9:37 PM ET Australian golfing great Peter Thomson has died after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. The five-time British Open champion had been fighting the disease for the past four years. Based in Melbourne, Thomson was 88. Thomson died at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday morning. He is survived by his wife Mary,
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5:01 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — Jordan Spieth already was frustrated by missing the U.S. Open cut by 1 shot. Seeing what happened Saturday, when scores ballooned at Shinnecock Hills in the afternoon and allowed players well back at the start of the day to move into contention, only made it worse. After opening with
12:55 PM ET ESPN.com contributors This week the PGA Tour heads to TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut for the Travelers Championship. Expect birdies and eagles galore as a star-studded field takes on one of the more “gettable” courses on Tour. Our FantasyGolfInsider experts have laid out the players they believe have the skills to
10:35 AM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The PGA Tour is putting Minnesota on its schedule for the first time under an agreement that elevates a PGA Tour Champions event. The 3M Open Fund will start its seven-year deal next summer. The 2019 dates for the 3M Open will not be announced until
10:41 PM ET Associated Press SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — One was about power. The other was about patience. Brooks Koepka has a game for the U.S. Open no matter the course, no matter the test, no matter the circumstances. He never lost hope when he began his title defense with a 75 and was 7-over par
10:34 PM ET SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Bob Koepka grew up playing baseball and basketball, and he was a good enough pitcher to earn his spot in a college rotation at West Virginia Wesleyan. He knew what an athlete looked like back then, and he sure knew what separated a real sport from an activity or
Jun 17, 2018 SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — History will look at Brooks Koepka and note that he won the same major championship two years in a row. The only similarity in victories between last year and this year is that the name of the courses had the word “Hills” in it. Because, in truth, the U.S.
Jun 18, 2018 SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Imagine playing the best round of your life — arguably one of the greatest rounds in the history of golf — and then, as a reward, you have to sit and wait three hours before you know if it even matters. What would you do? How would you pass
Tiger Woods, 42, will miss his eighth cut in a major championship and his 18th overall on the PGA Tour as a professional. For perspective, Jordan Spieth has missed 21 cuts at age 24, while Justin Thomas has missed 24 at the same age. Spieth is trying to avoid his fourth missed cut in a
5:45 PM ET SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Phil Mickelson caused quite the stir in Saturday’s third round of the U.S. Open, putting a ball that was still in motion on the 13th green. Mickelson was penalized two shots and posted a 10, but the trouble it caused — some people called for Mickelson to be disqualified