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The PGA Tour announced Monday that Camilo Villegas’ daughter Mia passed away over the weekend. She was 22 months old. “She went through surgery and obviously needed treatment. She just started her second round of chemotherapy,” Villegas said. “It’s been really tough to see her—because you know how it is, she’s in pain. But she

5:44 PM ET Italy’s Renato Paratore extended his bogey-free run to 56 holes to retain a one-shot advantage after the third round of the British Masters at Close House in Northumberland on Friday. A closing birdie meant Paratore, who is seeking his first win since his maiden triumph at the 2017 Nordea Masters, carded an

Welp, someone scratched his seven-year itch on Sunday. And he had to go all the way up to Minnesota to do it. Michael Thompson, who hadn’t won in seven-plus years and 166 starts, sprinkled in a spectacular bunker shot with a superbly mundane round of golf to calmly win his second PGA Tour title, beating

7:17 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Michael Thompson birdied two of the last three holes Sunday for a 4-under 67 and a two-stroke victory in the 3M Open, finishing off his second PGA Tour win seven years after his first. Adam Long took second after a 64. Richy Werenski, who shared the lead

Wrapping your head around earning more than a million dollars for winning a golf tournament is tricky stuff for many fans watching PGA Tour events. Truth be told, that’s the case, too, for tour pros, even those in their 10th year in the big leagues. Michael Thompson claimed the title at the 3M Open on

Max Homa is considered by many the funniest PGA Tour pro on Twitter, having earned his 163,000-plus followers with a mix of blunt honesty, snarky humor, unending self-deprecation and Hall-of-Fame level swing-roasting. Yet devoted fans of the 2019 Wells Fargo champ no doubt have noticed that Homa has yet to send out a message since

3:51 PM ET Italy’s Renato Paratore maintained remarkable consistency to win the British Masters by three strokes, retaining his overnight lead and finishing at 18-under overall at Close House in Northumberland on Saturday. Paratore, 23, closed with a two-under par 69 in windy conditions to clinch his second European Tour title, adding to his Nordea

News that the U.S. government has lifted the 14-day quarantine requirement for players and caddies entering the country to compete on the PGA Tour hasn’t made any difference to Lee Westwood’s immediate travel plans. Speaking after completing a final round of 79 at the British Masters—where he was the tournament host—the former World No. 1

7:38 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Michael Thompson hasn’t experienced the anxiety and thrill of playing the last round of a tournament in the final group for several years. This time, pitted against Richy Werenski in the 3M Open, he’ll do so without the murmuring, clapping and roaring sounds from the spectators. For

A boat race seemed to be on, a lazy final round was on the docket as Michael Thompson cruised to a four-shot lead on Saturday afternoon. But Thompson’s engine stalled on TPC Twin Cities back nine, bringing the S.S. Richy Werenski and a caravan of other ships into the heat. With 10 players within four

Only 19 centuries or so after the 73-mile long Hadrian’s Wall was built to signify the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire, another native of the Italian capital has left his mark on the northeast of England. With a final round of two-under-par 69 for a 72-hole total of 266, 18 under par for four

11:12 AM ET International players on the PGA Tour may compete in events in the United States without delay, according to a memo sent to players on Friday which said the White House had lifted various quarantine rules put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic for “players, caddies and essential personnel.” But Englishman Lee

The Premier Golf League, the proposed global circuit that would rival the PGA Tour, seemed to lose its allure in March after Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm, three of the top six players in the world, said they were not interested in participating. However, the fledgling league has seen its viability re-emerge, according

9:02 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Michael Thompson and Richy Werenski topped the 3M Open leaderboard going onto the weekend, Tony Finau and Talor Gooch climbed within a stroke and stars Brooks Koepka and Tommy Fleetwood struggled again Friday. In warmer and windier conditions on the quiet, spectator-free TPC Twin Cities course, the

Last week had a certain Groundhog Day feel to it with the PGA Tour encamped at Muirfield Village for a second straight week. This week does, too, but this time it has nothing to do with the venue and everything to do with the leader board. To wit, Tony Finau was in contention heading into