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Angel Yin holes 3 long putts for 2-shot lead in LPGA finale. Nelly Korda shoots 66 to trail by 4

Nov. 23, 2024 07:57 AM EST

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Angel Yin rammed in a 30-foot par putt on her opening hole, setting the tone for a day of big putts and 3-under 69 that gave her a two-shot lead Friday in the CME Group Tour Championship and the chase for the $4 million prize. Very clear in her rearview mirror...

Patrick Fishburn leads at Sea Island as Joel Dahmen keeps alive hopes of keeping his job

Nov. 22, 2024 18:12 PM EST

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Patrick Fishburn played bogey-free for an 8-under 64 for his first lead after any round. Joel Dahmen was 10 shots behind and had a bigger cause for celebration Friday in the RSM Classic. Dahmen made a 5-foot par putt on his final hole...

Martin Slumbers hangs his hat on making British Open big and promoting women's golf

Nov. 22, 2024 09:03 AM EST

Martin Slumbers could not have witnessed greater theater than his first British Open in charge of the R&A, the record-setting duel between Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson at Royal Troon. His only concern in 2016 was the audience. “I walked around quite a bit...

Michael Thorbjornsen and Maverick McNealy share the lead in PGA Tour finale

Nov. 21, 2024 19:38 PM EST

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Michael Thorbjornsen is over his knee surgery and shed the brace in time to post an 8-under 64 on the Plantation course Thursday and share the lead to par with fellow Stanford alum Maverick McNealy at the season-ending RSM Classic on the PGA Tour. ...

It's getting harder to stay on the PGA Tour. Here's why

Nov. 21, 2024 18:41 PM EST

The PGA Tour is making the most sweeping changes to its eligibility in more than 40 years by eliminating 25 tour cards, along with shrinking the size of its fields. The all-exempt tour had been in place since 1983, meaning the top 125 players from the official money list — now the...

Narin An leads with a 64 in the wind as Nelly Korda struggles in LPGA finale

Nov. 21, 2024 18:38 PM EST

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Narin An handled the windy conditions with a hot putter on Thursday, making four straight birdies around the turn and finishing with an 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship. At stake for the 60-player field is a $4 million prize to...

LPGA Tour sets another record with $127.5M in prize money for 2025

Nov. 20, 2024 16:01 PM EST

The LPGA Tour will play for $127.5 million in official prize money in 2025, another record for the circuit that has worked independently of the PGA Tour for 75 years. The schedule announced Wednesday at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida, has a few...

2025 LPGA Tour schedule

Nov. 20, 2024 12:47 PM EST

Jan. 30-Feb. 2 — Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, Lake Nona Golf & CC, Orlando, Fla. Feb. 6-9 — Founders Cup, Bradenton CC, Bradenton, Fla. Feb. 20-23 — Honda LPGA Thailand, Siam CC (Old), Chonburi, Thailand. Feb. 27-March 2 —...

Trump thinks he can fix golf's mess. He starts by playing golf with PGA Tour commissioner

Nov. 19, 2024 09:43 AM EST

President-elect Donald Trump boasted during the campaign he would need about 15 minutes to get a deal done between the PGA Tour and the Saudi investors of LIV Golf. That started with four hours on the golf course with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. The Washington Post reported...

Rory McIlroy sees glass half-full with 4 wins. The US Open makes it feel half-empty: Analysis

Nov. 19, 2024 09:00 AM EST

Tied for the lead with three holes left in an exhausting season for Rory McIlroy, he launched a pitching wedge toward the 16th green in Dubai and barked out desperate instructions. “Go! Go! Go!" he urged the golf ball as it descended over the water. It dropped in...