Associated Press Aug 10, 2023, 08:06 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jordan Spieth kept a clean card and clean pants, even without having to roll them up to his calves on a rain-soaked course. He opened with a 7-under 63 on Thursday for a one-shot lead in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Spieth chipped in

Associated Press Aug 10, 2023, 03:39 PM ET WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England — The United States is seeking its third female major champion of 2023 at the AIG Women’s British Open this week. Few would have predicted Ally Ewing leading the charge. Ewing made eagle from 5 feet at the par-5 16th to leapfrog a five-way tie

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 10, 2023, 09:07 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Phil Mickelson bet more than $1 billion on football, basketball and baseball over the past three decades and even allegedly attempted to place a $400,000 wager on Team USA in the 2012 Ryder Cup

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 05:09 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia One last major championship. One last shot at glory for women’s professional golfers this season. The final major championship of the 2023 season, the AIG Women’s Open,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 04:39 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, who respectively finished first and second in last season’s FedEx Cup playoffs, arrived at this week’s FedEx St. Jude

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2023, 08:19 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia MEMPHIS, Tenn. — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with about 25 players at TPC Southwind on Tuesday, his first such meeting since he returned from a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2023, 04:46 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The closing stretch to another tumultuous season in men’s professional golf is finally here. Since the start of the PGA Tour’s last wraparound schedule

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2023, 04:58 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Longtime PGA Tour executive Andy Pazder resigned Tuesday, two days before the start of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first leg of the

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 7, 2023, 04:48 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup regular season in 2024 will include 36 tournaments from January through August, including four majors, the Players Championship and eight signature events,

Aug 7, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Jon Rahm‘s season-ending spot atop the FedExCup leaderboard has earned him a $4 million bonus. This weekend’s Wyndham Championship marked the end of the 2022-23 regular season. In 17 starts, Rahm won four times — including the Masters — and posted 10 top-10 finishes. Rahm’s bonus was part of