8:35 PM ET Associated Press SILVIS, Ill. — Roberto Diaz shot a 9-under 62 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the John Deere Classic. Playing in the final group of the day off the first tee, the 32-year-old Mexican player birdied four of the first holes, eagled the par-5 10th and birdied three
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7:41 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Alena Sharp of Canada and Youngin Chun of South Korea shared the Marathon Classic lead at 7-under 64 on Thursday, a stroke ahead of Stacy Lewis and three others at Highland Meadows Golf Club. The 38-year-old Sharp, winless on the LPGA Tour, had eight birdies and a
10:21 AM ET Associated Press John Daly has withdrawn from The Open three days after being told he can’t ride in a cart. The R&A announced Tuesday that Daly, who won The Open at St. Andrews in 1995, has withdrawn because of a medical condition. He was replaced at Royal Portrush by Kevin Streelman. Daly
8:09 AM ET When Scott McCarron returned to his locker after a round in the 2018 Boca Raton Invitational, a bottle of CBD oil pills had been placed in the cubby by Functional Remedies EndoSport. It’s not unusual for professional golfers to have various products given to them to sample, but this one in particular
9:36 AM ET The winner of the women’s British Open will receive less than a third of their male equivalent at The Open, but the overall prize fund for the major has been significantly increased. 1 Related Tournament organisers The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R&A) have confirmed $4.5 million will be
2:31 PM ET The winner of the Women’s British Open will receive less than a third of what their male equivalent receives at The Open, but the overall prize fund for the major has been significantly increased. Tournament organiser The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R&A) has confirmed that $4.5 million will
8:38 PM ET Associated Press ONEIDA, Wis. — Shanshan Feng hit a 7-iron to 3 feet for a birdie on the final hole Sunday to close with a 9-under 63 and a one-shot victory over Ariya Jutanugarn in the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. Feng won for the first time since November 2017. Jutanugarn had a
1:31 AM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Six weeks after winning the NCAA individual title with Oklahoma State, Matthew Wolff wrapped up just his third tournament as a professional. He took home a trophy and a PGA Tour card. Even if the 20-year-old was playing the 3M Open on a sponsor exemption in a
10:27 AM ET We can surmise now that the jet lag has worn off, that he is settled back into the hot, humid, South Florida reality that is summer and that Tiger Woods is back to the business of preparing for a major championship. These are only educated guesses, based on the fact that Woods