McIlroy: Golf unification deal needs to 'speed up'

With so many transcendent athletes over the past 25 years, we thought it was time to poll our experts to find the best of the best. In considering the best athletes of the 21st century, we expanded our choices beyond North America. ESPN editions from around the globe contributed to…

Charlotte Gibson, ESPNJun 23, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Mariah Stackhouse knew she was witnessing something special. It was the final round of NBA Star Stephen Curry’s Underrated Golf’s first annual Curry Cup at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, site of the 2020 PGA Championship, in September 2022. “It was…

The PGA Tour Champions is getting its own team competition in the form of the World Champions Cup. The inaugural three-way competition between players from the U.S., Europe and the rest of the world is slated for Dec. 7-10 at the Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. Jim Furyk, Darren…

PATTAYA, Thailand — Thai rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap shot a bogey-free 64 to grab a four-stroke lead over fellow countrywoman Atthaya Thitikul after round three of the US$1.7 million LPGA Thailand on Saturday. The 20-year-old Vongtaveelap began with an eagle and went on to notch six birdies, including three in a…

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 16, 2023, 07:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — This week, Oak Hill Country Club is hosting the PGA Championship for the fourth time. Editor’s Picks 1 Related…

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJun 29, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. ONE MORNING IN the winter…