5:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Harry Higgs lost his full PGA Tour card near the end of last season and took a step Friday at Sea Island toward getting it back. Higgs played bogey-free on the more difficult Seaside course for a 7-under 63, giving him a share of the
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5:46 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Lydia Ko is in total control at the halfway mark of the CME Group Tour Championship. Total control of the season-long scoring and money races, too. Ko shot a 6-under 66 on Friday in the second round of the LPGA Tour’s season finale, pushing her to 13
11:39 AM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — More than $100 million will be awarded to LPGA players for the first time in 2023, an increase of about 18% over what was planned for this season and more than doubling what was paid out on the tour just a decade ago. And in the eyes
10:30 AM ET Associated Press Rory McIlroy hopes his strong finish Friday at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship is a good sign. Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton share the lead at 12-under par after the second round at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. Meanwhile, McIlroy, who leads the Race to Dubai standings, went birdie-birdie-eagle
6:35 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Lydia Ko began her quest for the largest prize in women’s golf history by hitting a tree and making bogey on a par 5. The rest of Thursday in the CME Group Tour Championship couldn’t have gone better. Ko responded with eight birdies, including four in a
5:41 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Cole Hammer would have been happy with pars in the cold and wind off Sea Island. He wound up with more birdies than he imagined Thursday for an 8-under 64 and the low score to par after one round of the RSM Classic. “It was
1:52 PM ET Associated Press Matt Fitzpatrick‘s fast start helped him move out in front in the Race to Dubai as Rory McIlroy struggled in the first round of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. Fitzpatrick birdied his first five holes and finished with a bogey-free 7-under 65 on Thursday for his lowest round on
11:30 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The Netherlands will host the Solheim Cup for the first time after being chosen to stage the biggest team event in women’s golf in 2026. Bernardus Golf will host the event, organizers said Tuesday. The course in Cromvoirt, a village in southern Netherlands close to the historic cathedral
9:25 AM ET World No. 1 golfer Rory McIlroy said Tuesday that one thing has to happen before the PGA Tour and the LIV Golf circuit can work together: LIV Golf CEO and commissioner Greg Norman has to step down. McIlroy, speaking to reporters ahead of this week’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, said
8:10 PM ET Adelaide has won the race to host the first LIV Golf tournament in Australia, with international stars including Cameron Smith teeing up at The Grange GC in April next year. The Adelaide course has been chosen by the Greg Norman-led breakaway league to host the three-day tournament from April 21-23 as part