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2:31 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods‘ return to the PGA Tour at the Memorial Tournament might not last as long as he had hoped. Woods sputtered along all morning Friday, struggling to find the fairway while shooting 4-over 76 to put him at 3 over through the first two rounds and in danger

TBD on those first two. But we can now answer No. 3—yes. At least to some degree. Despite an extremely short backswing, Tony Finau is one of the longest players on the PGA Tour. Last year, he finished ninth in driving distance at more than 309 yards despite never taking the club back past his

Being good at playing golf on TV doesn’t mean someone will be good at talking golf on TV. Johnny Miller was a paragon in that arena. Christina Kim might be, too, if she could be bothered. She’s off to a good start. This week, the three-time LPGA winner is dipping her toes into the TV

8:08 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBLIN, Ohio — On a windy day at the Memorial that got the best of stars such as Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler, Tony Finau seemed to make everything. Finau finished with seven birdies over his last 10 holes in the first round Thursday, finishing with a 6-under 66

DUBLIN, Ohio — On Thursday, Bryson DeChambeau hit 10 fairways, including two drives more than 400 yards, and failed to break par. The two featured groupings in the morning wave, comprised of six players with an average world ranking of 8.0, shot a combined 19 over par. There were more triple bogeys or worse (11)

7:13 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods’ first tour event in more than 150 days started and ended the same way: with a birdie. Woods, playing in his first tour event since February, shot a 71 in the first round of The Memorial Tournament on Thursday. “Well, it’s been a while since I’ve played,”

Same course, but different. And significantly so. A week ago, Collin Morikawa opened with a seven-under 65 at Muirfield Village and went on to win the Workday Charity Open at 19 under. Thursday, at the same venue, he struggled to a four-over 76 in the opening round of the Memorial. There were plenty of other

Despite some brutal conditions at Muirfield Village, Brysin DeChambeau has still made Thursday’s first round of the Memorial Tournament his own personal long drive contest. On the back nine alone (his front), he uncorked drives of 353 yards, 362 yards and 406 yards. Silly stuff. And yet, his longest drive of the day was still

Jul 15, 2020 ESPN Betting Insiders PGA Tour golf is back in full swing, albeit without the crowds we’re accustomed to. Collin Morikawa outlasted Justin Thomas in a playoff for his first PGA Tour win last weekend at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. None of our experts had Morikawa for the win, but

After more than a decade, we’ve become numb to news of golf course closings. Still, some hit harder than others. Dartmouth College in New Hampshire announced on July 9 it would be shuttering Hanover Country Club, along with the elimination of five varsity athletic teams, including men’s and women’s golf. President Philip Hanlon announced the

3:53 PM ET Tiger Woods hasn’t been this big of a long shot at the Memorial Tournament-an event he’s won five times–in a long time, and bettors can’t get enough of him. Woods is set to return to the PGA Tour this week after a five-month layoff initially caused by a stiff back and extended