Golf

7:37 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Kurt Kitayama is chasing his first PGA Tour victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a world-class group of contenders right behind him. Kitayama should be used to that. Last year alone, he fell 1 shot short of Jon Rahm in Mexico, Xander Schauffele in Scotland and

7:40 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Jon Rahm started his round strong and ended it even better Thursday, closing eagle-birdie-birdie for a 7-under 65 and a 2-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Not even the brute test of Bay Hill was a match for golf’s hottest player. “Amazing round of golf,” he

6:12 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Carson Young gave his rookie season on the PGA Tour quite a spark Thursday when he made three eagles on his way to a 9-under 63, giving him a three-shot lead after the opening round of the Puerto Rico Open. Young has made only three

3:11 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — Elizabeth Szokol shot an 8-under-64 on Thursday for a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Women’s World Championship at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. The 28-year-old American was three shots ahead of Yuka Saso and four clear of a pack of six others, including Nelly

3:09 PM ET In what commissioner Jay Monahan described as decisions that will “transform and set the future direction” of the PGA Tour, the tour’s policy board voted Tuesday night to dramatically change the format for future designated events, which will have smaller fields and no cuts. In a memo to PGA Tour members Wednesday,

8:00 AM ET While the LIV Golf League will take a three-week break from its opening 54-hole event in Mexico, the PGA Tour will be hitting its pre-Masters stride over the next month. Editor’s Picks 2 Related There will be three designated tournaments in the next four weeks. Up first is the Arnold Palmer Invitational

8:35 PM ET ESPN News Services The No. 1 player in the world, Jon Rahm, said he received some solid advice recently on how to keep his game at its peak for as long as possible. And it came from Tiger Woods. “I asked him, ‘Out of the 82 wins on the PGA Tour,’ —

5:21 PM ET The LIV Golf League promised to be “golf but louder,” but TV ratings for its season opener in Mexico last weekend suggested few people were listening or watching. The CW’s inaugural live broadcast of the LIV Golf League drew an average of 289,000 viewers and a 0.18 household rating on Saturday and

10:00 AM ET With the Honda Classic sandwiched between four of the PGA Tour’s biggest events, it’s no wonder its leaderboard was lacking in star power this past weekend. Many of the tour’s most recognizable names played in back-to-back events at the WM Phoenix Open and the Genesis Invitational, and they’ll do the same at

6:48 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Chris Kirk waited nearly eight years to win a PGA Tour event again. Waiting one more hole on Sunday was no problem. Kirk stuck his approach to the par-5 18th to tap-in range, and his birdie on the first hole of a playoff lifted him

6:57 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Charles Howell III finally made winning feel easy Sunday at Mayakoba when his putter came to life for an 8-under 63 to win the LIV Golf Invitational by 4 shots for his first title in the Saudi-funded series. Howell had seven birdies through 10 holes

5:40 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Jack Nicklaus thinks the Honda Classic should have a chance at a stronger field because of looming changes to the PGA Tour, which he said Sunday would mean Pebble Beach getting elevated status and the tour going to Mexico before the Florida swing. Nicklaus, appearing

7:57 AM ET Associated Press NEW DELHI — Marcel Siem ended his long wait for a fifth European tour title with victory at the Hero Indian Open by a single shot Sunday. The German’s last win on the tour came eight years and 116 days ago at the 2014 BMW Masters. A closing 68 saw

Feb 26, 2023 Associated Press PATTAYA, Thailand — American Lilia Vu rode a hot putter to claim her first LPGA title with a 1-shot victory over home favorite Natthakritta Vongtaveelap at the LPGA Thailand on Sunday. Trailing the local rookie by six strokes at the start of the day, the 25-year-old Vu unleashed eight birdies,

6:58 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Talor Gooch made a 4-foot birdie putt on his final hole to tie Peter Uihlein for the lead in the LIV Golf season debut at Mayakoba that looks to be an Oklahoma State alumni reunion. Uihlein was in the lead for most of Saturday at

Feb 25, 2023 Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Chris Kirk’s last win on the PGA Tour was nearly eight years ago. He’s put himself in a position to change that at the Honda Classic. Kirk battled his way to a 4-under round of 66 on Saturday, putting him at 13-under 197 for the

6:46 AM ET Associated Press PATTAYA, Thailand — Thai rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap shot a bogey-free 64 to grab a 4-stroke lead over fellow countrywoman Atthaya Thitikul after round three of the US$1.7 million LPGA Thailand on Saturday. Vongtaveelap began with an eagle and went on to notch six birdies, including three in a row from

9:58 AM ET Associated Press NEW DELHI — Yannik Paul‘s lead at the Hero Indian Open was trimmed from five shots to one after the third round of the European Tour event Saturday. Paul, who shot a 1-under 71 to move to 11 under overall, is one ahead of fellow German Marcel Siem. Siem birdied