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That record might last all of five hours. Soon after Scheffler signed for the 11th 59 in PGA Tour history, Dustin Johnson was beginning to explode. He opened his second round on the front nine by going birdie-eagle-birdie-eagle-birdie before finally cooling off with a ho-hum par at the par-4 sixth. His response? Back-to-back birdies at

In terms of strokes-gained, there has been no player better than Daniel Berger since the PGA Tour’s restart in mid-June. He may not have multiple wins (including a major) like Collin Morikawa, but as a PGATour.com list revealed on Wednesday, Berger edged out Morikawa in total strokes-gained by 0.676 during the 11-event post-quarantine stretch. Berger’s

12:47 AM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The LPGA Tour’s Cambia Portland Classic will be played as scheduled Sept. 17-20 without fans at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. The Kia Classic has been postponed until March. Unable to reschedule the Kia Classic at Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, California, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the

As great of a story as Jim Herman was at the Wyndham Championship, it was nice to see all the top dogs back in action on Thursday at the Northern Trust. TPC Boston being back on our televisions was an added bonus. But the biggest bonus of all was a strong opening round from Tiger

5:42 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, Wales — Sam Horsfield began his bid for a third title in four starts on the European Tour by shooting 2-over 73 in the first round of the Wales Open on Thursday, leaving him seven strokes off the lead held by Jordan Smith and Connor Syme. Horsfield won the

Dustin Johnson popped up on another leader board during the first round of the Northern Trust. Even less surprising? He didn’t have much to say when asked about the dig Brooks Koepka took at his major championship resumé ahead of the final round of the PGA Championship earlier this month. “I like my chances,” Koepka

If it seems like the PGA Tour’s postseason has snuck up on the calendar, you’re not alone. With the Masters and U.S. Open pushed to the fall and the Open Championship canceled—to say nothing of the tour’s pause from March to June—the cadence of the golf schedule was off in 2020. But after a successful

3:56 AM ET Associated Press TROON, Scotland — Jessica Korda, one of the top U.S. hopes at the Women’s British Open, withdrew from the first major of the year because of medical reasons before the first round started Thursday. Organizers said Korda’s issues were “unrelated to COVID-19.” Katja Pogacar of Slovenia replaced Korda in the

The COVID-affected major championship schedule rolls on with the 2020 U.S. Open—it just won’t count for this season. But it certainly will count right away for gamblers, and after having Collin Morikawa among our top 13 ahead of the PGA Championship, we’re feeling confident the winner of the year’s second major will also come from

5:05 PM ET Tiger Woods has entered next week’s BMW Championship, the second of three FedEx Cup playoff events, potentially meaning that he would play four events in five weeks, including the U.S. Open. Woods first needs to qualify for the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship in two weeks. “The plan is to play four

Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from the Northern Trust, putting an end to his 2019-’20 season. Koepka cited lingering knee and hip issues as the reason for pulling out at TPC Boston. The 30-year-old has dealt with health problems going back to last fall, when he underwent a knee procedure the day after the 2019 Tour

Bryson DeChambeau’s physical transformation—a 40-pound weight gain to add distance—has been startling. Even, it turns out, to Bryson DeChambeau.. “I do remember a faint Bryson, a small, faint image of Bryson back in the day,” he said at TPC Boston, where the Northern Trust, the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs begins on Thursday.

6:57 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jim Herman rallied to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his third PGA Tour title and a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs, shooting a 7-under 63 for a one-stroke victory over Billy Horshel. Known for his friendship with President Donald Trump, Herman overcame a four-stroke

Several years ago, I was standing on the practice range at a golf tournament talking to then-PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, who worked for President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale, before he got involved in golf. “Better not stand too close,” Finchem said with a smile. “If you do, someone can get both

2:45 PM ET The finish line is not where it normally is on the PGA Tour as the FedEx Cup playoffs begin Thursday at TPC-Boston, site of the Northern Trust. The three-tournament playoff run continues next week at the BMW Championship and then the following week at the Tour Championship, where the top 30 in

