6:22 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Matt Fitzpatrick managed to avoid bogeys on a Bay Hill course so firm he could barely find any pitch marks on the greens. It led to a 5-under 67 and a one-shot lead over Rory McIlroy going into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. McIlroy,
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8:52 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Scott McCarron closed with a birdie for a 7-under 64 and a share of the first-round lead with Fran Quinn on Friday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Hoag Classic. McCarron rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 16th with the birdie on the par-5 18th at
6:34 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Tommy Fleetwood used two new clubs to make two eagles on his way to a 6-under 66 that gave him a share of the lead with Keegan Bradley going into the weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Bradley says he feels comfortable at Bay Hill, and it
2:50 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. – Phil Mickelson is on the commitment list for next week’s Players Championship. He’s remains unsure if he will be playing the tournament. Mickelson said Friday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational that he plans to play a practice round on Tuesday to assess whether he wants to tee it up
1:15 AM ET ESPN News Services FORT WORTH, Texas — Dan Jenkins, the sports writing great and best-selling author known for his humor, has died. He was 89. TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati confirmed Jenkins died Thursday in his hometown of Fort Worth. Jenkins started his writing career at The Fort Worth Press and rose
7:07 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Rafa Cabrera Bello never had a chance to meet Arnold Palmer. The Spaniard played Bay Hill for the first time Thursday with Palmer’s grandson, Sam Saunders, and had an ideal debut with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Cabrera Bello opened
4:11 PM ET It’s never boring with Phil Mickelson, is it? Things went a little sideways for him on the 10th hole of the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Mickelson went wide off the tee and found himself in someone’s backyard, up against a fence, forced to swing right-handed with the club face