9:06 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Russell Henley shot an 8-under 62, his lowest round in more than two years, to take the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Wyndham Championship. Henley birdied three of his final four holes for a two-stroke lead over Sung Kang, Ted Potter Jr., Chris
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8:43 PM ET Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. — Michael Thorbjornsen made five straight birdies to win his first match and needed another big comeback in the second round of a U.S. Amateur that faced more delays Thursday. Only four of the 16 second-round matches at Oakmont finished before play was suspended for the second time
5:31 PM ET Associated Press Michele Thomson of Scotland shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Dumbarnie Links to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open. Thompson, the 33-year-old Ladies European Tour player from Aberdeen, rebounded from an opening bogey with an eagle on No. 2. She birdied seven
8:53 PM ET Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. — Mark Goetz was the medalist among the 64 qualifiers Wednesday in the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont and managed only four holes of the first round when the rain-delayed championship was suspended by darkness. Ricky Castillo, a junior-to-be at Florida, was in the only one of the 16
6:43 PM ET Former NBA standout JR Smith has enrolled at North Carolina A&T and intends to join the historically black university’s men’s golf team if he gets cleared by the NCAA, the university confirmed on Wednesday. North Carolina A&T athletics spokesman Brian Holloway told ESPN that Smith is officially enrolled in the school and
1:12 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Rose of England has been selected to receive the Payne Stewart Award, one of the premier awards on the PGA Tour that recognizes character, sportsmanship and a commitment to charity. The award is named after the three-time major champion who died in a private
12:11 PM ET Associated Press Already identified by its U.S. Open heritage, Oakmont Country Club was named the second “anchor” course for the U.S. Open in an announcement Wednesday that includes bringing nine U.S. Opens for men and women to Pennsylvania. Four of them will be at Merion, which was chosen to host the 2030
8:39 AM ET The Official World Golf Ranking will unveil a new system in 2022 after a lengthy review process meant to find ways to improve it. It will not go into effect until Aug. 14, 2022, and since it will continue to operate on a two-year cycle, the full impact of the changes will
8:41 AM ET The most unusual of golf seasons will come to an end this week in Greensboro, North Carolina. Well, the regular season will. Golf is an all-year deal, but the PGA Tour’s version will conclude at the Wyndham Championship, to be followed by three playoff events to determine its season-long champion. This week
2:08 PM ET The PGA Tour heads to Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, NC this week for the Wyndham Championship, an event that Jim Herman snuck up and won last year. Which players are the favorites this time around, who offers good odds and what props are worth considering? Sports betting deputy editor David Bearman