Golf

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 20, 2024, 08:20 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions As summer heats up, there’s only one major championship left in men’s professional golf — next month’s Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Course

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 19, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The stars are aligning on the LPGA Tour, as two-time major championship winner Lilia Vu captured last week’s Meijer LPGA Classic in her first

Dana Lee, ESPNJun 19, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Close Dana Lee is a reporter-researcher at ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Stacy Lewis is a 13-time LPGA Tour winner, two-time major winner, and former No. 1 in world rankings, holding the top spot for consecutive weeks longer than any other American woman before Nelly Korda broke the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 18, 2024, 10:42 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour has created a special sponsor exemption for 15-time major champion Tiger Woods — and Woods alone — based on his “exceptional

Field Level Media Jun 18, 2024, 04:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xander Schauffele can empathize with Rory McIlroy‘s decision to withdraw from this week’s Travelers Championship and take some time off after his collapse at the U.S. Open. McIlroy missed two short putts over the final three holes Sunday and finished 1 stroke behind

Associated Press Jun 18, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — The temptation would be to refer to a change in the scorecard procedure as the “Jordan Rule,” only because Jordan Spieth was the most recent example. Players now have an additional 15 minutes to correct their scorecard before it is deemed

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 18, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion and a nine-time PGA Tour winner, is joining Boston Common Golf in TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused

Associated Press Jun 17, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Corey Conners found the fairway and the green on the final hole of the U.S. Open, a closing par at Pinehurst No. 2 that landed him in the Olympics for Canada for the second time. The Official World Golf Ranking published

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 17, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions After suffering a gut-wrenching collapse in Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, four-time major champion Rory McIlroy said in

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Jun 17, 2024, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Pinehurst Resort, which likes to call itself the “Cradle of American Golf,” more than delivered in

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 16, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — The putt that Bryson DeChambeau had to win the 2024 U.S. Open was three feet, 11 inches long. Its importance was obvious, but the significance of its length went beyond the single moment. On the 18th hole, DeChambeau had driven it

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 16, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — LIV Golf League captain Bryson DeChambeau is a U.S. Open champion again. Meanwhile, PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy‘s nearly 10-year drought

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 15, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Rory McIlroy doesn’t mind admitting it: If there’s a leaderboard within his periphery out on the golf course, he’s going to look at it. Editor’s Picks So as he made his way through Pinehurst No. 2’s back nine Saturday during the

Jun 15, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Here are the tee times for the final round of the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. All times ET (a) denotes amateur 7:30 a.m. — Seonghyeon Kim, Gunnar Broin (a) 7:41 a.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, Jackson Suber 7:52 a.m. — Brandon Wu, Austin Eckroat

ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2024, 08:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Ludvig Aberg and his machine-like game are proving to be a perfect fit for Pinehurst No. 2. The Swedish star methodically worked his way to a 1-under 69 on Friday and a 1-shot lead going into the weekend of his

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Jun 14, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods won’t be around for the weekend at the 124th U.S. Open

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Francesco Molinari hasn’t been in the spotlight since the 2019 Masters. But in the late hours of Friday afternoon on a far corner of Pinehurst No. 2, Molinari thrust himself back into the consciousness of the golf world. Sitting at 7-over

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — There was nowhere else for Scottie Scheffler to let out his frustration. So, after his tee shot on the 18th hole veered out to the left and landed in the native area, Scheffler took his driver and slammed it to the