8:43 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — Harris English birdied the eighth hole of sudden death to win the Travelers Championship on Sunday, beating Kramer Hickok after both birdied the final hole of regulation to force the playoff. It matched the second-longest sudden-death playoff in PGA Tour history. English shot a 5-under 65 to
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6:26 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — First came the tears when Nelly Korda hugged her older sister and didn’t want to let go. That was followed by the spray of champagne on the 18th green to celebrate a day that will be hard for her to top even at age 22. With
6:44 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Steve Stricker won the Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship on Sunday at difficult Firestone for his second victory of the year and third major title. Eight strokes ahead in the third round and four in front entering the final round, Stricker closed with an even-par 70 for a
1:56 PM ET Associated Press MUNICH — Viktor Hovland held off a final-round charge from Martin Kaymer to become the first Norwegian winner of a European Tour event at the BMW International Open on Sunday. Hovland (70) finished on 19 under to beat Kaymer by two shots after the German shot 8-under 64 in the
7:11 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Three opening birdies gave Steve Stricker an eight-shot lead in what looked to be a runaway in the Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship on Saturday. By the end of the day, Stricker was hanging on at Firestone. Stricker started missing greens and missing putts until his lead was
6:51 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. –Three-time Travelers champion Bubba Watson picked up three strokes on Kramer Hickok over the final two holes, shooting a 2-under 68 on Saturday at TPC River Highlands to pull into a tie for the lead with the minor league tour regular at 10-under par. Hickock, who has never
4:54 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas relied on precision and big putts to make up for a big power gap against Nelly Korda, and they wound up tied for the lead Saturday going into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Salas was practically flawless in delivering a
4:07 PM ET Associated Press Viktor Hovland is a round away from becoming the European Tour’s first Norwegian winner after he opened up a three-shot lead in the third round of the BMW International Open on Saturday. Five birdies on the back nine helped Hovland record the best round of the day with an 8-under
8:17 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Nelly Korda realized there were low scores available Friday at Atlanta Athletic Club. For the longest time, she couldn’t find them in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. And then the birdies came in bushels, one after another, six straight to close her second round that put
7:12 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — We pause now to fondly remember Bubba Watson’s neon pink driver, which broke apart mid-swing on the second tee in the Travelers Championship on Friday. And, if the three-time Travelers winner is going to have luck like this over the weekend, please spare a thought for the