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8:00 AM ET Coming off last week’s Wells Fargo Championship (won by Rory McIlroy, who was picked by betting deputy editor David Bearman to win at 18-1), the PGA Tour heads to McKinney, Texas, for the AT&T Byron Nelson for a tuneup before the PGA Championship. This year’s event is moving to TPC at Craig

The return of the NCAA college golf postseason was supposed to be joyful time for programs that had seen the 2020 season cut short prematurely by COVID-19. But for 12 of the 18 schools competing at the NCAA Women’s Regional in Baton Rouge, La., there was only more frustration in seeing their 2020-21 postseasons end

You’re going to hear the name Byron Nelson a lot if you’re a golf fan this week as the PGA Tour event bearing his name starts Thursday. That has also given content curators everywhere the green light to dust off old facts and even highlights from his legendary career. But one particular clip has caught

4:37 PM ET Jordan Spieth, who is making his first start since the Masters at his hometown AT&T Byron Nelson tournament this week, disclosed Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago. Spieth, who won the Valero Texas Open on April 2 for his first PGA Tour victory in three-plus years, said he

Matthew Wolff’s odd and unsettling season took another strange turn on Tuesday night when the PGA of America announced that the 22-year-old has withdrawn from next week’s PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. Wolff will be replaced by Tom Hoge, and no reason was given for the WD. Only six months ago, Wolff entered the final

5:19 PM ET Hideki Matsuyama is making his first start since winning the Masters last month, looking to regain the form that saw him become the first male Japanese golfer to win a major championship. There was little time for Matsuyama to work on his game as he went home to Japan immediately after his

EDITORS’ NOTE: This story first ran in August 2012 issue of Golf Digest prior the PGA of America returning to the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island for that year’s PGA Championship. When the PGA Championship is played at Kiawah Island, S.C., in August, it will be hard-pressed to match what transpired there over three blustery

After a one-off return to August in 2020 due when COVID-19 ransacked the golf calendar, the PGA Championship moves back to its “new” May dates in 2021. The 103rd playing of this championship takes place at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island in South Carolina and will feature its usually loaded field of top-ranked professionals.

12:41 PM ET Associated Press Dustin Johnson says it was surreal sinking the final putt to win last year’s Travelers Championship with fewer than 40 spectators politely clapping instead of the thousands that usually fill the bowl surrounding the 18th green at TPC River Highlands. The PGA Tour event in Connecticut was among the first

Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from the AT&T Byron Nelson. The World No. 1 pulled out of the Texas event Monday afternoon, citing knee discomfort as the reason for the WD. “Unfortunately, the knee discomfort I occasionally experience has returned and after consultation with my team and trainers, I feel it is best that I remain

3:59 PM ET World No. 1 Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson, citing knee discomfort. Johnson made the announcement Monday. He last played in the Valspar Championship from Apil 29 to May 2, finishing 48th. “It is with deepest regret that I must withdraw from this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson,” Johnson

Every once in awhile you come across a headline that seems too shocking—and too horrific—to be real. This is one of those times. A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a dog for taking his golf ball. Puerto Rico police posted on Facebook a statement with a photo of 60-year-old Salil Zaveri being

Following an opening round, one-over 72, it felt like we were in for another lost week for Rory McIlroy. Then, he literally bounced back for the ultimate bounce-back victory, shooting rounds of 66, 68 and 68 to capture his first win since November of 2019. While it was hardly the biggest come-from-behind win ever, it

8:08 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In golf’s pandemic world, golf without spectators has often felt like the beach without sun. For Rory McIlroy, the return of living, breathing souls along the ropes, behind tee boxes and surrounding greens — ever so slowly but increasing week by week — may have been just as important

CHARLOTTE — In the four weeks since his unceremonious Friday afternoon departure from Augusta National, Rory McIlroy pounded ball after ball on the driving range. Sometimes at Jack Nicklaus’ Bears Club, sometimes at Michael Jordan’s Grove XXIII, but always on flat ground with a perfect lie. When you’re trying to groove swing tweaks, that’s what

