7:41 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Jimmy Walker was feeling like his old self after his second straight 6-under 65 on Friday — and so was Masters champion Jon Rahm halfway through the RBC Heritage. Walker had his third straight round in the 60s overall to post a two-day total of
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11:00 AM ET World No. 3 Rory McIlroy reportedly was docked $3 million for withdrawing from this week’s RBC Heritage under new PGA rules regarding “designated events.” According to Golf Digest and Sports Illustrated, the fine is for a second absence from a designated event and will be withheld from the $12 million payment to
8:50 AM ET On this date in 2019, something akin to a miracle happened. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Tiger Woods, once the most dominant golfer any of us have ever seen, was in what appeared to be the twilight of his career. Injuries and scandal had diminished his once-unassailable game, and he hadn’t won a
12:49 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap shot a 2-under 70 at windy Hoakalei Country Club to hold onto a share of the lead Thursday in the LOTTE Championship. Making her second LPGA Tour start, the 20-year-old Thai player had four birdies and two bogeys in the second round to match sponsor invite
8:42 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Viktor Hovland‘s round of 7-under 64 at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage on Thursday gave him a first-round lead for a second straight week – and left Masters champion Jon Rahm eight shots behind and with plenty of work ahead to get into contention after his
1:41 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap eagled the par-5 fifth and closed with a chip-in birdie in fading light on the par-3 ninth for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Wednesday in the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship. “Very surprised. Excited,” the 20-year-old Thai player said about the closing
Jon Rahm arrived at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on Tuesday with a second major championship victory and a new green jacket. The new Masters champion admits it’s going to be difficult to refocus after a marathon week at Augusta National Golf Club. That’s life in the new era of designated events on the PGA
10:52 AM ET The PGA Tour released details of its new fall schedule, which will consist of seven tournaments from mid-September to late November with $56.6 million in purses. Winners of the seven events will earn a two-year tour exemption and entry into the 2024 Sentry Tournament of Champions, Players Championship and the majors. Winners
11:34 AM ET The final-round Masters showdown between eventual victor Jon Rahm and LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka was the most-watched golf telecast on any network in five years, CBS said on Tuesday. The telecast, during which Rahm came back from a 2-shot deficit on Sunday to win his second major and reclaim the world No.
1:55 PM ET World No. 3 Rory McIlroy withdrew from this week’s RBC Heritage, the PGA Tour announced Monday. The tournament begins Thursday at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C. No reason was specified for the 33-year-old Northern Ireland star’s withdrawal. McIlroy missed the cut at last week’s Masters after carding a 5-over