MIAMI (AFP) -- Sweden's Ludvig Aberg closed out a sensational rookie season with his first US PGA Tour title on Sunday, Nov. 19, firing a nine-under-par 61 for a four-shot victory over Mackenzie Hughes in the RSM Classic. Ludvig Aberg of Sweden poses for a photo with the trophy after winning The...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Sweden's Ryder Cup sensation Ludvig Aberg grabbed a one-shot lead at the RSM Classic on Friday, Nov. 17, a bogey-free round of six-under putting him in position to strike for a first US PGA Tour title. Sweden's Ryder Cup sensation Ludvig Aberg (AFP) A birdie at the 18th hole on the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy has resigned from the PGA Tour's board after admitting he had grown disenchanted with the role during the tour's acrimonious battle with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Golf star Rory McIlroy (AFP) PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and board chairman Edward Herlihy said in...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Sweden's Alex Noren fired a 10-under par 61, matching the course record, to seize the lead after darkness halted Thursday's opening round of the US PGA Tour's Bermuda Championship. Alex Noren of Sweden hits a tee shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Butterfield...
LOS CABOS (AFP) -- Colombia's Camilo Villegas carded a second straight eight-under par 64 on Friday, Nov. 3, to grab a two-shot lead in the US PGA Tour's World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico. Colombia's Camilo Villegas (AFP) Villegas, who claimed the most recent of his four...
INZAI (AFP) -- Xander Schauffele finished with a flourish to move three strokes off the lead heading into the last two days of the US PGA Tour's Zozo Championships in Japan on Friday, Oct. 21. Xander Schauffele of the US tees off at the 12th hole during the first round of PGA Zozo Championships...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson said on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that more PGA Tour players will jump to Saudi-backed LIV Golf despite a framework agreement for a merger by the end of 2023. American Phil Mickelson (AFP) The 53-year-old US left-hander, among the first to leap from the...
MIAMI (AFP) -- South Korea's An Byeong-hun was suspended for three months by the PGA Tour on Wednesday, Oct. 11, for violating its anti-doping policy with a cough medicine available over the counter in his homeland. South Korea's An Byeong-hun (AFP) The 32-year-old from Seoul was issued a ban...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Sahith Theegala cruised to a maiden PGA Tour title on Sunday, Sept. 17, romping to victory by two strokes at the Fortinet Championship in northern California. Sahith Theegala of the United States celebrates with the trophy after winning during the final round of the Fortinet...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Sahith Theegala fired an eight-under-par 64 to grab a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the PGA Tour's Fortinet Championship in Napa, northern California on Friday, Sept. 15. Sahith Theegala of the United States plays his shot from the 12th tee during the second round...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Australian Lucas Herbert reeled off six straight birdies before a closing par to grab a two-stroke lead after Thursday's first round of the US PGA Tour's Fortinet Championship. Lucas Herbert of Australia plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the...
ATLANTA (AFP) -- Viktor Hovland outdueled Xander Schauffele through Sunday's storm-hit final round to win the US PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship, capturing the $18 million FedEx Cup top prize by five strokes. Viktor Hovland of Norway celebrates with the FedEx Cup after winning during the...
