10:02 PM ET Associated Press Saudi Arabia is disputing a federal magistrate’s ruling that its sovereign wealth fund and the fund’s governor be required to provide documents and testimony in LIV Golf’s antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. Attorneys for the kingdom filed a letter on Thursday challenging the reasons a magistrate judge cited for
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9:43 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Jan Stephenson, a three-time major champion and a World Golf Hall of Fame member, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her “Crossroads Foundation” said Thursday the cancer was stage 3 and the 71-year-old Australian will begin a treatment of chemotherapy and radiation in the next two
6:46 PM ET ESPN News Services In a nod to the LIV Golf League, the PGA Championship has become the last of golf’s four majors to open an avenue for members of the rival circuit to compete this season. The PGA of America on Wednesday announced the addition of one category for three players from
7:06 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Billy Horschel has never won a PGA Tour event in his home state of Florida. His quest to change that is off to a fine start. Horschel shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday, tying him with Joseph Bramlett for the first-round lead in the Honda
10:47 AM ET Associated Press NEW DELHI — Yannik Paul birdied his last four holes to shoot 7-under 65 and take a 1-stroke lead after the first round of the Indian Open on the European tour on Thursday. The No. 119-ranked German’s hot finish lifted him above Honey Baisoya, who was leading a contingent of
9:30 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LOS ANGELES — As the Southern California sky slowly fades to black on Friday night, Marcus Byrd paces back and forth just outside the players’ locker room at the Riviera Country Club. At 6 over after 34 holes, Byrd is going to miss the cut at the Genesis Invitational, where
6:27 AM ET Associated Press PATTAYA, Thailand — Jennifer Kupcho of the United States fired a bogey-free 7-under 65 to share the lead alongside four other golfers after the opening round of the LPGA Thailand on Thursday. The crowded leaderboard was no surprise on the Pattaya Old Course. The average winning score over the past
3:58 PM ET Associated Press Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, double major winner Dottie Pepper and swing coach Butch Harmon were among 12 finalists announced Wednesday for the 2024 class of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The 31-member nominating panel whittled the list down to four men, four women and four contributors. A 20-member
10:00 AM ET The new mixed event that is replacing the QBE Shootout will include 16 teams of players from the LPGA Tour and PGA Tour competing in a three-day tournament for a $4 million purse. The Grant Thornton Invitational will be played Dec. 8-10 at Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida, according to a
8:44 AM ET The PGA Tour can add Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and its governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, as defendants in its countersuit against LIV Golf, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Tuesday night. Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the Northern District of California granted the PGA Tour’s motion for leave to amend its