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Frankie Capan III shoots 13-under 58 in Korn Ferry Tour event at Texas Rangers Golf Club
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Frankie Capan III shot a 13-under 58 on Thursday in the Veritex Bank Championship at Texas Rangers Golf Club to tie the Korn Ferry Tour record for relation to par and match the second-lowest score in tour history. Capan played an eight-hole stretch in 9...
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry share lead in team event at TPC of Louisiana
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Rory McIlroy is enjoying his first visit to New Orleans — on and off the course. McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot an 11-under 61 in fourball play Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event....
Grace Kim shoots 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to lead LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship
LOS ANGLES (AP) — Grace Kim shot a 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship. Playing in the morning session, the 23-year-old Australian capped her bogey-free round with a chip-in birdie on the par-3 18th....
Charlie Woods, son of Tiger, shoots 81 in US Open local qualifier and fails to advance
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Woods failed to advance in a U.S. Open local qualifying event Thursday, shooting a 9-over 81 at Legacy Golf & Tennis Club. The 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods tied for 61st among the 74 players who finished. The top five advanced to regional...
McIlroy ready to return to PGA Tour policy board, and eager to enjoy his first trip to New Orleans
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — For this week, at least, Rory McIlroy is focused on “fun” during his first visit to New Orleans for the PGA Tour's lone team event. McIlroy and teammate Shane Lowry have their restaurant reservations booked in this city renowned for its dining scene. A...
Analysis: Golf has two dominant forces in Scheffler and Korda. It didn't happen overnight
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Golf went a decade without being able to identify a dominant player. And then within the last month, the sport suddenly has two of them. Scottie Scheffler won his first PGA Tour event in the Phoenix Open two years ago and now he has 10 tour titles,...
Jordan Spieth's left wrist injury isn't getting any better. It's also not getting worse
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The left wrist injury Jordan Spieth first suffered a week before the PGA Championship last year hasn’t gone away. That doesn’t necessarily means it’s worse — or better. “It’s a come-and-go thing,” Spieth said last week...
Webb Simpson offers to resign from PGA Tour board. But only if McIlroy replaces him, AP source says
A plan is in place for Rory McIlroy to rejoin the PGA Tour board, a move that would require the board's approval and could be viewed as a chance to help to improve stalled negotiations with the Saudi financial backers of LIV Golf. McIlroy resigned from the board in November, saying...
PGA Tour has a team event in New Orleans. LIV Golf returns Down Under
PGA TOUR ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS Site: Avondale, Louisiana. Course: TPC Louisiana. Yardage: 7,425. Par: 72. Prize money: $8.9 million. Winner’s share: $1.286 million for each player. Television: Thursday-Friday,...
Nelly Korda puts bid for 6th straight victory on hold after withdrawing from Los Angeles tourney
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nelly Korda is putting her bid for a historic sixth straight victory on hold. The LGPA golfer officially withdrew Monday from the JM Eagle LA Championship, which begins Thursday at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles. Korda tied Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam...
