12:48 PM ET Rory McIlroy beat Brooks Koepka in the final round of the 2018-19 PGA Tour season, shooting 66 over the final 18 holes to win a $15 million bonus at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta in August. After a somewhat surprising vote by PGA Tour members, McIlroy also
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1:16 PM ET Former Europe Ryder Cup golfer Brian Barnes has died at the age of 74. Barnes played in six Ryder Cups between 1969 and 1979, famously beating 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus twice in one day — first in the final day morning singles, and then again in the afternoon — at the
9:26 AM ET The offseason is finally finished. PGA Tour golf is back. A grand total of 18 days will have passed since Rory McIlroy earned his $15-million payday for capturing the FedEx Cup and the start of the new season on Thursday at the Greenbrier in West Virginia. The offseason is but a fleeting
You know about “Arnie’s Army.” The charging style. The four green jackets. The “Arnold Palmer” beverage. The seven majors. Driving the green at Cherry Hills. The playoff defeats. The iconic signature. The 62 PGA Tour titles. The rivalry and friendship with Jack Nicklaus. Flying his own plane, designing golf courses, founding hospitals. But here are
6:56 AM ET Stacy Lewis has withdrawn from the U.S. Solheim Cup team with a back injury and will be replaced by Ally McDonald, captain Juli Inkster said on Tuesday. The experienced 34-year-old, who has played in four of the biennial tournaments, was one of Inkster’s two captain’s picks to face Europe in the event
9:08 AM ET GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Barring a tie, a three-peat looms in this week’s 16th Solheim Cup. If Juli Inkster’s Team USA defies the fact that they have an unprecedented six rookies on the squad, she will become the first captain to land a hat trick of wins. And if Catriona Matthew leads the
9:39 AM ET GLENEAGLES, Scotland — If U.S. captain Juli Inkster had any concerns regarding the lack of experience on her third Solheim Cup team, the first big news of this week in Scotland did not help matters. On Monday, Stacy Lewis, the veteran Inkster had selected as a captain’s pick specifically to offset the
3:04 PM ET Associated Press HOYLAKE, England — Cole Hammer had the shortest match and the Americans made quick work of Great Britain & Ireland to win eight of 10 singles matches Sunday as they rallied for a 15+-10+ victory in the Walker Cup. GB&I had a 7-5 lead going into the final day at
12:15 PM ET England’s Paul Casey produced a bogey-free, six-under-par 66 in the final round of the European Open to win by one stroke in Hamburg Sunday. World No. 17 Casey edged past overnight leaders Bernd Ritthammer and Robert MacIntyre with three birdies on the back nine to finish 14-under for the tournament at the
2:35 PM ET Home favourite Bernd Ritthammer carded five birdies to join overnight leader Robert MacIntyre at the top of the leaderboard, setting up a tense finale heading into the final round of the European Open in Germany. Scottish rookie MacIntyre started at Hamburg’s Green Eagle Golf Course on Saturday with a four-shot advantage but