1:31 PM ET Eddie Pepperell will take a three-shot lead into the weekend at the British Masters after shooting a 3-under-par 69 on Friday. Pepperell, whose hole-in-one the previous day helped him to a share of the first-round lead alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Wallace, shot five birdies as he moved to 8 under overall
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6:43 AM ET Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Gary Woodland shot an 11-under 61 to tie the course record Friday and join Marc Leishman in a share of the second-round lead at the PGA Tour’s CIMB Classic. Woodland and Leishman (62) were at 14-under 130 on the revamped TPC Kuala Lumpur West course. Woodland’s
8:22 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — No. 1-ranked Sung Hyun Park and No. 2 Ariya Jutanugarn were among four sharing the lead after two rounds of the KEB Hana Bank Championship on Friday. Park shot a second straight 4-under 68 and Ariya was better with a 67 for two-round totals of 8-under
3:22 PM ET A spectacular hole-in-one helped Eddie Pepperell claim a share of the lead with Ryder Cup star Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Wallace after the opening round of the British Masters. Justin Rose — who needs a top two finish on Sunday to return to the top of the rankings — shot a disappointing
10:27 AM ET Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Justin Thomas birdied four of his last five holes for a 6-under 66 and was three strokes behind first-round leader and fellow American Bronson Burgoon at the CIMB Classic on Thursday. Burgoon’s 63 on the par-72 TPC Kuala Lumpur West Course gave him a one-stroke lead
11:19 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — Nasa Hataoka of Japan fired a 7-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the KEB Hana Bank Championship on Thursday. Danielle Kang and Charley Hull were two shots back on a chilly, windy, damp day at the Sky 72 Ocean Course.
6:45 AM ET Europe’s Ryder Cup hero Francesco Molinari has revealed he was carrying a back injury during his record-breaking performance at Le Golf National in September. Molinari became only the second player in the tournament’s current format to win a perfect five points from his five matches as Europe defeated the United States 17½-10½
4:12 PM ET Justin Thomas said Wednesday at a tournament in Malaysia that the decision to pair him with Jordan Spieth at the Ryder Cup was vetted weeks in advance of the event in France. In the aftermath of the United States’ 17½-11½ defeat to Europe, Patrick Reed told the New York Times that he
1:09 PM ET ESPN News Services As part of a new 11-year agreement, the PGA Championship will remain with CBS Sports and pick up a powerful partner in ESPN for weekday rounds beginning in 2020, it was announced Wednesday. The networks will combine to deliver 175 hours of coverage across broadcast, cable and digital platforms.
5:00 AM ET KweséESPN staff Thomas Bjørn has confirmed his participation in the Nedbank Golf Challenge, just two weeks after captaining Team Europe to Ryder Cup victory in Paris. The Dane, who clinched the last of his 15 European Tour titles at Gary Player Country Club at the start of the 2014 season, joins a