Germany’s Paul and Norway’s Ventura part of international leaderboard in Mexico OpenVideo
VALLARTA, Mexico — Six of the seven PGA Tour events this year had international winners, and the Mexico Open kept up with trend Thursday when Jeremy Paul of Germany, Kris Ventura of Norway and Harry Hall of England shared the lead at 7-under-par 64. Hall played early and handled the...
Ludvig Aberg, 1st to get card through PGA Tour University, making most of opportunityVideo
SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm saw this coming, even if he might not have known the player — Ludvig Aberg — or how quickly the college kid would make his mark. Toward the end of LIV Golf’s inaugural season in October 2022, Rahm was still bullish about the PGA Tour...
Ludvig Aberg rallies down the stretch at Torrey Pines to win Genesis InvitationalVideo
SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Aberg returned to Torrey Pines in far better health and showed it Sunday when he birdied four of the last six holes, including a 7-foot birdie on the 18th, for a 6-under 66 and a one-shot victory over Maverick McNealy in the Genesis Invitational. Aberg shared...
Davis Thompson leads by 1 over Scottie Scheffler with Rory McIlroy lurking at Torrey PinesVideo
SAN DIEGO — Davis Thompson capped a roller coaster of a back nine at Torrey Pines with a birdie to take the lead Friday in the Genesis Invitational. Scottie Scheffler had an unusually wild day off the tee and was right on his heels. It set up for a compelling...
Denny McCarthy’s big finish yields lead in Genesis Invitational
SAN DIEGO — Denny McCarthy ended a miserable day in a most brilliant manner Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, closing birdie-eagle for a 4-under-par 68 on a Torrey Pines course that more than lived up to its reputation as a beast. McCarthy had a one-shot lead over Seamus Power and...
Quick return to Torrey Pines brings familiar setting with a lot more of golf’s best playersVideo
SAN DIEGO — The corporate boxes around the 18th green at Torrey Pines are just like they were three weeks ago except for the color — black instead of blue — and the logo. The rough is thicker from recent rain. Otherwise, the South Course looks to be every bit...
Commentary: U.S. Open and British Open put out the welcome mat for LIV Golf players. The door remains narrowVideo
SAN DIEGO — The road to Oakmont might have started in Riyadh, yet another reminder of the fractured landscape in golf. Along with Adrian Meronk winning $4 million for his first LIV Golf title in Saudi Arabia’s capital last week, he took the first step toward a spot in the...
Thomas Detry gets his first PGA Tour victory, a 7-shot romp at the Phoenix OpenVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Being in contention had always put Thomas Detry on fast-forward. His heart raced, and his mind looked ahead instead of focusing on the moment. Knowing what was at stake, the Belgian took steps to calm his nerves by meditating and taking an ice bath before each of...
Thomas Detry shoots 65 to take 5-shot lead into the final round of the Phoenix OpenVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Thomas Detry shot a 6-under-par 65 on Saturday to take a five-shot lead into the final round of the Phoenix Open as he chases his first PGA Tour victory. Detry had a two-shot lead to start the round after a 64 on Friday and kept rolling with...
Thomas Detry nearly aces 16, shoots 64 to take 2-shot lead in Phoenix OpenVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Thomas Detry nearly aced the par-3 16th hole and shot a 7-under 64 in the second round to take a two-shot lead lead in the Phoenix Open on Friday. Detry had eight birdies and a bogey to reach 12-under on another day of perfect conditions at TPC...
Tiger Woods to play at Torrey Pines, his 1st PGA Tour event since JulyVideo
SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods committed Friday to playing the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines, returning to one of his favorite venues for his first PGA Tour start since the British Open last July. Woods will be playing — and walking — 18 holes in competition for the first time...
Wyndham Clark shoots 7-under 64 to take 1st-round lead in Phoenix OpenVideo
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, particularly after a late tee shot into the...
