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Dylan Frittelli had to prepare a little differently than most for Thursday’s opening round of the Workday Charity Open. He stretched and ate breakfast in his hotel room. He also put on his golf shoes there. When he arrived at Muirfield Village Golf Club, he went straight to the driving range. “I felt like Water

Collin Morikawa’s pursuit of Tiger Woods’ record for consecutive cuts made to start a pro career came to an end two weeks ago at the Travelers Championship. Now he’s focusing on a bigger goal. Winning for the second time on the PGA Tour in just under 12 months. He’s off to a good start. Morikawa

5:20 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Dylan Frittelli said it was hard not to feel like an outcast Thursday at the Workday Charity Open in a group of three players who tested positive for the coronavirus. But at least he was playing. “It was fun to get out there,” Frittelli said after his

Tiger Woods will make his return to competitive golf at next week’s Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. Woods made the announcement on Twitter on Thursday morning: “I’m looking forward to playing in the @MemorialGolf next week. I’ve missed going out and competing with the guys and can’t wait to get back out

7:36 PM ET The PGA Tour on Wednesday announced a clarification to its health and safety plan that will allow players and caddies who have tested positive for the coronavirus back to work after 10 days even if they continue to test positive — provided they meet certain qualifications. The policy immediately impacts Nick Watney,

Trying to adapt and maintain protocols in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic is a challenge for any workplace, and the PGA Tour is no exception. It has refined some of its rules after it restarted play on June 11, and it also has circumstances arise that require clarification. That situation arose on Wednesday when

8:32 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders PGA Tour golf is back in full swing, albeit without the crowds we’re accustomed to. Bryson DeChambeau has been on fire and notched his first win since the season’s restart, finishing 23-under after a final-round 65 to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club last weekend. ESPN.com

The PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe avoided having “a yawner” of a Ryder Cup, in the words of U.S. captain Steve Stricker, if the two organizations had gone forward with the spectator-less 43rd edition of the matches in September. “A Ryder Cup without fans wouldn’t be much of a Ryder Cup,” Stricker said

With its late September 2020 date and a summer of potential progress toward fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the Ryder Cup became the one major golf event many hoped could avoid being impacted by COVID-19. But as the prospect of allowing fans to attend the match at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis., dimmed and resistance from

10:31 AM ET The Women’s British Open at Royal Troon, Scotland, is set to be played behind closed doors from Aug 20-23, the R&A announced on Tuesday. The Major Championship will be the first women’s tournament to return after the coronavirus pandemic halted play in April, providing the “necessary approvals” are secured. 1 Related Martin

By now, you’re well aware that being a tour pro is tough, and that making it through a Monday qualifier is more difficult than making it through a Metallica concert without your ears ringing. That being said, this story involving Steve Allan is too good not to share. Well, too good unless you’re Steve Allan.

6:56 PM ET The decision has loomed for weeks, and the PGA of America will make it official Wednesday when it postpones the Ryder Cup for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A source who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter told ESPN on Tuesday that the event, scheduled for Sept.

The present belongs to Bryson DeChambeau. Mostly because he is bludgeoning golf courses into submission. Partly for all the affirmation he’s receiving, from his colleagues and himself. And, slightly, from the fact tha he is no stranger to confrontation. Whether a bulked-up Bryson is a true force of disruption is a separate conversation; that focus

For years, Tiger Woods has spoken in broad strokes about working on his golf game at home. But the actual canvas for that practice has largely remained a mystery. Unless you’ve been lucky enough to get an invite to the Woods house, your image of Tiger’s backyard practice setup is imaginary or non-existent. In episodes

6:58 AM ET Jack Nicklaus never had the opportunity to face world number one Rory McIlroy at the Open Championship but the R&A has brought the champions from different eras together at St Andrews using archive footage and modern technology. With golf’s oldest major cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the R&A has launched ‘The

