The Open returned to Royal Portrush after a 68-year absence and made up for lost time with an unusual amount of theater Thursday. When more than 15 hours of golf before a robust, sellout crowd finally ended, J.B. Holmes was atop the leaderboard at a major for the first time in 11 years.
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Some golfers stay away from courses because of triple-digit temperatures, but others embrace the season because rates are drastically reduced.
Brooks Koepka is on the cusp of some elite company at the PGA Championship — in the record book, not on the leaderboard.
The UNLV men’s golf team is in fourth place after the first two rounds of the National Invitational Tournament at OMNI Tucson National.
UNLV senior Elizabeth Prior held the lead at 4 under when the second round of the Rebel Beach Invitational was suspended due to darkness Monday at Spanish Trail Country Club.
Resident David Lipsky and resident and former UNLV golfer Kurt Kitayama recently won in the 2018-19 European Tour, giving Las Vegas golfers two wins the tour’s first six tournaments.
For a brief span earlier in his PGA Tour career, Rickie Fowler, a Southern California native, lived in a condo in Summerlin before opting for a move to Florida.
A man has been charged in the killing of a champion golfer from Spain, after the Iowa State University student’s body was found at a golf course in central Iowa.
The connection Rory McIlroy had with Arnold Palmer was strong even before he delivered a Sunday charge that would have made the King proud.
Maury Gallagher is the CEO and chairman of Allegiant Airlines, but he sat on a panel labeled “New Kids on the Block” on golf business organized by the National Golf Course Owners Association.
Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth are the 12-1 co-favorites to win the British Open, and Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler and Jon Rahm are at 15-1.
From a current-form perspective, it’s hard to go past Spain’s Jon Rahm (15-1) and England’s Tommy Fleetwood (20-1) in the British Open.
Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth are 12-1 co-favorites to win the 146th British Open, scheduled from Thursday through Sunday at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England.
Total player compensation at the U.S. Open will top $50 million for the first time this year
Brooks Koepka received a short piece of advice from a valuable source on the eve of the final round at the U.S. Open. Defending champion Dustin Johnson was doing most of the talking.