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Every working day since April 14, their routine has not changed. Promptly at 7:45 a.m., six men sit down for a 45-minute “scheduling meeting,” mostly via video conference. Keith Pelley, European Tour chief executive, is “in the chair,” surrounded by the tour’s chief operating officer, Keith Waters, deputy COO Ben Cowen, deputy CEO and Ryder

But after weeks of major-like fields, the lineup in Minnesota this week does feel like a letdown. The consensus among the gambling community is that makes it a lot tougher to handicap, as it’s difficult to find value. But that’s not going to stop us from giving it our best effort. Plus, we have a

6:37 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — English golfer Tommy Fleetwood is ready to finish the PGA Tour season after an up-and-down four-month stretch, which included a pair of 14-day quarantines on two different continents. Fleetwood, one of the top golfers at this week’s 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota, last competed in the United States in

It was Monday afternoon and Martin Trainer wanted to go play nine holes at TPC Twin Cities in preparation for this week’s 3M Open. The only problem: He hadn’t heard from his caddie, Aaron Crawford. “I was expecting him to text around 2 p.m.,” Trainer said. More time passed. Nothing. About an hour later, the

11:30 AM ET Associated Press The global nature of the LPGA Tour and the way the schedule falls for the planned resumption from the COVID-19 pandemic-caused shutdown has created some dynamics rarely seen. According to Golf Channel, the top eight South Koreans in the world will not be at the LPGA Drive On Championship next

High Upside: Bubba Watson ($9,900 DraftKings | $10,700 FanDuel) There’s very little consistency in Watson’s game from week to week but, statistically, he sets up well for TPC Twin Cities. He can bomb it around without any regard for missing fairways, and his ball-striking numbers last week were sublime. He was second in the field

Wolff, who led after 54 holes at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, is joined by Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, who are both hoping to rebound after forgettable performances at the Memorial. Oddsmakers seem to believe that last week was in fact an aberration for these two, as DJ and Brooks sit on top of the

3:21 PM ET An overwhelming majority of sports fans polled by ESPN say they still support the return of professional and collegiate sports even if fans will not be in attendance due to the ongoing pandemic. Results from the second wave of ESPN’s Coronavirus Lockdown Fan Study surveyed 1,003 sports fans age 18 and older

The Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings announced Monday it is resuming its standings immediately, with a major—albeit temporary—switch. The rankings were paused in March due to golf’s suspension in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. However, while the LPGA remains on sabbatical (with an aim to restart next week), the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association returned

8:09 PM ET After opening up a considerable lead Saturday, and with the world’s No. 1 ranking in sight with a potential win in the Memorial, Jon Rahm, 25, put it all in proper perspective. “I’ve got to get out there [Sunday], play solid again and get the job done and think about the No.

Grayson Murray appears to be the latest PGA Tour pro to test positive for COVID-19. The 26-year-old from Raleigh, N.C., announced the news via his Instagram account on Sunday evening. Murray had been listed over the weekend as being in the field for this week’s 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn. He

Jack Nicklaus revealed Sunday during a weather delay at the Memorial Tournament that he and his wife Barbara both contracted the coronavirus in March. The two have since recovered after suffering only mild effects. “We were very lucky,” Nicklaus told Jim Nantz of CBS Sports. The Golden Bear, the founder and host of the Memorial

5:11 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus revealed Sunday during the CBS telecast of the Memorial that he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus at the onset of the pandemic. Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, turned 80 a month apart at the start of the year. He said his wife

Somebody will walk away the champion of the Memorial Tournament on Sunday evening, but Muirfield Village is going to have defeated most of the field by day’s end. Golfers are playing a firm and fast golf course getting only firmer and faster in the 90-plus degree heat in Dublin, Ohio. Oh, and if you haven’t

5:14 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Thomas‘ caddie left on the back nine of his third round at Memorial Tournament on Saturday. “Jimmy (Johnson) just wasn’t feeling well,” Thomas said. “He was feeling dizzy. I mean, I can tell he was light-headed and just didn’t have a lot of energy. I mean, I told

