3:41 PM ET Home favourite Georgia Hall shot a near-perfect five under par final round to claim the Women’s British Open title. The world no. 39 from Bournemouth came from behind to overturn the lead held overnight by Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum. At the age of 22, Hall — who finished tied for third at last
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2:57 AM ET India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar chipped in from off the green to record an eagle on the 17th hole to propel himself to a one-shot victory in the Fiji International over Australia’s Anthony Quayle at the Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course on Sunday. The 30-year-old’s eagle gave him the lead over the Queenslander, who
10:15 PM ET Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Andrew Putnam took the lead Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, three points ahead of playing partner Sam Saunders in the PGA Tour’s only modified Stableford scoring event. Putnam had eight birdies and a bogey at windy Montreux Golf and Country Club, scoring 15 points under the format
7:47 PM ET AKRON, Ohio — If Tiger Woods is going to win the final edition of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club, he will need a big Saturday. The bad news for Woods: His second-round 68 left him five shots back of co-leaders Ian Poulter, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas and in a
11:14 PM ET Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Aaron Baddeley took advantage of Ollie Schniederjans‘ late double-bogey to take the lead Friday in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour’s only modified Stableford scoring event. Baddeley had six birdies in a bogey-free round in shifting wind conditions at Montreux Golf and Country Club, scoring 12 points
8:22 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Jerry Smith said his opening round at the TPC Twin Cities wasn’t as stress-free as it might have appeared. Nonetheless, Smith made three late birdies to shoot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Friday and take a two-shot lead at the 3M Championship. Kenny Perry, Lee Janzen, Peter
12:54 PM ET Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum leads the British Open at the halfway stage and is one shot clear of England’s Georgia Hall and overnight leader Minjee Lee going into the weekend at Royal Lytham & St Annes. Phatlum carded a 5-under-par 67 for the second day in a row to move to 10-under overall.
11:15 PM ET Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Ollie Schniederjans scored five points with a closing eagle to take a three-point lead Thursday in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour’s only modified Stableford scoring event. Schniederjans hit a 5-iron approach from 275 yards to 3 feet to set up the eagle on the par-5 18th
8:37 PM ET ESPN News Services AKRON, Ohio — Ian Poulter was annoyed upon realizing he had never finished better than 13th at Firestone, so he took a step toward doing something about it Thursday with an 8-under 62 and a one-shot lead in the Bridgestone Invitational. Tiger Woods has had great success at the
2:36 PM ET AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods returned to one of his favorite courses with another score in the 60s, shooting 4-under par 66 on Thursday at Firestone Country Club in the opening round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Tiger Woods reacts after making birdie on the 18th green during the first round of the