7:36 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Padraig Harrington bogeyed the final hole Saturday for a 5-under 66, leaving him just a stroke ahead of Steve Stricker and Bernhard Langer with a round lead in the Ascension Charity Classic. Harrington, the three-time major winner and most recent European Ryder Cup captain, was at 11-under
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6:21 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Ally Ewing shot into the lead with a fast start and stayed there on a soggy course Saturday for a 5-under 67 to build a one-shot lead over Maria Fassi in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Ewing’s first order of business this deep in the LPGA Tour season
5:49 PM ET Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen blazed his way to an eight-under 64 in the second round of the BMW PGA Championship to grab a share of first place alongside Norwegian Viktor Hovland at Wentworth on Saturday, with Rory McIlroy one shot off the pace. The flagship event of Europe’s DP World Tour was reduced
10:22 AM ET Associated Press Scottie Scheffler went 58 tournaments over more than two years between getting a PGA Tour card and getting his first win at the Phoenix Open. That turned out to be just the beginning of a year that topped all others in golf. A month later, Scheffler went to No. 1
8:26 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Bernhard Langer holed out for eagle from 76 yards on the opening hole and shot his age for the second time this year with a 6-under 65 for a share of the lead with Padraig Harrington in the Ascension Charity Classic. Langer turned 65 two weeks ago.
7:55 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Without a top 10 since the Asia swing in early March, Jeongeun Lee6 posted her best score in nearly a year on Friday with a 9-under 63 that gave her a one-shot lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Lee6 has gone three years since her lone win
10:00 AM ET Patrick Beverley’s got a Patrick Beverley-esque take on joining the Lakers, Michael Jordan’s legendary trash talk against JR Smith and more from our quotes of the week. “They’re going to be playing with me. I made the playoffs last year, they didn’t.” New Los Angeles Lakers guard Patrick Beverley, when asked what
7:42 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Xiyu “Janet” Lin of China opened with five birdies in six holes, birdied all but one of the par 5s and had an 8-under 64 on Thursday for a one-shot lead over Nasa Hataoka in the Kroger Queen City Championship. The LPGA Tour returned to Cincinnati for the
3:40 PM ET ESPN News Services Play was suspended for the rest of the day at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Thursday after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the DP World Tour announced. The world golf tour said all facilities have been closed “with immediate effect” with “further guidance” to be provided
7:50 AM ET The LGPA returns to Ohio after more than a 30-year hiatus with the inaugural Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati. The 144 players will compete over the weekend for a share of the $1.75 million purse. Gaby Lopez, who is coming off her third LPGA title at the Dana Open, is among