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1:16 PM ET Frenchman Victor Perez made his first European Tour victory a big one, beating Englishman Matthew Southgate by one stroke at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews Sunday. Rookie Perez, in his 29th start on tour, took the lead when Southgate recorded a three-putt bogey from long range at the famous

Cameron Champ’s emotional victory celebration with his father and terminally ill grandfather via phone was one of the most moving sports scenes in recent memory. But how the 24-year-old moved his golf ball around Silverado Resort and Spa to earn his second PGA Tour title was pretty special as well. RELATED: The clubs Cameron Champ

5:18 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Mi Jung Hur wanted to go wire-to-wire on the LPGA Tour for the first time, and she had the perfect formula Sunday at the Indy Women in Tech Championship. She didn’t make any mistakes at Brickyard Crossing. No one came close. Hur closed with a 4-under 68 for

Mike Davis, the CEO of the United States Golf Association, has heard all the rumors, reports and speculation about the changes that are coming to the U.S. Open specifically in the selection of venues. “Some of them are simply untrue,” Davis says. “Some, I understand where they came from, even if they’re inaccurate. And some

Welcome to the Dew Sweeper, your one-stop shop to catch up on the weekend action from the golf world. From the professional tours, trending news, social media headlines and upcoming events, here’s every golf-related thing you need to know for the morning of Sept. 30. Champ wins for ailing grandfather Tiger Woods punched the sky

9:32 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Cameron Champ made a 3-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a one-stroke victory over Adam Hadwin on Sunday in the Safeway Open, finishing off an emotional week with his grandfather battling cancer. Three strokes ahead entering the round, Champ had five birdies and overcame a

Cameron Champ plays with a stoicism that suggests an old soul observing the mandate to act like you’ve been there before. But even were he is inclined to spike the ball, on this day, in this place, was not the occasion. Champ won the Safeway Open in Northern California wine country on Sunday. Hold the

6:50 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Kirk Triplett won the Pure Insurance Championship for the third time Sunday at Pebble Beach, beating Billy Andrade with an 8-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff. The 57-year-old Triplett also won the PGA Tour Champions event in 2012 and 2013. He has

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The Road Hole. On the Old Course at St. Andrews, winning and losing so often comes down to the penultimate test on golf’s most famous venue. And so it was on Sunday at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Tied standing on the controversial 17th tee—the one on the practice range over

Cameron Champ takes a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Safeway Open on Sunday. It’s a nice cushion to have when you’re a 24-year-old trying to live up to a reputation forged by winning your first PGA Tour title in just your ninth career PGA Tour start. After winning the 2018 Sanderson Farms

2:12 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Lin Yuxin of China made birdie from the bunker on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat defending champion Takumi Kanaya and win the Asia-Pacific Amateur for the second time. Lin won the first playoff in the 11-year-history of the Asia-Pacific Amateur and joined Hideki Matsuyama as the

5:25 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Mi Jung Hur kept her two-stroke lead in the Indy Women in Tech Championship on Saturday, birdieing five of the final eight holes for a 6-under 66. Hur rebounded from an opening bogey with a birdie on the par-5 second. She added birdies on Nos. 9, 11, 13,

Much like his career on the course, Phil Mickelson’s physical appearance has seen its share of ups and downs over the years. No, we’re not saying Lefty’s body ever, at the extreme, resembled that of John Daly’s. But let’s acknowledge that he has had many of the same awkward-looking phases that every middle-aged dad goes

Golf fans found out that Tony Romo has some serious game at this week’s Safeway Open as the former Dallas Cowboys star shot an impressive two-under-par 70 on Thursday. On Friday, it appears Romo learned something about his own skills as well. And one PGA Tour rookie didn’t seem too pleased. Romo came back to

9:35 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rod Pampling eagled the par-5 18th at Pebble Beach on Friday for a 5-under 67 and a share of the Pure Insurance Championship lead in his PGA Tour Champions debut. Pampling, the Australian who turned 50 on Monday, had three birdies in a six-hole stretch on

CBS’ NFL analyst Tony Romo took Boomer Esiason off the hook early in his round on Friday, by playing the front nine so poorly that it was apparent he would not make the cut in the Safeway Open. Esiason was standing by to work the Bears-Vikings game with Jim Nantz in Chicago in the event

1:04 PM ET England’s Matthew Jordan carded a superb second-round 64 to claim a one-shot lead at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews on Friday. Jordan made five birdies and an eagle on the first eight holes in a bogey-free round and finished the day at 14 under after 36 holes. The tournament

The first time I sat down to talk to Danny Willett was on the Tuesday of U.S. Open week in 2016 at Oakmont. Willett was two months removed from winning the Masters, and two months and a week removed from becoming a father for the first time. He was five minutes late. Athletes being a