Scottie Scheffler is chasing the claret jug at the British Open and searching for what it all means
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Scottie Scheffler has won more tournaments and majors than anyone over the last three years. He is No. 1 in the world and no one is close to him. Nothing would mean more to him than leaving Royal Portrush with the silver claret jug. And then?...
Fox Chapel’s David Fuhrer II gets off to blistering start at WPGA Amateur
Fox Chapel graduate David Fuhrer II got off to a blistering start to his opening round, making birdie on five of the first eight holes, to take the lead after the first day of the WPGA Amateur Championship on Monday at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. Fuhrer went out in...
Neal Shipley closing in on PGA Tour card
Neal Shipley has almost secured a spot on the PGA Tour in 2026. Another win for the Mr. Lebanon native on the Korn Ferry Tour this season would earn him an automatic promotion to the PGA Tour, effective for the next full-field event. Shipley shot an 8-under par 64 on...
Rory McIlroy returns home for the British Open ready to embrace the love
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Rory McIlroy practically had Royal Portrush all to himself Monday morning, but not for long. By the time he finished his first practice round for the British Open — his first time back on these links in 2,187 days — there was a big crowd that...
British Open joins U.S. Open in leaving prize fund at same level
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The British Open is leaving the total prize money at $17 million, the first time since 2012 the R&A has chosen not to increase the purse. The U.S. Open also did not boost its purse this year at Oakmont. The winner this week at Royal Portrush...
Chris Gotterup outlasts Rory McIlroy to win Scottish Open and head to Portrush
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Chris Gotterup came up with the clutch shots on the biggest stage he has faced Sunday, taking down crowd favorite Rory McIlroy with a 4-under 66 and a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open that gives him another week of links golf. Gotterup was one shot...
Cara Gainer, Gabriela Ruffels battling for Evian Championship
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Golf wasn’t the first love of Cara Gainer or Gabriela Ruffels, who grew up wanting to be professional tennis players and came close to making it. Now they’re in sight of becoming an unlikely major winner in their adopted sport. Gainer, a No. 129-ranked Englishwoman, and Ruffels,...
Rory McIlroy hitting his stride and shares Scottish Open lead with Chris Gotterup
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Masters champion Rory McIlroy took another step toward emerging out of the doldrums with two big shots at the end of his round Saturday that led to a 4-under-par 66 and gave him a share of the lead with Chris Gotterup in the Scottish Open. McIlroy...
Amateur star Woad keeps pace with Korda and in contention at Evian Championship
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Top-ranked amateur Lottie Woad is living up to her pre-tournament billing and in contention at the halfway point of the Evian Championship. Keeping pace with world No. 1 Nelly Korda, Woad — coming off a remarkable six-stroke win on the Ladies European Tour — shot 2-under-par 69...
LIV Golf tries again to get world ranking points
LIV Golf has applied again to be included in the Official World Golf Ranking, without any indication how it will operate differently from when its first application was rejected nearly two years ago. The OWGR said in a statement Friday it had received the application and has started the review...
Chris Gotterup pounds his way to a 61 and leads the Scottish Open
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — The hardest task for Chris Gotterup was waking up Friday. Once he got going, he never really stopped until he tied the course record with a 9-under-par 61 and wound up with a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Scottish Open. Gotterup rolled in...
Chan Kim shoots 9-under 61 to take the 1st-round lead in the ISCO Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chan Kim shot a 9-under-par 61 on Thursday at Hurstbourne Country Club to take the first-round lead in the ISCO Championship, the opposite-field PGA Tour event also sanctioned by the European tour. Kim holed out from 123 yards for eagle on the par-4 fourth hole and had...
Jake Knapp shares Scottish Open lead with 64 as McIlroy shakes off rust and salvages 68
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Jake Knapp is loving links golf so much he would like to extend his stay another week, and he took a step toward that Thursday with a 6-under-par 64 that put him in a four-way share of the lead after the opening round of the Scottish...
