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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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