Associated Press Sep 23, 2023, 10:38 PM ET SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — Sebastián Muñoz quickly pulled away from a crowd at the top Saturday, playing his opening five holes in 5-under par on his way to a second-round 8-under 63 and a 3-shot lead at LIV Golf-Chicago. Munoz was part of a five-way tie for … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 23, 2023, 03:17 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUCIA, Spain — Given what transpired on the second day of the 18th Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin on Saturday, one might guess there would be plenty … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 23, 2023, 07:39 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUCIA, Spain — Nelly Korda came into this week’s Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin wondering whom she would play alternate-shot matches with because her older sister, Jessica, … Read more

Sep 22, 2023, 07:26 PM ET Sergio Garcia won’t be playing in the Ryder Cup next week, but he was on top of his game in the first round of LIV Golf Chicago, shooting a 5-under 66 to be part of a five-way tie for the lead Friday in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The Spaniard is … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 22, 2023, 03:25 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUSIA, Spain — After getting thumped 4-0 by the United States team in Friday morning’s opening session of the 18th Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin, European captain … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 22, 2023, 07:29 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUSIA, Spain — U.S. team captain Stacy Lewis saw something good in Solheim Cup veteran Lexi Thompson‘s game in practice rounds at Finca Cortesin earlier this week, … Read more

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 21, 2023, 10:54 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, said in an interview with Fox News that aired Wednesday that he doesn’t care about allegations of sportswashing made against his country. “If sportswashing … Read more

Associated Press Sep 21, 2023, 03:36 PM ET The PGA Tour is returning to Maui to start the new season with the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, five months after deadly wildfires destroyed nearby Lahaina and claimed at least 97 lives. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan had said last month he hoped the tournament … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 21, 2023, 01:45 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUSIA, Spain — European team captain Suzann Pettersen had a reputation as a fiery competitor during her playing career, which helped her become one of the most … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 21, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUCIA, Spain — Justin Thomas won’t be the only struggling American golfer under a microscope at an international team competition this month. Lexi Thompson, one of the … Read more

Sep 20, 2023, 01:02 PM ET Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake are teaming up on a massive new entertainment complex in New York City. T-Squared Social, located on 42nd Street, opened Wednesday. Formed of a collaboration between Woods, Timberlake, NEXUS Luxury Collection and 8AM Golf, the sports bar clocks in at an enormous 22,000 square … Read more

Sep 20, 2023, 12:49 PM ET Rose Zhang has already compiled a lengthy list of accomplishments at just 20 years old. Two-time NCAA champion, Stanford’s all-time wins leader and No. 1-ranked amateur and LPGA Tour winner are among them. What Zhang wasn’t anticipating was a spot on the United States Solheim Cup team as a … Read more

Sep 20, 2023, 11:13 AM ET Rory McIlroy plans to play in the DP World Tour Championship in November at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. McIlroy is a two-time DP World Tour Championship winner and ended the 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2022 seasons first in the season standings. “Playing at the DP World Tour Championship … Read more

Sep 19, 2023, 05:46 PM ET Everyone knows the universal pain of an airline luggage mix-up. But it could not have happened at a worse time for Danielle Kang. As of Tuesday, Kang’s golf clubs have not made it to Andalucia, Spain, for the Solheim Cup, which begins Friday. The U.S. team member even took … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 20, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Longtime California swing coach George Pinnell has seen the look on Rose Zhang‘s face many times over the past nine years. Pinnell would give Zhang instructions before … Read more

Not too long ago, it might have seemed inconceivable that multiple NBA superstars would become aware of the goings-on in Saudi Arabian professional soccer. Yet over the summer, LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo both weighed in on Al Hilal’s pursuit of French star Kylian Mbappé, as reports emerged that the club was willing to commit … Read more

Associated Press Sep 19, 2023, 05:52 PM ET DALLAS — Jordan Spieth missed out on the Ryder Cup scouting trip to Marco Simone outside Rome, and for good reason. His wife gave birth to their second child. Spieth posted on social media that his wife gave birth to a girl named Sophie. She was born … Read more

