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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Spectators murmured to one another in disappointed tones as the news of Tiger Woods’ WD spread around Liberty National Golf Club on Friday morning. Though it was a rough start for anybody hoping to watch the 15-time major champion in the second round of the Northern Trust, golf fans were still

8:23 PM ET Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Dustin Johnson has missed nine birdie chances from 10 feet or closer at Liberty National, which ordinarily might annoy him. He’s hitting it so well that he still leads The Northern Trust Open. Johnson birdied three of his last six holes Friday, finishing with an approach

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Troy Merritt is one of the surprise names at the top of the leaderboard early at the Northern Trust. The 33-year-old carded a nine-under 62 to tie the course record at Liberty National on Thursday, putting him position for the biggest win of his career. Merritt started out his Friday round

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Matthew Wolff already captured the hearts of social media in February when he made his PGA Tour debut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. On Thursday at the Northern Trust, he also grabbed the full attention of one of the best players on the planet: Jordan Spieth. Well, one of the

4:51 PM ET Associated Press NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Jane Park, Anne van Dam and Mi Hyang Lee took advantage of calm conditions in the opening round of the Ladies Scottish Open Thursday, shooting 8-under 63s to share the lead. Lee won the Ladies Scottish Open two years ago at Dundonald. The veteran Park and

JERSEY CITY, N.J.—There are 12 rounds of play in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. If Thursday at Liberty National is a presage, golf fans are in for a treat. Seventeen players shot 66 or better on Day 1 of the Northern Trust, and the leader board is a who’s who of the game’s best. Here are

6:55 PM ET Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Troy Merritt isn’t obsessed with his position in the FedEx Cup and what he needs to advance in the PGA Tour’s postseason. He figures the best solution is good golf, and he delivered his best round of the year Thursday in The Northern Trust. Merritt began

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A day after quitting midway through his practice round due to back stiffness, Tiger Woods looked physically fine Thursday morning at Liberty National. His golf game, not so much. The former may put the latter into question, but Woods’ health was not in doubt in Round 1 of the Northern Trust.

While the PGA Tour is kicking off its FedEx Cup Playoffs this week, many hopeful of making it back to the big tour (or getting there for the first time) are playing in the Korn Ferry Tour’s regular-season finale, The WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft Heinz, on the Witch Hollow Course at Pumpkin

11:49 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tiger Woods is used to seeing a big crowd of spectators surrounding the first tee box and lining the fairway ropes when he begins play in a tournament. On Thursday morning, he will be greeted by a few volunteers, officials, media and a lot of empty space at

Tiger Woods will be greeted by a surreal sight Thursday morning at the Northern Trust. And we’re not referring to the Manhattan skyline. On Wednesday afternoon a vicious storm rolled through the New York metropolitan area, with a tornado touching down just miles from Liberty National, site of this week’s FedEx Cup Playoff event. The

4:18 PM ET JERSEY CITY, New Jersey — Shane Lowry says celebrations after his victory at The Open that went viral on social media were among other moments from that night that “thankfully” weren’t captured on video. But perhaps the fondest memory for Lowry is his visit to a Gaelic football and hurling stadium. “I

It’s a phrase golf broadcasters have uttered hundreds of times before:”This win is a life-changer!” Usually, it’s reserved for first-time major winners, but with the amount of money they’re playing for on the PGA Tour every week, they’re all life changers for first-time tour winners. RELATED: The surprising place where Shane Lowry married his wife

Thorbjorn Olesen, who was arrested and charged with sexual assault on an airplane last week, has been suspended from the European Tour. In a statement on Tuesday, the circuit announced that Olesen will not be allowed to play until the outcome of his trial. “As it remains a pending case, we currently have no further

7:50 AM ET The FedEx Cup playoffs are upon us, earlier than ever, with one fewer event and far more money at stake — and an intriguing and controversial way to end the competition. Now in its 13th year, the FedEx Cup — which is a season-long points race that concludes with a series of

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tiger Woods had waited nearly six years to get another crack at Liberty National, but before he could hit a single ball Tuesday it was time to wait again. Just moments after Woods arrived on the range, a horn blew signaling everyone to leave the premises. Yes, even 15-time major champs

6:19 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — The European Tour has suspended Thorbjorn Olesen pending the investigation into his arrest on charges of being drunk on an aircraft and assaulting a female passenger while she slept. Olesen is to appear in court on Aug. 21 on charges of sexual assault, being drunk on

Before she turned 20, Lydia Ko had already won 14 times on the LPGA Tour, a remarkable achievement that brought with it some very lofty expectations for the rest of her career. In three seasons since win No. 14, Ko has won just once more, causing her to go through a number of changes in