5:03 PM ET AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson played a nine-hole practice round at Firestone Country Club on Wednesday, and while it is unclear whether they discussed their proposed $10 million 18-hole match, the exhibition is moving toward being finalized. Tiger Woods is looking at playing five of the next six tournaments,
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1:11 PM ET AKRON, Ohio — About to embark on the most hectic stretch of golf he has played in years, Tiger Woods said Wednesday he began to realize a few months ago that this was possible — and he prepared for it. Woods, who qualified at the last minute for this week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
11:25 AM ET Associated Press The USGA and R&A are proposing rules on the green-reading books that are becoming more and more popular. The goal is to force players to read the break on greens based on their skill and judgment instead of books that indicate the degree of slope. Six weeks of comment started
3:00 PM ET The PGA Tour heads to Ohio this week for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Our ESPN and FantasyGolfInsider experts have picked the players they believe have the skills to succeed and provide big fantasy point totals. Pick to win Rory McIlroy Coming off a tie for second at The Open, McIlroy has had good
12:54 PM ET Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle, who three times has undergone leukemia treatment, has decided to end his fight, according to social media posts by his wife, Briony. Lyle, 36, who twice won on the Web.com Tour and has long been a revered figure in Australian golf, had returned to the hospital in May,
12:56 PM ET AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods‘ golf schedule promises to be busy over the coming weeks, as he has committed to play the first two FedEx Cup playoff events and is virtually assured of qualifying for the third. The PGA Tour announced Tuesday that Woods has entered the Northern Trust (Aug. 23-26) and
10:39 AM ET NBA star Steph Curry will test his golf skills again next week on the Web.com Tour, the PGA Tour’s developmental circuit. The Golden State Warriors guard will play in the Ellie Mae Classic, where he shot rounds of 74-74 last year and missed the cut. The tournament begins on Aug. 9 at
8:13 AM ET American golfer Bryson DeChambeau has apologised after being rebuked for his behaviour at the end of European Open in Germany on Sunday. DeChambeau threw away any chance of victory with an error-strewn meltdown as he played the final four holes in five over par, including a triple bogey at the last on
9:19 PM ET Associated Press OAKVILLE, Ontario — Dustin Johnson is used to cheers and chants of “Let’s go DJ!” But getting serenaded with “O Canada”? “I did hear it a couple of times, them singing `O Canada’,” said Johnson, laughing Sunday after winning the RBC Canadian Open. “With the amount of support I get
3:44 PM ET Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Senior Open Championship on Sunday, edging defending champion Bernhard Langer by one shot. Jimenez dropped only 1 stroke en route to a final round 3-under 69 and ended on 12-under 276 at the historic Old Course. The Spaniard played the sort