9:09 AM ET Italy’s Francesco Laporta carded a superb bogey-free 9-under 63 to leap into a one-shot solo lead after 36 holes at the Abu Dhabi Championship, while stars America’s Bryson DeChambeau, Ireland’s Shane Lowry and England’s Danny Willett missed the cut. Laporta, 29, was at 4-under for the day before putting together a blistering
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9:02 AM ET Expectations are high for Tiger Woods. When are they not? After a successful 2019 — he won the Masters, tied Sam Snead on the all-time wins list with a late-season victory at the Zozo Championship and then closed out the calendar year with a 3-0 record as a playing captain for a
10:44 PM ET Associated Press KA’UPULEHIKONA-Kona, Hawaii — Bernhard Langer and Miguel Angel Jimenez shot 8-under 64 on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship. Ernie Els struggled in his debut on the 50-and-over tour, shooting a 72. The four-time major winner from South Africa turned 50
10:13 PM ET This week’s PGA Tour event in California has a host of golf’s biggest names — Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler and Tony Finau, to name a few. But during Thursday’s opening round, it was an amateur who had the day’s most memorable shot. Laurent Hurtubise, who was born with one arm, recorded a
8:08 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Ivan Camilo Ramirez of Colombia handled the gusting conditions at Mayakoba for a 3-under 68 to build a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Latin American Amateur Championship. The wind was so strong at El Camaleon Golf Club that only three players broke
7:55 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Phil Mickelson struggled off the tee Thursday in his first round of the year, shooting a 2-under 70 to fall six strokes behind leaders Zac Blair and Grayson Murray at The American Express. “I didn’t score as I probably could have or wanted to, but I
5:24 PM ET Lisa D. Mickey LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — There is more motivation for LPGA Tour players this season beyond winning tournaments and major championships. Even Inbee Park, gold medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, admitted that the goal of qualifying for this summer’s Tokyo Games weighs heavily on her mind. She is
4:30 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — American Danielle Kang stepped to the tee at the treacherous par-3 finishing hole at the LPGA’s season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions on Thursday and had a bit of a problem. Standing 204 yards from the flag stick, she told her caddie that she didn’t
10:21 AM ET World No. 1 Brooks Koepka carded a bogey-free 66 to sit tied for third, two shots behind leaders South African Shaun Norris and Italian Renato Paratore after the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship. American Koepka started well in his competitive return after three months out with a knee injury, making
9:59 AM ET Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau have had their tense moments over the last year, mostly relating to slow play. Koepka thinks DeChambeau is slow — and has said so on a few occasions, including at last year’s Northern Trust tournament where DeChambeau endured considerable criticism. DeChambeau, after an intense fall workout program