11:28 AM ET Danish teenager Rasmus Hojgaard gave a nerveless display in a tense sudden-death playoff Sunday to win the Mauritius Open in a three-man shootout. Hojgaard, 18, made eagle on the third playoff hole — after Italy’s Renato Paratore had been eliminated at the first — to edge France’s Antoine Rozner, and in so
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10:18 AM ET Patrick Reed could be in for a long week in Australia in the aftermath of a rules-breaking controversy that occurred Friday at the Hero World Challenge. Reed was due to arrive Monday morning in Melbourne with the rest of his U.S. teammates for the Presidents Cup. And a couple of members of
8:54 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The text popped up on his phone, and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan had to contain his giddiness. Tiger Woods wanted to discuss being the U.S. Presidents Cup captain, meaning Monahan had to somehow play it cool while still digesting what he was reading. What once seemed a far-in-the-distance
2:01 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Matt Jones made a testing four-foot par putt on the final hole to hold off Louis Oosthuizen and win his second Australian Open golf championship on Sunday by one stroke after a 2-under 69. Jones, who is a member at the host Australian Golf Club and won his
6:48 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Retief Goosen and 16-year-old son Leo shot a 14-under 58 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Father Son Challenge scramble event for majors champions. Bernard and Jason Langer and David and Brady Duval opened with 60s in the 36-hole competition
3:45 PM ET Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — Winless in more than two years, Henrik Stenson found himself in the middle of a wild chase to the finish Saturday with Tiger Woods and the elite in golf all around him. Five players had a chance to win in the final hour. Four had at least
1:49 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Matt Jones coped best with difficult afternoon conditions Saturday at the Australian Open for a 3-under 68 to take a three-stroke lead into the final round. Jones, who led by one stroke after the second round, had a three-round total of 13-under 200 at The Australian Golf Club.
6:00 PM ET ESPN News Services NASSAU, Bahamas — Two big birdies from Gary Woodland gave him the lead in the Hero World Challenge. A closing birdie on a hole that has vexed Tiger Woods put him in range of a third victory this year. Patrick Reed fully expected to be right there until watching
5:24 PM ET Patrick Reed was assessed a two-shot penalty after conferring with rules officials following his third round at the Hero World Challenge on Friday for improving his lie in a sandy waste area on the 11th hole at Albany Golf Club. Video clearly shows Reed taking a practice swing with his club behind
8:51 AM ET Rookie Calum Hill fired a superb 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the Mauritius Open at the Heritage Golf Club on Friday. Hill moved to 12-under for the tournament after he carded the best round of the day that included nine birdies and a bogey. The