3:43 AM ET Rory McIlroy said the PGA Tour and DP World Tour should hold talks with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational Series as the escalating tension between the circuits is “splitting the game.” Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson are among a number of top players who have joined the lucrative

1:08 PM ET The year’s final major, The Open, is different. It looks different and feels different from the other three on the calendar. Therefore, the preparation is different. This week, players will be dealing with wind and links golf at the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club, which sits about 80 miles south

8:00 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders With only one week before the final major of the year, the PGA Tour heads to the Renaissance Club for the 50th Genesis Scottish Open. The field will be one of the strongest of the year, featuring 14 of the top 15 golfers in the world. Which players are

8:13 AM ET The WGC-HSBC Champions, scheduled for Oct. 27-30 in Shanghai, has been canceled because of COVID-19 restrictions in China, the PGA Tour announced Wednesday. The tour said the decision was made along with the China Golf Association. It is the third straight season in which the WGC-HSBC Champions was canceled because of COVID-19

2:57 PM ET Tiger Woods closed with a 2-over 74 to finish tied for 39th on Tuesday at the JP McManus Pro-Am, a star-studded event in Limerick, Ireland, that served as a tuneup for next week’s Open Championship. The good news for Woods was that Tuesday’s round marked a slight improvement from his opening 77

10:23 AM ET Tiger Woods had planned to play in last month’s U.S. Open, but problems with his surgically repaired right leg didn’t allow him to compete in the third major of the season. Woods said he skipped the U.S. Open because he didn’t want to jeopardize his chances of playing in the 150th Open

5:51 PM ET Tiger Woods was back playing competitive golf Monday, shooting a 5-over 77 at the star-studded JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor in Limerick, Ireland. Woods sits in a tie for 43rd in the 50-player field. Xander Schauffele, coming off a win at the Travelers a week ago, sits in first after an

6:09 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Ian Poulter and two other players who signed up for the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series won a stay Monday from a British court that allows them to play in the Scottish Open. Poulter, Adrian Otaegui of Spain and Justin Harding of South Africa challenged their suspension

6:51 PM ET Associated Press SILVIS, Ill. — J.T. Poston completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the John Deere Classic for his second PGA Tour title and a spot in the Open Championship. Three strokes ahead entering the day at TPC Deere Run, Poston closed with a 2-under 69 for a 3-stroke margin over fellow

6:33 PM ET Associated Press Adrian Meronk held off a final-round charge from New Zealand’s Ryan Fox to win the Irish Open at Mount Juliet Estate in County Kilkenny on Sunday. Meronk — who already has three top-three finishes this season — shot a final-round 66 to top the leaderboard at 20-under and become the