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Lauren Coughlin leads LPGA Tour's CPKC Women’s Open in chilly Calgary

Jul. 25, 2024 22:34 PM EDT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Lauren Coughlin shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in chilly and windy conditions to take the first-round lead in the CPKC Women’s Open. Fellow American Jennifer Kupcho was a stroke back with Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand and Australians Minjee Lee and Hannah...

Jacob Bridgeman shoots an 8-under 63 at the TPC Twin Cities to take the 3M Open lead

Jul. 25, 2024 21:30 PM EDT

BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Jacob Bridgeman birdied five of his last seven holes for an 8-under 63 and a one-stroke lead over Mackenzie Hughes on Thursday after the first round of the 3M Open. Patrick Rodgers, Martin Trainer and Andrew Novak were two shots back at the TPC Twin Cities. ...

British Open runner-up Billy Horschel withdraws on first day of 3M Open with illness

Jul. 25, 2024 13:54 PM EDT

BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Billy Horschel, who tied for second at last week’s British Open after holding the 54-hole lead, withdrew from the 3M Open on Thursday morning due to illness. “I wasn’t feeling great late last night and took some medicine,” he told the tour’s...

Jets All-Pro Sauce Gardner picked up golf this offseason and says it's harder to learn than football

Jul. 24, 2024 19:13 PM EDT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sauce Gardner is one of the NFL's best at shutting down wide receivers. The New York Jets cornerback found trying to ace another sport a bit tougher this summer. The two-time All-Pro picked up some golf clubs and hit the course during the offseason after...

Tiger Woods' son, Charlie, misses cut at US Junior Amateur after shooting 82-80 at Oakland Hills

Jul. 23, 2024 20:54 PM EDT

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Tiger Woods watched his son, Charlie, shoot a 10-over 80 on Tuesday and miss the cut at 22 over through two rounds at the U.S. Junior Amateur. The 15-year-old Woods, who earned a spot in the 264-player field last month, finished near the bottom of...

Webb Simpson named Keegan Bradley's vice captain for the 2025 US Ryder Cup team

Jul. 23, 2024 16:34 PM EDT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — U.S. captain Keegan Bradley has selected Webb Simpson as his first vice captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup, the PGA announced Tuesday. Simpson won the 2012 U.S. Open and is a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour. The 38-year-old North Carolinan competed in the Ryder...

Analysis: Xander Schauffele is now in the conversation with Scheffler for best year in golf

Jul. 23, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Xander Schauffele is the British Open champion, and the PGA Tour must be thrilled. The FedEx Cup is as meaningful as ever, a three-tournament stretch in August that could go a long way toward deciding who gets the players' vote for PGA Tour player of the...

Tiger Woods watches 15-year-old son Charlie shoot a 12-over 82 in US Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills

Jul. 22, 2024 18:47 PM EDT

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods, covered his face with his cap after shaking hands with his playing partners on the 18th green at the Oakland Hills North Course. Woods shot a 12-over 82 on Monday in the U.S. Junior Amateur, a...

Mark Carnevale dies at age 64 a week after former PGA Tour winner worked radio at Scottish Open

Jul. 22, 2024 17:57 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Carnevale, a former PGA Tour winner who had been calling tournaments for Sirius XM Radio, died Monday, a week after working his last tournament, the PGA Tour said. He was 64. The tour did not disclose a cause, only saying that he died suddenly. ...

Schauffele moves into elite category with 2 majors in 2 months

Jul. 22, 2024 06:03 AM EDT

TROON, Scotland (AP) — The only company Xander Schauffele kept at the start of the season was his name mentioned among the best players who had yet to win a major. He had a key miss at Carnoustie that cost him a chance at the 2018 British Open. He was a runner-up the following year...