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Lexi Thompson, a 15-time winner on the LPGA Tour, is retiring from full-time golf at 29

LANCASTER, Pa. — Golf is all Lexi Thompson has ever known, and one of the more popular players on the LPGA Tour decided Tuesday this will be her last year playing a full schedule. Thompson chose the U.S. Women’s Open — the major she first played when she was 12...
Davis Riley gets 1st individual PGA Tour win by 5 at Colonial in final group with SchefflerVideo

FORT WORTH, Texas — Davis Riley shot even-par 70 while playing in the final group Sunday with Scottie Scheffler, and still won a subdued Colonial by five strokes over the world’s No. 1 player and Keegan Bradley for his first individual victory on the PGA Tour. Riley finished at 14-under...
Grayson Murray’s parents say the two-time PGA Tour winner died of suicide

Grayson Murray’s parents said Sunday their 30-year-old son took his own life, just one day after he withdrew from a PGA Tour event. The family asked for privacy and that people honor Murray by being kind to one another. “If that becomes his legacy, we could ask for nothing else,”...
Davis Riley leads Scottie Scheffler by 4 at somber Colonial after the news of player’s deathVideo

FORT WORTH, Texas — Davis Riley was finishing a 4-under-par 66 for a four-shot lead over surging Scottie Scheffler at Colonial while PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan conducted interviews about the death of two-time tour winner Grayson Murray. Another week, another dose of unsettling news off the course, this time...
Davis Riley has 70-minute wait before last putt in bogey-free 2nd round for lead at ColonialVideo

FORT WORTH, Texas — Davis Riley had to wait out a 70-minute weather delay before his last shot in the second round at Colonial. Riley made a 3-foot par putt right after play resumed Friday, wrapping up a bogey-free 6-under-par 64 to get to 10-under at the Charles Schwab Challenge....
Charley Hoffman leads at renovated Colonial as Scottie Scheffler fails to break parVideo

FORT WORTH, Texas — Scottie Scheffler failed to break par in the opening round for the first time this year Thursday on a tough afternoon of blustery conditions and a new feel at renovated Colonial that seemed to befuddle just about everyone but Charley Hoffman in the Charles Schwab Challenge....
Officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler disciplined for not having bodycam activatedVideo

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky police officer who arrested top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler outside the PGA Championship is receiving “corrective action” for not having his body-worn camera activated when he approached the golfer’s vehicle — an interaction that allegedly resulted in the officer being dragged to the ground, authorities said...
Analysis: Bryson DeChambeau doesn’t win the PGA trophy, but he does win the crowd

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Golf is more than about winning the trophy. Such was the message from Bryson DeChambeau on the eve of the final round at the PGA Championship. He had just used a 6-iron to chip in for eagle on the 18th hole at Valhalla. He lunged into a...
Patrick Reed withdraws from U.S. Open qualifying and ends streak of playing the majors

DALLAS — Patrick Reed’s streak of playing every major since the 2014 Masters ended on Monday when he withdrew from U.S. Open qualifying, leaving the LIV Golf player no other avenue to earn a spot at Pinehurst No. 2. Reed did well enough in the Masters (tie for 12th) to...
Xander Schauffele gets validation, records with memorable putt at PGA Championship

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Xander Schauffele might have to watch the replay of his 6-foot putt to see how it dipped into the left side of the hole and looked as though it might spin out. When it comes to him winning the last two years, that’s what usually happens. And...
Nelly Korda wins Mizuho Americas Open by a stroke over Hannah Green for her 6th victory in 7 eventsVideo

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — With her record-tying winning streak over, Nelly Korda got back to doing what she does best: winning. Nelly Korda won a back-nine showdown with Hannah Green of Australia with a par on the 18th hole to capture the Mizuho Americas Open by a stroke Sunday for...
Bryson DeChambeau puts on a show but somehow comes up short at PGA ChampionshipVideo

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The putt that barely fell into the 18th hole on the very last rotation. The tee shot that hit a tree on No. 16 but caromed back into the fairway. The chip-ins from off the green, the fist pumps in the air and the fist bumps with...
Schauffele wins 1st major at PGA Championship in thriller at Valhalla

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Xander Schauffele cashed in at just the right time Sunday, swirling in a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the PGA Championship for his first major with the lowest score in major championship history. The Olympic gold medalist got something even more valuable in...
At low-scoring PGA, Morikawa, Schauffele sleep on lead that could vanish by their tee time Sunday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Collin Morikawa went to sleep with a share of the lead at the PGA Championship. He’s well-aware that by the time he reaches the first tee box for the final round, he might not have it anymore. A low-scoring Saturday left a major-record 15 players at double-digits...
LPGA monitoring health issues after 10 players withdraw from Mizuho Americas Open

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — LPGA officials are concerned about health issues at the Mizuho Americas Open after 10 players withdrew from the event over the past two days, including seven with various illnesses. The LPGA issued a statement late in the second round Friday, saying it will continue to monitor...
Xander Schauffele leads, but Scottie Scheffler’s arrest dominates talk at PGA Championship

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler was in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. His warmup routine began in a jail cell. And some six hours later, Scheffler remarkably signed for a 5-under-par 66 and was right in the mix Friday at the PGA Championship. Xander Schauffele,...

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