Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 16, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Tiger Woods officially will not compete at Royal Liverpool in the Open Championship — the final major of the year — the R&A confirmed Friday. “We have been advised that Tiger will not be playing at Royal Liverpool,” an R&A spokesman said. “We wish him all the

Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 07:52 PM ET BELMONT, Mich. — Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho birdied the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the Meijer LPGA Classic. Kupcho birdied four of the five par-5 holes in a bogey-free round at Blythefield Country Club. She was tied

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 15, 2023, 04:35 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Rickie Fowler was two holes away from finishing one of the best rounds in U.S. Open history on Thursday when he pushed his tee shot on the par-5 eighth hole right. His ball had found its way into one of Los Angeles Country Club’s

Jun 15, 2023, 02:41 PM ET The 2023 U.S. Open is being played this weekend at Los Angeles Country Club. It’s the first time Los Angeles has hosted the U.S. Open in 75 years. The tournament is taking place amid the drama surrounding the PGA Tour-LIV Golf alliance, and the venue is club where very

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 14, 2023, 08:22 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — LIV Golf League captain Dustin Johnson, like most professional golfers, doesn’t know exactly what the sport’s ecosystem will look like beyond this season. But

ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2023, 08:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Open has raised its prize money to $20 million, now tops among the major championships and on the same level as the PGA Tour’s elevated events. That’s up by $2.5 million from a year ago, and double what it was in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 14, 2023, 09:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — Two U.S. senators are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter to scrutinize the PGA Tour’s planned alliance with the

ESPN News Services Jun 13, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka, two of the central players in the bitter two-year dispute between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, will tee off together when the 123rd U.S. Open begins at Los Angeles Country Club. McIlroy, the world’s No. 3-ranked player, and Koepka, the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 10:54 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from an undisclosed medical condition, according to a joint statement from Monahan and the PGA Tour Policy

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 02:38 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Masters champion Jon Rahm said some PGA Tour players feel “a bit of betrayal from management” in the wake of the announced alliance of the tour, the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. “It gets to a point where you wanna