TULSA, Okla. — Rickie Fowler does not offer many windows into his psyche. It has always been his greatest strength, particularly away from the golf course. He is measured, polite and never controversial — a marketing executive’s dream — which is one reason he’s been such a ubiquitous commercial presence in our lives for nearly … Read more
TULSA, Okla. — Bryson DeChambeau tweeted late Monday that he is headed to Southern Hills and will test how he’s feeling for a few days before deciding whether or not he’ll compete in the PGA Championship this week. “On my way to Southern Hills CC,” DeChambeau tweeted. “Going to test how I am feeling over … Read more
TULSA, Oklahoma — As Tiger Woods prepares to try to win his fifth PGA Championship this week, he said his surgically repaired right leg is stronger than it was at the Masters five weeks ago, when he struggled to climb the sloping hills of Augusta National Golf Club, one of the most demanding walks in … Read more
The PGA Championship, the second major of the golf season, starts Thursday at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tiger Woods will be on hand, competing for just the second time in 14 months since his February 2021 car accident. The defending champion, Phil Mickelson, won’t be there, as he remains away from the … Read more
TULSA, Okla. — If the Saudi Arabian organizers of the LIV Golf Invitational Series had their way, Jack Nicklaus — not Greg Norman — would have been the face of their new breakaway circuit. In a story published on the Fire Pit Collective website on Monday, Nicklaus said he turned down offers to lead the … Read more
The year’s second major, the PGA Championship, gets going this week at Southern Hills Country Club. Defending champion Phil Mickelson will not be there, his break from golf continuing a bit longer. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app | WatchESPN Tiger Woods, who made his return to the sport at the Masters after 14 … Read more
McKINNEY, Texas — KH Lee ran across the fairway to try to get a better view of the key shot in his second consecutive victory in the Byron Nelson. The South Korean must have known it would be close, same as the low-scoring drama around him that included hometown favorite Jordan Spieth and a couple … Read more
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Steve Stricker completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Regions Tradition, closing with a 4-under 68 for a six-stroke victory and his fourth PGA Tour Champions major title. Stricker’s second Tradition win at Graystone Golf & Country Club came in his third event since returning from a six-month absence for health reasons. … Read more
CLIFTON, NJ — LPGA scoring leader Minjee Lee made her only three birdies on the back nine and captured the Cognizant Founders Cup by 2 shots over Lexi Thompson on Sunday for her first win of the year. The 25-year-old Australian took the lead for good with a birdie on the par-5 14th hole at … Read more
ANTWERP, Belgium — English golfer Sam Horsfield claimed his third European tour title by shooting 3-under 68 to win the Soudal Open by two strokes on Sunday. His other wins came in a two-week span in August 2020. Horsfield teed off at the 18th hole with a one-stroke lead over playing partner Ryan Fox, the … Read more