12:50 PM ET Augusta National is closed for the summer, and that is traditionally the time for the club to make tweaks to the home of the Masters. From the look of aerial photos taken recently by Eureka Earth, the tweaks could be significant. A good bit of dirt is being moved and there appears

5:03 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Phil Mickelson realizes he has a rare combination going for him this week at the U.S. Open. He has the confidence from winning the PGA Championship last month, coupled with the extra motivation to prepare for an elusive title in his hometown. Mickelson, who turns 51 on Wednesday, said

10:07 AM ET To: The United States Golf AssociationFrom: Kevin Van Valkenburg, ESPN senior writer (current 8.8 Index) Greetings to all my friends and fellow golf obsessives (golf nerds?) at the USGA! I hope this finds you well. I realize this is an extremely busy time for the organization, what with the 121st playing of

7:30 AM ET The U.S. Open returns to Torrey Pines for the first time since 2008. That year, Tiger Woods famously won the tournament on a broken leg, defeating unlikely challenger Rocco Mediate in an 18-hole Monday playoff. Woods won’t be here this time while he recovers from his February car accident. Still, there are

6:34 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Jerry Kelly successfully defended his title in his hometown American Insurance Championship, closing with a 6-under 66 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Fred Couples and Miguel Angel Jimenez. The 54-year-old Kelly finished at 14-under 202 at University Ridge for his eighth PGA Tour Champions victory.

6:42 PM ET Associated Press RIDGELAND, S.C. — Garrick Higgo won the Palmetto Championship at Congaree for his first PGA Tour victory Sunday when leader Chesson Hadley blew a two-shot lead with bogeys on his final three holes. The 22-year-old South African shot a 3-under 68 and finished at 11 under in his second career

12:02 PM ET Northern Ireland’s Jonathan Caldwell carded a superb 8-under-par 64 to clinch his maiden European Tour win at the Scandinavian Mixed on Sunday. Caldwell came from three shots behind to win in Gothenburg, Sweden by a single stroke. The 37-year-old fired eight birdies and an eagle on the way to finishing the tournament

10:49 PM ET Associated Press DALY CITY, Calif. — Min Lee made a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th for a 4-under 68 and two-stroke lead Saturday in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship. Coming off a Symetra Tour victory, Lee also birdied the par-5 15th and par-3 17th to pull away from former Stanford player

6:46 PM ET Jon Rahm is out of isolation and able to travel. The third-ranked player in the world said via Twitter on Saturday that he had two negative COVID-19 tests 24 hours apart, which allowed him to end his quarantine in Ohio and prepare for next week’s U.S. Open. Rahm, 26, tested positive for

9:48 AM ET Overnight leader Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall struggled to a third-round 73 on a blustery day at Scandinavian Mixed on Saturday but managed to hold onto a share of the lead. Hedwall, 32, shares the lead at 12-under in Gothenburg, Sweden with three other players following a tough day three that included four bogeys