Golf

Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Thomas Detry had the perfect number on the wildest hole in golf. The Belgian’s towering pitching wedge landed near the hole and spun back to tap-in range, setting off a roar at TPC Scottsdale’s stadium 16th hole. Emiliano Grillo got the

Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRADENTON, Fla. — Three-time champion Jin Young Ko birdied six of her last nine holes Friday for an 8-under 63 and a two-stroke lead over four players in the LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup. Ko had a 12-under 130 total at Bradenton Country Club after

ESPN News Services Feb 7, 2025, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The biggest party in golf had reason to celebrate Friday. Emiliano Grillo made a hole-in-one at TPC Scottsdale’s famed par-3 16th during second-round play at the Phoenix Open. The Argentine stepped to the tee and lofted an iron shot from 155 yards away

Mark SchlabachFeb 7, 2025, 02:08 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods has committed to play in next week’s Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines outside San Diego, the tournament announced Friday. The tournament, which

Field Level Media Feb 7, 2025, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The chief executive officer of LIV Golf is in favor of President Donald Trump getting involved in negotiations to bring about an alliance with the PGA Tour. “If the leader of the free world is spending his time on golf, [then] I am

Field Level Media Feb 7, 2025, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rickie Fowler withdrew from the WM Phoenix Open before Friday’s second round due to illness, the PGA Tour said. He shot a 3-over 74 on Thursday in Round 1 at TPC Scottsdale. Fowler, 36, has six career wins, including the 2019 WM Phoenix

Associated Press Feb 7, 2025, 10:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Daniil Sokolov‘s scores are getting better at the Qatar Masters. They still aren’t good enough for the 13-year-old prodigy to make the cut but time is on his side. Sokolov, a Russian national who represents Qatar and was in the field

ESPN News Services Feb 6, 2025, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A rough start to the season had Wyndham Clark digging through past notes, listening to old books — anything to get his mind out of the negative. The mindset reset paid off in the opening round of the Phoenix Open,

Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 08:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRADENTON, Fla. — Jennifer Kupcho found more joy in golf in 2024 and she carried that into her first LPGA event this season, shooting a 6-under 65 on Thursday to share the first-round lead with Nanna Koerstz Madsen at the Founders Cup. Kupcho made

ESPN News Services Feb 6, 2025, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions When the fourth season of LIV Golf teed off Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, there was a notable change to the league’s normally laid-back look. The players weren’t wearing shorts despite the heat of the desert. Player-turned-broadcaster Pat Perez revealed on the league’s