6:43 AM ET Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Gary Woodland shot an 11-under 61 to tie the course record Friday and join Marc Leishman in a share of the second-round lead at the PGA Tour’s CIMB Classic. Woodland and Leishman (62) were at 14-under 130 on the revamped TPC Kuala Lumpur West course. Woodland’s

3:22 PM ET A spectacular hole-in-one helped Eddie Pepperell claim a share of the lead with Ryder Cup star Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Wallace after the opening round of the British Masters. Justin Rose — who needs a top two finish on Sunday to return to the top of the rankings — shot a disappointing

10:27 AM ET Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Justin Thomas birdied four of his last five holes for a 6-under 66 and was three strokes behind first-round leader and fellow American Bronson Burgoon at the CIMB Classic on Thursday. Burgoon’s 63 on the par-72 TPC Kuala Lumpur West Course gave him a one-stroke lead

11:19 AM ET Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — Nasa Hataoka of Japan fired a 7-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the KEB Hana Bank Championship on Thursday. Danielle Kang and Charley Hull were two shots back on a chilly, windy, damp day at the Sky 72 Ocean Course.

4:12 PM ET Justin Thomas said Wednesday at a tournament in Malaysia that the decision to pair him with Jordan Spieth at the Ryder Cup was vetted weeks in advance of the event in France. In the aftermath of the United States’ 17½-11½ defeat to Europe, Patrick Reed told the New York Times that he

1:09 PM ET ESPN News Services As part of a new 11-year agreement, the PGA Championship will remain with CBS Sports and pick up a powerful partner in ESPN for weekday rounds beginning in 2020, it was announced Wednesday. The networks will combine to deliver 175 hours of coverage across broadcast, cable and digital platforms.

5:00 AM ET KweséESPN staff Thomas Bjørn has confirmed his participation in the Nedbank Golf Challenge, just two weeks after captaining Team Europe to Ryder Cup victory in Paris. The Dane, who clinched the last of his 15 European Tour titles at Gary Player Country Club at the start of the 2014 season, joins a

The surprise is not that Brooks Koepka was named PGA Tour player of the year on Tuesday. No, the surprise is that Koepka was a player at all in 2018 — and the craziness the enveloped his season. Career-threatening injury. Two major championship titles. Lack of respect. Spectator injury. Ryder Cup drama. Koepka packed a

9:27 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print After winning a pair of majors this past season, Brooks Koepka has been named the 2017-18 Player of the Year by the PGA Tour. The Player of the Year for the 2017-18 season …@BKoepka!#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/cBCCextDfi — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 9, 2018 Koepka defended

9:00 AM ET Takumi Kanaya won the 10th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, clsoing with a five-under-par 65 on the final day for a two-shot win over India’s Rayhan Thomas (66) and 2018 Asian Games gold medalist Keita Nakajima. Kanaya earned an invitation to the 2019 Masters Tournament and a place in The 148th Open at Royal