Tag: Golf

Rory McIlroy Birdies Last Two Holes to Win Scottish Open

Rory McIlroy birdied the last two holes in blustery conditions on Sunday to win by one stroke at the Scottish Open in North Berwick, Scotland. His final round of 2–under-par 66 marked his fourth straight round in the 60s at the final tune-up for next week’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in England….


Defenses Rule 2nd Half as LAFC, Minnesota United Draw

Carlos Vela and Emanuel Reynoso traded first-half goals as Los Angeles FC and Minnesota United played to a 1–1 draw on Saturday night, July 15, in Saint Paul, Minn. It was Reynoso’s fourth goal in just seven games this season for Minnesota United (7–8–7, 28 points), which has won just twice (2–2–6) in 10 home…


Rory McIlroy Maintains 1-stroke Lead at Scottish Open

Rory McIlroy shot a 3–under par 67 on Saturday to maintain a one-stroke lead after the third round at the Scottish Open in North Berwick, Scotland. McIlroy, who sits at 13–under 197 for the tournament, recorded five birdies against two bogeys on Saturday at The Renaissance Club to stay one stroke ahead of South Korea’s…


Annie Park Leads the Dana Open, With US Women’s Open Champion Allisen Corpuz Tied for Second

Annie Park birdied seven of the last 10 holes Friday in the Dana Open for an 8–under 63 and a two-stroke lead over U.S. Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz, Linn Grant and Jaravee Boonchant. Park closed her opening nine at Highland Meadows with a birdie on No. 18 and added birdies on the first four…


PGA Tour and Saudi Wealth Fund Drop Poaching Clause From Agreement at Justice Department’s Request

The PGA Tour and the Saudi backers of LIV Golf responded to a Justice Department inquiry by dropping a provision in their agreement that would have prohibited the poaching of players, the PGA Tour said Thursday. The New York Times first reported the development, which stems from the Justice Department’s antitrust review that began last…


McIlroy Says He’d Retire If LIV Golf Was the Only Place to Play

GULLANE, Scotland—Rory McIlroy laughed off a Saudi-backed idea that he and Tiger Woods own LIV Golf teams, saying Thursday he would retire if playing for LIV was the only option. The concept came from an April document titled, “The Best of Both Worlds,” provided to Congress ahead of a Senate subcommittee hearing Tuesday on the…


Ben An Shoots 61, Strolls to Scottish Open Lead

South Korea’s Ben An carded nine birdies to tie the course record with a 9–under 61 on Thursday, July 13,  at the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. American Davis Riley finished at 7-under, two back of An and one stroke ahead of Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy and Belgian Thomas Detry….


PGA Tour Officials Defend Pending Merger With Saudi-Backed LIV Golf

Senior PGA Tour officials and Republicans defended the pending merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf, while Democrats panned it during a July 11 Senate subcommittee hearing. In a crowded room, PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price and PGA tour board member Jimmy Dunne told the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that…


Saudi Investment in PGA Tour Will Top $1 Billion. and Norman Will Exit as LIV’s CEO, Tour Exec Says

WASHINGTON—Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to invest more than $1 billion in a new commercial entity controlled by the PGA Tour, and Greg Norman will be ousted as the CEO of LIV Golf if the business deal between the Saudis and the tour is finalized, a tour executive told Congress on Tuesday. The…


Allisen Corpuz Wins the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach for Her First LPGA Title

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.—Allisen Corpuz found herself on the biggest and most beautiful stage in women’s golf and made it look like a stroll on the beach. Never mind that she had never won on the LPGA Tour or that she had heard all week about the historic occasion of the U.S. Women’s Open held at…