Woods switched to the new Scotty for the PGA for two reasons. First, its added weight helped him hit putts harder, which made sense for TPC Harding Park’s slower putting surfaces. And the new putter was nearly an inch longer, which means Woods didn’t have to crouch quite as far at address, which allowed him

Sigmund Freud once said, “The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my 30 years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’” It’s a question that has plagued golf equipment makers for years as well. Although some companies have

7:46 AM ET Even in a pandemic-plagued year, with the PGA Tour missing 13 weeks of action and having to reconfigure its schedule, the FedEx Cup playoffs are to begin Thursday — only a week later than originally scheduled — with a slight tweak in format but the same big-money purses and ultimate $15 million

The PGA Tour announced Monday that Will Gordon and Erik van Rooyen have earned PGA Tour membership next season. Gordon, 23, competed this year without any status on a major circuit after Canada’s Mackenzie Tour was canceled for the summer. The former SEC Player of the Year contended at the Travelers Championship, ultimately finishing T-3.

2:38 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Tiger Woods is usually the one using the clubs, not carrying them. That has changed with his 11-year-old son Charlie playing in U.S. Kids Golf events. Last weekend, @TigerWoods was playing in the @PGAChampionship. This weekend, he caddied for son Charlie in a

It’s been 14 years since the inception of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, long enough that a generation of tour pros have no memory of a PGA Tour season that didn’t end with this postseason dash. Traditions take time to develop, but the playoffs are starting to accumulate that time. And they’re also accumulating a lot

Jerry Kelly is a man without a poker face who nonetheless took down his challengers with an ace that no one saw coming on Sunday afternoon. Kelly, his lead slipping away, won the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship by virtue of a hole-in-one on the 177-yard 12th hole at the South course at Firestone Country Club

3:00 AM ET Associated Press Sam Horsfield captured his second title in three weeks on the European Tour by winning the Celtic Classic on Sunday, completing his bogey-free round of 4-under 67 in fading light to finish two strokes clear. It was an evening finish at Celtic Manor because of a late start to the

Despite the fact it lacked its usual playing-for-your-PGA-Tour-card drama, the Wyndham Championship was still plenty dramatic down the stretch on Sunday. Incredibly, a journeyman pro who had not finished any higher than T-27 in 18 starts this season came out on top. Why do we bother predicting golf? As out of left field as Jim

1:38 PM ET Stacy Lewis of the United States held her nerve in a four-way playoff to win the Ladies Scottish Open, her first title since 2017. The 35-year-old went into the final day of the tournament one shot behind Spain’s Azahara Munoz but ended up tied on five-under for the week alongside Cheyenne Knight,

For a woman who likes to play her golf briskly, it took a while for Stacy Lewis to grab LPGA career win No. 13. Nearly three years to be precise. A lot has happened to the 35-year-old former World No. 1 between her victory at the 2017 Cambia Portland Classic and her triumph Sunday at

If there’s any tournament on the PGA Tour calendar where the prize money payout takes a back seat, it’s the Wyndham Championship. Being the last regular-season event on the schedule, players aren’t so much concerned about picking pick up an extra grand or two coming down the stretch on Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club in

3:08 AM ET Jan Ballesteros Yuka Saso saved her best for last as she conquered the NEC Karuizawa championship on Sunday in Kitasaku-gun, Negano Prefecture in Japan. The Filipino-Japanese golfer delivered an eagle in the 16th hole en route to a phenomenal 9-under 63 on the final day of the 54-hole tournament, giving her a

In a tied match between Matthew Sharpstene and Charles Osborne, Sharpstene loaded up his backswing from the middle of the fairway at the par-4 fifth and then brought himself to a screeching halt, a la Tiger Woods in his heyday. Sharpstene saw his ball move ever so slightly on the right fescue before the downswing.

3:35 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Si Woo Kim thinks he’s playing like he did four years ago when he earned his first PGA Tour victory at the Wyndham Championship. That could be a really bad omen for those chasing Kim in Sunday’s final round. Kim had a hole-in-one on the way to