Scottie Scheffler leads by 4 at East Lake as Morikawa and Schauffele try to keep it closeVideo
ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler put on another clinic from tee-to-green at East Lake on Friday for a 5-under-par 66 and a four-shot lead at the Tour Championship that didn’t seem as big as it looked. Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele had something to do with that. In a second round...
No solution for PGA Tour and LIV Golf remains ‘frustrating’Video
ATLANTA — For as much as Rory McIlroy lamented his loss to Bryon DeChambeau in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst in June, there was something good about it. The tournament was one of the few — really just four majors a year — that now bring together the world’s best...
Scottie Scheffler takes giant leap toward $25 million FedEx Cup prizeVideo
ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler started the Tour Championship with a two-shot lead based on his dominant season. And then he looked dominant as ever Thursday, posting the best round at 6-under-par 65 to build a seven-shot lead and take a huge step toward the FedEx Cup title. Scheffler had five...
Xander Schauffele has the points for PGA player of the year. But the award no longer exists
ATLANTA — Winning two majors in a year used to be a shoo-in for earning the points-based award for player of the year presented annually by the PGA of America since 1948. Xander Schauffele was in line to get at least one award this year. A major is worth 30...
Lexi Thompson is among 3 players added to the U.S. Solheim Cup team
GAINESVILLE, Va. — Lexi Thompson is playing in the Solheim Cup for the seventh straight year, one of three captain’s picks announced Tuesday as the Americans try to win back the cup from Europe. Thompson first played the Solheim Cup in 2013 at age 18, making her the youngest American...
Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to BMW Championship
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Keegan Bradley went from the last man in the BMW Championship to a winner Sunday, closing with an even-par 72 for a one-shot victory that opened up all sorts of possibilities he never imagined possible a week ago. Bradley pulled away from mistake-prone Adam Scott early...
Lydia Ko wins Women’s British Open soon after Olympic gold
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Lydia Ko covered her face with her hands and cried tears of joy. An Olympic gold medal. Entry into the Hall of Fame. And now another major championship title — at the home of golf, no less. Summers don’t come much better than that. Ko completed...
Keegan Bradley takes 1-shot lead over Adam Scott at BMW ChampionshipVideo
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Keegan Bradley is still getting used to his new title as U.S. Ryder Cup captain. He still feels like a player who should be competing to win and thinking about playing in the matches. He certainly looked the part Saturday in the BMW Championship, all while...
Jiyai Shin capitalizes to lead Women’s British Open by 1
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Two-time champion Jiyai Shin capitalized on a back-nine collapse by top-ranked Nelly Korda to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews on Saturday. Nothing will give the 36-year-old Shin more confidence heading into the final round than...
Adam Scott builds a 3-shot lead in hopes of getting to FedEx Cup finaleVideo
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Adam Scott kept making birdies and changing his outlook on the season until he finished with his lowest score of the year, a 9-under-par 63 on Friday in the BMW Championship that gave him a three-shot lead going into the weekend. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley...
Nelly Korda regains dominant form to lead Women’s British Open by 3 shots at the home of golfVideo
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Nelly Korda looks to be back to her dominant best at the home of golf. The top-ranked American mastered more blustery conditions at St. Andrews by shooting a bogey-free, 4-under-par 68 in the second round Friday to take a three-stroke lead at the Women’s British Open....
Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to leading BMW Championship
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Keegan Bradley went from a bundle of nerves waiting to see if he would advance in the PGA Tour postseason to a blissful day of birdies in mile-high air Thursday that led to a 6-under-par 66 and a one-shot lead in the BMW Championship. Bradley, the...
Scottie Scheffler and PGA Tour’s best players face a new course in mile-high Castle Pines
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Scottie Scheffler easily could have chosen to sit out the BMW Championship to boost his chances of capping off his sensational season with the FedEx Cup. Barring a victory by Xander Schauffele at Castle Pines, Scheffler is assured of being the No. 1 seed who starts...
Analysis: The FedEx Cup playoffs deliver. Just not always the best player with the titleVideo
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The “silly” notion that Scottie Scheffler could have won two playoff events and still not captured the FedEx Cup after a dominant season is nothing new. Go back 15 years to find Tiger Woods deciding to play the postseason opener for the first time, a big...
Brooks Koepka wins LIV Golf Greenbrier in a playoff over RahmVideo
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Brooks Koepka picked up his second LIV Golf League victory of the year Sunday when he shot 7-under-par 63 at The Greenbrier and beat Jon Rahm with a par on the first playoff hole. Rahm, who lost a four-shot lead on the back nine at...
Hideki Matsuyama avoids collapse and rallies to win FedEx Cup playoffs opener
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama could feel the tournament getting away from him, an odd sensation considering he had gone 27 holes without a bogey and had a five-shot lead just an hour earlier. Even more improbable was how it ended Sunday. On the verge of a collapse, Matsuyama rolled...
Hideki Matsuyama surges to a 5-shot lead in steamy MemphisVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama felt his lower back starting to act up. On a whim, he decided to put a new putter in his bag for the start of the PGA Tour postseason. And now the Japanese star has a five-shot lead going into the final round of the...
Hideki Matsuyama, Denny McCarthy tied for lead in opening PGA Tour playoff eventVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn.— Hideki Matsuyama and Denny McCarthy combined to make nearly 300 feet of putts Friday, so it was no surprise to see them sharing the lead going into the steamy weekend of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Matsuyama recovered from a shaky start — he missed a 4-foot birdie...
Chris Kirk makes ace, leads St. Jude ahead of Hideki Matsuyama
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama lost his wallet in London and lost his caddie and coach for the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs thanks to thieves who snatched their bag. None of that seemed to bother the Japanese star Thursday to start of the PGA Tour’s postseason. Chris Kirk...
Peters Township’s Jimmy Ellis, Franklin Regional’s Palmer Jackson bow out at U.S. Amateur
Stroke-play medalist Jimmy Ellis, a Peters Township alum, was ousted in his opening match at the 124th U.S. Amateur on Wednesday at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. Ellis, who shot 10-under 132 to take the top seed, including a 9-under 61 in his second round, was upset by...
Cutrell overcomes shaky start to capture title at Westmoreland County Senior Amateur
It was another close finish to the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Senior Championship on Wednesday at Latrobe Country Club. Arnie Cutrell had a three-shot lead over 2023 champion Sean Knapp heading into the nine-hole third round and was clinging to a one-shot lead as they made their way to the...
Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Tour postseason amounts to a Super Bowl at East LakeVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Scottie Scheffler goes into the PGA Tour’s postseason as the No. 1 seed, and it’s not even close. Winning the FedEx Cup and its $25 million bonus still feels far away. The FedEx Cup playoffs begin Thursday at the St. Jude Championship for the top 70 from...
Peters Township grad shoots 61 to take medalist honors at U.S. Amateur
Peters Township graduate Jimmy Ellis began the week with little to no expectation at the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship. Ellis, who now lives in Atlantic Beach, Fla., had to buy golf balls and a glove from the pro shop for the second round of stroke play. The stakes began to...
Matt Kuchar finishes Wyndham Championship a day late in odd decision meant to help a rookie
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Aaron Rai won the Wyndham Championship in near darkness Sunday evening, a rain-delayed tournament that wasn’t officially in the books until Matt Kuchar finished on Monday morning. It was a peculiar ending, and Kuchar apologized to the tournament officials after he finished the 18th hole with a...
Aaron Rai takes advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Aaron Rai took advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Rai closed with a 6-under 64, with the 29-year-old Englishman making a 6 1/2-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th to post at 18-under 262...
