7:12 AM ET Wei-Ling Hsu shot a 5-under-par 67 to take a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Championship in Taiwan on Friday. Hsu carded a flawless, bogey-free round to move to 9 under, one shot clear of overnight leader Jodi Ewart Shadoff. Shadoff, who shot an 7-under-par 65 on
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7:49 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Tony Finau has enjoyed such a good year that he wasn’t about to let one bad break get him down Friday in the HSBC Champions. Finau had just built a 3-shot lead as Patrick Reed began to stumble when Finau hit an approach from the rough on the
7:58 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Cameron Champ‘s booming drives have made him quite the curiosity during his short time on the PGA Tour. The rest of his improved game has turned him into a contender this week at the Country Club of Jackson. Champ shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take
1:03 PM ET Turner Sports on Thursday set the suggested retail price of $19.99 for the Tiger Woods–Phil Mickelson pay-per-view telecast. Providers for the pay-per-view will include Turner’s B/R Live platform, DirecTV, AT&T U-verse and others. The match, played on the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, will begin
4:12 AM ET Golf legend Gary Player says Tiger Woods‘ ability to win more major tournaments will be dictated by how long his body can sustain his career, while at the same time suggesting the U.S.’s recent Ryder Cup failure was down to their players’ focus on a long-hitting game. Player believes Woods’ chances of
6:23 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Patrick Reed had a Ryder Cup he’d like to forget and spent three weeks at home in Texas preparing to finish the year strong. He was at his best Thursday in the HSBC Champions. Even in blustery conditions, Reed putted for birdie on every hole at Sheshan International
5:36 PM ET Associated Press Paul Azinger used to say for years that the only thing that made a player choke was cash or prestige. So he’s not afraid to use the word “choke.” Just don’t expect to hear it when he takes over for Johnny Miller on NBC Sports next year. Azinger has pledged
10:00 AM ET Perhaps the idea of traveling across the globe right now was simply not very appealing. Or the period of rest and recovery from a long season of golf was not complete. Maybe he’s not a big fan of the Sheshan International course. There are myriad reasons why Tiger Woods could be skipping
8:56 AM ET Sergio Garcia fought off the weather and a late challenge from Ireland’s Shane Lowry to win a third successive Andalaucia Valderrama Masters. The home favourite finished his interrupted final round on Monday, shooting an impressive 69 to end four shots clear at 12-under. The tournament in Andalucia was heavily affected by thunderstorms
8:26 AM ET Associated Press NBC Sports is hiring Paul Azinger as its lead golf analyst with hopes he can deliver his own brand of sharp, candid observations that made Johnny Miller such a strong presence in the broadcast booth for three decades. After 29 years in the booth, NBC analyst Johnny Miller will retire