Golf

Associated Press Jul 22, 2024, 06:11 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Mark Carnevale, a former PGA Tour winner who had been calling tournaments for Sirius XM Radio, died Monday, a week after working his last tournament, the PGA Tour said. He was 64. The tour did not disclose a cause, only saying that

Associated Press Jul 22, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods, shot a 12-over 82 on Monday in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills. Charlie Woods birdied both of the par-5s on the Oakland Hills North Course and struggled on the par-3s

Associated Press Jul 21, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TRUCKEE, Calif. — Nick Dunlap became the first player in PGA Tour history to win as an amateur and a professional in the same year, rallying Sunday for a two-point victory in the Barracuda Championship. In January at The American Express in La Quinta,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 21, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — Another major championship season has come and gone, and this one will be remembered as one that was dominated by American

Associated Press Jul 21, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SYLVANIA, Ohio — Chanettee Wannasaen won the Dana Open for Children on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title, birdieing the final two holes to hold off Haeran Ryu by a stroke. Three strokes ahead of playing partner Ryu entering the round, Wannasaen closed

Open Extended Reactions Xander Schauffele captured the Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland on Sunday, earning his second major title this season (and the second of his career as well). Editor’s Picks One of just two golfers in the field to finish Round 4 on Sunday without a bogey, Schauffele rose to first place

Associated Press Jul 20, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TRUCKEE, Calif. — Mac Meissner held onto the lead Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, following a late par save with a tap-in birdie in the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system. Meissner had a one-point lead over Vince Whaley,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 20, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — The Scottish weather turned the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club into a day of survival on Saturday. Editor’s

Associated Press Jul 20, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SYLVANIA, Ohio — Chanettee Wannasaen opened a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Dana Open for Children, shooting a 5-under 66 at Highland Meadows. A day after finishing with an eagle to take the outright lead, Wannasaen birdied the par-5 18th to reach 16-under 197.

Jul 20, 2024, 11:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — South Korea’s Si Woo Kim made the longest hole-in-one in Open history when he aced the 238-yard par-3 17th in his third round at Royal Troon on Saturday. Kim, who shot a level-par 71, selected a 3-iron from his bag and struck his

Associated Press Jul 19, 2024, 10:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TRUCKEE, Calif. — Mac Meissner had eight birdies in a 16-point second round Friday to take the lead in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system. Making his 23rd PGA Tour start, Meissner birdied five of

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 19, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — Stronger winds and firmer conditions made the second round of the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club on Friday

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 19, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — Shane Lowry was the early clubhouse leader Friday following his second round at the 152nd Open Championship, but only after he

Associated Press Jul 18, 2024, 10:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TRUCKEE, Calif. — Ben Silverman birdied seven of his last nine holes and scored 19 points to take the lead Thursday in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system. Silverman had 10 birdies and a bogey

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 18, 2024, 08:28 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — On a day when the unpredictable wind and the firm conditions of Royal Troon Golf Club brought many of the world’s

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 18, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy beat everyone in last month’s U.S. Open. But in the opening round of The Open at

Doug Greenberg, ESPNJul 17, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For the fourth and final time this year, Scottie Scheffler is the outright favorite in a major golf tournament, carrying a +500 price into the 152nd Open Championship, according to ESPN BET odds. The feat has Scheffler sharing rarified betting air, yet again, with

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2024, 08:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — The R&A will distribute a record $17 million purse at this week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, including $3.1