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British Open ’24: Chance at atonement for Rory McIlroy at Troon, last chance for everyone at the majors

Rory McIlroy sees the British Open as little more than the next opportunity to end 10 years without a major, not atonement for his late collapse in the U.S. Open. It’s the last opportunity this year, not only for the hard-luck McIlroy but everyone else who earned a spot at...
Justin Thomas leads Scottish Open by 1; Rory McIlroy 3 shots back

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Justin Thomas dressed in tartan-patterned trousers and played the part Thursday in the Scottish Open with an 8-under-par 62, his lowest opening round on the PGA Tour since his 59 in the Sony Open seven years ago. Rory McIlroy was three shots behind with a 65...
Rory McIlroy trying to move on from devastating U.S. Open loss

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Rory McIlroy got back into his own little world a few days too late. The immediate aftermath of a U.S. Open he threw away — missing two putts in the 3-foot range — included a previously planned trip to Manhattan. McIlroy said he walked the High...
U.S. Open trophy visits Oakmont to begin 2025 celebrations

Members of Oakmont Country Club take pride in having one of the toughest courses in the country. When the 2025 United States Golf Association brings the Open to Western Pennsylvania for a record 10th time next June, they want the best players in the game to work for their title....
U.S. Senior Women’s Open will feature some of LPGA’s former greats

Championship golf is returning to Pittsburgh this summer. The United States Golf Association will hold the sixth Senior Women’s Open from Aug. 1-4 at Fox Chapel Golf Club. It’s the 94th USGA championship to be played in Pennsylvania and the first U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The men’s U.S. Open will...
With Tiger Woods’ approval, Keegan Bradley locks in Ryder Cup captaincy — perhaps even as a playerVideo

NEW YORK — Keegan Bradley was just as shocked as anyone when Zach Johnson told him he had been selected as the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain. It was two weeks ago on a Sunday night. The children had just been put to bed, and Bradley was ready to kick...
Keegan Bradley appointed U.S. Ryder Cup captain after Tiger Woods turns down jobVideo

Keegan Bradley is assured of making another Ryder Cup team, this time as the U.S. captain. The PGA of America announced his selection Monday after months of talking with Tiger Woods about taking the job. The PGA of America released the news on Instagram after word began to leak during...
Davis Thompson wins with lowest score in John Deere Classic 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. He started...
Ferguson wins BMW International Open for 3rd European tour title and seals place at British Open

MUNICH — Ewen Ferguson won the BMW International Open by two shots on Sunday for his third European tour title — and clinched a spot in the British Open taking place in his native Scotland this month. The 168th-ranked Ferguson smiled as he rotated both of his shoulders before tapping...
Davis Thompson takes 2-shot lead into the final round of the low-scoring John Deere ClassicVideo

SILVIS, Ill. — 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-par 62 for a two-shot lead going into the final round of the John Deere Classic. Thompson made birdie even after his one...
Fox Chapel notebook: David Fuhrer captures C.R. Miller Memorial Match Play Invitational

David Fuhrer didn’t have it easy. But after five playoff holes, Fuhrer won something several other family members accomplished last Wednesday at Fox Chapel Golf Club. Fuhrer, a Fox Chapel graduate and incoming freshman at George Mason, became the third member of his family to win the C.R. Miller Memorial...
Aaron Rai and C.T. Pan share the John Deere Classic leadVideo

SILVIS, Ill. — 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-par 63 to share the lead with C.T. Pan going into the weekend at the John Deere Classic. Still in...
Springer posts the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with his eagle-birdie finish for a 59

SILVIS, Ill. — Hayden Springer posted the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history Thursday, joining a rapidly expanding list with an eagle-birdie finish in the John Deere Classic for a 12-under-par 59. All that got him was a two-shot lead over Sami Valimaki on a rain-softened TPC Deere Run...
Analysis: The easier path on the PGA Tour doesn’t make it easyVideo

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. He needs the points. Spieth started the year guaranteed starts in all eight of the PGA Tour’s signature events...
Sewickley’s Carol Semple Thompson receives special exemption into U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club

Next month’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club will have some local flair, as one of greatest amateur female golfers from the region, and the world, will be in the field. Seven-time USGA champion Carol Semple Thompson received a special exemption for the event Aug. 1-4. Thompson,...
Bland wins rain-delayed U.S. Senior Open on 4th playoff hole for his second straight senior majorVideo

NEWPORT, R.I. — Richard Bland shot a 4-under-par 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...

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