8:41 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Phil Mickelson described it as an “interesting week,” one that ended earlier than he had hoped Friday evening with a missed cut at the Players Championship and included him answering questions about a college admissions bribery scandal. Mickelson said Thursday that neither he nor has family made

4:48 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida — Former World No. 1 Jordan Spieth was on the verge of missing the cut for the third time in his last eight PGA Tour events on Friday, but he still says he’s close to competing for championships on a regular basis again. Spieth fired a 3-under 69

8:31 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — A new spot on the calendar changed the look of The Players, but not the drama. There was Tiger reeling off birdies and bogeys, Phil Mickelson struggling in an event he wasn’t sure he’d play in the first place and strong starts from names like Rory McIlroy

9:05 PM ET ESPN News Services PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Whether it’s March or May, there is no shortage of excitement at The Players Championship. Tiger Woods made only one par on the back nine Thursday, revving up the crowd with five birdies, only to slow his charge with three mistakes. Emiliano Grillo hit

4:09 PM ET Mark Schlabach PONTE VEDRA, Florida — PGA Tour golfer Phil Mickelson confirmed Thursday that he and his wife, Amy, hired William Singer and his for-profit college tutoring company to prepare their children for the college admission and selection process. Mickelson, speaking after his opening round at The Tour Championship, said everything was

6:06 PM ET Pratima Sherpa, a 19-year-old amateur golfer from Nepal, will make her first appearance in a professional event on the Symetra Tour later this month. Sherpa, the subject of an Emmy-winning SC Featured installment last April, will play in the IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa on a sponsor exemption

5:15 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Phil Mickelson will play this summer in the 3M Open, the new PGA Tour stop in Minnesota. Mickelson’s commitment was announced Wednesday by tournament officials, giving the July 4-7 event a five-time major championship winner as a premier attraction. Mickelson is currently 20th in the world rankings.

2:23 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Plenty of controversy has enveloped the unveiling of several new golf rules in 2019, but that will not be cause for the PGA Tour to break away from the game’s governing bodies and come up with its own rulebook. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan made that clear

12:30 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods said the neck strain that kept him from playing last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational is no longer causing him pain, and that seemed apparent Tuesday during a nine-hole practice round that followed a lengthy practice session on Monday at TPC-Sawgrass. Woods missed a scheduled tournament