8:35 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Corey Conners claimed his first PGA Tour victory and earned an invite to the Masters on Sunday, winning the Valero Texas Open less than a week after qualifying. Conners only entered the tournament field Monday, and he’s the first golfer to win on the PGA Tour after
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6:59 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose, the world’s No. 2-ranked player and a two-time Masters runner-up, will have a familiar face back on his bag when he returns to Augusta National Golf Club this week. Mark “Fooch” Fulcher, his caddie for the past 10-plus years, will be carrying Rose’s bag for the first
10:46 AM ET ESPN and Masters.com will have every aspect of the 2019 Masters from Augusta National Golf Club covered. The 83rd edition of the year’s first major will be showcased on ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, ESPN YouTube, ESPN Twitter and Masters.com. Coverage begins Monday on Masters.com. On Wednesday, ESPN’s coverage joins Masters.com’s coverage. ESPN
3:42 AM ET Associated Press SANYA, China — Officials at the Sanya Championship said Sunday that 28-year-old Malaysian golfer Arie Irawan died in his hotel room from “apparent natural causes,” and the PGA Tour Series-China canceled the final round of the tournament. The PGA Tour Series-China said in a statement that Irawan missed the 36-hole
10:44 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Jin Young Ko turned a four-stroke deficit into a five-stroke lead in only 10 holes Saturday at the ANA Inspiration. She nearly gave it all back, setting up a final-round shootout in the first major championship of the golf season. Ko ended up with a one-shot
7:23 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Si Woo Kim narrowly missed a second hole-in-one on consecutive days and saw his four-shot lead trimmed to one over Monday qualifier Corey Conners after Saturday’s third round of the Valero Texas Open. Kim aced the 16th hole at the TPC San Antonio on Friday, and he
5:24 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — During Augusta National’s controversial stance involving membership, the truth often missed was the club welcomed women — although not as members — to play the storied course going back to the days of founder Bobby Jones. The great amateur golfer was friends with some of the leading women players
3:54 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — NCAA champion Jennifer Kupcho became the first woman to win at Augusta National with a charge on the back nine so often seen at the home of the Masters. Trailing by two with six holes to play, Kupcho boldly went for the green on the par-5 13th
8:44 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — First-round leader Si Woo Kim used a late-round hole-in-one Friday to build a four-shot lead at the halfway point of the Valero Texas Open. Kim, the 2017 Players Championship winner, led by one heading into the second round before shooting a 6-under 66. Kim aced TPC San
5:59 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Seven years after missing a 1-foot putt on the final hole of regulation and losing a playoff, In-Kyung Kim was back on top at the ANA Inspiration. Kim shot a 7-under 65 in mostly calm morning conditions Friday at Mission Hills to take a three-stroke lead