5:26 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Steve Stricker increased his lead to five strokes Friday in the Senior Players Championship, following an opening 7-under 63 with a 68 at breezy Firestone. The 54-year-old U.S. Ryder Cup captain had a 9-under 131 total on the difficult South Course, playing bogey-free for the first two
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4:52 PM ET Associated Press Irish golfer Niall Kearney took a two-shot lead after the second round of the BMW International Open on Friday. Kearney shot a 4-under-par 68 to finish the day on 11 under as he chases what would be his first European Tour title. Viktor Hovland, Bernd Wiesberger, Masahiro Kawamura, Adrien Saddier
12:41 AM ET While COVID-19 restrictions are being eased across the United States, PGA Tour players who travel to The Open in England next month will face protocols and procedures more strict than any they have seen in months. According to a “Player Information Update” sent this week and obtained by ESPN, The Open at
8:18 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas was in her happy place Thursday, and not just because she kept bogeys off her card at tough Atlanta Athletic Club and posted a 5-under 67 for a one-shot lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Her game is rounding into form as the
7:09 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — Satoshi Kodaira and Kramer Hickok each shot a PGA Tour career-best 7-under 63 to share the first-round lead Thursday in the Travelers Championship. Talor Gooch was a stroke behind Hickok after the morning rounds. Kodaira took the lead at 8 under in the afternoon after making the
5:44 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Steve Stricker decided at the last minute to play the Senior Players Championship instead of the PGA Tour, and he made it pay off Thursday at Firestone. Stricker holed a bunker shot on the par-3 12th for a birdie, ran off three straight birdies at the end
4:01 PM ET Associated Press The threat of lightning caused the first round of the BMW International Open to be suspended on Thursday with Wade Ormsby the clubhouse leader. Ormsby, Sam Horsfield, Masahiro Kawamura and Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez were all on 7 under par when the round was suspended. Of those four, only Ormsby had
11:55 AM ET It has been an interesting month for Jon Rahm. He started the month by withdrawing from Memorial after testing positive for COVID-19. Last week he won the U.S. Open. Now, as he nears the end of the month, he’s celebrating by blasting Queen’s “We Are The Champions” and using the U.S. Open
8:16 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell, players who have holed decisive putts for Europe at Ryder Cups, were appointed Wednesday as vice captains for the team for the 2021 edition at Whistling Straits in September. They joined Luke Donald and Robert Karlsson as assistants to captain Padraig
9:00 AM ET Coming off a thrilling U.S. Open at Torrey Pines that saw Jon Rahm capture his first major title, the PGA Tour now heads to Cromwell, Conn. for the Travelers Championship. Sports betting deputy editor David Bearman and betting analyst Chris “The Bear” Fallica both correctly hit on Rahm last week. Which players