DEREK LAWRENSON: Returning hero Padraig Harrington’s Irish party after clinching the US Senior Open will shame the LIV rebels competing against a backdrop of civic unrest Padraig Harrington claimed the US Senior Open after holding off Steve Stricker Harrington had a six-shot lead heading into the back nine at Saucon Valley He managed to hold on and claim victory by one stroke on Monday  A couple of hours from Dublin, they will be toasting the returning hero at the Horizon […]

Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Matthew Wolff, whose meteoric rise at the start of his PGA Tour career was as surprising as his struggles in recent months, is the latest player to defect to the LIV Golf Invitational Series, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. Wolff, 23, is planning to play in this week’s LIV Golf tournament at Pumpkin Ridge in Portland, Oregon, the first to take place […]

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info It’s not unusual to see golf balls fly into the water at the TPC River Highlands course, but on Friday the Travelers Championship was delayed by something much bigger crashing into the lake. Play was momentarily brought to a standstill […]

Mickelson pushed on LIV Golf commitments We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Golfers who have signed up to play in the new Saudi-backed rebel venture have been mocked by current PGA Tour player Max Homa. This week, LIV Golf struck another seismic blow to the status […]

Tiger Woods defies the odds in remarkable return to action at 86th Masters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info More than 16 months after Tiger Woods suffered the high-speed car crash that threatened to end his career, fans have seen the aftermath. A photo has emerged […]

Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia A group of nearly 2,500 survivors of family members killed or injured in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have written an open letter to PGA Tour members to thank them for remaining loyal to the tour and not joining the rival LIV Golf Invitational Series, which is being financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. In the letter, which was released […]

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time major champion Sandy Lyle claims Rory McIlroy ‘has to be the hot name’ for the 150th Open and insists a win on home soil for fellow Scot Robert McIntyre would be ‘huge’ but ‘mind-boggling icon’ Tiger Woods will draw the biggest crowds Sandy Lyle won The Open Championship in 1985 to secure his first major win The two-time major champion has backed Rory McIlroy as his No 1 pick this year The Scot also claimed his countryman Robert […]

Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia In response to the LIV Golf threat, the PGA Tour hopes to introduce a revamped schedule that will include increased purses worth at least $20 million in at least eight existing marquee events and three new events in a global golf series that will include no cuts, limited fields and purses of at least $25 million, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The details […]

Golf nerd Matt Fitzpatrick is always first to bed… even at his own parties! Now after playing one of the great rounds at the US Open, he’s already getting phone calls from the greatest golfer of all in Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus sat riveted as Matt Fitzpatrick delivered the shot of a lifetime The duo both won the US Open and the US Amateur at the same venue  Fitzpatrick didn’t even bother watching where his tee shot ended up  It […]

BROOKLINE, Mass. — Will Zalatoris came up short again, and this time, he thought he had it. After missing a 14-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have put him in a playoff with winner Matt Fitzpatrick, Zalatoris couldn’t help but sigh as he was given the silver medal for runner-up. After speaking to the media while screens showed Fitzpatrick hoisting the trophy, Zalatoris walked off with a forced smile. He had to exit the stage to let […]