Sep 18, 2023, 07:49 PM ET Former U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland had surgery Monday to remove a lesion from his brain. A statement posted on Woodland’s social media accounts said the “majority of the tumor” was removed during the surgery and that the 39-year-old PGA Tour veteran is now resting. Editor’s Picks Woodland had … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 18, 2023, 04:14 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson said he isn’t wagering on football games this season as he continues to recover from a gambling addiction. Mickelson’s statement on social … Read more

Sep 18, 2023, 04:03 PM ET CBS Sports longtime sportscaster Jim Nantz was among six people named as part of the PGA of America’s 2023 Hall of Fame class. Nantz joins the PGA’s Robert Dolan, Don Wegrzyn and Herb Wimberly, PGA past President Suzy Whaley and LPGA legend Kathy Whitworth (posthumous). The six will be … Read more

Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 10:34 PM ET NAPA, Calif. — Sahith Theegala talked all week about the importance of having nearly three dozen family members and friends following him at the Fortinet Championship. Playing with the lead on Sunday, the 25-year-old from California did everything he could to keep his supporters in high spirits. … Read more

Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 06:56 PM ET SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Steve Stricker holed a 20-foot eagle putt to catch K.J. Choi and then picked up a pair of late birdies that sent him to a 4-under 66 on Sunday to win the Sanford International for his sixth victory this year on the PGA … Read more

Sep 17, 2023, 03:24 PM ET Major champion and six-time PGA Tour winner Jimmy Walker sounded off on the new FedEx Fall format, which has him on the outside looking in for next season. Walker, 44, ended the regular season at No. 124 in FedEx Cup standings, which in the past had been enough to … Read more

Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 01:10 PM ET VIRGINIA WATER, England — Ryan Fox overcame a 3-shot deficit and a triple bogey early in the final round Sunday with six birdies on the back nine — the last one from 6 feet on the 18th hole — for a 5-under 67 and a 1-shot victory … Read more

Associated Press Sep 16, 2023, 11:31 PM ET NAPA, Calif. — Justin Thomas continued up the leaderboard Saturday at the Fortinet Championship with a 7-under 65 that matched the best score of the day and moved the former No. 1 player within two shots of leader Sahith Theegala. Theegala, in search of his first PGA … Read more

Associated Press Sep 16, 2023, 02:37 PM ET VIRGINIA WATER, England — Ludvig Aberg of Sweden closed in on his second straight victory on Saturday when he posted a 6-under 66 at Wentworth for a two-shot lead over Connor Syme and Ryder Cup teammate Tommy Fleetwood in the BMW PGA Championship. Aberg, in only his … Read more

Sep 16, 2023, 07:25 AM ET Gareth Bale‘s love for golf has been well-documented, and the former Real Madrid and Wales forward has swapped the pitch for the green after becoming a playable character in the PGA Tour 2K23 video game. Bale, 34, made his PGA Tour debut at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February … Read more

Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 10:22 PM ET NAPA. Calif. — Justin Thomas committed to a driver change, tinkered a little with his swing and got immediate results with a 5-under 67 that left him four strokes off the pace Friday in the Fortinet Championship. It was exactly what the former top-ranked player needed after … Read more

ESPN News Services Sep 15, 2023, 03:57 PM ET Ludvig Aberg birdied No. 18 in fading light to take a share of the lead. Rory McIlroy did the same to almost certainly make the cut. In a chaotic finish to the second round of the BMW PGA Championship, Åberg and McIlroy won their own personal … Read more

Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 01:52 PM ET SCARSDALE, N.Y. — Stewart Hagestad won the U.S. Mid-Amateur for the third time on Friday, building a 7-up lead over Evan Beck and holding on for a 3-and-2 victory at Sleepy Hollow. His victory comes two weeks after Hagestad, a 32-year-old from California, went 2-1 in helping … Read more

Associated Press Sep 14, 2023, 11:11 PM ET NAPA, Calif. — Justin Thomas scuffled through an uneven afternoon with a 3-under 69 in his return to the PGA Tour following a lengthy layoff, leaving him six shots off the lead Thursday in the first round of the Fortinet Championship. Thomas, the former No. 1 player … Read more

