5:22 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — Santiago De la Fuente del Valle is a name that, as the 20-year-old Mexican amateur puts it, feels straight out of a telenovela. De la Fuente’s story, too, seems like it was put together by a room of writers. It begins in a town in
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1:25 PM ET Scott Jamieson maintained his one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi after carding a two-over-par 74 on Friday, while Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa kept themselves in contention to make it through to the weekend. Overnight leader Jamieson entered round two at 9 under but moved
12:07 AM ET Associated Press Bob Goalby, who won the 1968 Masters without having to go to a playoff when Roberto De Vicenzo infamously signed for the wrong score, has died. He was 92. Goalby’s death Wednesday in his hometown of Belleville, Illinois, was confirmed by the PGA Tour and by Bill Haas, his great-nephew.
12:35 AM ET Associated Press KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii. — Ernie Els birdied the final hole Thursday, set up by a difficult wedge from a fairway bunker, giving him an 8-under 64 and a one-shot lead over Vijay Singh as the PGA Tour Champions season began at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. Bernhard Langer, coming off
8:03 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Patrick Cantlay shot a 10-under 62 in perfect weather and turf conditions Thursday at La Quinta Country Club for a share of the first-round lead with rookie Lee Hodges in The American Express. Cantlay played the first seven holes in 7 under, making an eagle on
5:39 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — Segundo Oliva Pinto shot a 66 and is one of three Argentinians inside the top 10 after Thursday’s opening round of the Latin America Amateur Championship at Casa de Campo resort’s Teeth of the Dog course. Pinto is tied for the lead with Puerto Rico’s
5:17 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — Abel Gallegos couldn’t hide his smile. As the defending champion of the Latin American Amateur Championship held his opening news conference Wednesday, Gallegos knew everyone wanted to talk about what had changed since he won the 2020 tournament in Mayakoba that granted him a spot
5:22 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Gaby Lopez of Mexico began a new year and her seventh LPGA Tour season with a simple, and potentially prophetic, Instagram post: “Surprise me, 2022,” she wrote. Lopez jumped out to the lead Thursday in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, piecing together what she considered
11:08 AM ET Scott Jamieson took a one-shot lead in the opening round of the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi after carding an error-free 63 to finish at 9 under on Thursday while world No. 2 Collin Morikawa and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy struggled. Jamieson sank nine birdies, and his score of 63 set
Jan 18, 2022 The PGA Tour begins its West Coast swing this week with three consecutive stops in California, followed by a quick trip to the mayhem that is the Waste Management Phoenix Open and then a return to California for Tiger Woods‘ event, the Genesis Invitational. While a few big names are absent —