6:37 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy found his comfort zone at Quail Hollow and left with a trophy he badly needed. McIlroy closed with a 3-under 68 and made it tough on himself at the end Sunday, driving into the hazard left of the 18th fairway and needing two putts from

It’s no secret that Rory McIlroy can be honest to a fault, something we saw from him a number of times since the PGA Tour’s restart. He wasn’t making excuses, he was just truthfully offering reasons as to why he wasn’t playing to his standards. The lack of fans and energy, chasing speed/Bryson DeChambeau, just

It’s become a theme in 2021, star players ending surprisingly long victory droughts. Jordan Spieth (Valero Texas Open), Hideki Matsuyama (Masters), Lydia Ko (Lotte Championship), Brooke Henderson (Hugel-Air Premia LA Open) and Hyo Joo Kim (HSBC Women’s World Championship) all have found themselves champions again after long waits to regain their winning form. On Sunday

7:31 AM ET Ariya Jutanugarn finally got her hands on the Honda LPGA Thailand title after 14 years of trying on Sunday, beating compatriot Atthaya Thitikul by one stroke in a dramatic finish to the $1.6 million tournament. Having hit a ninth birdie at the 18th hole to sign for a flawless 63, the 25-year-old

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — It’s not often a two-day competition can be called a battle of attrition. But it’s hard to describe the 48th Walker Cup as anything but that … and we haven’t even reached Day 2. Saturday’s double-session, 11-hour marathon at Seminole Golf Club saw the unprecedented format change of allowing alternates to

7:03 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Defending champion Steve Stricker made a long eagle putt on the final hole for 7-under 65 and the third-round lead Saturday in the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors. Stricker moved a stroke ahead of Alex Cejka with the eagle that got him

If you did a deep stats dive, you’d find that Keith Mitchell, despite a lack of strong results, had been hitting the ball very nicely of late, both off the tee and with his irons. During that same deep dive, though, you’d also see his putting numbers from the Valspar Championship, which would cause you

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — The 2021 Walker Cup was always going to be a memorable event by virtue of its host venue, the nearly 100-year-old biennial competition being played at famed Seminole Golf Club for the first time. But the rare public showing of the ultra-private Donald Ross course has been overshadowed on the eve

8:24 PM ET ESPN News Services CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Phil Mickelson was 11 shots worse than his previous round at Quail Hollow. Bryson DeChambeau made an 8 on his 16th hole and headed straight for the exit. Turns out nothing was as bad as it seemed Friday in the Wells Fargo Championship. Morning gusts gave

CHARLOTTE — Environmentalists, turn away. Jokes aside, we’re going to give Bryson DeChambeau the benefit of the doubt here. When he finished his second-round 74 at the Wells Fargo Championship on Friday, he sat two over for the tournament. At the time—and again, we’re just hypothesizing here—he likely thought he was definitely going to miss

6:11 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Defending champion Steve Stricker birdied the final hole Friday for a 3-under 69 to move into a four-way tie for the lead halfway through the Regions Tradition. Stricker joined Madison, Wisconsin, neighbor Jerry Kelly, Monday qualifier Alex Cejka and first-round leader Darren Clarke atop the leaderboard in

Phil Mickelson looked to his old self on Thursday at Quail Hollow. Hitting bombs, holing birdies, treating par 5s like they’re par 4s, holding court like a high school quarterback recalling the game-winning drive in the state final. On Friday, Mickelson looked like his old self, the one who’s not so much holding court as

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — Ahead of this week’s Walker Cup, a handful of players from both the United States and Great Britain & Ireland teams have mentioned coming down with stomach bugs while in South Florida. The issue, however, is becoming a bigger concern as the 48th edition of the biennial event is set to

7:11 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just last week, Phil Mickelson complained about his inability to focus properly as he struggled yet again, missing the cut at the Valspar Championship. It was Joel Dahmen who got Mickelson’s full attention Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship, when Dahmen mentioned him in a couple of good-natured social

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — In the 99-year history of the Walker Cup, there have been 310 golfers who have represented Great Britain & Ireland in the biennial matches. Of them, 84 have played for a victorious GB&I team (the Old World has won nine times in 47 matches). And of that group, a select 20