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LAS VEGAS – Caroline Masson beat top-seeded Minjee Lee, 2 and 1, on Friday in 100-degree heat in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play to finish 3-0 in the group stage and advance to single-elimination play.Masson will face Andrea Lee on Saturday in the round of 16 at Shadow Creek. Andrea Lee beat Stephanie Meadow, 2 and 1, to take her group at 2-0-1.After Minjee Lee, coming off a victory two weeks ago in the Founders Cup, won the 14th and 15th to pull within one, Masson ended the match with a

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Scott McCarron didn’t have time to think about his surgically repaired left ankle on Friday. Mother Nature wouldn’t let him.“It was crazy,” McCarron said of the weather changes.He shot a 5-under 66, including eight birdies, in the rain and wind at the Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores to share the early second-round lead at 8-under 134 with Canada’s Stephen Ames, who also shot 66.“Weather (when) we teed off … was not

FORT WORTH, Texas — This has been a good week in North Texas for Scott Stallings, first qualifying for the U.S. Open that will be played less than an hour from where he was born and now sharing the lead at Colonial with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and Beau Hossler.Stallings shot a 6-under 64 without a bogey on a relatively calm Friday at Hogan’s Alley. That put the Massachusetts-born and 206th-ranked player in the world at 9-under 131 along with with Dallas-area resident Scheff

Jordan Spieth finds himself four back of leader Beau Hossler, who sits at 9 under par through 36 holes, at the Charles Schwab Challenge after a second-round 4-under 66.Spieth talked after his second round about his putter bailing him out Friday morning.“My 4 under today is probably equivalent to my 1 under yesterday,” Spieth said. “I hit it worse today and just made some more putts. But there wasn't a breath of wind out there. It was a beautiful morning to play golf. My goal wa

FORT WORTH, Texas – The field list for LIV Golf’s first event was not released Friday, as many had reported, but at least one player is anxiously awaiting the announcement and whatever fallout it creates.Englishman Richard Bland said he plans to play the first LIV Golf event, which will be held at the Centurion Golf Club in London, June 9-11. He also acknowledged that he had requested and been denied a conflicting-event release from the DP World Tour.The PGA Tour also denied all requ

Xavier “Xeve” Perez, 12, has signed a name, image and likeness deal with Cobra Puma Golf, the company announced Friday.Cobra’s first NIL signee has amassed an impressive resume in his short junior career. He began the sport at three years old and has since gone on to win over 250 tournaments.We’re excited to welcome Xeve “X Man” Perez to the COBRA Fam. Xeve is a 12-year-old that has taken the golf world by storm and has his sights set on the tour. Watch out @P

CROMVOIRT, Netherlands – Ricardo Gouveia of Portugal shot 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Dutch Open on Friday.Haotong Li of China was alone in second place after shooting a back nine of 29 — containing five birdies and an eagle — for a 63, the lowest round of the day.Full-field scores from the Dutch OpenJoost Luiten, seeking a third victory in his home tournament, was the overnight leader after a first-round 65 but shot 10 strokes more on Fri

NFL stars Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, and Travis Kielce headline a stacked field of sports and entertainment stars set to compete at the American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe, July 6-10.The football players will join the likes of Justin Timberlake, Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Annika Sorenstam, Charles Barkley, Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost, country music star Jake Owen, and more for the celebrity golf tournament.The field of more than 80 players (list below) features 13 hall of far

LAS VEGAS – Brittany Altomare rallied to beat top-seeded Minjee Lee, 2 and 1, on Thursday in hot conditions at Shadow Creek in the second round of group play in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play.Three down after five holes and again after seven in triple-digit heat, Altomare cut her deficit to one at the turn with a birdie on No. 8 and an eagle on the par-5 ninth. The American pulled even with a par on the par-4 12th and took a 2-up lead with birdies on 13 and 14. She halved the next three

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, Steven Alker began soaring with an eagle.The 50-year-old New Zealander, who already has won twice and leads the PGA Tour Champions money list with almost $1.2 million, started his round with a 25-foot downhill eagle putt on the 539-yard, par-5 10th hole after a 240-yard approach with a 5-wood. He then finished his afternoon round with his sixth birdie of the day

