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Associated Press Oct 14, 2023, 06:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — American Solheim Cup player Angel Yin shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to move into a share of the third-round lead at the LPGA Shanghai tournament. Yin was tied with Maja Stark, who had a one-stroke lead after two rounds. Yin and

Oct 13, 2023, 05:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Lexi Thompson was pouring in putts from everywhere Friday and was on the verge of making the cut in the Shriners Children’s Open. Two late bogeys were likely to give her the weekend off. Thompson missed a 6-foot birdie putt on her final

Associated Press Oct 13, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Jon Rahm shook his head in disbelief after missing yet another fairway. He dropped his hands to his knees in despair after one of his putts skirted the edge of the hole once again. And the No. 3-ranked golfer appeared close to

Oct 13, 2023, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australia’s Marc Leishman carded a bogey-free 5-under 65 on Friday to grab the first-round lead at the LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year leads defending champ Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Harold Varner III by one stroke

Associated Press Oct 13, 2023, 06:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — First-round co-leader Maja Stark of Sweden took the lead on her own Friday with a 4-under 68 that left her with a one-stroke lead after two rounds at the LPGA Shanghai tournament. Stark had a two-round total of 10-under 134 on the

Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Lexi Thompson kept a rough round from getting worse and wound up holding her own Thursday in the Shriners Children’s Open until darkness kept her from finishing. Beau Hossler set the pace by matching his career low on the PGA Tour

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Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Jon Rahm got off to a solid start in his attempt to surpass Seve Ballesteros by winning a fourth Spanish Open title, shooting 4-under 67 to sit four shots off the lead after Thursday’s first round. Matthieu Pavon was at the top

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 12, 2023, 10:35 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Cameron Smith called the Official World Golf Ranking system “almost obsolete” after its governing body voted unanimously not to award world-ranking points to golfers

Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 06:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Maja Stark and Wichanee Meechai each shot 6-under 66 on Thursday to take a 2-stroke first-round lead at the LPGA Shanghai event in the tour’s return to China since the COVID-19 pandemic. Stark, one of three rookies on the European team that