ESPN News Services Sep 14, 2023, 03:14 PM ET Dustin Johnson said he would have been selected to this year’s United States Ryder Cup team had he not defected to LIV Golf. Johnson, a two-time major champion, instead finds himself a spectator despite being a part of five previous American teams. The Ryder Cup will … Read more

Associated Press Sep 14, 2023, 03:31 PM ET VIRGINIA WATER, England — Europe’s 12 Ryder Cup players delivered a mixed bag of scores in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship. None of them were better than Marcus Helligkilde. The No. 232-ranked Dane made seven birdies in a nine-hole stretch then closed with three … Read more

Associated Press Sep 13, 2023, 06:49 PM ET The Netflix golf documentary series “Full Swing” won’t have full access at the Ryder Cup. U.S. captain Zach Johnson says he spoke to all 12 players on his team when concerns were raised about a film crew in the team rooms, and they unanimously decided to keep … Read more

Associated Press Sep 13, 2023, 04:15 PM ET WASHINGTON — The chairman of a Senate investigations subcommittee issued a subpoena Wednesday for documents on Saudi Arabia’s new golf partnership with the PGA Tour, saying the kingdom had to be more transparent about what he said was its $35 billion in investments in the United States. … Read more

Associated Press Sep 12, 2023, 06:40 PM ET Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship and then was on a plane that night headed to France to play in the Ryder Cup. Ditto for Jim Furyk in 2010, when he won the FedEx Cup in Atlanta and headed straight to Celtic Manor. This year is different, … Read more

Associated Press Sep 12, 2023, 06:22 PM ET Chris Zambri, the associate golf coach at Pepperdine, becomes the first head coach of the U.S. National Development Program. The USGA announced the program for a national team in February to identify, train, develop and fund the most promising junior players. Zambri will lead day-to-day coaching operations … Read more

Associated Press Sep 11, 2023, 04:24 PM ET ROME — It’s been more than a quarter century since Sergio Garcia wasn’t part of Europe’s Ryder Cup team. The energetic Spaniard, who joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour, knew what was coming, though, when captain Luke Donald called recently to let him know that he wouldn’t … Read more

Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 08:11 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Steve Flesch put all parts of his game together Sunday and matched his career-low on the PGA Tour Champions with a 9-under 62 that took him from a two-shot deficit to a three-shot victory in the Ascension Charity Classic. Flesch seized control early by … Read more

Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 07:06 PM ET CINCINNATI — Minjee Lee lost a five-shot lead on the back nine Sunday and recovered at just the right time, hitting wedge to 2 feet for birdie to beat Charley Hull on the second playoff hole in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Lee, a two-time major champion, … Read more

Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 03:06 PM ET STRAFFAN, Ireland — Vincent Norrman gave Sweden a second straight winner on the European tour when he shot 7-under 65 to capture the Irish Open title on Sunday as Rory McIlroy faltered in the final round by hitting into the water on three different holes. A week … Read more

Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 06:02 PM ET CINCINNATI — Two-time major champion Minjee Lee opened with three straight birdies, made up a 6-shot deficit at the turn and posted a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a 2-shot lead into the final round of the Kroger Queen City Championship. Lee played bogey-free on a … Read more

Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 01:51 PM ET STRAFFAN, Ireland — Rory McIlroy birdied his last two holes to move into contention for a second Irish Open title as most of the players in front of him faltered in the third round Saturday. McIlroy finished off a 6-under 66 with a short birdie putt on … Read more

Associated Press Sep 8, 2023, 07:41 PM ET CINCINNATI — Peiyun Chien of Taiwan holed out for eagle on the sixth hole and played bogey-free on Friday for an 8-under 64 to build a 4-shot lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship as she tries for her first LPGA Tour victory. Chien has won three … Read more

ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Shubhankar Sharma and Jordan Smith shared the halfway lead at the Irish Open on Friday as Rory McIlroy struggled to mount a bid to win his home event for the second time. Sharma shot a 6-under 66 and Smith followed with a 65 as they finished … Read more

