7:15 PM ET SAN DIEGO — They shook hands and hugged on the first tee, smiles and fist bumps all around. Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed did their best to put any Ryder Cup animosity behind them, showing off for the cameras and saying all the right things afterward. Justin Rose maintained a three-shot advantage
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10:31 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Justin Rose tracked the flight of his 3-wood until he saw it splash into the pond guarding the 18th green at Torrey Pines. He walked a few steps and pulled his cap down over his eyes, the look of a man who had just made a crucial
10:17 AM ET American Bryson DeChambeau fired a four-under 68 in the third round to take a one-shot lead over defending champion Li Haotong in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday. World no. 5 DeChambeau had two straight bogeys on the seventh and eighth holes but ended the round strongly with four birdies after
10:25 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Twenty-five years after winning for the first time at the Dubai Desert Classic, Ernie Els is having another run at the title. The Big Easy, however, will have to overtake a player almost half his age to get back in the winner’s circle. Els, 49,
8:23 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods doesn’t always have everything go his way at Torrey Pines. Even when it comes to pizza. Woods was playing the pro-am at the Farmers Insurance Open when he stopped over for pizza that was being served by 13th tee. One problem: It wasn’t ready for
7:40 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm began with an eagle and kept going lower until he had a 10-under 62 on the North Course at Torrey Pines for a one-shot lead over Justin Rose in the first round Thursday of the Farmers Insurance Open. Tiger Woods had his moments but also
8:51 PM ET SAN DIEGO — There was bound to be some competitive rust, an adjustment to hitting shots with anxiety pumping through his veins for the first time in months, perhaps even some ugliness here and there during Tiger Woods‘ first round of 2019. But for the most part Thursday at Torrey Pines, things
For some perspective on just how much work Tiger had to do when starting his comeback a year ago at Torrey Pines: For the week, he hit just 17 of 56 fairways and only 42 of 72 greens. But he saved par 19 of 30 times, never shot a round over par, made the cut
12:47 PM ET Matthew Fitzpatrick finished with four straight birdies to take a 1-shot lead after the opening round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday. The Englishman recovered from a bogey on the sixth hole to post 7-under-par 65, his best opening round score since the 2015 British Masters, where he won the
9:22 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Rory McIlroy is amused by the unusual followthrough and theatrics of Ho-Sung Choi, a Korean golfer who has gained a following due to his unorthodox methods. But McIlroy is not quite sure Choi deserves a spot in a PGA Tour event. McIlroy was asked about Choi’s crazy swing Wednesday