9:39 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed defending champion Ally Ewing 6 and 5 on Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the first round of group play in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play. After Ewing opened with a birdie win and halved the second with a par, Shadoff won seven
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May 25, 2022 The PGA Tour returns to the regular grind a week after the PGA Championship. Justin Thomas, who outlasted Will Zalatoris in a playoff for his second major title, is in the field this week. As is Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app | WatchESPN As always, this
5:00 PM ET Associated Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Former Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker has pulled out of the Senior PGA Championship after testing positive for the coronavirus. Stricker revealed his positive test Tuesday on Twitter, saying he was “super bummed” and that it was “just a small setback.” Stricker was out of competition
10:55 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Sean Crocker found form at just the right time and qualified for his first U.S. Open, among 13 players in Dallas and three in Japan who earned spots at The Country Club next month. The 36-hole qualifiers were the first of 11 that will fill the field for
4:28 PM ET Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson will be sidelined for four to six weeks because of a torn meniscus, he announced on social media on Monday. Watson, 43, was in contention at last week’s PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He had the low round on Friday, carding a
8:17 AM ET TULSA, Okla. — Justin Thomas‘ long wait to win another major championship is over after he defeated Will Zalatoris in a playoff to win the 104th PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club. Zalatoris will have to wait again for his first PGA Tour victory, along with Mito Pereira, whose costly mistake
8:20 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — As Mito Pereira stood in the interview area in a tent at Southern Hills Country Club on Sunday, TVs to his left and right showed Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris preparing for a playoff in the 104th PGA Championship. After Pereira answered a couple of questions, someone had enough
12:32 AM ET TULSA, Okla. — There are some distinct odors that float through the air on Sundays at major championships: cigar smoke, warm beer, mediocre barbecue and freshly cut grass among them. It can be an oddly comforting cocktail as a fan. But if you’re a player trying to win your first major, there
10:07 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. For the first time since 2017, the Wanamaker Trophy belongs to Justin Thomas. Despite entering the final
7:39 PM ET ESPN News Services TULSA, Okla. — Justin Thomas has won his second PGA Championship, rallying from shots seven back on Sunday to force a playoff with Will Zalatoris, then beating him with two birdies and a par in their three-hole aggregate at Southern Hills. Thomas added a second Wanamaker Trophy to the