4:04 AM ET Associated Press HAINAN ISLAND, China — Top-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn shot a 4-under 68 to take a four-stroke lead at the halfway point of the Blue Bay LPGA tournament. Jutanugarn had birdies on the final two holes — and four of the closing seven — on Thursday to take command over the rest
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11:14 AM ET KweséESPN Staff Rory McIlroy will tee off alongside defending champion Branden Grace in the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player at Sun City on Thursday. Grace and former world No. 1 McIlroy, who has not contested Africa’s Major’ since 2009, when he withdraw from the tournament with
3:57 AM ET Associated Press HAINAN ISLAND, China — Two golfers from Thailand were at the top of the leaderboard after Wednesday’s first round of the Blue Bay LPGA tournament. Thidapa Suwannapura shot a 4-under 68 to lead the tournament by one shot from her compatriot Ariya Jutanugarn and Alena Sharp of Canada. Six other
8:30 AM ET Justin Rose recaptured the No. 1 ranking in the world with his victory at the Turkish Airlines Open — and will just as quickly give it up, through no fault of his own, as the quirks of the system put Brooks Koepka in the lead spot next week. Such is the fate
5:28 PM ET Steph Curry loves golf. He’s played in two Web.com events. He might host a PGA Tour event next year. So it’s no surprise he got a little excited when the U.S. Open trophy showed up at the Warriors’ shootaround on Monday. The tournament will be held in June at Pebble Beach, a
2:06 PM ET Former NCAA champion Doris Chen was disqualified from the LPGA’s qualifying tournament over the weekend when she played a ball her mother moved back into play after the tee shot went out of bounds. Golf Channel and Golfweek both reported that a homeowner along the course in Pinehurst, North Carolina, had witnessed
12:52 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau won his fifth PGA Tour title on Sunday, but not before an injury scare that occurred the night before – at a hockey game. DeChambeau was invited to the Vegas Golden Knights NHL game and was given the duty of “ringing the siren” before the third period of play. But
11:10 AM ET Amateur golfers must become a priority to keep the sport growing even though the professional game is a multi-million-dollar industry that is getting stronger, Gary Player told Reuters in a frank discourse on the future of the game. “Professional golfers have never played for such enormous money,” the nine-time major winner, who
7:55 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Bryson DeChambeau holed an eagle putt from just inside 60 feet on the 16th hole that carried him to a 5-under 66 and a one-shot victory over Patrick Cantlay in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Sunday. DeChambeau won for the fourth time in his past
9:57 AM ET Associated Press England’s Justin Rose regained the world number one spot after successfully defending his Turkish Airlines Open title, overcoming China’s Li Haotong in a playoff on Sunday. Rose carded five birdies in a typically consistent display to take a one-shot advantage after 16 holes in the final round at the Antalya