6:44 PM ET Associated Press Lee Westwood and Matt Kuchar won last week, each ending four-plus years without winning on their home circuit. They also won without their regular caddies. Rory McIlroy wants to focus on the majors, which means playing more in the United States and less in Europe. The fallout? It might cost
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11:01 AM ET Repercussions were inevitable when the PGA Tour made drastic changes to its schedule, and a big consequence dropped Tuesday in Dubai: Rory McIlroy is considering giving up his European Tour membership in 2019. The Northern Irishman who has played both the PGA Tour and European Tour for all but one year since
8:44 AM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy is set to give up European Tour membership in 2019 to focus on the U.S. PGA Tour. Just for the year, for now. McIlroy said on Tuesday at the World Tour Championship he intends to play only two full-field European Tour events in
8:17 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Bernhard Langer celebrated his fifth Charles Schwab Cup with his wife and friends, a glass of red wine in his hand. He might consider sending the best bottle to Vijay Singh. Both walked away winners Sunday when Singh produced the best round of his PGA Tour Champions career,
5:11 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Matt Kuchar ended more than four years without a PGA Tour victory Sunday by closing with a 2-under 69 and holding up through a few nervous moments down the stretch to win the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Kuchar had a four-shot lead going into the final
8:27 AM ET Lee Westwood bagged five birdies on his back nine to storm to victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Sunday, his first title on the European Tour for four years. Westwood, 45, carded a faultless 64 that included an eagle and six birdies for a tournament
8:32 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Scott McCarron moved into position to win the PGA Tour Champions’ season points race, birdieing the final two holes Saturday for a one-stroke lead in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Matt Kuchar’s third-round 65 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic gave him a four-shot lead over Whee Kim entering
5:02 PM ET A bogey on the last hole saw Sergio Garcia card a 71 to hold a two-shot lead after the third round of the European Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge following a day of high scores at the Gary Player Country Club. Garcia managed three birdies and two bogeys, including the one on the
5:22 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Matt Kuchar had another rough hole and enough birdies to atone for it Saturday, posting a 6-under 65 to open a four-shot lead in the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Kuchar hit a wild drive to the right into mangroves on the par-4 14th and had to
3:45 AM ET Associated Press HAINAN ISLAND, China — Gaby Lopez won her first LPGA Tour event with a 1-over 73 to finish one shot ahead of Ariya Jutanugarn in the Blue Bay tournament in China. Lopez had bogeys on the last two holes at the Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Club on Saturday and