Nelly Korda wins U.S. Women’s Open title with perilous final putt
LOS ANGELES — Nelly Korda won the 81st U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday for her second consecutive major victory, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot when her final 2 1/2-foot par putt curled perilously around the cup and dropped in. Korda’s first U.S. Open win is...
J.T. Poston loses 4-shot lead but comes up clutch to win Memorial in playoff
DUBLIN, Ohio — J.T. Poston built a four-shot lead Sunday morning in the rain-delayed Memorial and won the biggest tournament of his career. It just turned out to be a lot more work than he would have imagined. Poston, who lost his lead after 12 holes, made a 7-foot birdie...
Tyrrell Hatton holds on to win 2nd LIV Golf title
SOTOGRANDE, Spain — Tyrrell Hatton had two late birdies to hold off Jon Rahm and close with a 1-under 71, giving him a two-shot victory in LIV Golf Andalucia for his second title in the league. Hatton’s other victory came in 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Rahm closed with a 67...
Nelly Korda seizes share of U.S. Women’s Open lead with late birdie spree
LOS ANGELES — Nelly Korda seized a share of the lead at the U.S. Women’s Open on Saturday with her second straight 4-under-par 67, ending with three consecutive birdies and finishing even with Sei Young Kim at 6-under 207. Korda, the world No. 1 and a three-time major winner after...
Weather halts Memorial with J.T. Poston and Ryan Gerard still in front
DUBLIN, Ohio — J.T. Poston and Ryan Gerard were tied for the lead Saturday at the Memorial when a second round of bad weather arrived and wiped out the rest of the third round before it had time to take shape. It might have come at a good time for...
Oakmont Country Club starting preparation for 2028 U.S. Women’s Open
The U.S. Women’s Open is coming to Oakmont Country Club in two years, and yes, the historic course will be ready. The course is always ready to host a big event. “If the USGA called and said we need your course for the U.S. Open in two weeks, we would...
J.T. Poston handles the wind at Memorial for low round of tournament and the lead
DUBLIN, Ohio — J.T. Poston stepped onto the putting green Friday at the Memorial just in time to feel the first gust of wind, knowing a tough course was about to get even harder. Part of him was eager to see how a new golf ball to help with the...
Jennifer Kupcho grabs early lead in U.S. Women’s Open
LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Kupcho made seven birdies on an unforgiving Riviera for a 5-under-par 66 and a one-shot lead over Sei Young Kim in the opening round of the 81st U.S. Women’s Open on Thursday. The 29-year-old Kupcho has four career LPGA Tour wins, but just one since 2022,...
Tommy Fleetwood part of 4-way tie for lead at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler never thought two straight victories in the Memorial would be of any value when he began his bid for three in a row. It sure felt that way Thursday in a tough start that left him exasperated by the wind and six shots behind a...
Nelly Korda charges into U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera with hunger stoked by last year’s setbacks
LOS ANGELES — Nelly Korda fell just short of her first U.S. Women’s Open title a year ago, coming up second to Maja Stark in a finish that was painfully appropriate for her inexplicably winless calendar year. But that disappointment at Erin Hills is a primary reason Korda arrived at...
Shinnecock scouting report: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy say wide fairways and big rough for U.S. Open
DUBLIN, Ohio — Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler took a detour to Shinnecock Hills on their way to the Memorial and saw fairways a lot wider than what they have come to expect at a U.S. Open. The U.S. Open returns to Shinnecock Hills for the first time since 2018,...
Rocco Salvitti wins Tri-State Open; Nick Turowski claims his 5th WPGA title
An amateur has won the Tri-State Section PGA Open title for the fifth consecutive year. Canonsburg native and Central Catholic graduate Rocco Salvitti edged amateur Darin Kowalski on the first playoff hole Tuesday at Southpointe Golf Club. Salvitti and Kowalski, the 2025 champion, each finished at 4-under par 140. Kowalski...
Eric Cole gets a shot at his 1st PGA Tour win after 63 in 3rd round at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas — Eric Cole put himself in position for a shot at his first PGA Tour victory, starting fast and finishing with a season-best round for his first 54-hole lead. Cole birdied four of his first eight holes on way to a 7-under-par 63 on Saturday in third...
