(REUTERS) – Aaron Wise shot a second consecutive six-under 64 to take a three-shot lead after two rounds of golf’s Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The 24-year-old was at 12-under 128 for the PGA Tour tournament to lead both fellow American Brandon Hagy and Australia’s Matt Jones, who were at nine-under 131 on the PGA National course. Hagy’s […]

England’s Lee Westwood continues good form at the Honda Classic with his son on the bag despite rollercoaster ride on one of the toughest courses on the PGA Tour Lee Westwood, up to 19th in the world, has finished second in his last two starts His good form continued with a level-par 70 at the Honda Classic on Thursday   His up-and-down […]

Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University Tiger Woods said he has returned to his South Florida home to continue recovery from the serious leg injuries he suffered in a one-vehicle accident in Southern California on Feb. 23. Woods, 45, said in a statement via Twitter that he […]

Lee Westwood shot a blemish-free, four-under 68 to hold off the chasing pack and take a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau into the final round of The Players Championship. On a hugely eventful day at Sawgrass, Westwood doubled his overnight one-shot advantage and set up a repeat of his final-round battle with DeChambeau from last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. DeChambeau, […]

Bryson DeChambeau has said he appreciates Rory McIlroy’s comments about trying to emulate him by increasing his speed and distance. After missing the cut at The Players Championship, McIlroy revealed he had developed swing flaws during speed training sessions last autumn, a course of action he decided to take after watching the manner in which DeChambeau powered his way to […]

In the early stages of their investigation into why Tiger Woods crashed his car on Feb. 23, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials made critical decisions that were favorable to Woods and effectively gave him the benefit of the doubt, according to forensic experts. Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced that day that his deputies “did not see any evidence of impairment” […]

Rory McIlroy revealed that his bid to add extra speed and distance to his long game, prompted by Bryson DeChambeau’s US Open win, has caused the swing flaws that contributed to his poor performance at The Players Championship. Despite admitting he felt fatigued and “achy” during his seventh tournament in eight weeks, the defending champion insisted his punishing schedule was […]

Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Players Championship almost never discriminates. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, hit it long or short, make everything on the greens or struggle with putting. Anybody can contend. TPC Sawgrass has long […]

Jon Rahm believes the “positive energy” provided by the presence of fans at the Players Championship is benefiting his game after moving into contention with a four-under 68 in the second round at TPC Sawgrass. The PGA Tour has cautiously welcomed back a limited number of spectators in recent weeks, with 10,000 fans permitted each day this week in northeast […]