Rory McIlroy will spend his week off working hard on various aspects of his game following a “disappointing” debut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. McIlroy did manage to close with his best round of the tournament, a seven-under 64 that had him knocking on the door of another top 10 finish, but he was left to rue another week […]

Tony Finau believes a long-awaited return to the winner’s circle is getting closer after having to settle for a runner-up finish at Saudi International. The world No 15 carded a final-round 67 at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club to end the week on 13 under and in tied-second alongside Justin Rose, as world No 1 Dustin Johnson claimed a […]

Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Over the first two days of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Jordan Spieth saw the kind of round he has been looking for. He putted “out of his mind” and then hit 11 fairways. Unfortunately, for Spieth, the two didn’t happen […]

Dustin Johnson will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Saudi International, with Tyrrell Hatton and Tony Finau among the chasing pack. Latest scores Saudi International The world No 1 returned early on Saturday morning to complete his weather-affected second round, where a 15-foot birdie at the last closed a bogey-free 64 and moved him a shot […]

Xander Schauffele jumped into the outright lead as Steve Stricker stayed in contention for a shot at PGA Tour history at the halfway stage of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Schauffele played the last seven holes in six under par at TPC Scottsdale, capping a 64 with an improbable birdie at the last to move to 12 under and one […]

It’s not every day on the golf course that you get smacked by an errant drive. Especially when said drive came from one of the world’s best golfers. One lucky individual — or, er, unlucky — crossed that off some weird bucket list Friday after he was struck by none other than Dustin Johnson, winner of the 2019-20 PGA Tour. […]

Patrick Reed insists he has no issue with Xander Schauffele after comments regarding his controversial ruling at the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed’s five-shot win at Torrey Pines was overshadowed by an incident during his third round, where the former Masters champion was given a free drop for an embedded ball in thick rough. Although he was cleared of any wrongdoing […]

Patrick Reed’s controversial ruling continues to dominate the headlines in the golfing world, but could anything have been done differently to prevent it from happening? The former Masters champion dominated the final day to register a five-shot victory at Torrey Pines, although his ninth PGA Tour title was overshadowed by events from his third round in California. Reed claimed embedded […]

The Open de France will return to the European Tour this year but will almost certainly be played behind closed doors. Last year’s event at Le Golf National, which hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup, was pulled due to the Covid-19 pandemic but is back on the schedule for early May. However, due to current restrictions in France, the tournament will […]

Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University The rules issue that Patrick Reed faced during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open is one that Rory McIlroy also confronted — without a rules official and with virtually no fanfare. Reed was allowed to take a drop from […]