Golf

7:42 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Russell Knox shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday at breezy and wet El Camaleon Golf Club to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour’s Mayakoba Golf Classic. The 35-year-old Scot birdied five of the last six holes on his opening nine, then played the

4:19 PM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Annika Sorenstam was elected president of the International Golf Federation on Thursday, replacing the outgoing Peter Dawson. Sorenstam, a 72-time winner on the LPGA Tour and former No. 1, will take up the position on Jan. 1. The Swede was elected during the IGF’s virtual board meeting

12:22 PM ET England’s Andy Sullivan shot a bogey-free 11-under-par 61 to set a course record and lead by two shots after the first round at the Golf in Dubai Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates on Wednesday. Sullivan recorded 11 birdies and briefly looked set to match compatriot Oliver Fisher‘s European Tour record of 59

10:16 AM ET It seems that Tiger Woods‘ son Charlie has been lobbying his father for some time to play in the tournament that lets major champions compete as a team with a family member. And it also seems that Charlie has been itching to get a piece of Justin Thomas, too. Woods and his

7:31 AM ET Christiaan Bezuidenhout held his nerve to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship by four shots at Leopard Creek Country Club on Sunday as the rest of the contenders faltered in a dramatic finish. The 26-year-old South African took his second European Tour victory after birdies on the 14th and 15th holes helped him

12:44 PM ET Poland’s Adrian Meronk will go into the final round of the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship with a slender one-shot lead at Leopard Creek Country Club after overcoming a difficult start to card a 71 on Saturday. Meronk, whose only win on tour came at the Open de Portugal last year, bogeyed

2:30 PM ET Charles Barkley has insisted his golf game has gotten better. We’re about to find out as he teams with Phil Mickelson in a match against Steph Curry and Peyton Manning at Stone Canyon in Arizona. The Match: Champions for Change will benefit historically Black colleges and universities. play 0:38 Peyton Manning doesn’t

9:43 AM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour has acquired minority stake in the European Tour’s media production company as part of an alliance that could be the start of a global golf schedule. The alliance announced Friday allows the PGA Tour and European Tour to collaborate on commercial opportunities, global media rights in certain

12:53 PM ET Poland’s Adrian Meronk carded six birdies and an eagle in a scintillating round of 66 to take a three-shot lead after day two of the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship on Friday. Meronk, whose only win on tour was the Open de Portugal last year, followed up his two eagles in the

1:46 PM ET Poland’s Adrian Meronk and Frenchman Robin Roussel hit seven under par 65s to share the lead by one stroke after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on Thursday. Roussel hit five successive birdies on the back nine after a slow start, while Meronk had two

7:40 AM ET Two years ago, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson went head-to-head in the first of what would be a series of made-for-television golf matches. After that, they went to a team format in May, with two of the best golfers in history adding a pair of future NFL Hall of Famers in Tom

6:28 AM ET Associated Press JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi International in its third year is shaping up as one of the strongest fields on the European Tour with commitments from Masters champion Dustin Johnson, U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau and a curious one from Paul Casey. Tournament organizers said on Thursday that seven

6:49 PM ET Associated Press BELLEAIR, Fla. — Sei Young Kim won the Pelican Women’s Championship on Sunday for her second straight victory, closing with an even-par 70 for a 3-stroke victory over Ally McDonald. The KPMG Women’s PGA winner on Oct. 11 in her last start, the second-ranked Kim won for the 12th time

5:32 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Robert Streb made an 8-foot par putt to stay alive in a playoff and ended it on the second extra hole Sunday with a pitching wedge that came an inch from going in, giving him a victory over Kevin Kisner in the RSM Classic. Streb

1:07 PM ET Another celebrity golf match is set this week, though for the first time in this series it will be without Tiger Woods. Worried it will lack drama? Insert Charles Barkley, whose golf swing is, uh, interesting. (That’s being nice.) On Friday, he will team up with Phil Mickelson against three-time NBA champion

10:56 AM ET Associated Press JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Joachim B. Hansen of Denmark overturned a three-shot deficit with nine holes remaining to win his first European Tour title at the Joburg Open on Sunday. Wilco Nienaber of South Africa took a one-stroke lead into the final round at Randpark Golf Club and extended his

6:09 PM ET Associated Press BELLEAIR, Fla. — Sei Young Kim answered Ally McDonald’s ace with a late birdie run to open a five-stroke lead Saturday in the Pelican Women’s Championship, the South Korean’s first event since winning the KPMG Women’s PGA a month and half ago. The second-ranked Kim shot a 6-under 64, birdieing

5:46 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Robert Streb kept his game from coming undone over the first hour Saturday, and then pieced together enough birdies for a 3-under 67 to build a three-shot lead going into the final round of the RSM Classic. Streb came from five shots behind when he