4:54 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Reigning U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick said Wednesday he has been dealing with a neck injury that has prevented him from being fully healthy as he prepares to compete in three straight PGA Tour events, beginning with this week’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am. “I hurt my neck
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1:41 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Augusta National Women’s Amateur has attracted the top 45 players in the world and will have expanded television coverage for the fourth edition of what quickly has become one of the premier events for female amateurs. The tournament starts March 29 for two rounds at Champions
11:36 AM ET With many of the PGA Tour’s biggest stars taking the week off before teeing it up in Phoenix during Super Bowl week, the golf world’s attention shifts back to the Middle East, where hopefully someone is shaking that palm tree to find Patrick Reed’s ball. A handful of PGA Tour members and
9:03 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Blue Bay LPGA has been canceled for the third time in four years because of ongoing COVID-19 matters, the association said Tuesday night in a short statement released from its headquarters. The decision came from the China Golf Association, which regulates golf in the country.
9:51 AM ET Phil Mickelson said he’s as light as he has been in three decades and will be a little quieter on social media as he prepares to play in the LIV Golf League’s second season, which begins in Mexico next month. Mickelson, speaking to reporters Tuesday ahead of this week’s PIF Saudi International
10:39 AM ET When defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler bumped into two-time winner Bubba Watson while on vacation in Tennessee late last year, he joked that he was going to have a separate table for him in a corner at the Champions Dinner at Augusta National Golf Club in April. Watson is among six former
7:16 PM ET Associated Press A federal judge denied a request by LIV Golf to expand discovery in its antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour to include communication with 10 Augusta National members, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. LIV Golf had issued subpoenas to five PGA Tour board members and Tim Finchem, the
1:23 PM ET The next event on the PGA Tour is the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which begins Thursday. The tournament will take place in Pebble Beach, California and is the third straight PGA Tour event held in the Golden State. The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will use a three-course format, with Spyglass Hill Golf
10:34 AM ET The ongoing battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf for the best players in the world seems to have reached the pettiness phase, and boy, it’s hard to turn away. With LIV players, Rory McIlroy and others hooking up in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic this past weekend, there were plenty
6:03 AM ET Associated Press Rory McIlroy overcame a final-round charge from Patrick Reed to win the Dubai Desert Classic in a tense Monday duel between players who were involved in a pre-tournament spat. World No. 1 McIlroy rolled in a birdie putt from around 15 feet at No. 18 for a 4-under 68 that