FORT WORTH, Texas — Scottie Scheffler did something last weekend that he rarely does, watching a golf tournament at home after missing a cut. The world’s No. 1 player is back on the course, and tied atop a crowded leaderboard at Colonial.Scheffler was among eight players who shot 4-under 66 on Thursday in the Charles Schwab Classic. But he was the only in that group without a bogey, rebounding from his missed cut at the PGA Championship.Cam Davis, Beau Hossler, Chris Kirk, Patri

Players were given maroon-colored ribbons to wear this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge to honor the victims of Tuesday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.Nineteen children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School by an 18-year-old shooter. The attack was the deadliest school shooting in the United States since the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, a decade ago.The GoFundMe page for the victims' families can be found here.Patrick Reed and Scottie Scheffler were asked abo

Home early from an event for the first time in seven months, Scottie Scheffler did something he almost never does.He watched the tournament on TV.While practicing at home over the weekend, Scheffler pulled up the end of the PGA Championship on his phone. He had several rooting interests: He’s good friends with Justin Thomas; he’s been battling for years with Will Zalatoris; and his former caddie, Scott McGuinness, was on the bag for 54-hole leader Mito Pereira.“I had a lot of d

Nelly Korda appears ready to make her competitive return at next week’s U.S. Women’s Open. Korda was listed on the USGA’s interview schedule for 10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina.This would be the 23-year-old’s first start since the beginning of February. In March, Korda was diagnosed with a blood clot in her left arm, for which she had surgery.Korda, wearing a sleeve on her left arm, released last week on Instagram a video of hers

Nelly Korda appears ready to make her competitive return at next week’s U.S. Women’s Open. Korda was listed on the USGA’s interview schedule for 10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina.This would be the 23-year-old’s first start since the beginning of February. In March, Korda was diagnosed with a blood clot in her left arm, for which she had surgery.Korda, wearing a sleeve on her left arm, released last week on Instagram a video of hers

FORT WORTH, Texas – Players were given maroon-colored ribbons to wear this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge to honor the victims of Tuesday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.Nineteen children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School by an 18-year-old shooter. The attack was the deadliest school shooting in the United States since the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, a decade ago.The field at Colonial Country Club was also encouraged to show support for the Uvalde

Michelle Wie West is preparing to step away from the LPGA after next week’s U.S. Women’s Open, Golfweek is reporting.Wie West, now 32, told Golfweek that she will play next week’s major at Pine Needles but only has the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach on her upcoming schedule. Though she came short of calling this a retirement, she conceded that, because of mounting injuries, she can’t endure the long hours of practice and rehab to compete full time on the LPG

It was dominant, then it was close, and then it was over: Stanford is the winner of the NCAA DI Women’s Golf Championship.The NCAA tournament started with 72 teams, with the Cardinal ultimately emerging victorious, 3-2, on Wednesday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, despite a plucky effort from the Oregon Ducks.It’s not necessarily a surprising result, seeing as Stanford is the top-ranked team in the country, but as the top seed following stroke play, there were superstit

Tuesday, Danielle Kang revealed she has an ailing back and is playing this week's LPGA Match Play as a test trial for her game. And after Day 1 of pool play at Shadow Creek, the world No. 11 got her answer in a 7 and 6 loss to Kelly Tan. "I don't really know how to answer these questions right now," Kang said following her round. "I'm not ready to play."Match scoring from the Bank of Hope LPGA Match PlayKang added that while nursing her injury, she hasn't been able to work on her game

LAS VEGAS — Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed defending champion Ally Ewing 6 and 5 on Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the first round of group play in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play.After Ewing opened with a birdie win and halved the second with a par, Shadoff won seven of the next nine holes and closed out the match with a par for a halve on 13.“I really love match play,” Shadoff said. “Anything can happen. I've been playing really solid recently, just been kind of working very

Despite falling just short of notching his maiden major — and Tour — victory, Will Zalatoris still experienced a first at Southern Hills. Before losing in a playoff to Justin Thomas, Zalatoris was one threesome ahead of the super group that included Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods during Rounds 1 and 2 of the PGA ChampionshipZalatoris said that was the first time he ever got to watch Woods inside the ropes. With Southern Hills "so tight and intimate” &mdas

