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Predicting golf tournaments is tough enough—don’t let your mind talk you out of winning bets. A recent New York Times piece touched on the influence that inherent biases can have on decision-making, as captured by “Thinking, Fast and Slow,” a book written by Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize winner in economic services. The gist: Your

Rickie Fowler is one of the nicest guys in golf—just ask his peers. So when he says that his slump has been difficult on everything from his relationship with longtime caddie Joe Skovron, to his time at home with his wife Allison, it’s telling. Fowler, whose last victory came at the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix

Clair Peterson’s annual trip to the Arnold Palmer Invitational is not happening this year. The coronavirus pandemic means the longtime John Deere Classic tournament director won’t be on the driving range this week at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge among the players, caddies, coaches, trainers, sports psychologists, media and other tournament representatives. COVID-19 restrictions

Other than winning a major, there was nothing Max Homa wanted more in his golf career than to win at Riviera. Homa, who was born in Burbank, Calif., and grew up coming to what is now known as the Genesis, said as much following his victory on Sunday, calling it “a dream come true.” There

9:52 PM ET Former ESPN production executive Mike Pearl, a member of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame who had a major influence on a wide range of high-profile events over four decades and multiple networks, died at the age of 77, according to Sports Video Group. Pearl spent two stints at ABC Sports during

When the USGA takes the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur to Alaska in the summer of 2022, the governing body will have managed to hold at least one of its championships in all 50 states. But a few months before then, it will be able to boast accomplishing another unwritten goal for its events by hosting

The PGA Tour’s annual swing through Florida is underway, but another opportunity for golf fans in the Sunshine State to watch elite professional golf might not be too far off. First reported in the U.K’s Daily Telegraph, the European Tour is considering making an unprecedented one-time entry onto America soil. With the cooperation of their

12:17 PM ET Macklemore (aka Ben Haggerty) has fallen hard for golf. Now, when he sits up straight in bed, it isn’t because he thought of new rap lyrics: It’s about golf. But don’t get things twisted. He didn’t always feel this way. And that’s how this conversation starts, with me calling him out! Collins:

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7:02 PM ET Associated Press BRADENTON, Fla. — PGA champion Collin Morikawa shook off an early mistake and played a steady hand on a Concession golf course known for calamity, closing with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot victory in the Workday Championship. Morikawa picked up a few short-game tips from major champions – Mark

It’s unclear exactly when the money earned this past weekend at the WGC-Workday Championship and the Puerto Rico Open hit the bank accounts of the PGA Tour pros. But on Sunday night, Tommy Fleetwood and Branden Grace earned paychecks at the respective tour events to share in achieving a curious financial milestone. In some order,

Nelly Korda is one of those golfers who looks like she’s virtually always in control. Her stoic face doesn’t change much during a round—unless she’s joking with her playing partners. She gives off a calm, balanced vibe. So it was surprising to see her break down in tears after winning the Gainbridge LPGA at Lake

4:44 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Nelly Korda seized control with three early birdies and finished with 12 straight pars for a 3-under 69 to win the Gainbridge LPGA on Sunday, giving the Korda family two victories to start the season. Her older sister, Jessica, won the season-opening Tournament of Champions last month

New name, new course, same lucrative payday. Since their inception in the late 1990s, the World Golf Championships have accomplished the goal of bringing the game’s best players together on a regular basis. And they’ve done it, in part, by making it attractive for them to do so. The 72 golfers competing at this week’s

8:05 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Mike Weir went on a back-nine birdie binge to take control of the Cologuard Classic. Phil Mickelson waded into the mud for the second straight day and will have to dig out of a deep hole if he’s going to make history. Weir shot a 5-under 67

Tiger Woods will receive one of the more heartfelt tributes imaginable on Sunday at the WGC-Work Day Championship when his fellow players essentially wear his “uniform” in competition. Numerous players, including Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, have said they will don red and black—Tiger’s signature Sunday colors—for the final round of the tournament at The

The formerly clustered leaderboard at the WGC-Workday Championship has turned into a one-man breakaway thanks to the early theatrics of Collin Morikawa. The 24-year-old who captured his first major at last year’s PGA Championship is threatening to win another big trophy, and eight birdies in his first 12 holes on Saturday did nothing to hurt

8:31 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson waded into the mud after his tee shot on Tucson National’s 15th hole trickled into a pond. He adjusted his feet for balance and punched a 9-iron down the fairway, earning applause from playing partner Fred Couples. Another 9-iron on the par 5 to 4

The direction Phil Mickelson’s career will turn, like so many of his tee shots through the years, is anyone’s guess, and the first round of the Cologuard Classic on Friday provided no clarification. Mickelson, 50, began his bid to become the first to win his first three starts on the PGA Tour Champions with a

8:21 PM ET Tiger Woods is “recovering and in good spirits” after undergoing follow-up procedures on his leg injuries Friday morning, according to a statement posted on his Twitter account. Woods had his procedures at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was transferred Wednesday night following the single-vehicle crash the day before that

Through 36 holes at The Concession Golf Club, Brooks Koepka holds a one-shot lead. Suffice to say, things would really have to go south over the weekend to cause him to snap anymore sets of golf clubs. Although, he might not be too pleased that despite his great play for two days, we’re going to

How do you know when it’s your day? For Patrick Reed, currently leading the WGC-Workday Championship, it’s when you literally top a ball and still manage to make birdie on a difficult hole. Watch him play his second shot on the par-5 third. It’s one of the worst shots you’ll see this week, but he

7:56 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Annika Sorenstam doesn’t remember golf being this difficult. She still managed plenty of smiles Thursday when the most dominant player of her era played her first LPGA Tour event in more than 12 years. With one birdie and one bad hole, Sorenstam had a 3-over 75 in

Based off his current position in the World Ranking, Matthew Wolff absolutely belongs in the field at The Concession Golf Club for this week’s WGC-Workday Championship. Based off his first-round scorecard, he does not. The former NCAA champion’s opening round in Bradenton, Fla., was doomed from the beginning, as he started par-bogey-bogey-double bogey on the

8:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Tiger Woods has been transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following the single-vehicle crash Tuesday that left him with serious leg injuries, according to a statement released Thursday. Dr. Anish Mahajan said Woods, 45, was moved from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, which is located about 18 miles south

The move was announced in a statement by Dr. Anish Mahajan, interim CEO/CMO of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, on Thursday evening. “On behalf of our staff,” the statement reads, “it was an honor to provide orthopaedic trauma care to one of our generation’s greatest athletes.” Woods suffered comminuted open fractures to both the upper and lower

For the second straight year, the PGA Tour’s RBC Canadian Open appears likely to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple sources tell Golf Digest. An official announcement on the fate of the tournament, scheduled for June 10-13 at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto, is expected within weeks. “The tour doesn’t

1:50 PM ET The burden of fame never faded, but Tiger Woods showed a softer side, a more appreciative outlook in the past few years. Never was that more than the case than in December, where the joy of a father playing golf with his son could not have been more apparent. The PNC Challenge

BRADENTON, Fla. — To nobody’s surprise, Tiger Woods’ car crash and subsequent emergency surgery continued to be the biggest story at The Concession Golf Club, site of this week’s WGC-Workday Championship. Justin Thomas appeared before the media on Tuesday moments after the news became public and appeared to be fighting off tears when asked about

7:50 PM ET This story was originally published on Nov. 27, 2019. It was updated on Feb. 24, 2021. Injuries are nothing new to Tiger Woods, but he has never faced ones as serious as his multiple leg fractures suffered in a car crash on Tuesday in Southern California. Still, he has dealt with numerous