Associated Press Sep 7, 2023, 07:54 PM ET CINCINNATI — Ruixin Liu of China was still suffering from allergies that forced her to withdraw from the LPGA Tour event last week. It didn’t stop her from posting a 7-under 65 on Thursday for her best round of the year and a one-shot lead in the … Read more

Associated Press Sep 7, 2023, 03:27 PM ET STRAFFAN, Ireland — Shane Lowry needs a good week at the Irish Open to justify getting picked for the Ryder Cup. Adrian Meronk wants one to show Europe captain Luke Donald was wrong to leave him off the team. Both got off to a decent start Thursday. … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2023, 08:23 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There will be a Boston-New York rivalry in TGL, the tech-infused golf league being fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy that is scheduled to begin play … Read more

Sep 6, 2023, 01:13 PM ET Rory McIlroy is still recovering from a back injury but said he will be “totally fine” in time for the Ryder Cup. The 34-year-old from Northern Ireland hurt his lower back ahead of last month’s PGA Tour Championship. McIlroy, the world’s No. 2-ranked player, is competing in the Irish … Read more

Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 06:23 AM ET ROME — Novak Djokovic will replace his tennis racket with a golf club when he competes in an All-Star match preceding the upcoming Ryder Cup outside Rome. Djokovic, Formula One driver Carlos Sainz and soccer players Gareth Bale and Andriy Shevchenko are among those named to compete … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 4, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Former Texas Tech star Ludvig Aberg will play for Europe in the upcoming Ryder Cup, less than four months after he turned pro. Aberg, from Sweden, was … Read more

ESPN News Services Sep 3, 2023, 09:46 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Teenager Chanettee Wannasaen played a five-hole stretch in 6 under early in the final round Sunday and closed with a near-flawless 9-under 63 for a four-stroke victory at the Portland Classic to become the first Monday qualifier to win on the LPGA Tour … Read more

Associated Press Sep 3, 2023, 02:40 PM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Gordon Sargent lived up to his billing as the No. 1 amateur in the world by winning all four of his matches at St. Andrews as the United States rallied to win the Walker Cup on Sunday for the fourth straight time. Great … Read more

Associated Press Sep 3, 2023, 12:04 PM ET CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Swedish rookie Ludvig Aberg surged to a 2-shot win at the European Masters on Sunday and right into the Ryder Cup picture for Europe when the six captain’s picks are announced Monday. Aberg stunned longtime leader Matt Fitzpatrick by reeling off four straight birdies … Read more

Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 09:53 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Megan Khang closed with an 18-foot birdie putt for her third straight 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead Saturday in the Portland Classic in a bid to win for the second straight week. The 25-year-old American was on top at Columbia Edgewater six days … Read more

Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 02:23 PM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — John Gough of England won both his matches Saturday at St. Andrews, and Great Britain & Ireland built a three-point lead over the Americans in the Walker Cup for its largest opening-day margin in 34 years. GB&I has not won the Walker Cup … Read more

Associated Press Sep 1, 2023, 10:18 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Perrine Delacour held onto the Portland Classic lead Friday with another bogey-free round at Columbia Edgewater, shooting a 5-under 67 in perfect conditions a day after opening with a 63 in the rain. “You had to adjust for the pins, especially on the wedges,” … Read more

Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 10:05 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Perrine Delacour shot a 9-under 63 in morning rain Thursday at Columbia Edgewater to take the first-round lead in the Portland Classic. Winless on the LPGA Tour, Delacour opened with a birdie and ran off five straight on Nos. 3-7 in a front-nine 30. … Read more

Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 05:10 PM ET TRUCKEE, Calif. — Todd White took the lead with a birdie on the par-5 seventh hole and never trailed the rest of the way in a 4-and-3 victory over Joey Flanagan of Ireland to win the U.S. Senior Amateur on Thursday for his second USGA title. Flanagan … Read more

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 30, 2023, 11:04 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Share Open Extended Reactions PGA Tour golfer Gary Woodland will undergo surgery on Sept. 18 to remove a lesion from his brain, he announced on X, formerly … Read more