with a 6-under 66 at The Concession in the World Golf Championships event moved
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7:50 PM ET This story was originally published on Nov. 27, 2019. It was updated on Feb. 24, 2021. Injuries are nothing new to Tiger Woods, but he has never faced ones as serious as his multiple leg fractures suffered in a car crash on Tuesday in Southern California. Still, he has dealt with numerous
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7:21 PM ET ESPN News Services ORLANDO, Fla. — Annika Sorenstam smiled and began shaking her head before she heard the rest of the question, already aware what others might think about one of the LPGA Tour’s most dominant players returning to competition after 12 years. She is among the 120 players in the field
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2:40 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Golf star Tiger Woods was injured Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County. “Tiger Woods was in a single-car accident this morning in California where he suffered multiple leg injuries,” his agent Mark Steinberg said. “He is currently in surgery and we thank you
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1:08 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Championship will cap attendance at 10,000 spectators per round when it is played on The Ocean Course in South Carolina in May. The PGA of America announced the decision Tuesday. The move to play the May 20-23 event with limited spectator capacity due to coronavirus concerns was made
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10:31 AM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN LPGA Tour player Madelene Sagstrom first shared her secret five years ago. For 16 years, she acted like nothing had happened. She immersed herself in golf, creating an identity on the course. But in March 2016, as she prepared for a Symetra Tour event, Sagstrom couldn’t keep it in any
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