12:06 PM ET Associated Press Lucas Herbert marked Australia Day in his native country by capturing his first professional title, beating Christiaan Bezuidenhout of South Africa at the second hole of a playoff to win the Dubai Desert Classic after a wild final round on Sunday. Herbert rolled in a birdie putt from 2 feet

8:39 AM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jenny Bockerstette was sitting in a movie theater in Arizona alongside her husband, Joe, and daughter, Amy, on the Sunday of last year’s Waste Management Phoenix Open watching “A Dog’s Way Home” when her phone began buzzing. She tried to ignore it. All she wanted to do was to

9:04 PM ET SAN DIEGO — It has been seven years since Tiger Woods last won at Torrey Pines, and the results since that eighth professional victory on the shores of the Pacific have been mixed; he has never been in contention coming down the final nine holes. Sunday presents Woods’ his best chance, although

8:30 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm chipped in for birdie and holed out from 111 yards for eagle to start his round Saturday, and he scrambled superbly along the back nine for a 7-under 65 at Torrey Pines and a one-shot lead over Ryan Palmer in the Farmers Insurance Open.

7:32 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The day began ominously, in the fog, with Tiger Woods on the driving range, wondering if he should be warming up or conserving energy. It ended with him making a 15-footer for par on the 18th green to salvage the round and give him hope at a big comeback

10:28 AM ET China’s Wu Ashun eagled his opening hole and rode the momentum as he took a one-shot lead after the third round at the Dubai Desert Classic Saturday. Wu added four birdies and a single bogey on his way to a five-under-par 67 at the Emirates Golf Club as he chases his first

9:25 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Phil Mickelson called the concept of a new professional golf tour that would bring together big names with huge purses “intriguing,” adding that he is “curious” about what the Premier Golf League is putting together. Several players and agents have been approached by the league about participating, according to

8:27 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The PGA Tour is raising the prize money at The Players Championship to $15 million, making it the largest purse in golf unless any of the majors decide to up the ante this year. The winner of the March 12-15 event at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra

12:07 PM ET Associated Press BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, England — The Ladies European Tour will have its biggest schedule in nearly a decade and record prize money that includes bonus money for the top three players at the end of the season. The 24 tournaments held in 16 countries offers a total prize fund of nearly 18

7:22 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The season began for Tiger Woods in October, the first time he’s ever taken part in the PGA Tour’s fall wraparound schedule. But getting to Torrey Pines is where the new year truly begins for Woods, and it doesn’t hurt to get off to a good start. There were