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After making a quadruple-bogey 9 on Magna Golf Club’s 14th hole on Thursday at the CP Women’s Open, Lee-Anne Pace withdrew from the event, citing a back injury that’s been plaguing her throughout the season. This is news that would have gone completely unnoticed if not for one peculiar wrinkle involving the inaugural Aon Risk

8:19 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — A storm delay at the Tour Championship slowed the momentum of Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas — right when they were starting to pull ahead in the chase for the $15 million FedEx Cup. The final hour Friday showed how quickly it can change — and for Rory

ATLANTA – When Justin Thomas teed off in Thursday’s opening round of the Tour Championship and saw that he was already 10-under par and had a two-stroke lead on the leader board, there was no getting around the weirdness of it. “It’s just so odd looking over and seeing 10 under,” he said. “I would

8:36 PM ET ATLANTA — The detractors are plenty, and for seemingly good reason. The new and — allegedly — improved Tour Championship that really isn’t a tournament but will decide the FedEx Cup champion has a few issues that maybe — just maybe — could be excused if the players atop the leaderboard continue

ATLANTA—Despite an abundance of room at the East Lake range, what with the 30-player field bestowing ample space, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas packed in like New York subway passengers toward the right side of the practice area on Friday. Their routines vary, as do their swings and trajectories and conversations with gathered

Former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs has been indicted by a grand jury on seven felony counts for funneling school resources to a personal golf trip to Scotland. Krebs was charged in February through a criminal complaint with several felonies related to the 2015 trip. A grand jury indictment was filed in

8:01 PM ET ATLANTA — As Xander Schauffele walked off the 18th green at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, his playing partner Matt Kuchar joked that Schauffele had just missed a putt to shoot 59. Schauffele stood at 10 under following the opening round of the Tour Championship on Thursday; he the day at

ATLANTA—Bryson DeChambeau is not just zealous in his methods; he needs your belief, too. Any shot to this ideology conjures fire-and-brimstone from the pulpit. His latest sermon came at the Northern Trust after two videos emerged of the 25-year-old taking an inordinate amount of time over a pair of short-game shots, videos that stirred a

9:41 PM ET Associated Press AURORA, Ontario — Annie Park shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in the opening round of the CP Women’s Open. Defending champion Brooke Henderson and fellow Canadian Anne-Catherine Tanguay were one shot back along with top-ranked Jin Young Ko, Pajaree Anannarukarn and Nicole Broch Larsen.

ATLANTA – Welcome to Brooks Koepka’s world, where he’s a four-time major winner, the world’s best golfer and the barer of all. Literally. On Wednesday night, Koepka released the first image of himself in the buff for ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue. The reaction from his peers a day later? “I’ve been asked to do

Roger Maltbie recently described the scene surrounding Tiger Woods’ 2018 Tour Championship win as “beautiful pandemonium” in Golf Digest’s oral history of the momentous event. But in that chaos, there was also a beautiful moment between the legendary golfer and the beloved NBC on-course reporter. RELATED: Golf Digest’s My Shot with Roger Maltbie Shortly after

8:00 AM ET The full 2019 Body Issue experience launches on Sept. 4. In the meantime, check out 10 years of Body archives. In the sports world, every hour of every day, we are inundated with the assertion that this shot, this showdown — this heroic triumph or humiliating defeat — will become a permanent

The 2019 U.S. Amateur didn’t end the way Cole Hammer had hoped. A three-putt bogey on the first hole of a 27-for-3 playoff to get into match play at Pinehurst Resort bounced the 19-year-old rising sophomore at the University of Texas from the championship. Thankfully for Hammer, however, it didn’t cost him another prize. On

12:38 PM ET ATLANTA — Rory McIlroy is among those who remain a bit skeptical about the PGA Tour’s format for the season-ending Tour Championship that will determine the winner of the FedEx Cup. While saying Wednesday that he understands many of the reasons for the new format, he also said “come back to me

ATLANTA—One of the tour’s premier talents walked East Lake in anonymity Wednesday afternoon. Hard to do, given there are just 30 players at this shindig. When he passed a group of fans, necks strained to see the name on the bag, followed by a common chorus of whispers. Who’s that? … that’s not Hideki, right

ATLANTA — No player incites more angst—Tiger included—than Rory McIlroy. He has the ability to make a tough game look easy, so when he fails to do so, media and fans wonder what’s wrong. That was especially true in 2019. His case of the Sunday scaries continued, and awe-inspiring as his Friday run at Royal

9:01 PM ET ATLANTA — Justin Thomas found it difficult holding a six-shot lead heading into the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday, knowing he was expected to win with such a big advantage. He prevailed — but not before feeling the pressure of the lead being cut to two strokes on the

ATLANTA — A few numbers to consider heading into this year’s reconfigured Tour Championship at East Lake: • There are 11 players who didn’t win a tournament this season who are in the field. By contrast, 22 players who did win, including Masters champion Tiger Woods and Open Championship winner Shane Lowry, aren’t. • Rory