Golf

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 19, 2023, 01:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Just outside of the scoring tent where he had recorded an even-par 70 in the final round of the U.S. Open, all Rory McIlroy could do was stare at the ground in silence. His face reddened by a full day of sunlight, the four-time

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 18, 2023, 06:53 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — The final round of the 123rd U.S. Open should provide plenty of drama for golf fans on Father’s Day. Rickie Fowler will try to

Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 11:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Rickie Fowler made his biggest birdie when no one expected it with a 70-foot putt. Wyndham Clark responded with a bold play for a birdie on the last hole to catch him Saturday and set the stage for a dynamic conclusion to the U.S.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 18, 2023, 01:18 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler closed with a flurry in the third round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club

Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 09:40 PM ET BELMONT, Mich. — Amy Yang birdied all five par 5s at Blythefield and shot her third straight 5-under 67 to take the third-round lead Saturday in the Meijer LPGA Classic. Yang rebounded from bogeys on the par-3 11th and 13th to birdie the par-5 14th, par-4 17th

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 17, 2023, 12:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — As Rickie Fowler walked up the 18th fairway at Los Angeles Country Club on Friday, fans chanted his name. It was a sound the

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 16, 2023, 09:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A few weeks ago, Rory McIlroy found himself doing something unexpected. He had logged into YouTube and pulled up old major championship highlights — his highlights — from the last time he could call himself a major champion: the 2014 Open at Royal Liverpool

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