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Scottie Scheffler heads field, makes debut at Minnesota's 3M Open
Scottie Scheffler wasn't about to take three weeks off before the FedEx Cup playoffs commence.,The World No. 1 golfer chose to fly from England to Minnesota and compete for the first time at the 3M Open, where he'll be far and away the favorite when the tournament tees off Thursday in Blaine, Minn.,...
Stefano Mazzoli accepts PGA Tour membership
Stefano Mazzoli officially accepted his PGA Tour membership on Wednesday, one day before he was set to compete in the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.,Mazzoli was added to the field at TPC Twin Cities on Monday after winning the Corales Puntacana Championship in just his third start on the PGA Tour. The 29-...
Scottie Scheffler ready to tackle 3M Open for first time
Competing in the 3M Open for the first time this week, Scottie Scheffler fielded nearly as many questions about Minnesota's NFL team as he did about the golf tournament.,The World No. 1 met with reporters at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn., after playing in Wednesday morning's pro-am with Vikings h...
Charlie Woods' U.S. Junior run ends with bogey in playoff
Charlie Woods' run at the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur ended early Wednesday with a bogey on the first playoff hole.,The 17-year-old son of Tiger Woods fell shy of advancing to match play at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa.,Charlie Woods was one of 14 golfers in the playoff, competing for tw...
Jason Day (back) withdraws from 3M Open
Australia's Jason Day withdrew from the 3M Open on Wednesday due to a back injury.,Day, 38, missed the cut at The Open Championship last week and withdrew during the first round of the U.S. Open on June 18, also with a back injury.,The former World No. 1 is a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour, includin...
Defending 3M champ Kurt Kitayama hopes to tap into last year's magic
Kurt Kitayama is in fine shape in the FedEx Cup playoff race heading into his title defense at the 3M Open this week in Blaine, Minn.,Thanks to 11 straight made cuts and four top-10s on the year, including a T2 at the signature Genesis Invitational, Kitayama sits 32nd in the points' standings. The t...
Golf Glance: Scheffler makes 3M debut; LIV back from hiatus; LPGA, Champions in Scotland
The PGA Tour turns its attention to Minnesota with the FedEx Cup playoff push in its final stages, LIV Golf returns from its lengthy hiatus and the LPGA and Champions tours are in Scotland.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: 3M Open, Blaine, Minn., July 23-26,Course: TPC Twin Cities (Par 71, 7,431 Yards),Purse: $8...
Asian Tour joins European-PGA alliance in setback for LIV Golf
The PGA Tour, Europe's DP World Tour and the Asian Tour announced a strategic alliance on Tuesday in another potential setback for LIV Golf.,The DP World Tour said this new chapter for global golf is effective immediately and runs through at least 2029, creating new commercial and playing opportunit...
Open Championship winner Ryan Fox WDs from 3M Open
Open Championship winner Ryan Fox withdrew from this week's 3M Open in Blaine, Minn., the PGA Tour announced on Monday.,Fox vaulted from 56th in the Official World Golf Ranking to 22nd after capturing the Claret Jug over the weekend at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.,Fox, 39, secured his first...
Stefano Mazzoli earns dramatic 1st PGA Tour win at Puntacana
Italian Stefano Mazzoli drained a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday and earned a dramatic win at the Corales Puntacana Championship by one stroke in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Mazzoli closed with his second consecutive day 6-under-par 66, finishing at 20-under 268 at Puntacana Resort...
Rory McIlroy ‘stuck in neutral,’ looking forward to time off
If the Open Championship had been decided by which golfer wielded his driver the best, then Rory McIlroy could have laid claim to his seventh career major Sunday at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.,The Northern Ireland native led The Open in strokes gained off the tee with 7.98 and in driving distance at 3...
Bryson DeChambeau (72) fizzles out two days after rules controversy
A chaotic Open Championship for Bryson DeChambeau ended the same way it began: without facing the press.,For the third straight day, DeChambeau declined interview requests following his round at The Open. Four back of Sam Burns to start the day at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, DeChambeau posted a 2-over...
No majors for Scottie Scheffler in 2026 after late push at Open
For the first time since 2023, the men's major championship season has come and gone without Scottie Scheffler lifting a trophy.,The World No. 1 posted a 3-under-par 67 in one last push Sunday at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, but he was already out of the running at the Open Championship when he finishe...
Ryan Fox birdies No. 18 to cap comeback win at Open Championship
Ryan Fox emerged from the pack on the back nine at Royal Birkdale Golf Club and sank an 11 1/2-foot birdie putt at No. 18 to win the 154th Open Championship on Sunday in Southport, England.,The 39-year-old from New Zealand captured his first major title by birdieing four of the final six holes thank...
Todd Clements retains 2-stroke lead at Corales Puntacana Championship
Englishman Todd Clements maintained his two-stroke lead Saturday with a 5-under-par 67 in the third round of the Corales Puntacana Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Clements reached 18-under 198 at Puntacana Resort and Club, matching the third-round score of Ben James to keep the same ...
Chasing first major title, Sam Burns holds two-shot lead at The Open
Sam Burns shot a 5-under par 65 with a clean back nine in the third round of The Open Championship to take a two-stroke lead Saturday at Southport, England.,Burns sits at 10-under 200 and ahead of New Zealand's Ryan Fox, who became part of history with a third-round 62, and South Korea's Si Woo Kim,...
McIlroy 'not fond' of DeChambeau, held The Open 'hostage' over controversy
While revealing that he's not a fan of Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy said Saturday he had no doubt that the two-time major champion deserved to be penalized for improving "the area of his intended swing" in tall grass on the fifth hole Friday at The Open.,McIlroy, the two-time reigning Masters cha...
Bryson DeChambeau: 'Onto the weekend' after 2-stroke penalty
Bryson DeChambeau was handed a two-stroke penalty following his second round at the Open Championship on Friday in Southport, England, after R&A rules officials determined he had taken actions to improve "the area of his intended swing" on a shot 13 holes earlier.,For a few hours, there was a legiti...
Todd Clements moves ahead by 2 at Corales Puntacana Championship
Englishman Todd Clements birdied four of his final six holes Friday to shoot 6-under-par 66 and build a two-shot lead at the Corales Puntacana Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Clements played the back nine first at Puntacana Resort and Club, and after birdieing Nos. 10 and 12 he conve...
Bryson DeChambeau penalized 2 strokes, agent claims he could withdraw from Open
Bryson DeChambeau was handed a two-stroke penalty upon completion of the second round of the Open Championship on Friday in Southport, England, after R&A rules officials determined he had taken actions to improve his lie out of tall, native grass on a shot 13 holes earlier.,Rather than waking up in ...