4:48 PM ET Associated Press FAR HILLS, N.J. — Teen prodigy Lucy Li gets to keep her amateur status after the USGA gave her a warning for appearing in an Apple Watch advertisement. That clears the way for the 16-year-old Li to play in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur the first week in April.
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Lucy Li, the No. 8 ranked amateur golfer in the world and the youngest female ever to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, will get to keep her amateur status despite the USGA issuing her a warning for her participation last month in an advertisement campaign for the Apple Watch. USGA officials determined that the
Phil Mickelson is on an all-time heater in the early portion of the 2019 season. In the last month alone he’s won his 44th PGA Tour event, finished second in another, hit every fairway in a round for the first time in 21 years, shot a 60, pulled off this impossible recovery shot, gone viral
4:20 PM ET Associated Press LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — Ben DeArmond had a debut to remember on the Web.com Tour because of one hole he will never forget — a score of 17 on the par-4 second hole Thursday in the Lecom Suncoast Classic. “I’ve never made a 17 in my life, not even when
What was initially billed as a feel-good story continues to transform into one of golf’s more curious tales. In the fall, Matt Kuchar won for the first time in four years with David “El Tucan” Ortiz on the bag, a local caddie at Mayakoba who served as a fill-in loop. “He was definitely my lucky
10:32 PM ET Matt Kuchar said Wednesday that he doesn’t regret paying caddie David Giral Ortiz $5,000 from the $1.296 million he received for winning the Mayakoba Classic in November. The amount has been criticized by some as being too small; caddie deals on the PGA Tour vary greatly, but there is often an extra
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan recently described the six-month stretch that kicks off with the Players in March as “the season of championships.” But could this reconfigured part of the schedule possibly begin without one of the tour’s biggest stars? It sure sounds that way. RELATED: The Players raises purse, boasts biggest tournament payday in
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Bill Haas has no visible scars from what happened along a busy, winding, two-lane stretch of hedge- and tree-lined road less than three miles southeast of ritzy Riviera Country Club on Feb. 14, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. But emotional ones exist. “Still to this day I have, not nightmares, but I
6:29 AM ET The European Tour will offer the most prize money for a single tournament win in the history of golf after making changes to its final events in 2019. The winner of the season-ending DP World Tour Championships in Dubai will earn $3 million (£2.3 million), more than double the $1.33 million reward
Even three-putting on national television is one of life’s great experiences at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This year was my seventh time as an amateur in the field. On 18 at Pebble on Saturday, I kept my first putt on the pro side, so it looked like it might go in, but under rainy
8:41 PM ET PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Barring a last-minute change, Tiger Woods appears headed to next week’s WGC-Mexico Championship in Mexico City. ESPN Deportes’ John Sutcliffe reported the news via Twitter and said “a plan has been put in a place” to welcome Woods to the tournament, one he would play for the first
The Los Angeles Open was already one of the premier events on the PGA Tour schedule when Tiger Woods and his foundation took the reins as tournament host in 2016. But, according to an ESPN report, the competition—now known as the Genesis Open—is set for bigger things next season. ESPN’s Bob Harig writes that the
Sergio Garcia is set to make his first PGA Tour start since the Wyndham Championship this week at the Genesis Open. His stateside debut is an anticipated one, for reasons Garcia would like to forget. Two weeks prior at the inaugural Saudi International the 39-year-old was disqualified from competition for committing “serious misconduct” under new
2:23 PM ET A feel-good story involving a local caddie in Mexico who worked for Matt Kuchar during his victory last fall at the Mayakoba Classic has turned into a dispute over how much the temporary caddie should have been paid. David Giral Ortiz told Golf.com that he was paid $5,000 by Kuchar, who won
Tiger Woods’ return to Riviera will look a lot like his surroundings last season. The 14-time major winner will be hoping for a different outcome. On Monday the Genesis Open announced that Woods, whose foundation serves as host for the Los Angeles event, will play with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas in the opening rounds
8:01 AM ET Briton David Law produced a sparkling eagle on the 18th hole to snatch a one-stroke victory at the Vic Open in Barwon Heads, Australia, and claim his maiden European Tour title on Sunday. The 27-year-old Scot’s 6-under 66 at 13th Beach Golf Links left him with an 18-under total of 270, one
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Tiger Woods proved last year that he’s not ready to be a ceremonial golfer. He only commands an audience like one. There are plenty of stars who can lay claim to being king of L.A., including current resident LeBron James. Woods still can, too, as evidenced by the A-list turnout for
PEBBLE BEACH — Scott Stallings gave his son Finn the birthday present the youngster had asked for on Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Links, and it nearly led to another reason for Stallings and his family to celebrate. Finn’s 6th birthday actually is Monday, but he told dad he was looking for birdies in Sunday’s