Golf

7:20 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Players can ride in carts during practice rounds and caddies can use them during the tournament to cope with the extreme heat expected for the ANA Inspiration next week in the California desert. The LPGA announced the decision on its website Thursday. Traditionally the first major

3:59 PM ET ATLANTA — The PGA Tour has gone five straight weeks without a player or caddy testing positive for the coronavirus and has made it to the end of its 2019-2020 season with a relatively low number of cases since returning from the pandemic shutdown in June. There have been 14 tournaments played

4:51 PM ET Associated Press Connor Syme birdied his last three holes to shoot a 2-under 69 Thursday and join a four-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Andalucia Masters. Syme started with a double bogey on the par-3 third hole but made four birdies on his back nine on a

8:34 AM ET ATLANTA — Here’s one unconventional way to look at Jon Rahm‘s dramatic 66-foot birdie putt on Sunday during the BMW Championship sudden-death playoff: It pulled him within 2 strokes of Dustin Johnson heading into this week’s Tour Championship. Forget that it was his fifth PGA Tour victory and second in 2020 and

3:36 PM ET ATLANTA — The 30 players who are competing in the Tour Championship at East Lake this week are playing for $45 million in FedEx Cup bonus money, with $15 million going to the winner. And PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday that he anticipates no reduction in purses going forward as

8:08 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders Jon Rahm won in stunning fashion last week, holing a 66-foot putt in a playoff with Dustin Johnson, who drained a 45-footer to force extra holes. Fantasy analyst Anita Marks hit on her Rahm pick at 9-1 odds. The FedExCup playoffs now shift to Atlanta, where 30 golfers will

9:25 PM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI, China — The International Federation of PGA Tours confirmed the inevitable on Wednesday when it canceled the HSBC Champions World Golf Championships event in China. The tournament was scheduled for Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai. The Chinese government announced in July that because of

6:36 PM ET Francesco Molinari is the only player among the top 50 in the world who has yet to return to competitive golf since the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, and he has withdrawn from the U.S. Open in two weeks. But the Italian star, who won The Open in 2018 and was the 54-hole leader

9:19 PM ET Associated Press The Zozo Championship is moving from Japan to California this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the anchor of a West Coast swing in the fall portion of the PGA Tour schedule that is certain to attract strong fields. The $8 million tournament will be played Oct. 22-25

9:44 AM ET For the record, Tiger Woods finished 63rd in the FedEx Cup standings, his 2019-20 season coming to an end Sunday at the BMW Championship, where he failed to qualify for this week’s Tour Championship. That means he won’t be able to play for the $45 million in FedEx bonus money that is

8:14 PM ET Associated Press OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Even with so few people around, Jon Rahm could hear from the other side of the Olympia Fields clubhouse that Dustin Johnson had made a 45-foot birdie on the final hole to force a playoff Sunday in the BMW Championship. Resilient as ever, Rahm went out

9:02 PM ET OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — What more could you ask for? Two of the top-ranked players in the world. One player makes a 43-foot putt on the 18th hole to force a playoff. The other, who may not have been in this position if not for a one-stroke penalty in the third round,

7:50 PM ET Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports Tiger Woods is done. His season is over. But 30 players are still chasing the $15 million prize that comes with winning the FedEx Cup. Here is the full list of those advancing to the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake and where they will start the week

8:19 PM ET Associated Press ROGERS, Ark. — Austin Ernst rallied to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8-under 63 for a two-stroke victory over Anna Nordqvist. Four strokes behind Nordqvist entering the round, Ernst had the best score of the day, making 10

3:42 PM ET OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – It was probably fitting that Tiger Woods‘ weekend at the BMW Championship and his 2019-20 PGA Tour season came to an end with him struggling on the back nine at Olympia Fields Country Club. Woods wrapped up the final round of the BMW shooting a 1-over 70 on

7:04 PM ET Associated Press OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Dustin Johnson is 21 shots worse to par than he was a week ago and still looks to be the player to beat. Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama survived another demanding day at Olympia Fields, both scratching out a 1-under 69 that felt better than it looked

7:13 PM ET OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Golf might have to take a backseat momentarily for Rory McIlroy, even if $15 million is on the line. McIlroy revealed Saturday that he and his wife, Erica, are expecting their first child any day now. “We’re about to be parents very soon, so we’re obviously super excited,”

4:55 PM ET Associated Press South African golfer Justin Walters doubled his lead to two strokes with a 3-under 69 in the third round of the U.K. Championship on the European Tour on Saturday. Walters is 12 under par overall at The Belfry and has led after every round so far. He is chasing his