Golf

6:04 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Xander Schauffele won an Olympic gold medal he badly wanted by overcoming more pressure than he could have imagined Sunday. Right when Schauffele appeared to lose his firm grip on the gold, the 27-year-old American responded with two clutch putts at the end for a 4-under 67

8:30 PM ET It’s Day 9 in Tokyo and the final day of what has been a lucrative location for Team USA: The pool. With five finals to go tonight, Team USA has a whopping 26 total medals, including eight golds at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Highlighting tonight’s action will be Caeleb Dressel, one of

5:28 PM ET Associated Press FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Annika Sorenstam shot an even-par 72 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The 50-year-old Sorenstam, a three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion making her first appearance in the senior event, had an 8-under 208 total at Brooklawn

10:17 AM ET Let’s keep these Olympic Games going. What could be better? Kevin Durant has passed Carmelo Anthony as the highest-scoring player in U.S. Olympic men’s basketball history as Team USA crushed the Czech Republic. We’ve also got a new fastest woman in the world. After beginning her career 4-for-4 in Olympic individual competition,

6:14 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Just over three weeks ago, Hideki Matsuyama was in isolation for COVID-19 and desperate to record a negative test to have any chance of competing in his home Olympics. Even when he cleared that hurdle, it was a matter of building endurance for stifling heat and shedding

8:32 PM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Coping with high expectations at home and low energy from his COVID-19 recovery, Hideki Matsuyama stayed on pace in his bid to add a gold medal in golf to his Masters green jacket. Matsuyama holed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole Saturday morning and saved

4:14 PM ET Friday night at the Olympic Games. What could be better? After beginning her career 4-for-4 in Olympic individual competition, Katie Ledecky earned her first-ever silver medal in individual competition in the 400-meter freestyle. Her first gold medal of this year’s Olympic Games came in the inaugural women’s 1,500-meter freestyle. Now she’s golden

9:19 PM ET Associated Press FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Annika Sorenstam shot a 3-under 69, racing to finish before dark, to take a three-stroke lead Friday in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The 50-year-old Sorenstam, a three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion making her first appearance in the senior event, birdied Nos. 7-9 to get to 8

11:40 AM ET More Tokyo Olympics, more life. After what felt like a million offside calls, the USWNT defeated the Netherlands on penalty kicks to advance to the Olympic semifinals. Elsewhere in Tokyo, world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has lost in his bid for the “Golden Slam,” and the USA baseball team started

6:16 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Xander Schauffele has been pointing to the Olympics ever since he began his rise into the elite of American golf three years ago. Now that he’s here, in the country where his mother was raised and enjoying an Olympic experience his father could only dream about, he

10:26 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The LPGA Tour and the Swinging Skirts Golf Foundation canceled the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA on Thursday because of ongoing travel and border restrictions and current health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was scheduled for Oct. 28-31 at Miramar Golf Country Club.

9:38 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Rikuya Hoshino did not have the first tee to himself Thursday for the start of Olympic golf. The grandstand behind him, normally empty like at so many other venues at the spectator-less Games, was filled with volunteers in their Tokyo2020 shirts wanting to see the 25-year-old from

7:02 AM ET SAITAMA, Japan — Around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening Patrick Reed was riding in a cart around a golf course he’d never seen before, trying to take notes before it got dark so he could start play for an Olympic medal the following morning. These entire Tokyo Games are unique and uncomfortable, but

6:29 AM ET Rory McIlroy made clear his feelings before embarking on his first Olympic men’s golf tournament, which begins this week at the Tokyo Games. An event without spectators and lacking buzz will also be without a highly motivated McIlroy. “I am not a very patriotic guy,” McIlroy said after the final round of

6:20 AM ET Seven of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking may not be competing in the men’s tournament at the Tokyo Olympics this week, but that doesn’t mean England’s Tommy Fleetwood and others aren’t having the time of their lives. Australia’s Cameron Smith is showing his national pride in an

6:19 AM ET Golf is back in the Olympics for the second time after a 112-year absence, following a successful return in Brazil in 2016, when England’s Justin Rose captured the gold medal. Rose held off Sweden’s — and then-reigning Open champion — Henrik Stenson. American Matt Kuchar finished third to win the bronze. None

3:11 PM ET SUNNINGDALE, England — Stephen Dodd birdied the final hole to win the Senior British Open by one stroke on Sunday, holding off challenges from Miguel Angel Jimenez and Darren Clarke to secure his first major title. The 55-year-old Welshman closed with a 2-under 68 at Sunningdale for a four-day total of 13-under

7:28 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Cameron Champ fended off dehydration and crisply putted his way to a 5-under 66 on Sunday, winning the 3M Open by two strokes for his third career victory. The 26-year-old Champ had five birdies in a bogey-free round to finish at 15-under 269 at TPC Twin Cities.