A PGA professional and his children have died in a plane crash. Sean Fredrickson, president of the Pacific Northwest PGA Section, perished on Sunday after two planes collided and crashed into Lake Coeur d’Alene in Idaho, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office. Fredrickson’s wife April Upchurch confirmed to KREM.com that Fredrickson and their children

11:21 AM ET The Memorial Tournament has decided to go without spectators next week at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The tournament hosted by golf legend Jack Nicklaus was to be the first of the PGA Tour’s events in the reconfigured schedule to allow a minimum number of spectators. The plan was to

In the absence of an actual men’s major championship to broadcast during Masters week in April, PGA Championship week in May and U.S. Open week in June, Augusta National, the PGA of America and the USGA (and their TV partners) chose what seemed like the next best thing: vintage footage of classic past championships to

There’s a certain amount of eye rolling that accompanies the announcement of a new podcast, especially when it veers from the conventional model—wry observations from behind a microphone, with some special guests sprinkled in along the way. There are plenty of good ones out there, and for several years Golf Digest had one as well,

7:14 PM ET DETROIT — After six top-10 finishes in a row, Bryson DeChambeau has found the winning formula. After all the experiments, tinkering with equipment, angles, math, bulking up and adding distance, DeChambeau put everything together and won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. He did it while many on the outside questioned if

The Bryson DeChambeau 240-pound era is here. It arrived, perhaps appropriately, in a city known for its muscle (Detroit), and in booming defiance, with little in the way of apologies to Donald Ross, the camera crew or the field he flattened with the force of a car crusher on his way to a three-stroke victory

6:44 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Bryson DeChambeau got the result he was looking for from transforming his body. With jaw-dropping drives and some clutch putts, DeChambeau won the Rocket Mortgage Classic by three strokes Sunday for his first victory of the season and sixth overall. DeChambeau shot a 7-under 65 at Detroit Golf

There’s something about Pinehurst No. 2 that seems to be suiting Georgia Tech golfers of late. That is just one of the ways to digest for Tyler Strafaci’s victory in the final of the North & South Amateur. The Yellow Jackets who finished his senior season this past spring defeated William Holcomb V, 3 and

On Sunday afternoon at Detroit Golf Club, Matthew Wolff has a chance to change the course of a relatively unremarkable sophomore season on the PGA Tour and return his rise in pro golf to meteoric status. The 21-year-old carries a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, after rounds of 69-64-64.

7:00 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Matthew Wolff had a roller-coaster round that went well enough Saturday to give him a three-shot lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Wolff shot his second straight 8-under 64 to move into position for his second PGA Tour victory. He was at 19-under 197 at Detroit Golf Club.

Bryson DeChambeau has been getting more media attention than any other player since the PGA Tour’s return from its coronavirus break. It’s warranted, given how remarkably well he’s played. But life in the spotlight apparently becomes tiresome, too. En route to a five-under-par 67 on Saturday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic that has him three

6:32 PM ET DETROIT — The leaderboard has looked different every day at The Rocket Mortgage Classic, which means we should be in for an interesting final round on Sunday. Last year’s winner Nate Lashley went wire-to-wire to win the tournament, which won’t be replicated this time around. In fact, Bryson DeChambeau and Matt Wallace

To completely whiff on a golf swing is an embarrassment to anybody at any level. A rank beginner on the range usually makes contact. To have it happen in a professional tour event—well, we had never seen it, until Saturday. Hosung Choi, whose wild, “Happy Gilmore” swing made him an internet sensation and got him

Seeing the final result of any showdown in match play is often a bit misleading. Of course you can always tell who was the winner and who was the loser, but you never really know how well either played. Not all 3-and-2 wins are equal. A closer look at Jonathan Yaun’s 9-and-8 victory over Rasmus

7:27 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Webb Simpson and Bryson DeChambeau were expected to be contenders at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, taking advantage of a relatively weak field and course by PGA Tour standards. Chris Kirk was not. However, a year after taking a leave of absence from the PGA Tour to address alcohol