Golf

6:16 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Talor Gooch upstaged the more-fancied names on the LIV Golf tour by shooting a 10-under 62 Friday to take a four-stroke lead after the first round of the inaugural Australian tournament at The Grange. The 31-year-old American started with a par on his opening hole in the

9:50 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, La. — The teams of Wyndham Clark and Beau Hossler, and Sean O’Hair and Brandon Matthews, each shot an 11-under 61 in the better-ball format on Thursday to tie for a one-shot lead through the first round of Zurich Classic. The 40-year-old O’Hair has four PGA Tour wins, the

3:06 PM ET LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman said Thursday that talks are ongoing on a “regular basis” about adding a women’s tour at some point in the future. Norman made the comments at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia, site of LIV’s next event. “That is a discussion we have internally on a

10:38 PM ET LIV Golf players might be allowed on the U.S. Ryder Cup team this fall, according to captain Zach Johnson. “No decisions have been made,” Johnson said, speaking Wednesday at the TPC Louisiana in suburban New Orleans, where he is competing in the Zurich Classic. “There’s still a lot of time left in

For the first time in more than 50 years, the Chevron Championship isn’t being played this week at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. The first major of the women’s golf season has moved to The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas. With the relocation, many wondered whether one of the

Despite the lack of teamwork between the PGA Tour and the upstart LIV Golf League over the past two seasons, it’s all about the team in men’s professional golf this week. The PGA Tour heads to New Orleans for the Zurich Classic, the only two-man team event on the schedule. The LIV Golf League heads

10:03 PM ET The PGA Tour Champions is getting its own team competition in the form of the World Champions Cup. The inaugural three-way competition between players from the U.S., Europe and the rest of the world is slated for Dec. 7-10 at the Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. Jim Furyk, Darren Clarke of

7:47 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Matt Fitzpatrick defeated defending champion Jordan Spieth on the third playoff hole at the RBC Heritage on Sunday, stuffing his approach in close on the par-4 18th at Harbour Town to secure his first victory since the U.S. Open last June. Fitzpatrick hit 9-iron to

12:16 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Australian rookie Grace Kim won the LOTTE Championship on Saturday at breezy Hoakalei Country Club for her first LPGA Tour title, beating Yu Liu and Yu Jin Sung with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. While Liu and Sung scrambled after hitting their second shots

7:07 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick shot his best round on the PGA Tour with a 63 on Saturday for a 1-shot lead over Patrick Cantlay through three rounds at the RBC Heritage. Fitzpatrick had six birdies and an eagle when he holed out from 149

11:45 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Yu Jin Sung shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday at windy Hoakalei Country Club to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the LOTTE Championship. Playing on a sponsor invite after winning the 2022 LOTTE Open on the Korean LPGA, the South Korean is competing in

7:41 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Jimmy Walker was feeling like his old self after his second straight 6-under 65 on Friday — and so was Masters champion Jon Rahm halfway through the RBC Heritage. Walker had his third straight round in the 60s overall to post a two-day total of

11:00 AM ET Associated Press Rory McIlroy withdrawing from the RBC Heritage this week means he will forfeit $3 million from his Player Impact Program bonus. The PGA Tour confirmed Friday that McIlroy, who received $9 million of his potential $12 million bonus in January, will not be getting the balance. The PIP, which began

11:00 AM ET World No. 3 Rory McIlroy reportedly was docked $3 million for withdrawing from this week’s RBC Heritage under new PGA rules regarding “designated events.” According to Golf Digest and Sports Illustrated, the fine is for a second absence from a designated event and will be withheld from the $12 million payment to

8:50 AM ET On this date in 2019, something akin to a miracle happened. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Tiger Woods, once the most dominant golfer any of us have ever seen, was in what appeared to be the twilight of his career. Injuries and scandal had diminished his once-unassailable game, and he hadn’t won a

12:49 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap shot a 2-under 70 at windy Hoakalei Country Club to hold onto a share of the lead Thursday in the LOTTE Championship. Making her second LPGA Tour start, the 20-year-old Thai player had four birdies and two bogeys in the second round to match sponsor invite

8:42 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Viktor Hovland‘s round of 7-under 64 at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage on Thursday gave him a first-round lead for a second straight week – and left Masters champion Jon Rahm eight shots behind and with plenty of work ahead to get into contention after his

1:41 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap eagled the par-5 fifth and closed with a chip-in birdie in fading light on the par-3 ninth for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Wednesday in the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship. “Very surprised. Excited,” the 20-year-old Thai player said about the closing