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Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Steven Alker pulled away from the pack Saturday with a 6-under 65, finishing with a birdie that extended his lead to four shots going into the final round of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Alker began the day tied with Marco

Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 03:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Alex Noren got up-and-down on his last two holes Saturday, one for a birdie to regain the lead and another for par to complete a 4-under 67 and keep a one-shot lead in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Noren is going for

Nov 11, 2023, 06:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Former British Open champion Cameron Smith will go into Sunday’s final round of the Hong Kong Open on 16-under par and in a share for the lead with Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai after hitting a five-under round of 65 at Fanling on Saturday. The

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 08:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Steven Alker and Marco Dawson each made birdie on the par-5 18th hole Friday and each posted a 7-under 64 to share the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The final PGA Tour Champions event of the year is missing Steve

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUN CITY, South Africa — Max Homa maintained a share of the lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge by shooting a 4-under 68 in the second round Friday, with Matthieu Pavon joining him atop the leaderboard. Homa, the highest-ranked player in the field at

Nov 10, 2023, 06:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Asian Tour regular Phachara Khongwatmai upstaged early starters Cameron Smith and Bae Sang-Moon with a sizzling 10-birdie 63 to take a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Hong Kong Open on Friday. The 22-year-old Thai bagged four birdies on the way

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Ernie Els opened with four birdies in five holes and never really slowed until he finished with an 8-under 63 for a two-shot lead Thursday in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The 35-man field at Phoenix Country Club effectively is playing for

ESPN News Services Nov 9, 2023, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After his longest break from golf and time spent on safari, Max Homa felt anxious about the state of his game heading into the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa. He needn’t have worried. Homa holed a 16-foot birdie putt on No. 18

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2023, 09:27 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LIV Golf League is introducing a transfer window it says is the first in professional golf, allowing teams to trade players in midseason

Anirudh Menon Nov 7, 2023, 11:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Glenn Maxwell, on Tuesday, produced an all-time great performance after he scored an unbeaten 201 while suffering debilitating cramps. Unable to run singles, he somehow got his big shots away cleanly to steer Australia from 49/4 and 91/7 against a rampant-looking Afghanistan bowling attack

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 7, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods will headline the ownership group for the sixth and final team in TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused golf

ESPN News Services Nov 7, 2023, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods says he is pain-free when it comes to his right ankle that was fused in April. It’s the rest of leg that remains a work in progress. And there’s no indication when he’ll get back to work on the golf course.

Nov 6, 2023, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions When Jon Rahm announced he was backing out of TGL, the new indoor golf league spearheaded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, it ignited rumors that the Spaniard might be planning a leap from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf. McIlroy doesn’t see it that way.

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS CABOS, Mexico — Erik van Rooyen made a 16-foot eagle putt on the par-5 closing hole Sunday to win the World Wide Technology Championship, a day after Matt Kuchar squandered a six-stroke lead with a late meltdown. Playing alongside Kuchar at Tiger Woods-designed

Nov 5, 2023, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Padraig Harrington used a torrid start to his final round to run away with the TimberTech Championship title on Sunday in Boca Raton, Florida. Harrington birdied six of his first seven holes en route to a final-round, 7-under 64. At 16-under 197 for the weekend, Harrington

Nov 5, 2023, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Sarit Suwannarut won the Volvo China Open by six strokes Sunday as the Thai player blitzed the course with 10 birdies to overcome a three-shot overnight deficit and take the title ahead of Taichi Kho and Chen Guxin. Sarit completed his final round

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 05:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OMITAMA, Japan — Mone Inami of Japan shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the LPGA’s Japan Classic by one shot over Seon Woo Bae of South Korea and Shiho Kuwaki of Japan. It was the first win on the LPGA Tour for

Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS CABOS, Mexico — Matt Kuchar blew a big lead with a late collapse Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship, leaving him tied with Camilo Villegas with a round left at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante. Six strokes ahead at 24 under