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In the early weeks of the PGA Tour’s new driver testing program for the 2019-’20 season, a handful of players appear to have had drivers tested that have exceeded the speed limit. According to a story from Reuters, five tour pros at last week’s Safeway Open were found to have drivers whose spring-like effect was

5:18 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Mi Jung Hur wanted to go wire-to-wire on the LPGA Tour for the first time, and she had the perfect formula Sunday at the Indy Women in Tech Championship. She didn’t make any mistakes at Brickyard Crossing. No one came close. Hur closed with a 4-under 68 for

Cameron Champ’s emotional victory celebration with his father and terminally ill grandfather via phone was one of the most moving sports scenes in recent memory. But how the 24-year-old moved his golf ball around Silverado Resort and Spa to earn his second PGA Tour title was pretty special as well. RELATED: The clubs Cameron Champ

Mike Davis, the CEO of the United States Golf Association, has heard all the rumors, reports and speculation about the changes that are coming to the U.S. Open specifically in the selection of venues. “Some of them are simply untrue,” Davis says. “Some, I understand where they came from, even if they’re inaccurate. And some

6:50 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Kirk Triplett won the Pure Insurance Championship for the third time Sunday at Pebble Beach, beating Billy Andrade with an 8-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff. The 57-year-old Triplett also won the PGA Tour Champions event in 2012 and 2013. He has

Welcome to the Dew Sweeper, your one-stop shop to catch up on the weekend action from the golf world. From the professional tours, trending news, social media headlines and upcoming events, here’s every golf-related thing you need to know for the morning of Sept. 30. Champ wins for ailing grandfather Tiger Woods punched the sky

9:32 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Cameron Champ made a 3-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a one-stroke victory over Adam Hadwin on Sunday in the Safeway Open, finishing off an emotional week with his grandfather battling cancer. Three strokes ahead entering the round, Champ had five birdies and overcame a

Cameron Champ takes a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Safeway Open on Sunday. It’s a nice cushion to have when you’re a 24-year-old trying to live up to a reputation forged by winning your first PGA Tour title in just your ninth career PGA Tour start. After winning the 2018 Sanderson Farms

In the wake of his T-26 finish in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Rory McIlroy had some stern words for the European Tour on Sunday with regard to the often-polarizing subject of course setups. “Too easy,” was the Northern Irishman’s message to tour chief executive Keith Pelley. “I’m sort

2:12 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Lin Yuxin of China made birdie from the bunker on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat defending champion Takumi Kanaya and win the Asia-Pacific Amateur for the second time. Lin won the first playoff in the 11-year-history of the Asia-Pacific Amateur and joined Hideki Matsuyama as the

9:46 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Cameron Champ shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 in windy conditions Saturday to take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Safeway Open. Champ, who grew up in Sacramento about 65 miles northeast of Silverado Resort, narrowly missed a sixth birdie on No. 17 after nearly

Much like his career on the course, Phil Mickelson’s physical appearance has seen its share of ups and downs over the years. No, we’re not saying Lefty’s body ever, at the extreme, resembled that of John Daly’s. But let’s acknowledge that he has had many of the same awkward-looking phases that every middle-aged dad goes

8:28 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Blake Windred of Australia has another entry in the record book at the Asia-Pacific Amateur, and it felt better than it might appear. Windred fell apart Saturday at Sheshan International with four bogeys in a five-hole stretch in the middle of his third round, and he went from

Golf fans found out that Tony Romo has some serious game at this week’s Safeway Open as the former Dallas Cowboys star shot an impressive two-under-par 70 on Thursday. On Friday, it appears Romo learned something about his own skills as well. And one PGA Tour rookie didn’t seem too pleased. Romo came back to

9:35 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rod Pampling eagled the par-5 18th at Pebble Beach on Friday for a 5-under 67 and a share of the Pure Insurance Championship lead in his PGA Tour Champions debut. Pampling, the Australian who turned 50 on Monday, had three birdies in a six-hole stretch on

