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Chris Gotterup earns second career win with victory at Scottish Open
Chris Gotterup shot a 4-under par 66 to outduel Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and win the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday at North Berwick, Scotland.,Gotterup's 15-under 265 total was two strokes better than McIlroy and England's Marco Penge at The Renaissance Club.,Gotterup won for the second tim...
Ernie Els withdraws from The Open; Si Woo Kim in
Ernie Elis will be marked down as a withdrawal in The Open Championship for a second straight year, the event announced Sunday. He'll be replaced by alternate Si Woo Kim.,A four-time Major winner, the South African Els had dropped out of the event the previous year after one round due to back issues...
Weather plays havoc before darkness suspends ISCO Championship in 3rd round
After multiple weather-related suspensions on Saturday afternoon, including because of lightning in the area, the third round of the ISCO Championship was halted due to darkness at 9 p.m. ET and is scheduled to continue at 8 a.m. Sunday.,Chan Kim began the day with a five-stroke lead at 11-under par...
Rory McIlroy pulls into tie for lead at Scottish Open
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy shot 4-under-par 66 in the third round of the Genesis Scottish Open, pulling into a share of the lead Saturday at North Berwick, Scotland.,McIlroy, bidding to win the tournament for the second time in three years, is tied atop the leaderboard with second-round leader ...
Lightning pauses third round at ISCO Championship
The third round of the ISCO Championship was suspended at 1:24 p.m. ET Saturday due to lightning in the area.,The leaders had yet to tee off when action was halted at the Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky.,Chan Kim entered the round with a five-stroke lead at 11-under par.,Only a handful of...
Another eagle helps Chan Kim expand ISCO Championship lead to 5
Chan Kim used a late eagle to right the ship and finish the second round with a five-shot lead at the ISCO Championship on Friday in Louisville, Ky.,Kim opened the PGA Tour alternate event at its new venue, Hurstbourne Country Club, with a terrific round of 61 Thursday for a four-stroke advantage. A...
Chris Gotterup ties course record, moves into lead at Scottish Open
American Chris Gotterup delivered a course-record 9-under-par 61 to take a two-shot lead at the midway point of the Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland.,The round included a 6-under 29 on the front nine to move Gotterup to 11-under 129 for the tournament.,England's Harry...
Chan Kim shoots career-best 61 to lead ISCO Championship
Journeyman Chan Kim fired a career-low, 9-under-par 61 to grab a four-shot lead after one round of the ISCO Championship on Thursday in Louisville, Ky.,Hurstbourne Country Club is making its PGA Tour debut hosting the alternate event that has been played in the Lexington area since 2018.,Kim has ple...
Rory McIlroy saves Scottish Open round with late birdie barrage
By the time Rory McIlroy reached the sixth tee box, he could already sense he wasn't far from the danger zone at the Scottish Open on Thursday. ,After a 332-yard drive, McIlroy reached the green in two and had a putt for birdie on the par-4 first. He took five there after a three-putt for bogey, had...
Sepp Straka, long-hitting Jake Knapp part of tie atop Scottish Open
By Sepp Straka's math, two out of three equals 64 and a share of the lead at the Scottish Open. ,Straka polished off a round of 6-under-par to finish the first round at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick in a four-way tie atop the leaderboard on Thursday. ,"My iron play was pretty good," said Str...
In windy Scottish Open start, Scottie Scheffler will take the 67
An opening eagle temporarily elevated expectations for Scottie Scheffler's first round at the Scottish Open on Thursday before windy reality came around the corner to keep the world No. 1 grounded. ,Scheffler shot an opening-round 67, three off the lead when he signed his scorecard at The Renaissanc...
Rikuya Hoshino (neck) WDs from Genesis Scottish Open
European Tour golfer Rikuya Hoshino withdrew during the first round of the Genesis Scottish Open on Thursday due to a neck injury.,Hoshino completed 16 holes at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, starting on the back nine and finishing with a bogey at the par-4 seventh hole before pull...
Golf Glance: Elite field at Scottish Open; LPGA major hunting in France
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: John Deere Classic (Brian Campbell),THIS WEEK: Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, Scotland, July 10-13,Course: The Renaissance Club (Par 70, 7,282 Yards)...
Reflective Robert MacIntyre counting memories before defense of Scottish Open
Robert MacIntyre returns to the Scottish Open exasperated by the year gone by since he birdied the final hole to win his home country's national championship in North Berwick last July.,But even with the condensed PGA Tour schedule -- which MacIntyre detailed as prompting the belief he can never tak...
Recharged Rory McIlroy breaks from holiday for Scottish Open
Rory McIlroy and fun last crossed paths weeks ago, but the 36-year-old Northern Irishman vows to change that at the Genesis Scottish Open this week. ,He's now two weeks removed from his last competitive round and months removed his win in the Masters at Augusta National, snapping an 11-year drought ...
Links golf tests await, starting at this week's Scottish Open
Scotland is credited as the birthplace of golf, but PGA Tour stars don't play much Scottish-style golf until they cross the pond for two weeks every July.,After spending most of the year barreling balls down tree-lined fairways and avoiding water hazards, the best players in the world are prepping f...
Scuffling Rory McIlroy breaks from holiday for Scottish Open
Rory McIlroy and fun last crossed paths weeks ago, but the 36-year-old Northern Irishman vows to change that at the Genesis Scottish Open this week. ,He's now two weeks removed from his last competitive round and months removed his win in the Masters at Augusta National, snapping an 11-year drought ...
J.J. Spaun in a new element after U.S. Open triumph
J.J. Spaun continues his season of new experiences and new expectations this week at the Genesis Scottish Open.,He enters the event as a first-time major winner after winning the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club last month. And he enters as a relative rookie on links courses, having played in this...
Scottie Scheffler focusing on Scottish Open, not future
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is in the middle of another sensational season with three wins in his last six events, including his third major at the PGA Championship.,Discussing his ongoing success Wednesday as he prepared for the Genesis Scottish Open, Scheffler talked about the importance of stay...
Harris English's caddie denied U.K. visa due to past drug arrest
Harris English may have to face the next two critical tournaments in the United Kingdom without his caddie, Eric Larson, whose decades-old prison sentence has proven a tough hurdle to overcome amid new travel regulations for Americans visiting the U.K.,While Harris is in the U.K. for the next two we...