1:50 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — Brooks Koepka called the killing of George Floyd a “pathetic” act as he prepares to headline the first major sporting event in the Minneapolis area since that tragedy. Koepka and other pro golfers will participate in the 3M Open this week in Blaine, Minnesota, just 20 miles from the
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8:17 AM ET Augusta National sits quiet. Life bustles by the esteemed club, which is closed for the summer and typically is not on the mind of the golf world. In a normal year, the Masters Tournament would be three months in the past, the major championship season complete. The club’s reopening to its membership
11:30 AM ET Associated Press The global nature of the LPGA Tour and the way the schedule falls for the planned resumption from the coronavirus pandemic-caused shutdown has created some dynamics rarely seen. According to Golf Channel, the top eight South Koreans in the world will not be at the LPGA Drive On Championship next
12:54 PM ET PGA Tour player Grayson Murray said he has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms while at home last week and has withdrawn from this week’s 3M Championship. Murray, 26, appears to have tested on his own and not as part of the PGA Tour’s pre-screening tests. He withdrew from the Workday
8:09 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm won the Memorial to join Seve Ballesteros as the only Spaniards to reach No. 1 in the world. It was a victory he wrapped up with a magical shot that would have made his idol proud. Rahm built an 8-shot lead at the turn,
5:11 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus revealed Sunday during the CBS telecast of the Memorial that he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus at the onset of the pandemic. Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, turned 80 a month apart at the start of the year. He said his wife
6:12 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods didn’t only have a five-month competitive layoff to worry about when he took part in the Memorial Tournament over the weekend. He also had playing conditions equivalent to a major tournament staring at him all four days. Woods wrapped up the Memorial by shooting a 4-over 76
7:13 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Would Tiger Woods show any rust from his five-month layoff? Was Woods truly healthy after dealing with back issues when he last played in a tournament in February? Those were the two biggest questions he faced when he took to Twitter on July 10 to announce he would play
8:00 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — What a difference a week, some extra-thick grass, more wind and faster greens can make. All that has happened in the week between the Workday Charity Open and the Memorial Tournament, which were played on the same course. There were 16 players who finished more than 10 shots under
7:18 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm showed Saturday in the Memorial why he’s one of the most explosive players in golf. With his clubs. A back nine that capped off what he considers one of the best rounds of his career gave Rahm a 4-under 68, turned a four-shot deficit into