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Tim O’Neal is about to be 49 years old. At 17, Amari Avery could be his daughter. His granddaughter even. And there they both were at Detroit Golf Club on Monday, the very symbols of why the John Shippen National Invitational was molded into reality this year. Named after the first American-born golf professional and

5:43 PM ET The PGA Tour is set to end its COVID-19 weekly testing program at the end of July, regardless of vaccination status. Starting with the 3M Championship in Minneapolis, players will no longer need to produce a negative test before being able to compete. Only players who are unvaccinated and come in contact

With the Rolex Women’s World Rankings updated on Monday, the field was finalized for the third-ever Olympic women’s golf competition. The United States and South Korea are the two countries sending four players, with their competitors all within the top 15 of the world as of the June 28. All other nations were eligible for

6:44 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Steve Stricker won the Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship on Sunday at difficult Firestone for his second victory of the year and third major title. Eight strokes ahead in the third round and four in front entering the final round, Stricker closed with an even-par 70 for a

You can tie Harris English for 79 holes. You will not get the best of him over 80. English and Kramer Hickok battled, battled and battled like mad men for the better part of two hours in sudden death Sunday night at the Travelers Championship. But current rules allow for just one man to be

8:43 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — Harris English birdied the eighth hole of sudden death to win the Travelers Championship on Sunday, beating Kramer Hickok after both birdied the final hole of regulation to force the playoff. It matched the second-longest sudden-death playoff in PGA Tour history. English shot a 5-under 65 to

CROMWELL, Conn. — It carried on so long that the standard bearer tapped out. The simple task of carrying a scoreboard that read ENGLISH -13 and HICKOK -13 had become downright exhausting. He’d been working overtime for 90 minutes, and five extra holes proved to be his breaking point. Neither man would miss a par

CROMWELL, Conn. — An 18-hole round of golf often plays out like a five-act saga. You start slow, catch fire, hit a wall, swear you’re taking up tennis, then finish with a flushed iron shot that has you counting down the minutes until your next round. A 72-hole stroke-play tournament, then, ventures toward three-volume epic,

6:51 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. –Three-time Travelers champion Bubba Watson picked up three strokes on Kramer Hickok over the final two holes, shooting a 2-under 68 on Saturday at TPC River Highlands to pull into a tie for the lead with the minor league tour regular at 10-under par. Hickock, who has never

JOHNS CREEK, Ga.—In different ways at this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Nelly Korda and Lizette Salas—both at 15 under, five shots clear of the field and set for a final-round clash—are women unburdened. For Salas, the catharsis came in the form of an emotional Thursday press conference, when she spoke publicly for the first

7:11 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Three opening birdies gave Steve Stricker an eight-shot lead in what looked to be a runaway in the Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship on Saturday. By the end of the day, Stricker was hanging on at Firestone. Stricker started missing greens and missing putts until his lead was

If Bubba Watson goes on to win the Travelers Championship for a fourth time on Sunday, he won’t remember what happened on the back nine on Saturday at TPC River Highlands. If he comes up short, though, a few wasted shots could prove to be nightmare-worthy. Those wasted shots, of course, came with the putter,

CROMWELL, Conn. — The PGA Tour created its $40 million Player Impact Program to reward its megastars. The guys who stop fans in their tracks, who need neither an introduction nor a last name. Tiger. Phil. Brooks. Bryson. Rory. Jim … Furyk? Nah. Jim … my Walker? Try again. We’re talking Jim Herman, the 43-year-old

7:12 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — We pause now to fondly remember Bubba Watson’s neon pink driver, which broke apart mid-swing on the second tee in the Travelers Championship on Friday. And, if the three-time Travelers winner is going to have luck like this over the weekend, please spare a thought for the

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Heading into the 13th hole of her second round at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Friday, Nelly Korda sat comfortably inside the top 10 at five under, poised to make a weekend run but far behind leader Lisette Salas. Six holes later? Well, what happened next has to be seen

