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Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 03:06 PM ET STRAFFAN, Ireland — Vincent Norrman gave Sweden a second straight winner on the European tour when he shot 7-under 65 to capture the Irish Open title on Sunday as Rory McIlroy faltered in the final round by hitting into the water on three different holes. A week

Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 06:02 PM ET CINCINNATI — Two-time major champion Minjee Lee opened with three straight birdies, made up a six-shot deficit at the turn and posted a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Kroger Queen City Championship. Lee played bogey-free on a

Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 01:51 PM ET STRAFFAN, Ireland — Rory McIlroy birdied his last two holes to move into contention for a second Irish Open title as most of the players in front of him faltered in the third round on Saturday. McIlroy finished off a 6-under 66 with a short birdie putt

Associated Press Sep 8, 2023, 07:41 PM ET CINCINNATI — Peiyun Chien of Taiwan holed out for eagle on the sixth hole and played bogey-free on Friday for an 8-under 64 to build a four-shot lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship as she tries for her first LPGA Tour victory. Chien has won three

ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Shubhankar Sharma and Jordan Smith shared the halfway lead at the Irish Open on Friday as Rory McIlroy struggled to mount a bid to win his home event for the second time. Sharma shot a 6-under 66 and Smith followed with a 65 as they finished

Associated Press Sep 7, 2023, 07:54 PM ET CINCINNATI — Ruixin Liu of China was still suffering from allergies that forced her to withdraw from the LPGA Tour event last week. It didn’t stop her from posting a 7-under 65 on Thursday for her best round of the year and a one-shot lead in the

Associated Press Sep 7, 2023, 03:27 PM ET STRAFFAN, Ireland — Shane Lowry needs a good week at the Irish Open to justify getting picked for the Ryder Cup. Adrian Meronk wants one to show Europe captain Luke Donald was wrong to leave him off the team. Both got off to a decent start on

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2023, 08:23 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There will be a Boston-New York rivalry in TGL, the tech-infused golf league being fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy that is scheduled to begin play

Sep 6, 2023, 01:13 PM ET Rory McIlroy is still recovering from a back injury but said he will be “totally fine” in time for the Ryder Cup. The 34-year-old from Northern Ireland hurt his lower back ahead of last month’s PGA Tour Championship. McIlroy, the world’s No. 2-ranked player, is competing in the Irish

Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 06:23 AM ET ROME — Novak Djokovic will replace his tennis racket with a golf club when he competes in an All-Star match preceding the upcoming Ryder Cup outside Rome. Djokovic, Formula One driver Carlos Sainz and soccer players Gareth Bale and Andriy Shevchenko were among those named to compete