10:20 AM ET The Players Championship, the unofficial “fifth major” on the PGA Tour, is closely contested after second round action. Adam Svensson has a solo lead at 9 under, with Scottie Scheffler close behind with a 7 under solo second. Ben Griffin, Min Woo Lee and Collin Morikawa and Christiaan Bezuidenhout are not too
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6:31 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Chad Ramey became the only player to reach double digits under par at the Players Championship. The TPC Sawgrass, as usual, had the final say. Ramey put two tee shots in the water on the island-green 17th hole Friday for a quintuple bogey that cost
3:32 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Standing on the ninth tee box, his last hole of the second round at the Players on Friday, Jordan Spieth was 2 over par and probably needed a birdie to make the cut and stick around for the weekend. Spieth’s tee shot sailed far right and was
1:21 PM ET Attorneys for Tiger Woods said he never had an oral or written tenancy agreement with former girlfriend Erica Herman, who has sued a trust — that she claims Woods controls — for at least $30 million after he asked her to move out of his home following their breakup in October. In
12:49 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — World No. 1 golfer Jon Rahm withdrew from the Players Championship shortly before the start of the second round at TPC Sawgrass on Friday because of a stomach illness, according to the PGA Tour. Rahm, from Spain, carded a 1-under 71 in the first round on Thursday.
6:30 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — It almost seemed like the PGA Tour’s middle (and working) class had a reminder for its stars in the opening round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday. The message: Hey, we’re not that bad either. After the tour announced Tuesday that it will stage
8:05 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Chad Ramey managed to avoid stress and bogeys Thursday in the Players Championship for an 8-under 64, making him an unlikely leader on a TPC Sawgrass course that rarely fails to deliver a surprise. Ramey had a 1-shot lead over two-time major champion Collin Morikawa
3:19 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy went from thick grass to a double bogey on his opening hole at the Players Championship. He ended his round the same way Thursday. In-between was some pedestrian golf at the TPC Sawgrass. It added up to a 76, his highest score in
5:33 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington of Ireland, the late Tom Weiskopf and the remaining founders of the LPGA Tour were among those elected Wednesday for the World Golf Hall of Fame. The induction will be June 10, 2024, the Monday ahead of the U.S. Open
2:42 PM ET Tiger Woods‘ former longtime girlfriend is asking a judge to remove her from a nondisclosure agreement that she claims the 15-time major champion forced her to sign when their relationship started in August 2017, according to court records obtained by ESPN. The civil complaint filed Monday in the Circuit Court of the