7:31 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Jason Day withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Wednesday and rushed home to Ohio, arriving in time to be at his mother’s side when she died of cancer. Dening Day was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2017, which Day tearfully revealed at the Dell Match Play
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7:16 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Chase Seiffert started fast and closed with a birdie for a 7-under 65 and a share of the Puerto Rico Open lead with Michael Kim on Thursday. Trying to win for the first time on the PGA Tour, Seiffert birdied Nos. 2-5 at breezy Grand
4:11 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Rory McIlroy opened with a 7-under 65 on Thursday and had reason to expect a score like this at Bay Hill, not so much because of the golf course but rather the day of the week. Good starts have not been a problem for McIlroy at the
2:23 PM ET Associated Press English golfer Daniel Gavins went on a run of six birdies in seven holes around the turn in shooting 7-under 64 Thursday to lead the Kenya Open by one stroke after the first round. The 190th-ranked Gavins made nine birdies in total at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi. Johannes Veerman
6:47 AM ET Things are about to get serious. And that doesn’t even count all the serious that has been taking place away from the golf course — the Saudi-backed challenger to the PGA Tour, the Phil Mickelson saga, Tiger Woods winning the first-ever Player Incentive Program. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app |
5:21 AM ET Patty Tavatanakit grabbed the opening round lead at the HSBC Women’s World Championship after the 2021 ANA Inspiration winner fired a flawless five-under 67 at the Sentosa Golf Club on Thursday. – Singapore’s HSBC Women’s set for hot competition The 22-year-old Thai sank in five birdies to be one stroke ahead of
9:55 AM ET Tiger Woods, who hasn’t played in a PGA Tour event for more than a year while recovering from injuries suffered in a car wreck, won the tour’s inaugural Player Impact Program bonus. The program measures a player’s popularity based on a set of criteria. Woods, a 15-time major champion, collected the $8
6:44 AM ET The PGA Tour’s Florida swing treks on this weekend with the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge. The tournament usually attracts some of the best golfers in the world, and this year will be no different. While 2021 champion Bryson DeChambeau withdrew from the tournament on Monday because
8:13 AM ET The PGA Tour heads to Arnie’s place, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, this week for the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau pulled out this week, citing an ongoing hand injury. Play begins Thursday. But a strong field will be at Bay Hill, a week before the Players Championship and a
12:16 PM ET Defending Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Bryson DeChambeau won’t try to defend his title at Bay Hill Club & Lodge this week because of a lingering left hand injury. DeChambeau won the 2021 event by 1 shot over Lee Westwood for his eighth career PGA Tour victory. DeChambeau withdrew from the API on