Davis Thompson wins John Deere Classic with lowest score in tournament history
Davis Thompson had been working toward a moment like this, and he wasn't about to let anything stop him — not a soft golf course that produced the best scores of the week, not the pressure of trying to win for the first time on the PGA Tour.
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Davis Thompson takes 2-shot lead into the final round of the low-scoring John Deere Classic
Davis Thompson made birdie on half of his holes Saturday on a soft and defenseless TPC Deere Run, matching his career low with a 9-under 62 for a two-shot lead going into the final round of the John Deere Classic.
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Aaron Rai and C.T. Pan share the John Deere Classic lead
Aaron Rai of England went from a close call last week in Detroit to another chance at his first PGA Tour victory, playing another bogey-free round of 8-under 63 on Friday to share the lead with C.T. Pan going into the weekend at the John Deere Classic.
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Hayden Springer posts 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with his eagle-birdie finish for a 59
Hayden Springer posted the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history on Thursday, joining a rapidly expanding list with an eagle-birdie finish in the John Deere Classic for a 12-under 59.
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Golf in the Olympics is starting to catch on. For Americans, the hard part is getting there
One of the best indications that golf was starting to catch on as an Olympic sport came from a player who never even made it to the podium.
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Analysis: The easier path on the PGA Tour doesn't make it easy
Jordan Spieth returns to the John Deere Classic for the first time since he won a playoff in 2015. Just don't get the idea this is some kind of nostalgia tour.
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Men's golf will have a good attendance record at the Paris Olympics
The Olympics have come a long way in the 12 years since golf first returned to the program, mostly measured by attendance.
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3M Open field will include Finau, Theegala, Rose
The Tour stop is the last weekend of July at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine.
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Bland wins rain-delayed U.S. Senior Open on 4th playoff hole for his second straight senior major
Richard Bland shot a 4-under 66 in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open, catching leader Hiroyuki Fujita after rain postponed the finish to Monday morning and then banging a chip shot off the pin to beat him on the fourth playoff hole and win his second straight senior major.
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Cam Davis wins Rocket Mortgage Classic for 2nd time after Akshay Bhatia 3-putts 18th hole
Cam Davis was preparing for a playoff when Akshay Bhatia's 4-foot putt started left, went right, touched the edge of the cup and rolled away.
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Fujita leads U.S. Senior Open by 3 strokes when rain hits. Play resumes Monday with 8 holes left
Hiroyuki Fujita held a three-stroke lead with eight holes to play in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open on Sunday when the tournament was postponed because of severe weather at Newport Country Club.
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Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai share lead for 2nd straight day at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai ended the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic in the same position they started it — tied atop the leaderboard.
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American duo of Ewing and Kupcho take lead into final round of Dow Championship
Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho handled a strong wind and the tough foursomes format for a 3-under 67 on Saturday, giving the American duo a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Dow Championship.
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Akshay Bhatia shares the lead in Detroit after his golf ball finds a fairway drain on the 17th
Akshay Bhatia walked down a fairway at Detroit Golf Club, looking for his ball after a long, straight tee shot, and found it in an improbable spot — underground, after it fell into a drain.
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Hiroyuki Fujita shoots 66 and leads by one through two rounds of the U.S. Senior Open
Hiroyuki Fujita shot a 4-under 66 in the second round of the U.S. Senior Open on Friday, taking a one-shot lead as he attempts to earn his first victory on American soil.
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Frank Bensel makes back-to-back holes-in-one at the U.S. Senior Open
The next round in Newport is on Frank Bensel — and make it a double.
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Akshay Bhatia's golf ball falls into a fairway drain, leading to an unusual free drop
Akshay Bhatia had a hole-in-one of sorts when his golf ball fell into a hole in a fairway drain at Detroit Golf Club in the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Friday.
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Nelly Korda says dog bite will keep her from defending her title in Aramco tournament
Nelly Korda says she was bitten by a dog in Seattle and will not be able to defend her title next week at the Aramco-sponsored Ladies European Tour event outside London.
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Regretful Jason Day set to finally play Olympic golf for Australia at the Paris Games
Eight years after turning down his first opportunity, a still-regretful Jason Day will finally make it to an Olympics as part of an Australian golf team that includes a brother-and-sister combination for the Paris Games.
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Akshay Bhatia shoots 64 in Detroit to take 1st-round lead at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Akshay Bhatia closed strong enough in the opening round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic that he surged atop the leaderboard, and yet he knows no lead is safe at the Detroit Golf Club.
