12:00 PM ET Spectators heckling Rory McIlroy. Loud, taunting, expletive-filled behavior. Raucousness run amok. Partisanship gone overboard. Ah, the good old days. How much do we crave to have the argument over whether the feverish crowd at Hazeltine during the 2016 Ryder Cup had crossed the line of decorum? Now, there is no line. The
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6:56 PM ET The decision has loomed for weeks, and the PGA of America will make it official Wednesday when it postpones the Ryder Cup for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A source who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter told ESPN on Tuesday that the event, scheduled for Sept.
10:31 AM ET The Women’s British Open at Royal Troon, Scotland, is set to be played behind closed doors from Aug 20-23, the R&A announced on Tuesday. The Major Championship will be the first women’s tournament to return after the coronavirus pandemic halted play in April, providing the “necessary approvals” are secured. 1 Related Martin
6:58 AM ET Jack Nicklaus never had the opportunity to face world number one Rory McIlroy at the Open Championship but the R&A has brought the champions from different eras together at St Andrews using archive footage and modern technology. With golf’s oldest major cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the R&A has launched ‘The
11:21 AM ET The Memorial Tournament has decided to go without spectators next week at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The tournament hosted by golf legend Jack Nicklaus was to be the first of the PGA Tour’s events in the reconfigured schedule to allow a minimum number of spectators. The plan was to
10:18 AM ET Bryson DeChambeau is now the favorite to win the Masters at Caesars Sportsbook. DeChambeau capped a string of six consecutive top-10 finishes with a win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic over the weekend, causing sportsbooks to move him past Rory McIlroy and into the role of Masters favorite with 10-1 odds. McIlroy
6:44 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Bryson DeChambeau got the result he was looking for from transforming his body. With jaw-dropping drives and some clutch putts, DeChambeau won the Rocket Mortgage Classic by three strokes Sunday for his first victory of the season and sixth overall. DeChambeau shot a 7-under 65 at Detroit Golf
7:14 PM ET DETROIT — After six top-10 finishes in a row, Bryson DeChambeau has found the winning formula. After all the experiments, tinkering with equipment, angles, math, bulking up and adding distance, DeChambeau put everything together and won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. He did it while many on the outside questioned if
7:00 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Matthew Wolff had a roller-coaster round that went well enough Saturday to give him a three-shot lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Wolff shot his second straight 8-under 64 to move into position for his second PGA Tour victory. He was at 19-under 197 at Detroit Golf Club.
6:32 PM ET DETROIT — The leaderboard has looked different every day at The Rocket Mortgage Classic, which means we should be in for an interesting final round on Sunday. Last year’s winner Nate Lashley went wire-to-wire to win the tournament, which won’t be replicated this time around. In fact, Bryson DeChambeau and Matt Wallace