DUBLIN, Ohio — Becoming the No. 1 golfer in the world is a bit like winning the lottery. There’s no bad way to do it. Still, some ways are better than others. Back in 2018, Justin Rose lost in a playoff and became world No. 1 the next day. That was nice, because he played

Jack Nicklaus, a 73-time PGA Tour winner, earned $5,734,031 during his illustrious tour career. On Sunday, the winner of the tournament that he hosts, the Memorial, will earn a prize money payout of $1.674 million. We’ll help you do the math here: That’s a little more than 29 percent of Nicklaus’ career earnings, for the

7:18 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm showed Saturday in the Memorial why he’s one of the most explosive players in golf. With his clubs. A back nine that capped off what he considers one of the best rounds of his career gave Rahm a 4-under 68, turned a four-shot deficit into

Brooks Koepka admitted on Saturday at the Memorial Tournament that his left knee that has bothered him for more than a year still “has its moments.” Perhaps that explains why his game continues to have moments that are equally troublesome. Koepka started out saying that inconsistency was holding him back, and there was plenty of

6:25 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Bryson DeChambeau had his worst-ever score on a hole when he had a quintuple-bogey 10 on the par-5 15th hole during the second round of the Memorial Tournament on Friday. To make matters worse, the score took DeChambeau from safely inside the cut line to missing the weekend at

DUBLIN, Ohio — Bryson DeChambeau has been the best player on the PGA Tour since the restart from the coronavirus hiatus. He’s made the game look easy, smashing 400-yard drives and beating golf courses into submission. On Friday at Muirfield Village, the golf courses got a little revenge. DeChambeau was already having a wild round,

DUBLIN, Ohio — It started off well enough. A beautiful flop shot on his first hole of the day to save par, two perfect swings on his second to reach the par-5 11th in two. It was all going swimmingly for Tiger Woods to start the second round at the Memorial. But nothing kills a

2:31 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods‘ return to the PGA Tour at the Memorial Tournament might not last as long as he had hoped. Woods sputtered along all morning Friday, struggling to find the fairway while shooting 4-over 76 to put him at 3 over through the first two rounds and in danger

Jon Rahm can surpass Rory McIlroy as the No. 1 player in the world without winning this week’s Memorial Tournament. Through two rounds at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Rahm looks like he wants to ascend to the coveted top spot in style. Thanks to a “solid” 5-under 67 on a calm Friday morning in Dublin,

8:08 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBLIN, Ohio — On a windy day at the Memorial that got the best of stars such as Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler, Tony Finau seemed to make everything. Finau finished with seven birdies over his last 10 holes in the first round Thursday, finishing with a 6-under 66

Same course, but different. And significantly so. A week ago, Collin Morikawa opened with a seven-under 65 at Muirfield Village and went on to win the Workday Charity Open at 19 under. Thursday, at the same venue, he struggled to a four-over 76 in the opening round of the Memorial. There were plenty of other

DUBLIN, Ohio — On Thursday, Bryson DeChambeau hit 10 fairways, including two drives more than 400 yards, and failed to break par. The two featured groupings in the morning wave, comprised of six players with an average world ranking of 8.0, shot a combined 19 over par. There were more triple bogeys or worse (11)

7:13 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods’ first tour event in more than 150 days started and ended the same way: with a birdie. Woods, playing in his first tour event since February, shot a 71 in the first round of The Memorial Tournament on Thursday. “Well, it’s been a while since I’ve played,”

Despite some brutal conditions at Muirfield Village, Brysin DeChambeau has still made Thursday’s first round of the Memorial Tournament his own personal long drive contest. On the back nine alone (his front), he uncorked drives of 353 yards, 362 yards and 406 yards. Silly stuff. And yet, his longest drive of the day was still

Jul 15, 2020 ESPN Betting Insiders PGA Tour golf is back in full swing, albeit without the crowds we’re accustomed to. Collin Morikawa outlasted Justin Thomas in a playoff for his first PGA Tour win last weekend at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. None of our experts had Morikawa for the win, but