CBS’ NFL analyst Tony Romo took Boomer Esiason off the hook early in his round on Friday, by playing the front nine so poorly that it was apparent he would not make the cut in the Safeway Open. Esiason was standing by to work the Bears-Vikings game with Jim Nantz in Chicago in the event

The first time I sat down to talk to Danny Willett was on the Tuesday of U.S. Open week in 2016 at Oakmont. Willett was two months removed from winning the Masters, and two months and a week removed from becoming a father for the first time. He was five minutes late. Athletes being a

9:55 PM ET ESPN News Services NAPA, Calif. — Adam Scott and Andrew Landry shot 7-under 65 on Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Safeway Open. Playing in the morning pairings at Silverado Country Club, Scott had six birdies and an eagle to make up for an early bogey. Landry teed off 4

The inaugural NEXUS Cup hosted by Tiger Woods and benefitting TGR Foundation featured great golf, fine food and generous giving. It also took place in an especially fitting and meaningful place. Liberty National Golf Club boasts spectacular views of the New York City skyline, which, of course, was permanently altered by 9/11. It was in

10:10 PM ET ESPN News Services Former NFL quarterback and current CBS analyst Tony Romo opened with a 2-under 70 on Thursday at the PGA Tour’s Safeway Open in Napa, California. He is tied for 28th after the first round, five shots back of leaders Adam Scott and Andrew Landry, who shot 7-under 65. Romo,

It’s a good thing CBS came up with a backup plan for Sunday’s Bears-Vikings game. Tony Romo might actually be busy playing golf instead. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback turned TV analyst is making his fourth PGA Tour start at this week’s Safeway Open. But unlike the previous three, Romo has put himself in position

When Bo Van Pelt first walked onto the driving range at Silverado Country Club this week, he got some curious looks. “About 10 guys looked at me like, I never thought I’d see you again,” the 44-year-old said from Napa, Calif. “They were like What are you doing here? Are you playing?” For the first

1:21 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Four players shared the early first-round lead after 4-under 68s, with more than half of the 120 starters having completed their rounds at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at the Sheshan International Golf Club on Thursday. Jun Min Lee of South Korea, Ren Yonezawa of Japan, Hong Kong’s Shuai

Maybe halfway through the chat with a journalist at his home in Walton-on Thames, just outside London, the phone rang. His granddaughter was on the line. After her grandad explained what he was doing, Sophie asked a cheeky question. “What do you mean?” responded Neil Coles, displaying a nice line in mock incredulity. “Of course

9:57 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Justin Thomas didn’t get much rest during the four weeks between seasons. The 2017 FedEx Cup champion helped raise money for hurricane victims in the Bahamas, spent two weeks recovering from minor skin cancer surgery, then flew cross country to California to make his season debut in

The 2020 Ryder Cup in Whistling Straits begins one year from today, and it’s a given truth that in the modern era, it’s never too early to jump aboard the runaway hype train. We’re too far away to know anything definitive beyond obvious truths such as “the three American major winners from 2019 have a

The casual fan might not pay as close attention to these fall events. But especially for DFS and betting purposes, you should be. Maybe you know, and you followed four of our experts in correctly picking Joaquin Niemann at The Greenbrier. Or FanDuel’s Brandon Gdula predicting Sebastian Muñoz’s win last week. Our entire panel of

5:55 AM ET Former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell has said that the reason he pulled out of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last week was due to the devastating Hurricane Dorian that hit the Bahamas earlier this month. McDowell, who owns a house in the affected region, withdrew from the tournament last week

It has been more than three weeks since the Bahamas were ravaged by Hurricane Dorian, the Category 5 storm with wind gusts as high as 220 mph that leveled Great Abaco, Grand Bahama and elsewhere in the archipelago. The road to recovery has been an arduous one, laden with bureaucratic red tape and the inherent

3:26 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Danny Willett won a European Tour event on home soil for the first time in his career with a three-shot victory at the BMW PGA Championship on Sunday. The 31-year-old Englishman finished three strokes ahead of nearest challenger Jon Rahm in the final round. Willett shot