Golf

4:30 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods walked back into the epicenter of the golf world Tuesday, just days after he announced he would be playing in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. He discussed many topics, including his health, the way he approaches playing competitive…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title Sunday at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Taylor by 2 strokes in breezy conditions on the firm and fast Stadium Course. The 26-year-old…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Defending champion Scottie Scheffler took the lead into the weekend in the WM Phoenix Open, with local favorite Jon Rahm right behind at TPC Scottsdale. The second-ranked Scheffler played 25 holes Friday, completing a 3-under 68 in the first round and shooting a bogey-free 64 in the…

The LIV Golf League might claim to be “golf but louder,” but there is perhaps no place in the sport more raucous than the par-3 16th hole of the Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale, the site of this week’s WM Phoenix Open. The scene figures to be even more raucous…

On a weekend in which there was no professional (tackle) football to compete with for TV viewers, men’s professional golf seemed to miss its chance. Rain, wind and hail interrupted the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which many of the PGA Tour’s top players skipped ahead of this week’s elevated WM…

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — A strong wind was more than just a menace at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. It brought the tournament to a halt Saturday because of two holes on one of the courses, and set up a Monday finish without the amateurs. Keith Mitchell made it through…

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Changes in weather and fortunes can happen without notice in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which seems to suit Hank Lebioda just fine these days. Playing his sixth different course in his past six rounds on the PGA Tour, Lebioda ran off six birdies in an…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Blue Bay LPGA has been canceled for the third time in four years because of ongoing COVID-19 matters, the association said Tuesday night in a short statement released from its headquarters. The decision came from the China Golf Association, which regulates golf in the country….

Rory McIlroy overcame a final-round charge from Patrick Reed to win the Dubai Desert Classic in a tense Monday duel between players who were involved in a pre-tournament spat. World no. 1 McIlroy rolled in a birdie putt from around 15 feet at No. 18 for a 4-under 68 that…

SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm made an impressive charge up the leaderboard on his favorite course with a 6-under 66 on Friday, which is now moving day at Torrey Pines, to pull within two shots of leader Sam Ryder after the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Rahm, ranked…