Roush wins Falling Rock Classic; Hansberry, Severns win match play titles
West Virginian Ty Roush posted an even par during the second round Tuesday at Nemacolin Woodland Resort’s Mystic Rock to win the Falling Rock Classic. Roush finished with an even par 144. He won by two strokes over John Aber, Easton Renwick and first round leader Devin Gee of Oakmont...
Xander Schauffele is trying to flush what feels like his worst season
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — The best thing Xander Schauffele has going for him in the worst season of his career is a good attitude. That much was evident Tuesday when he walked into the media center at the Scottish Open and saw his picture. It was on a wall beneath...
Palmer Jackson has great start in Austria, cools off
Palmer Jackson could not have asked for a better start in the HotelPlanner Tour Interwetten Open at Oberhaus, Austria. Jackson began the tournament by shooting an 8-under-par 61 during Round 1, which was held over two days. The first round was delayed by weather forcing Jackson to play six holes...
Brian Campbell wins John Deere Classic for 2nd playoff victory this year
SILVIS, Ill. — Brian Campbell won for the second time this year on the PGA Tour, both in a playoff, when he closed with a 4-under-par 67 and beat Emiliano Grillo with a par on the first extra hole Sunday in the John Deere Classic. It extended the win-or-bust season...
Davis Thompson makes late birdie to break out of a logjam and lead John Deere
SILVIS, Ill. — Davis Thompson made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday to break out of a logjam that, at one point, featured 10 players tied for the lead, giving him a 4-under-par 67 on a much tougher golf course and a one-shot lead in the John...
Ghim holes out from fairway again at Deere for first 36-hole lead on PGA Tour
SILVIS, Ill. — Doug Ghim holed out from the fairway for eagle for the second straight day, sending him to a 3-under-par 68 and a one-shot lead Friday in the John Deere Classic, his first 36-hole lead in his six years on the PGA Tour. Defending champion Davis Thompson (63)...
Plum, Oakmont to use $100K USGA investment for outdoor projects
Three weeks after the U.S. Open, Plum and Oakmont officials say they’re preparing to invest donations from the USGA into borough green spaces. As part of a million-dollar investment in the region, the two boroughs each received $100,000 to “support green spaces and promote outdoor recreation,” according to USGA Director...
Local golfers Shipley, Goetz, Jackson moving up ranks on respective pro tours
It has been a productive summer for golfers Palmer Jackson, Neal Shipley and Mark Goetz. The trio are playing one level below the PGA Tour and the DP World (European) Tour. Jackson, the Murrysville native and Franklin Regional and Notre Dame grad, and Shipley, the Mount Lebanon native and Central...
John Deere Classic shaping up as final qualifier for British Open
The John Deere Classic could serve as a final qualifier for the British Open, even though the R&A no longer offers an exemption to the leading finishers at the PGA Tour stop. This qualifier would be determined by the Official World Golf Ranking next week. The 156-man field for Royal...
LPGA giving diversity a new meaning with a record 17 different winners to start the season
The lingering question for the last three months on the LPGA Tour was: When would Nelly Korda finally win this year? Now the question should be: Who’s going to win next? The latest entrants into the 2025 winner’s ledgers were Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im at the Dow Championship,...
Cranberry’s Matt Vogt ties course record at Indianapolis golf club
Weeks after hitting the first shot in the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, golfer Matt Vogt tied a record at a course near Indianapolis. The Cranberry native posted photos on social media Sunday showing he scored 62, tying the record set in 2020 by Eric Steger at Highland Golf...
Patrick Reed finally wins on LIV Golf with birdie in 4-man playoff
CARROLLTON, Texas — Patrick Reed lost the lead with a 3-over-par 75 and then atoned for it by making a 15-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a four-man playoff Sunday to win LIV Golf Dallas, his first title since joining the Saudi-funded league in 2022. Reed, who started...
