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The PGA Tour is expected to implement a new driver testing protocol for the upcoming 2019-’20 season, which begins next week at The Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. Among the changes are a more thorough procedure for testing players’ drivers, Golf Digest has learned. In an email sent to players on Wednesday, the tour specified

Nearly four months after winning the U.S. Women’s Open at the Country Club of Charleston, Jeongeun Lee6 relived the moment in a unique way on Wednesday when she returned to her native South Korea to take part in what was billed as the first Women’s Open trophy tour of the country. “It has been a

3:06 PM ET Associated Press CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Rory McIlroy picked up 5 shots in his last five holes for a 7-under 63 to move within a shot of the lead after the second round of the European Masters on Friday. McIlroy surged to join Tommy Fleetwood (65) and three others on 10 under, one

1:14 PM ET Rory McIlroy said his recent exertions had caught up with him after a sloppy finish left him three strokes behind leader Andres Romero in the third round of the European Masters in the Swiss Alps Saturday. McIlroy hit a poor fairway bunker shot over the green at the 17th hole and then,

Every shot counts is a consistent refrain you hear in golf, particularly when talking about the pro game. At that level, of course, the shots count for more than just numbers on players’ scorecards but also dollars in the bank accounts. But just how much do they count? And does one shot count more than

6:29 PM ET Rory McIlroy probably hasn’t even figured out what to buy first with his $15 million FedEx Cup check. Still, the start of a new season in golf is just about here. That means it’s never too soon to look ahead, to daydream about April in Augusta and the possibilities that come with

Indiana’s Victoria National Golf Club, host of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, has the reputation of being a brute. Earlier in the week, a tweet from Cameron Percy made the social media rounds as the tour pro noted how the participants in his pro-am group had lost 27 balls … in nine holes. Another tweet

8:14 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — Steve Flesch shot a 2-under 68 to take a 1-shot lead after two rounds of the Shaw Charity Classic. Flesch, who carded a 62 on Friday and was within a shot of tying the course record at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, had four birdies and

Tom Lewis faces an enviable dilemma this fall after an impressive four days at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship. Does the 28-year-old from England play the PGA Tour, after earning membership for the 2019-’20 season with a dominant five-stroke victory at Victoria National Golf Club? Or does he return to the European Tour, where he

Wes Short Jr. was quietly lurking on the leader board heading into the final round of the Shaw Charity Classic, just one stroke off the pace but not the name most were paying attention to. That’s just fine with the 55-year-old, who pounced late on Sunday afternoon, making three birdies over the final five holes,

9:28 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — Wes Short Jr. made a short birdie putt on the final hole to win the Shaw Charity Classic on Sunday. His final-round 4-under 66 gave him a 13-under 267 total, one shot ahead of defending champion Scott McCarron. Short got a fortunate break when his second shot

A steak house seems a fitting venue at which to address an old beef, and Nathaniel Crosby had one. It had festered for a while, though time had eroded its sharper edges and the issue lay dormant until it resurfaced somewhere between aperitif and vintage port. Seven past captains of U.S. Walker Cup teams had

10:10 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Australia’s Hannah Green overcame a three-shot deficit with a final round 5-under 67 Sunday to win the Portland Classic and deny teenager Yealimi Noh’s bid to become the third Monday qualifier to win on the LPGA Tour. Green erased the deficit with two birdies over the final

Just when it looked like a budding young star was about to win the Cambia Portland Classic, another budding young star stole the title. Australia’s Hannah Green, fresh off her first LPGA victory in June, made a clutch eight-foot par putt on the 18th hole at Columbia Edgewater Country Club to cap a Sunday 67

They made for an unlikely quintet—World Rankings of 2, 287, 300, 513 and 735—but it was that sort of day “up the mountain” in the final round of the Omega European Masters. First, the facts and figures. All five players shot 14-under 266 for four circuits of the endlessly picturesque Crans-sur-Sierre course, more than 5,000

12:04 PM ET Associated Press Sebastian Soderberg won a five-man playoff for the European Masters title Sunday, sinking his birdie putt on the first extra hole as Rory McIlroy and the remaining competitors faltered. History repeated itself for McIlroy at the Crans-sur-Sierre club in the Swiss Alps, where he lost a playoff as a 19-year-old

With a potential natural disaster such as Hurricane Dorian heading toward South Florida in the coming days, golf naturally becomes less of a focus for those in the storm’s path. For a club like Cypress Head Golf Club in Port Orange, Fla., a municipally owned public course outside Daytona Beach, the facility is actually prepared

11:02 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Monday qualifier Yealimi Noh shot an 8-under 64 Saturday for a three-shot lead heading into the final round of the Portland Classic. The 18-year-old Noh, who turned down an offer to play for UCLA and instead went pro in February, made eight birdies and moved to 19