10:03 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Linnea Johansson shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship on Thursday at Wilshire Country Club. Johansson had a bogey-free round, one of just five in the first round. “Obviously a great day, great round,” said
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9:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Bees — and not birdies — were the talk of the opening round of the Mexico Open on Thursday. The threesome of Erik van Rooyen, Chez Reavie and Francesco Molinari took cover when a swarm of bees flew around them on the 10th hole in Vallarta, Mexico. Standing over
2:56 PM ET Fresh off a $4 million payday and his first LIV Golf title, Talor Gooch should be on cloud nine. Instead, the 31-year-old American is irked about a rule change that will keep him out of the 2023 U.S. Open. Appearing on the “73rd Hole” podcast, Gooch said he thought he had locked
6:29 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — Antoine Rozner shot a 9-under 63 to lead the Korea Championship by four strokes after the first round of the European tour event Thursday. The bogey-free round tied the lowest in the Frenchman’s professional career and contained nine birdies at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, including six
5:31 PM ET The first women’s major championship of the season is in the books. The second men’s major, the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, is three weeks away. There’s plenty of professional golf to watch this week, with the PGA Tour in Mexico, the LIV Golf League in
11:12 AM ET Associated Press PGA Tour Canada and the PGA Tour Latinoamerica are merging to form one circuit that will be called “PGA Tour Americas.” It will have a season divided by two swings — South America and the Great White North — that offer at least 10 spots on the Korn Ferry Tour.
8:34 PM ET Nick Hardy and Davis Riley withdrew from this week’s PGA Tour stop, the Mexico Open at Vidanta, on Monday after winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday. No reason was given for the withdrawals. It marks the first time since last November that a PGA Tour winner withdrew from an
9:49 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Mark Hensby parred the fourth playoff hole after Charlie Wi hit his approach into the water Sunday to win the Invited Celebrity Classic, his first victory on the PGA Tour Champions. The 51-year-old Australian closed with a 1-under 70 at Las Colinas, making birdie on the par-5
6:14 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, La. — Nick Hardy and Davis Riley birdied four of their final six holes — highlighted by Riley’s 33-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the par-3 17th — to give both players their first PGA Tour victory at the Zurich Classic on Sunday. They began the final round
8:01 PM ET Associated Press THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Lilia Vu birdied the first playoff hole to win her first major at the Chevron Championship after fellow American Angel Yin hit her approach shot into the water on Sunday. Yin’s second shot came up short and left and splashed into the pond guarding the par-5