8:26 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Jon Rahm got off to a hot start and shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday on PGA West’s Stadium Course for a share of the lead with tour rookie Davis Thompson in The American Express. Thompson’s run of eagles in the Southern California desert finally ended
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5:21 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Brooke Henderson went from complete control of her game for two days to having to scratch out a good score Saturday. The result was a 3-under 69 and a 3-shot lead in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Henderson was up for the fight and moved
8:14 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Rookie Davis Thompson made three more eagles Friday for a total of five through 36 holes to tie the PGA Tour record for the most in a 72-hole tournament since 1983, and he still didn’t put any more distance between himself and Jon Rahm at The
5:47 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — One of Brooke Henderson’s goals heading into the newly minted LPGA Tour season was to get herself into contention more often. The Canadian golfer is off to a strong start, building a 4-shot lead Friday in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Playing alongside Hall of
8:56 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — PGA Tour rookie Davis Thompson played his first six holes in 7 under, including consecutive eagles, and shot a career-low 10-under 62 at La Quinta on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead over Jon Rahm and four others after the first round of The American Express.
5:37 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Brooke Henderson enjoyed the opening day of a fresh LPGA Tour season a whole lot more than the tough, waning days of last season. Her balky back feeling stronger and swinging a club more freely than she’d been able to since October, Henderson attacked Lake Nona on
9:16 AM ET LIV Golf has reached a multiyear U.S. broadcast television and streaming agreement with the CW network to air its live tournaments, tour officials announced Thursday. According to the news release, the CW network will broadcast each of LIV Golf’s 14 global events this coming season over the air and on the CW
8:29 PM ET The PGA Tour’s West Coast swing begins at The American Express in La Quinta, California, on Thursday. These past two weeks might serve as a microcosm of what is to come on the PGA Tour. South Korea’s Si Woo Kim, who won The American Express in 2021, returned to the winner’s circle
4:08 PM ET The 2023 LPGA Tour season tees off at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida, this week. From now until mid-November, golfers will compete in 33 events in 11 U.S. states and 12 countries. They’ll play for a record purse of $101.4 million, including $9 million at the KPMG
6:09 PM ET Ian Poulter‘s love affair with the Ryder Cup might be over. The outspoken Englishman said Tuesday that it’s no guarantee he would play for Europe in the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome if he does manage to qualify. “I would love to qualify. Whether I play or not would be a different