Alabama alumni and PGA Champion Justin Thomas stuck by his roots while throwing some not-so-subtle shade at the Nick Saban-Jimbo Fisher feud.Fresh off his win on Sunday, Thomas was asked if he’s observing Saban’s 24-hour rule — moving on from a win (or a loss) after a day. JT’s response?“Yeah, I got a 24-hour rule,” Thomas told Sirius XM. “I’m not sure what Jimbo Fisher’s rule is, but I guess he’s gotta win something first bef

Alabama alumni and PGA Champion Justin Thomas stuck by his roots while throwing some not-so-subtle shade at the Nick Saban-Jimbo Fisher feud.Fresh off his win on Sunday, Thomas was asked if he’s observing Saban’s 24-hour rule — moving on from a win (or a loss) after a day. JT’s response?“Yeah, I got a 24-hour rule,” Thomas told Sirius XM. “I’m not sure what Jimbo Fisher’s rule is, but I guess he’s gotta win something first bef

FORT WORTH, Texas – It was a busy week in the equipment trucks at the Charles Schwab Challenge.What would normally be a sleepy week following a major championship was upended by an equipment phenomenon that was born in the Southern Hills sand. Only slightly behind Justin Thomas’ come-from-behind heroics and Tiger Woods’ dramatic early exit, the most-talked-about topic at the PGA Championship was the bunker sand which by nearly every account was a true hazard.The issue appeared

The 2030 Curtis Cup will head to National Golf Links of America in Southhampton, New York. The Curtis Cup's 46th edition will be played on June 7-9, 2030, making it the third USGA championship conducted at National Golf Links. The course hosted the 1922 and 2013 Walker Cup. The course opened in 1909 and held the inaugural Walker Cup 100 years ago in 1922. "We are thrilled to return to National Golf Links, one of America’s finest golf courses and a true cathedral of the game,

Alabama football coach Nick Saban has a 24-hour rule to celebrate his successes or mourn his defeats.Notable alum Justin Thomas seems to have taken a similar approach.Thomas is back to work this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge, just a few days after he authored a stirring comeback to win the PGA Championship. It was his first major title in nearly five years, and the relief was apparent afterward as he bubbled up with emotion.Speaking to the media Wednesday at Colonial, Thomas was asked abo

After a long, hot day of quarterfinals and semifinals – approximately 36 holes in total – the two top-seeded teams are heading to the final of the NCAA DI Women's Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club.It will be No. 1 seed Stanford vs. No. 2 Oregon after the two teams emerged triumphant from semifinal match play.Oregon was the first team to secure its spot in the final, beating Texas A&M 4-1 to advance to its first championship match appearance.The only win for Texas A&M ca

Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, has been one of the PGA Tour's landmark stops for three-quarters of a century. And this week, it's time for the 75th edition of the Charles Schwab Challenge, which, again, possesses plenty of star power, underdog stories, history and souped-up rides. Here's five things you need to know for the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial. Major star power If you're looking for an encore of last week's PGA

Regions Tradition winner Steve Stricker will not be in attendance at the second senior major of the year after testing positive for COVID, Stricker and the PGA Tour Champions announced on Tuesday.The reigning U.S. Ryder Cup captain has withdrawn from this week's KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship after testing positive last Friday. Full-field tee times from the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship"Super bummed that I tested positive for Covid on Friday and have to withdraw from [the KitchenAi

Regions Tradition winner Steve Stricker will not be in attendance at the second senior major of the year after testing positive for COVID, Stricker and the PGA Tour Champions announced on Tuesday.The reigning U.S. Ryder Cup captain has withdrawn from this week's KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship after testing positive last Friday. Full-field tee times from the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship"Super bummed that I tested positive for Covid on Friday and have to withdraw from [the KitchenAi

Despite being second in the LPGA's Race to the CME Globe standings, it's been "tough" for Danielle Kang lately. After failing to notch a win in 2021, Kang rang in the new year by winning the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. She then posted a runner-up the very next week and followed that up with consecutive top-10 finishes.Since then, the world No. 11's past five events haven't been as shiny. Her best finish was a T-17 at the Chevron Championship, and she withdrew after Round