Golf
Reusse: Despite COVID and LIV tests, 3M Open's Cavner undaunted
The 3M Open's first five seasons on the PGA Tour faced unforeseeable challenges, but executive director Hollis Cavner is proud of the tournament's resiliency and its providing a showcase to the game's up-and-coming college stars.
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Analysis: Bryson DeChambeau had his chances to make the Olympics
Bryson DeChambeau is a U.S. Open champion, and for now that will have to do.
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Dutch Olympic officials will deny golfers from men's competition in Paris
Dutch Olympic officials are keeping home two male and one female players from the golf competition in Paris because they believe their world ranking is too low for them to have a realistic chance against 60-player fields.
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Jordan Spieth is now an expert on what a 59 looks like in golf. He's watched it happen twice
When Cameron Young made a 10-foot par putt for 59 in the third round of the Travelers Championship, Jordan Spieth became a footnote in history as the only player to twice be in the same group as someone who broke 60.
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Tyrrell Hatton holds off Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau to win LIV Golf Nashville
Tyrrell Hatton won the inaugural LIV Golf Nashville event Sunday, easily holding off Jon Rahm and two-time U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau for the Englishman's first victory since January 2021 at Abu Dhabi.
Golf
Scottie Scheffler outlasts protest on 18th green, Tom Kim to win Travelers for 6th victory of year
Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim's tying birdie on the last hole of regulation.
Golf
Amy Yang wins the Women's PGA Championship for her first major title
Amy Yang built a huge lead and survived a couple of late mistakes to win her long-awaited first major title on Sunday, a three-shot victory in the KMPG Women's PGA Championship.
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Six climate protesters run onto 18th green and spray powder, delaying finish of PGA Tour event
Six climate protesters stormed the 18th green while the leaders were lining up their putts for the final hole of regulation at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship on Sunday, spraying smoke and powder and delaying the finish for about five minutes.
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Chasing first major title, Amy Yang takes 2-shot lead into final round of KPMG Women's PGA
Amy Yang shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship as she chases her first major victory.
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Tom Kim clings to a 1-shot lead over Scheffler and Bhatia in rain-delayed Travelers
Tom Kim made enough birdies on a soft, vulnerable course to stay in front Saturday in the rain-delayed Travelers Championship, getting up-and-down for par on the last hole in near darkness for a 5-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and Akshay Bhatia.
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Cameron Young posts 59 at Travelers Championship for first sub-60 round on PGA Tour in 4 years
Cameron Young made a par putt from just inside 10 feet for an 11-under 59 on Saturday in the Travelers Championship, the first sub-60 round on the PGA Tour in nearly four years.
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2 people were taken to a hospital after lightning struck a tree near a PGA Tour event in Connecticut
Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday after lightning struck a tree near a home along a golf course that is hosting the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship.
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Nelly Korda shoots 81, sent packing early again at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Nelly Korda was sent packing early again Friday in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, another shocking downfall after a dominating run.
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Tom Kim builds a 2-shot lead over Scheffler and Morikawa at Travelers Championship
Tom Kim is looking at the long term with his golf game and is getting short-term results at the Travelers Championship, where he followed an opening 62 with a 5-under 65 on Friday for the lowest 36-hole score of his career and a two-shot lead.
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Lexi Thompson shoots 68 to take 1st-round lead at the Women's PGA Championship
Lexi Thompson made six birdies on her way to a 4-under 68 and a one-shot lead over Nelly Korda and Patty Tavatanakit after the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Thursday.
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Tom Kim shoots 62 to lead Travelers, with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler 3 shots behind
Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim gorged themselves on pizza to get their shared birthday celebration out of the way before turning their focus to golf this week.
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Intimidating tree-lined fairways of Sahalee await Nelly Korda and rest of field in the Women's PGA
Inside her yardage book, Nelly Korda keeps the markings simple. The No. 1 player in the world denotes the spots she needs to avoid hitting by writing X's.
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Tiger Woods' son, Charlie, qualifies for first USGA event at age 15 with 1-under 71
Charlie Woods earned his way into his first USGA championship on Wednesday when the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods had the leading score among qualifiers for the U.S. Junior Amateur next month at Oakland Hills.
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PGA Tour commissioner says sides are making progress on deal with Saudi backers of LIV Golf
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday the difficulty in finalizing a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf isn't a reason for concern.
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Rory McIlroy's time off 'exactly what he should be doing,' PGA Tour commissioner says
No hard feelings, Rory.
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U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau now pins his Olympic hopes on Los Angeles in 2028
Bryson DeChambeau couldn't play at the Tokyo Olympics because of COVID-19. His decision to sign with LIV Golf is keeping him out of the Paris Games this summer.
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