10:59 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — Will Zalatoris couldn’t resist taking a peek at Matt Fitzpatrick‘s ball. He and Fitzpatrick were walking toward their tee shots on the 18th hole of The Country Club. Madness was unspooling all around them. The U.S. Open was hanging in the balance. Thousands of rowdy fans had just spilled
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6:54 PM ET ESPN News Services BROOKLINE, Mass. — A playoff was looming Sunday in the U.S. Open, just like it always does at The Country Club, when Matt Fitzpatrick sized up his shot from a bunker left of the 18th fairway. He had a 1-shot lead over Will Zalatoris and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler.
8:41 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN BROOKLINE, Mass. — Will Zalatoris came up short again and this time, he thought he had it. After missing a 14-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have put him in a playoff with winner Matt Fitzpatrick, Zalatoris couldn’t help but sigh as he was given the silver
7:00 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — Before Sunday, England’s Matt Fitzpatrick had never won a professional golf tournament in the United States. Now, he has won two of the biggest golf tournaments in the world on the same course. Nine years after winning the U.S. Amateur at The Country Club outside Boston, Fitzpatrick captured his
7:46 PM ET Associated Press BELMONT, Mich. — After missing a 2-foot eagle putt on the first hole of a playoff, Jennifer Kupcho won the LPGA Meijer Classic on Sunday when Leona Maguire‘s 3-foot birdie try lipped out on the second extra hole. Kupcho closed with a 1-under 71 to match playing partner Nelly Korda
12:54 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — The Country Club punished the field on Saturday. Expect more on Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Open as a packed leaderboard tries to grab the trophy. We have you covered with all the happenings: DeChambeau exits It wasn’t another great week for 2020 U.S. Open champion
2:55 PM ET BROOKLINE, Mass. — LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman said the new circuit will apply for Official World Golf Ranking points consideration on Monday. Norman said the LIV Golf Invitational Series has a “very compelling” application after working closely with the OWGR technical committee to understand the process. During an interview with Fox
7:04 PM ET Associated Press BELMONT, Mich. — Defending champion Nelly Korda made a 22-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and the third-round lead Saturday in the Meijer LPGA Classic, with six majors champions topping the leaderboard. Making her second start since returning from a four-month break because of a
8:42 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN BROOKLINE, Mass. – The slice off the 18th tee did not matter. Neither did the fact that an approach shot by Will Zalatoris landed in the bunker protecting the 18th green. By the time his caddie Ryan Goble pierced the cold Boston air with a fist pump and Zalatoris picked
9:06 PM ET ESPN News Services BROOKLINE, Mass. — Eight players spent time atop the leaderboard, all of them getting kicked around — some worse than others — on a U.S. Open course that felt every bit like the toughest test in golf on a cool, windy afternoon at The Country Club. Saturday was a