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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...
Xander Schauffele ready to 'take hands off wheel' in Scotland
Xander Schauffele was playing the best golf of his life at this time last year, two months after his major breakthrough at the PGA Championship and one week before capturing The Open Championship.,Back in the United Kingdom for this week's Genesis Scottish Open, the World No. 3 has battled through a...
Max Homa Smart to Unplug from Social Media After John Deere Classic
Max Homa unplugged from social media after a T5 at the John Deere Classic, proving his point about growing online abuse from angry bettors....
Brian Campbell wins second title of year in John Deere playoff
Brian Campbell's par on the first playoff hole gave him his second career victory on the PGA Tour, winning the John Deere Classic on Sunday in Silvis, Ill.,Argentina's Emiliano Grillo scrambled on the extra hole, No. 18 at TPC Deere Run, and Campbell's steady approach was enough.,Campbell, who also ...
4-time PGA Tour champ Ed Fiori dies at 72
Ed Fiori, who won four titles on the PGA Tour, including the 1996 Quad Cities Classic that prevented Tiger Woods from his first victory, passed away from cancer on Sunday at 72. ,A native of Lynnwood, Calif., Fiori won his first title at the 1979 Southern Open, then added victories at the 1981 Weste...
Davis Thompson emerges as leader at John Deere Classic
Davis Thompson shot a birdie putt from 10 1/2 feet on the final hole to shoot 4-under-par 67 and emerge as the leader among numerous third-round contenders in the John Deere Classic on Saturday in Silvis, Ill.,Thompson withstood windy conditions at TPC Deere Run to move to 15-under 198.,He's up one ...
Doug Ghim clings to one-shot lead at John Deere Classic
Doug Ghim shot a 3-under-par 68 and held onto a one-stroke lead over Max Homa and a group of contenders at the John Deere Classic on Friday in Silvis, Ill.,Homa is part of a five-way tie for second after also posting a 68 late Friday afternoon at TPC Deere Run. He matched Ghim at 12 under with a bir...
Andrew Putnam (back) pulls out of John Deere Classic
Andrew Putnam withdrew from the John Deere Classic midway through Friday's second round due to a back injury.,Putnam, 36, started on the back nine and carded a double-bogey at the par-4 18th hole before pulling out.,He was 3-over for his round after opening with an even-par 71 on Thursday at TPC Dee...