3:25 PM ET Associated Press LAHINCH, Ireland — Zander Lombard shot a 3-under 67 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Irish Open. The 24-year-old South African, who hadn’t made a cut since early March, found himself inspired at bumpy, quirky Lahinch on Ireland’s West coast. He closed with three
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2:54 PM ET The Open is changing its playoff format from a four-hole aggregate to three should there be a tie at the conclusion of 72 holes, beginning this year at Royal Portrush. Prior to 1986, the Open utilized an 18-hole playoff system. It went to a four-hole aggregate with sudden death should there still
2:43 PM ET South Africa’s Zander Lombard shot an impressive 3-under-par 67 to take the lead after Day 2 at the Irish Open, sitting at 9 under going into the weekend. Lombard made four birdies in the final five holes to end the day one shot ahead of Eddie Pepperell. The Englishman took his solid
10:12 PM ET Associated Press ONEIDA, Wis. — One year after Yu Liu shot her lowest round on the LPGA Tour at Thornberry Creek of Oneida, she tied the course record with a 10-under 62 for a one-shot lead in the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. “I really like the golf course, apparently,” Liu said. “So
9:20 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Scott Piercy went on a late birdie binge en route to a 9-under 62 and the first-round lead at the inaugural 3M Open on Thursday. Adam Hadwin and Hideki Matsuyama are each two shots back after a 7-under 64 at the TPC Twin Cities. Seeking his fifth
5:03 PM ET Padraig Harrington shot a superb 7-under-par 63 for his lowest opening round on the European Tour in 18 years to take a one-shot lead on the first day of the Irish Open on Thursday. Home favourite Harrington, 47, had eight birdies and a lone bogey to sit a shot ahead of South
7:41 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Steve Stricker made his U.S. Senior Open debut one for the record book by closing with a 1-under 69 to set the 72-hole record and win by six shots. Stricker birdied the opening hole on the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame and was never seriously
7:19 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Nate Lashley completed an unlikely wire-to-wire victory in the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Lashley closed with a 2-under 70 to finish at 25-under 263 and win by six shots, the margin he took into the day after opening with rounds of
7:00 PM ET Associated Press ROGERS, Ark. — Sung Hyun Park two-putted for birdie on the par-5 18th to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour victory of the season and seventh overall. The 25-year-old Park is projected to move from second to first in the world ranking Monday.
6:05 PM ET DETROIT — Roughly five years ago, Nate Lashley was a real estate agent, flipping houses to make money, not knowing if professional golf would ever be a part of his life. Now, after a commanding win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, Lashley is a PGA Tour champion for the first