2:00 PM ET There are myriad reasons why golf’s governing bodies lock in their major championship venues years in advance. A good deal of planning is required to stage one of the four biggest tournaments of the year, not the least of which is making sure the course is up to top playing standards. Other

9:48 AM ET The Open Championship’s rotation of 10 links courses has – for now – been shrunk to nine. The R&A announced Monday that Trump Turnberry, the most picturesque of the venues and where Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus staged their memorable “Duel in the Sun” in 1977, will not be granted an Open

10:39 PM ET The PGA of America is moving on from President Donald Trump, announcing Sunday in a statement it will relocate the 2022 PGA Championship scheduled for the New York City suburbs at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. The venue was awarded the tournament in 2014 and was to be the first men’s major

9:29 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Harris English went more than seven years without winning on the PGA Tour, and he didn’t mind going one extra hole to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Sunday. English missed a 10-foot eagle putt in regulation on the par-5 18th hole at Kapalua for a

11:57 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Justin Thomas apologized Saturday afternoon for uttering an anti-gay slur under his breath when he missed a 5-foot par putt on the fourth hole of the Sentry Tournament of Champions. “It’s inexcusable,” Thomas said. “First off, I just apologize. I’m an adult. I’m a grown man, there’s

11:19 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Ryan Palmer went through a range of emotions over the final 15 minutes Saturday that ended with him posting a 9-under 64 for the best round of the week and a share of the lead with Harris English in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Palmer thought he

1:21 AM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawai’i — A new year, and Harris English keeps right on rolling. English finished with a 10-foot birdie to cap off an ideal Friday of low scores and whale watching at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. His 6-under 67 gave him a two-shot lead over a quartet of players

10:38 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawai’i — Justin Thomas kept bogeys off his card, thanks in part to Dustin Johnson‘s caddie, and birdied three of his last five holes Thursday for an 8-under 65 to share the lead with Harris English in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Thomas couldn’t have asked for a better

3:47 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hall of Fame golfers Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player, along with the late Olympian Babe Didrikson Zaharias, have been presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Thursday. The award is one of the nation’s highest civilian honors. President Donald Trump has generally held public

9:00 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The weather might not be an indication, but golf season is here. At least for the PGA Tour. A loaded 42-player field will get things going at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawai’i. Justin Thomas will defend his title at the Plantation Course against a field of