LIV Golf players now have their own path to U.S. Open exemption
The U.S. Open became the first major to publish a direct pathway for LIV Golf players, on Wednesday announcing a new exemption category that awards one spot to the leading player from among the top three at LIV’s halfway point this year. The next exemption category will include one spot...
Tiger Woods says his mother has died. He called Kultida Woods a ‘force of nature’
Kultida Woods, the Thai-born mother of Tiger Woods, died Tuesday morning, a week after being seen attending his indoor TMRW Golf League in Florida. Woods did not reveal how his 78-year-old mother died in his social media post announcing her death. He described her as a “force of nature” who...
Rory McIlroy overpowers Pebble Beach and wins in a runawayVideo
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy played a game nearly as magnificent as the Pebble Beach scenery Sunday as he powered his way past a pack of contenders and closed with a 6-under-par 66 for a two-shot victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy is one of the top...
Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry come up aces, Scheffler back with a 67 and Henley takes Pebble Beach lead
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry decorated stunning views Thursday with a hole-in-one for each on different courses. Russell Henley birdied his last two holes for an 8-under 64 and the lead. And there was Scottie Scheffler, looking very much like he was never away. Scheffler, out...
PGA Tour contemplates announcing fines as part of study into slow playVideo
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The PGA Tour is taking a hard look at whether to allow rangefinders and publicize violations as part of a comprehensive study on pace of play and other enhancements to the game that have come out of a survey of 50,000 golf fans. Tour officials were...
Pebble Beach with its beauty and loaded field gives the PGA Tour a chance to shineVideo
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — For a sport needing a jolt of energy, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is as good a test as any. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy make their PGA Tour season debuts, and Jordan Spieth returns after having wrist surgery last summer. The field is stacked. The...
Harris English makes a late charge to the take 3rd-round lead at the Farmers Insurance OpenVideo
SAN DIEGO — Harris English finished his 6-under-par 66 with three straight birdies Friday, charging into a one-shot lead over Andrew Novak at 9-under 207 heading into the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open. English capitalized in the third round after Torrey Pines’ brutal wind calmed down and the...
Ludvig Aberg, Lanto Griffin share lead after fierce coastal wind interrupts Farmers Insurance OpenVideo
SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Aberg and Lanto Griffin shared the lead Thursday at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open after ferocious wind forced an 86-minute delay and prevented dozens of players from finishing the second round. First-round leader Aberg fought to a 3-over-par 75, while Griffin had a 72...
Ludvig Aberg cards an opening-round 63 for a 2-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance OpenVideo
SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Aberg shot a 9-under-par 63 on Wednesday in what he calls his favorite place in the world, taking a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Aberg took a first-round lead on the...
Lack of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele means slow PGA start
A new season in any sport is ripe with optimism and enthusiasm, and that’s how PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan sounded when he delivered a year-end video message that promised innovation and excitement. “Everything is on the table,” Monahan said just over a month ago. Unfortunately, the table included ravioli...
Sepp Straka surges to 4-shot lead over Hoffman, Day, Lower through 3 rounds at The American ExpressVideo
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Sepp Straka shot an 8-under-par 64 on Saturday while his top competitors failed to match his sizzling pace, staking the Austrian to a four-shot lead over Charley Hoffman, Jason Day and Justin Lower after three rounds at The American Express. Straka made six birdies on his...
Charley Hoffman, Rico Hoey charge into the lead midway through The American ExpressVideo
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Charley Hoffman knows his time on the PGA Tour is running short. He can feel every one of his 48 years whenever his troublesome back acts up, and he knows the recent reduction in tour cards will end most players’ careers well before they reach his...
J.T. Poston goes 10 under for a 1-shot lead among the usual low scores at The American ExpressVideo
LA QUINTA, Calif. — J.T. Poston shot a 10-under-par 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Justin Lower in the opening round of The American Express on Thursday. Poston carded nine birdies and an eagle on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West in the Palm Springs-area desert. Lower was...
