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Mark O'Meara to retire after PGA Tour Champions event at Pebble Beach

Sep. 17, 2024 14:18 PM EDT

Mark O’Meara is ready to retire, and he has picked the ideal spot in Pebble Beach. O’Meara won the California State Amateur in 1979, the first of his six titles over three decades at Pebble Beach. Five of those were the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the last one in 1997 when at...

Jon Rahm holds on to win LIV Golf and capture the season points list for $18 million bonus

Sep. 15, 2024 18:39 PM EDT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Jon Rahm ended his first year in the LIV Golf League by closing with a 4-under 66 to win the final individual event Sunday and the season points title with its $18 million bonus. Rahm missed a pair of short birdie putts on the back nine that kept Joaquin...

Jon Rahm moves closer to LIV points title with a 64 to take the lead in Chicago

Sep. 14, 2024 18:33 PM EDT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Jon Rahm moved closer to two big paydays with a 6-under 64 on Saturday, giving the Spaniard a one-shot lead in LIV Golf Chicago as he moves closer to winning the season points title. Rahm tapped in for birdie on his final hole, the par-5 third at...

Koepka birdies last 3 holes for 62 and builds a 4-shot lead at LIV Golf Chicago

Sep. 13, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Brooks Koepka birdied his last three holes Friday for an 8-under 62, staking him to a four-shot lead after the first round of LIV Golf Chicago, the final individual event of the season. Koepka is going for a season-high third victory in LIV Golf this...

PGA Tour starts its FedEx Cup Fall with a reduction in prize money and a new event in Utah

Sep. 10, 2024 13:18 PM EDT

The numbers alone indicate a FedEx Cup Fall season worth $58.7 million in prize money as players try to secure their PGA Tour cards by finishing in the top 125, or perhaps qualify for two signature events if they finish in the top 60. But there's a reason for the increase in prize...

Olympic golf gets loud start, slow finish and Matsuyama in the lead

Aug. 01, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Victor Perez of France repeatedly pumped his fist over his head before the opening tee shot Thursday, celebrating the start of Olympic golf before a large and raucous home crowd. And then Hideki Matsuyama quietly went about his business for...

Jon Rahm wins LIV Golf UK for his 1st victory on the Saudi-funded tour

Jul. 28, 2024 18:35 PM EDT

ROCESTER, England (AP) — Jon Rahm won LIV Golf UK on Sunday for his first victory on the Saudi-funded tour when Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton three-putted his final hole for a bogey. Rahm closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 13 under at JCB Golf & Country Club, a stroke...

British Open tee times

Jul. 20, 2024 18:04 PM EDT

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tee times for the final round Sunday of the British Open at Royal Troon. (a-amateur). All times EDT: 2:35 a.m. — Darren Fichardt, Andy Ogletree 2:45 a.m. — a-Luis Masaveu, Younghan Song 2:55 a.m. — Darren Clarke, Tom...

Max Homa makes a big putt and finally has something good happen

Jul. 19, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Max Homa watched the 30-foot birdie putt drop in the cup and let out a huge roar, his biggest celebration since his strong Ryder Cup debut last year at Marco Simone. The occasion? Two more days at the British Open. And while he was still 13 shots behind, it...