8:17 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Nelly Korda realized there were low scores available Friday at Atlanta Athletic Club. For the longest time, she couldn’t find them in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. And then the birdies came in bushels, one after another, six straight to close her second round that put

Following a first-round one-under 69, Brooks Koepka sounded a lot like a guy who was destined for an early exit at the Travelers Championship. “I’m awful the week after a major,” he said. “Because it takes so much out of you.” Fast forward to the 18th fairway on Friday, Koepka’s ninth hole, and suddenly he

JOHNS CREEK, Ga.—When you’re a journalist and you’re about to ask a question that you think might make a golfer mad, and you also happen to be a coward, you do what I do, which is to lead with a disclaimer. It almost never works, but the logic is irresistible—”if I simply acknowledge what the

12:41 AM ET While COVID-19 restrictions are being eased across the United States, PGA Tour players who travel to The Open in England next month will face protocols and procedures more strict than any they have seen in months. According to a “Player Information Update” sent this week and obtained by ESPN, The Open at

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — When Lizette Salas stood on stage for her post-round press conference, she laughed as one of the TV techs came out to lower the microphone for her. “It’s not good for my confidence when they do this every time,” she said, smiling at the assembled media. Salas had just finished her

8:18 PM ET Associated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas was in her happy place Thursday, and not just because she kept bogeys off her card at tough Atlanta Athletic Club and posted a 5-under 67 for a one-shot lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Her game is rounding into form as the

Between the cross-country travel, getting beat up by Torrey Pines and the overall intensity of the U.S. Open, a natural letdown was to be expected for the big boys in the Travelers Championship field. Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, etc. Of course, we rarely hear tour pros actually admit to such a theory. “Yeah,

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Depending on the strength of your memory, you might recall seeing the Highlands Course at the Atlanta Athletic Club during the 2011 PGA Championship (winner: Keegan Bradley), the 2001 PGA (David Toms) or even, going way back, the 1976 U.S. Open (Jerry Pate). The course plays host to the KPMG Women’s

9:54 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Bryson DeChambeau had gone 30 consecutive holes without a bogey and after making the turn at 2-under 33, he was only one shot behind the leader in Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Then things imploded for the defending U.S. Open champion. DeChambeau had back-to-back

Steve Stricker will be the U.S. Ryder Cup captain this September at Whistling Straits, but there’s a very good chance none of his 12 players will have matched something he already accomplished this year. At 54, Stricker has long been a part-time PGA Tour player, but when he tees it up, he can still hang

9:00 AM ET Coming off a thrilling U.S. Open at Torrey Pines that saw Jon Rahm capture his first major title, the PGA Tour now heads to Cromwell, Conn. for the Travelers Championship. Sports betting deputy editor David Bearman and betting analyst Chris “The Bear” Fallica both correctly hit on Rahm last week. Which players

JOHN’S CREEK, Ga.—My pick to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is America’s Jennifer Kupcho, and until you prove me absolutely, comprehensively wrong, I will insist that it’s dead on the mark. Why am I picking Kupcho? There are a few good reasons, such as the fact that she’s the No. 24-ranked golfer in the

CROMWELL, Conn. — The ongoing feud between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau has dominated golf headlines in recent weeks, but the origins of the beef remained a mystery. Did Brooks start it when he publicly griped about slow players? Did Bryson light the match when he called out Brooks’ lack of abs during a Twitch

8:16 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell, players who have holed decisive putts for Europe at Ryder Cups, were appointed Wednesday as vice captains for the team for the 2021 edition at Whistling Straits in September. They joined Luke Donald and Robert Karlsson as assistants to captain Padraig

Ahh, a post-major week. It’s a great time to take the week off as a gambler—not sweat for once—and maybe enjoy Sunday afternoon with your significant other. Scratch that, it’s Travelers Championship week, also known as the fifth major. It’s another can’t-miss affair on the PGA Tour, a tournament that continues to boast a strong