2:10 PM ET South Africa’s Brandon Stone shot a round of 66 as he finished the third day of the Portugal Masters with a two-shot lead over compatriot Dean Burmester and England’s Oliver Fisher Saturday. Stone started poorly, bogeying the third hole, but then carded six birdies to jump to the top of the leaderboard
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6:16 AM ET CHIBA, Japan — Even Tiger Woods is a bit surprised at how well he is faring through two rounds of the Zozo Championship. Usually one to never lower expectations, Woods realized that what he has been through in recent months did not necessarily suggest he’d be in top form. But rounds of
3:51 AM ET CHIBA, Japan — For one of the rare times, Tiger Woods got to do his work in relative peace Saturday, traversing the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club course with but a smattering of spectators watching, virtually no reaction to anything he accomplished. It was a shame, really, because the place would have
8:05 PM ET CHIBA, Japan — Brooks Koepka was not on the commitment list for next week’s WGC-HSBC Champions after withdrawing from a PGA Tour event in South Korea on Oct 18. Koepka, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, slipped on wet concrete during the second round of the CJ Cup, where he was
7:49 AM ET CHIBA, Japan — Due to more than six inches of rain that fell on the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club course on Friday, tee times have been adjusted, spectators will not be allowed Saturday and the PGA Tour announced the Zozo Championship would need a Monday finish to complete 72 holes. Rain
3:14 AM ET South African Louis de Jager finished the first round of the Portugal Masters with a two-stroke lead over Englishman Oliver Fisher on Thursday. De Jager earned his early lead with a bogey-free 63, while Fisher — who carded the first sub-60 round in European Tour history at last year’s edition of the
7:41 PM ET CHIBA, Japan — Tiger Woods had Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club rocking during the opening round of the Zozo Championship when he surged to the lead with a 64. A day later, the place is practically underwater. Without anyone hitting a shot in the second round, play was called at 6:30 a.m.
5:50 AM ET Jordan Spieth has said that he believes hemp oils and creams can help professional golfers with their aches and pains but is concerned that lack of regulation of the products could lead to a player failing a drug test. Spieth and Rory McIlroy, both recent world No. 1 players, said they are
3:42 AM ET Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea — Minjee Lee overcame a series of changing weather conditions at the Buick Ladies Championship to take a one-stroke lead with a bogey-free 6-under 66 after the first round of the LPGA tournament. “Sometime we had sunshine, wind, rain … we had a little bit of everything
12:26 PM ET Associated Press AL AIN, United Arab Emirates — Josh Hill became the youngest winner of a sanctioned tour event Wednesday when the 15-year-old amateur from Dubai shot 8-under 62 to win the Al Ain Open on the MENA Tour. The MENA Tour holds tournaments in the Middle East and North Africa and