The empire struck back on Wednesday, but it was too little too late. Such is the state of the PGA Tour after commissioner Jay Monahan’s latest chess move – an act that smacked of desperation as he announced a revamped, condensed schedule that caters to the tour’s elite with more lucrative purses – in an … Read more
If there was any doubt about the venom brewing between the PGA Tour and the rival LIV Golf Invitational Series, the latest salvo was delivered by the breakaway circuit on Wednesday. Just as PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan was unveiling increased purses, a revamped schedule and dramatic changes to the FedEx Cup Playoffs, LIV Golf … Read more
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 … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Before Sunday, England’s Matt Fitzpatrick had never won a professional golf tournament in the United States. Now, he has won two of the biggest golf events in the world on the same course. Nine years after winning the US Amateur at The Country Club outside Boston, Fitzpatrick captured his first PGA Tour … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Will Zalatoris couldn’t resist taking a peek at Matt Fitzpatrick’s ball. He and Fitzpatrick were walking toward their tee shots on the 18th hole of The Country Club on Sunday. Madness was unspooling all around them. The US Open was hanging in the balance. Thousands of rowdy fans had just spilled into … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Matt Fitzpatrick of England is a champion again at The Country Club, this time with the grandest of trophies in golf. A US Amateur champion in 2013. The US Open champion Sunday. In a three-way battle at Brookline that came down to the wire, Fitzpatrick took control with a great break and … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Matt Fitzpatrick of England is a champion again at The Country Club, this time with the grandest of trophies in golf. A US Amateur champion in 2013. The US Open champion Sunday. In a three-way battle at Brookline that came down to the wire, Fitzpatrick seized control with a great break and … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman said the new circuit will apply for Official World Golf Ranking points consideration Monday. Norman said the LIV Golf Invitational Series has a “very compelling” application after working closely with the OWGR technical committee to understand the process. During an interview with Fox News on Saturday night, … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – There has been drama at this US Open from the moment players arrived on property. Before it started, it wasn’t about the golf. It was about the state of golf. Now, it’s about the golf, with a leaderboard that has a mix of stars, up-and-comers and a few who-are-they contenders. So what … Read more
8:42 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN BROOKLINE, Mass. – The slice off the 18th tee didn’t matter. Neither did the fact that an approach shot by Will Zalatoris landed in the bunker protecting the 18th green. By the time his caddie Ryan Goble pierced the cold Boston air with a fist pump and Zalatoris picked the … Read more