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The golf world remains infatuated with Bryson DeChambeau’s pursuit (and attainment) of eye-popping distance gains. Well, most of the golf world. In almost every pre-tournament interview since the PGA Tour’s restart, players have been asked what they think about Bryson’s endeavor and results, with the player in question usually responding with compliments or admiration. That

11:30 AM ET Associated Press The global nature of the LPGA Tour and the way the schedule falls for the planned resumption from the COVID-19 pandemic-caused shutdown has created some dynamics rarely seen. According to Golf Channel, the top eight South Koreans in the world will not be at the LPGA Drive On Championship next

Tommy Fleetwood will make his first start on the PGA Tour in four months at this week’s 3M Open, after having returned to the United States for the first time since the tour resumed play amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of his prep for the event, the 29-year-old Englishman also will take part in

3:21 PM ET An overwhelming majority of sports fans polled by ESPN say they still support the return of professional and collegiate sports even if fans will not be in attendance due to the ongoing pandemic. Results from the second wave of ESPN’s Coronavirus Lockdown Fan Study surveyed 1,003 sports fans age 18 and older

The Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings announced Monday it is resuming its standings immediately, with a major—albeit temporary—switch. The rankings were paused in March due to golf’s suspension in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. However, while the LPGA remains on sabbatical (with an aim to restart next week), the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association returned

Wolff, who led after 54 holes at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, is joined by Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, who are both hoping to rebound after forgettable performances at the Memorial. Oddsmakers seem to believe that last week was in fact an aberration for these two, as DJ and Brooks sit on top of the

6:27 AM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The following is a list of global sports leagues and events that have been impacted by the coronavirus crisis and the estimated start or resumed dates from the respective leagues. This list and the dates are subject to change. Status: No change/rescheduled | Postponed

The 2020 U.S. Open is scheduled for Sept. 17-20 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., three months later than originally planned. The change in date is not the only concession from the USGA to the coronavirus pandemic: the field is down to 144 players from the usual 156, and the tradition and history

5:11 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus revealed Sunday during the CBS telecast of the Memorial that he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus at the onset of the pandemic. Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, turned 80 a month apart at the start of the year. He said his wife

Even without the presence of Bryson DeChambeau, the PGA Tour still managed to provide some soap-opera-level drama late on Sunday at the Memorial. While opening up an eight-shot lead at one point, things got interesting for Jon Rahm coming down the stretch at Muirfield Village. A little too interesting, perhaps. Ryan Palmer had cut Rahm’s

Brooks Koepka admitted on Saturday at the Memorial Tournament that his left knee that has bothered him for more than a year still “has its moments.” Perhaps that explains why his game continues to have moments that are equally troublesome. Koepka started out saying that inconsistency was holding him back, and there was plenty of

5:14 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Thomas‘ caddie left on the back nine of his third round at Memorial Tournament on Saturday. “Jimmy (Johnson) just wasn’t feeling well,” Thomas said. “He was feeling dizzy. I mean, I can tell he was light-headed and just didn’t have a lot of energy. I mean, I told

Jack Nicklaus, a 73-time PGA Tour winner, earned $5,734,031 during his illustrious tour career. On Sunday, the winner of the tournament that he hosts, the Memorial, will earn a prize money payout of $1.674 million. We’ll help you do the math here: That’s a little more than 29 percent of Nicklaus’ career earnings, for the

7:18 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm showed Saturday in the Memorial why he’s one of the most explosive players in golf. With his clubs. A back nine that capped off what he considers one of the best rounds of his career gave Rahm a 4-under 68, turned a four-shot deficit into

DUBLIN, Ohio — Becoming the No. 1 golfer in the world is a bit like winning the lottery. There’s no bad way to do it. Still, some ways are better than others. Back in 2018, Justin Rose lost in a playoff and became world No. 1 the next day. That was nice, because he played

DUBLIN, Ohio ­— Winning is out of the question for Tiger Woods here at the Memorial. He knows this. Heck, he looked destined for an early flight home after 15 holes on Friday. Two late birdies and a clutch up-and-down par on his last hole of the day salvaged a four-over 76, which turned out

6:25 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Bryson DeChambeau had his worst-ever score on a hole when he had a quintuple-bogey 10 on the par-5 15th hole during the second round of the Memorial Tournament on Friday. To make matters worse, the score took DeChambeau from safely inside the cut line to missing the weekend at

DUBLIN, Ohio — It started off well enough. A beautiful flop shot on his first hole of the day to save par, two perfect swings on his second to reach the par-5 11th in two. It was all going swimmingly for Tiger Woods to start the second round at the Memorial. But nothing kills a