7:12 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The leading two players at Bay Hill are no surprise, even if they have next to nothing in common. Rory McIlroy, the No. 1 player in the world who hasn’t finished out of the top 10 in any tournament since September, shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday
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4:54 PM ET Teenager Nicolai Hojgaard was in great form on day one of the Qatar Masters as he holds a one-shot lead over Joost Luiten heading into Friday’s session. The Danish rising star made six consecutive birdies to finish 7-under par, while Dutchman Luiten fell just short as he hit a 6-under 65. “It
3:41 PM ET PGA Tour player Scott Piercy has been dropped by golf equipment and apparel companies in the wake of a social media post directed at former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg as a well as a reference to QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory. Piercy, a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, apologized for the
9:40 AM ET Eddie Pepperell thought he had recovered from a sluggish start to post a level-par 71 at the Qatar Masters on Thursday, but it counted for nothing after he was disqualified for a scorecard error. The 29-year-old Englishman signed for a par at the 16th hole and a birdie at the 17th in
7:37 AM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Defending champion Francesco Molinari withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday because of a back injury. Molinari shot 64 in the final round last year at Bay Hill for a 2-shot victory, his eighth title worldwide. He reached the semifinals of the Match Play a few
3:46 AM ET The Royal’s Cup 2020, scheduled for March 12-15 in Thailand, has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Asian Tour said on Thursday. The tournament at Kanchanaburi’s Grand Prix Golf Club joins a long list of sporting events hit by the flu-like virus that has killed over 3,200 people globally
6:21 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods and former PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem are among 10 finalists who will be voted on next week for the World Golf Hall of Fame class of 2021. Woods was among four finalists from the male category that include three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, British
2:39 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Brandon Matthews‘ viral moment had little to do with golf, and everything to do with human decency. And it led to an opportunity this week to play in his first PGA Tour event. Matthews, 25, was faced with an 8-foot putt to extend a playoff last November at the
6:15 AM ET European golfers have hit back at comments from former PGA Tour professional Paul Azinger after he belittled the significance of the European Tour during NBC’s Honda Classic final round coverage on Sunday. Azinger implied during the broadcast that wins on the PGA Tour are more significant and harder to achieve in comparison
1:39 PM ET Dustin Johnson will skip the men’s Olympic golf tournament outside of Tokyo this summer, becoming the first highly ranked player to take a pass on the event. Johnson’s agent, David Winkle, confirmed the decision first reported by Golfweek. Ranked fifth in the world, Johnson was in line to be one of four