Golf

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 16, 2023, 03:05 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — After a record-setting scoring day in the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, the world’s best golfers are

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 15, 2023, 11:27 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — The United States Golf Association prides itself on having the most difficult test in men’s professional golf. Thursday’s opening round of the 123rd U.S.

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 15, 2023, 11:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Rory McIlroy‘s first shot of the 2023 U.S. Open traveled 380 yards off the first tee — the longest drive of the day on that hole. One of McIlroy’s last three shots, however, traveled only two inches after he more or less missed the

Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 07:52 PM ET BELMONT, Mich. — Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho birdied the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the Meijer LPGA Classic. Kupcho birdied four of the five par-5 holes in a bogey-free round at Blythefield Country Club. She was tied

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 15, 2023, 08:42 AM ET LOS ANGELES, CA. — Tiger Woods‘ agent stood at the back of the U.S. Open news conference on Monday afternoon and began shaking his head from side to side, his expression part grimace, part smile. One of Mark Steinberg’s other clients was at the podium, and a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 14, 2023, 08:22 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — LIV Golf League captain Dustin Johnson, like most professional golfers, doesn’t know exactly what the sport’s ecosystem will look like beyond this season. But

ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2023, 08:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Open has raised its prize money to $20 million, now tops among the major championships and on the same level as the PGA Tour’s elevated events. That’s up by $2.5 million from a year ago, and double what it was in

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 14, 2023, 10:05 AM ET LOS ANGELES, Calif. — If you’re not flying in a Boeing or manning a drone, the only glimpses Los Angeles can get of its namesake golf club are through a tree-lined fence on Santa Monica Boulevard. Across the street from the city’s most posh shopping mall in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 10:54 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from an undisclosed medical condition, according to a joint statement from Monahan and the PGA Tour Policy

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 04:05 PM ET LOS ANGELES — If you see Collin Morikawa squatting instead of leaning to tee up the ball differently at this week’s U.S. Open, there’s a reason why: he’s not taking any chances with his back. After withdrawing from the Memorial Tournament two weeks ago with back spasms

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — The past week in men’s professional golf seemed like a Hollywood script, with the PGA Tour pledging loyalty to its sworn enemy, the LIV

Jun 12, 2023, 02:31 PM ET Emiliano Grillo was among the final six golfers to gain entry into this week’s U.S. Open. The USGA on Monday announced the three final exemptions as well as three alternates who will compete in the 156-man field in Los Angeles. Grillo, Pablo Larrazabal and Adam Schenk made the field

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 12, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia THE MOST UNLIKELY union in professional golf history — the PGA Tour’s stunning partnership last week with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 12, 2023, 08:10 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia An Argentine corporation has filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit against the LIV Golf League and its HyFlyers GC team captained by Phil Mickelson, accusing them of

Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 08:16 PM ET TORONTO — Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, making a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into

Marty Smith, ESPNJun 11, 2023, 08:42 AM ET Close ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR NOSARA, COSTA RICA — Standing on the edge of a remote mountaintop crest, overlooking a tree-soaked valley in a rolling panorama of dense green foliage, Morgan Hoffmann stares off toward an uncertain but inspired

Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 08:30 PM ET GALLOWAY, N.J. — Dani Holmqvist birdied the par-5 18th for a 4-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Hyo Joo Kim on Saturday in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Holmqvist, the 35-year-old Swede seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, took an 11-under 131 total into the final round

Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 08:19 PM ET TORONTO — Days after being blindsided by the PGA Tour’s partnership with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund, Rory McIlroy put himself in position for a run at a third straight Canadian Open title. McIlroy, the strongest voice against Saudi-funded LIV Golf who said Wednesday he feels like a