4:37 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, Wales — Connor Syme of Scotland and Sebastian Soderberg of Sweden were tied for the lead three shots clear of the field after the third round of the European Tour’s Wales Open on Saturday. Syme, seeking his first professional title, birdied the last hole for the third time this
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3:51 PM ET Germany’s Sophia Popov grabbed a three-shot lead heading into the final round of the women’s British Open at Royal Troon as she carded a bogey-free four-under-par 67 in the third round on Saturday. The 27-year-old world number 304 equalled the lowest round of the week to put herself in contention for a
7:02 AM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, Wales — Scottish golfer Connor Syme moved into a strong position to make up for last week’s near miss at Celtic Manor by taking a two-shot lead after the second round of the Wales Open, played at the same venue on the European Tour. Syme battled wind and rain
7:00 AM ET Dani Holmqvist took a one-shot halfway lead at the women’s British Open on Friday after braving the rough conditions at Royal Troon to become the only player in the field to make the cut with an under-par score. The Swede carded a second round 70 to go one-under for the championship while
8:25 PM ET ESPN News Services NORTON, Mass. — For the longest time Friday, it looked as if Scottie Scheffler‘s 59 might not even be the best score of the day at The Northern Trust. As Scheffler was signing his card, Dustin Johnson had already set off on an explosive start that put some buzz
8:48 PM ET Associated Press RIDGEDALE, Mo. — Shane Bertsch eagled the first hole of a four-man playoff Friday to win the Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge in his second PGA Tour Champions start. Bertsch hit an approach from the rough near the back edge of a bunker that took
7:00 PM ET NORTON, Mass. — On a day when Scottie Scheffler shot 59 and Dustin Johnson flirted with going even lower before settling for 60, Tiger Woods struggled to simply post an even-par round and make the cut at The Northern Trust. There was at least one good thing, though. “Well, I was close
1:58 PM ET Associated Press NORTON, Mass. — Scottie Scheffler is making quite an impression in his PGA Tour postseason debut, posting a 12-under 59 on Friday at the Northern Trust for the 12th sub-60 round in tour history. Eleven players have shot a sub-60 round, with Jim Furyk accomplishing the feat twice. Scheffler, a
1:38 PM ET NORTON, Mass. — Phil Mickelson has work to do before next month’s U.S. Open at Winged Foot, the site of one of his most bitter major championship disappointments. After a second-round 68 at the Northern Trust put him firmly outside the cut line and effectively ended his season, he has only one
12:47 AM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The LPGA Tour’s Cambia Portland Classic will be played as scheduled Sept. 17-20 without fans at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. The Kia Classic has been postponed until March. Unable to reschedule the Kia Classic at Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, California, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the