12:38 PM ET Steve Stricker will be named the U.S. Ryder Cup captain on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN, becoming the first American to serve in the role despite never having won a major championship. Stricker, 51, will become the 29th U.S. captain for the matches to be played in his home state of Wisconsin

10:34 AM ET Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will play in his second PGA Tour event closer to home, accepting a sponsor’s exemption into the AT&T Byron Nelson. Romo will tee it up alongside top Tour players like Jordan Spieth and Ryan Palmer at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, his home course, on

7:06 PM ET Leg day will have an entirely new meaning on the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour has relaxed its player attire guidelines and will allow players to wear shorts during practice and pro-am rounds at its events, starting with this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship and Puerto Rico Open. Golfers must continue wearing long pants

12:06 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer CHIETLA, Mexico — Fifteen-year-old Daniela Catalán stared past the short fairway and toward the flag of a par-3 hole. The lush green of the golf course contrasts starkly with the mile-long dirt road connecting it to the picturesque town 90 miles south of Mexico City where Daniela lives with

8:49 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — J.B. Holmes rallied from a four-shot deficit in the final round and won a marathon finish Sunday in the Genesis Open for his first victory in three years and a trip back to the Masters. Holmes closed with a 1-under 70, and that was enough to overcome

LOS ANGELES — A balmy, comfortable week in Southern California it was not. Unfortunately a big part of Genesis Open (Los Angeles Open going back to the 1920s) history has seen weather become a big part of the story. Somehow the tournament concluded Sunday. Nothing gets the blood boiling more than watching J.B. Holmes labor

1:28 PM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Nelly Korda added to her family’s impressive sports pedigree Down Under with a win Sunday in the Women’s Australian Open. Korda led by 3 strokes after the third round, increased it to 4 with a tap-in birdie on the 10th and added a 25-foot birdie on the

1:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — After a hot start to his third round that began on Saturday evening, Tiger Woods finished off a 6-under-par 65 on Sunday at Riviera Country Club and was quickly headed back out for the final round of the Genesis Open. Woods started the round in sizzling fashion on Saturday,

9:19 PM ET LOS ANGELES — It took him until late Saturday afternoon, but Tiger Woods finally got hot at chilly Riviera, starting the third round of the Genesis Open with five consecutive 3s, including an eagle and three birdies. The run vaulted him from just inside the cut line to inside the top-15 as