Golf

11:11 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Brooks Koepka will begin his quest for a third consecutive PGA Championship title at 11:11 a.m. ET on Thursday at TPC Harding Park, playing alongside the last two major champions, Shane Lowry and Gary Woodland. Tiger Woods, the other major champion from 2019, will be two groups behind them,

1:29 PM ET The tee times and featured groups for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park: Featured groups on ESPN+ All times ET ThursdayGroup 111:33 a.m.Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas4:58 p.m.Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia Group 211:22 a.m.Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose4:47 p.m.Rickie Fowler, Bryson DeChambeau,

7:11 AM ET Two-time major winner John Daly said on Monday that he withdrew from the PGA Championship as didn’t feel comfortable flying with the high number of cases in California. The 54-year-old, who won the event in 1991, is one of several well-known players to announce that they will not take part in the

7:25 AM ET It’s been an odd year — for golf, for everybody. Before the coronavirus shut down sports and forced golf into a three-month break, Rory McIlroy was on fire. He hasn’t been himself since the restart. Brooks Koepka, who comes in having won back-to-back PGA Championships, looked hurt and a bit lost —

7:28 AM ET The questions, at the time, seemed relevant and more than fair. Brooks Koepka, the former No. 1-ranked golfer in the world and a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour, hadn’t hoisted a trophy in more than a year (366 days to be exact). The winner of four of the past 11 major

7:38 AM ET Finally, after waiting more than a year, we will get to see the first golf major of 2020. And if watching PGA Tour players try their luck at a city-owned municipal course wasn’t enough, we’ll get a rare glimpse of Tiger Woods, who has played only four competitive rounds since February. Woods,

10:46 PM ET Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. — Richy Werenski holed a flop shot from the fairway on the par-4 16th for a five-point eagle and birdied the last for a one-point victory over Troy Merritt on Sunday in the Barracuda Championship. Werenski won for the first time on the PGA Tour, scoring 13 points

10:03 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — John Daly and Vijay Singh were the latest players to withdraw from the PGA Championship this week at TPC Harding Park, making 12 players either exempt or offered invitations who have chosen not to play. Daly, the surprise winner in 1991 at Crooked Stick when he began

9:11 PM ET Associated Press GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Jim Furyk turned 50 when golf was shut down and made the most of it when the PGA Tour Champions returned, closing with a 4-under 68 to win the Ally Challenge on Sunday when Brett Quigley bogeyed his last two holes. Furyk became the first player

9:27 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Justin Thomas wants to make his second stint as No. 1 in the world last longer than the first time around. “I hope so,” Thomas said Sunday after winning the FedEx St. Jude Invitational to take the No. 1 spot for the first time since June 2018.