Golf

7:59 AM ET Here are the tee times for the opening two rounds of The Open at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England: All times ET (a) denotes amateur Round 1 1:35 a.m. — Richard Bland, Andy Sullivan, Marcus Armitage 1:46 a.m. — Chan Kim, Justin Harding, Haotong Li 1:57 a.m. — Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Gonzalo

6:09 AM ET SANDWICH, England — Jack Nicklaus never got to play an Open at Royal St. George’s during his prime. That, perhaps, is one of the reasons a quote attributed to him — he is coy about whether he actually really said it — make some sense. And why when an Open comes around

1:45 PM ET SANDWICH, England — After spending more time on Twitter and talking about his media feud than his actual golf game, Phil Mickelson is ready to get back to work this week at The Open. Mickelson said Monday during a practice round at Royal St. George’s that he wanted to move on from

4:48 AM ET SANDWICH, England — Well before COVID-19 intervened, the 149th Open figured to have its peculiarities and idiosyncrasies at a course known for its oddities. Royal St. George’s is the closest venue to London and likely the furthest from the top of anyone’s Open list of courses. That’s not to say the links

4:49 AM ET After one year off because of COVID-19, The Open returns. Royal St. George’s, in Sandwich, England, plays host for the 14th time. And this edition won’t be short on intriguing storylines. Can Jon Rahm, fresh off his first major title, back it up with another? Will Bryson DeChambeau be able to handle

9:00 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Jim Furyk recovered from a rough start Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open to hold off Retief Goosen and Mike Weir by three strokes. Making his debut in the event, Furyk closed with a 1-over 71 to become the eighth player to win

6:28 PM ET Associated Press SILVIS, Ill. — Lucas Glover ended 10 years without a victory Sunday when he birdied five of his last seven holes for a 7-under 64 to win the John Deere Classic by two shots. Glover won for the fourth time in his career, the most recent in 2011 at Quail

9:43 AM ET Bubba Watson has withdrawn from The Open Championship after he was identified as being a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been replaced in the field by Brendan Steele. Watson said in a statement that he is vaccinated against COVID-19 but “not enough time has passed

7:15 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz eagled the par-5 18th hole Saturday to take a two-point lead over Vinny Del Negro into the final round of the American Century Championship. Smoltz had a 26-point round at Edgewood Tahoe in the modified Stableford scoring event for

6:13 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Nasa Hataoka opened a six-stroke lead Saturday in the Marathon LPGA Classic, birdieing four of the last five holes for a 7-under 64. A month after losing a playoff to Yuka Saso in the U.S. Women’s Open at Olympic Club, Hataoka has led wire-to-wire at Highland Meadows

10:03 AM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — A severe overnight storm with damaging winds caused the third round of the U.S. Senior Open to be pushed back three hours Saturday. Winds topping 50 mph knocked over television camera towers and downed trees at the Omaha Country Club and left about 200,000 people across the

9:24 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Hall of Fame hockey player Mike Modano holed out from 205 yards on the par-5 18th Friday for the first albatross in American Century Championship history and a share of the first-round lead with John Smoltz. After managing nine points on nine pars on the

4:27 PM ET World number one Jon Rahm felt there was still plenty of room for improvement despite grabbing a share of lead with an impressive six-under-par 65 in the second round of the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club on Friday. Rahm stepped up his preparations for next week’s British Open by posting seven

7:08 AM ET Connor O’Halloran A fan was ejected from the Scottish Open on Friday after removing a club from Rory McIlroy‘s bag and taking some practice swings. The spectator walked up to McIlroy on the 10th tee at the European Tour event at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick before removing a club from

8:50 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Billy Andrade and Stephen Ames shot 5-under 65s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open. Andrade had five birdies and no bogeys on an Omaha Country Club course that dried out after the sun broke through and the wind came up in

3:11 PM ET NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — – About to start his first event as a major champion, Jon Rahm was taking some practice swings on the first tee at the Scottish Open when his status as golf’s hottest player was underlined. “On the tee,” the official starter said, “the U.S. Open champion, the Race

6:53 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Argentinian golfer Angel Cabrera, a former Masters and U.S. Open champion, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison on charges he assaulted his former partner. A court in the province of Cordoba, 500 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, convicted the 51-year-old of assaulting, threatening and harassing

11:25 PM ET Tom Van Haaren Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers defeated Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady 3 and 2 in “The Match” on TNT on Tuesday. The four played in the charity match at picturesque The Reserve Golf Course at Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana. It was the fourth version of “The Match,”