J.J. Spaun is contending at Colonial and believing things are aligning for his U.S. Open defense
FORT WORTH, Texas — J.J. Spaun is thinking a little bit about his schedule and a lot about his putting while in contention at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial. The reigning U.S. Open champion believes he’s getting both lined up just about right three weeks before he tries to...
Alex Smalley back in position to win at Colonial after 3rd-round lead at PGA gets away
FORT WORTH, Texas — Alex Smalley was right back in a position to win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial two weeks after the third-round leader at the PGA Championship settled for second place. Smalley, still seeking his first PGA Tour victory, had one of a bevy of bogey-free...
Wyndham Clark shoots 60 to win Byron Nelson, pulling away from Si Woo Kim and Scottie Scheffler
McKINNEY, Texas — Wyndham Clark’s come-from-behind win at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson was pretty much in hand when he decided to aim for the pin anyway on the final hole. After that approach shot inside 3 feet, he became the first PGA Tour player to win twice with a...
Si Woo Kim hangs on to Byron Nelson lead with Scottie Scheffler chasing
McKINNEY, Texas — Si Woo Kim lost all of the five-shot lead he built a day earlier while flirting with sub-60 history at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. The 30-year-old South Korean still managed to maintain an edge over a couple of major champions, including hometown favorite and defending champion...
Jordan Spieth has uphill climb at Byron Nelson after Si Woo Kim’s 60
McKINNEY, Texas — Jordan Spieth could only watch a year ago as good buddy Scottie Scheffler became the first of the two to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, the hometown event they both cherish. Spieth is giving himself a chance to answer, although Si Woo Kim’s flirtation with history...
Brooks Koepka is 1 back at the Byron Nelson, with Scottie Scheffler lurking in his hometown event
McKINNEY, Texas — Scottie Scheffler won’t be the wire-to-wire winner of his hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson again this year. For now, the world’s top-ranked player is chasing a leaderboard that includes Brooks Koepka, the five-time major champion looking for his first victory since returning to the PGA Tour from...
Aaron Rai a surprise major winner only by name as PGA Championship lives up to major reputation
NEWTOWN SQUARE The PGA Championship once used a slogan that only illustrated an identity crisis of a major often looked upon as the fourth of four. “This is major,” it said, as if anyone should need a reminder. The 108th edition was every bit of a major, right down to...
Adam Scott officially set for 100th consecutive major at US Open as field starts to fill
Adam Scott officially is set for his 100th consecutive major next month in the U.S. Open, which added 24 players to the field from the world ranking Monday. Sixteen players also earned spots at qualifiers in England and Dallas. Scott effectively secured his spot among the top 60 in the...
Aaron Rai leans on humble roots, hard work to become major champion
NEWTOWN SQUARE — Aaron Rai stood straight with his arms behind his back, perfect posture, as he waited to be introduced as the latest — and among the most remarkable — winner of the PGA Championship. Next to him on a small table was the Wanamaker Trophy, big and silver...
With runner-up at PGA, Jon Rahm flashes a reminder that he’s still among the world’s best
NEWTOWN SQUARE — Joh Rahm teased his third major victory — and first since he left for Saudi-backed LIV Golf — when he opened with back-to-back birdies Sunday at Aronimink. Rahm, who started the final round two strokes off the lead, made only one birdie on the back nine, still...
Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship, 1st English-born winner in more than a centuryVideo
NEWTOWN SQUARE — Aaron Rai was just another name among a dozen others who had reason to believe the PGA Championship was theirs for the taking Sunday at tough Aronimink. There was Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele, with 10 majors among them, all ready to seize the moment...
Alex Smalley grabs 2-shot lead in PGA Championship that’s up for grabs
NEWTOWN SQUARE — Alex Smalley kept his composure amid pure chaos Saturday in the PGA Championship, when he vanished from the leaderboard with a shaky start and when he surged back in front with sublime shots along the back nine at Aronimink Golf Club. His voice was calm and steady...
