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Joe Highsmith ekes in front at Puerto Rico Open
Joe Highsmith clung to a one-shot lead at the Puerto Rico Open with three holes left in his second round when play was suspended Friday in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico....

Scottie Scheffler part of six-way tie for lead at Arnold Palmer
Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark made late charges on Friday to join a six-way tie for the lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla....

Dean Burmester, Abraham Ancer share early lead in Hong Kong
Dean Burmester of South Africa and Mexico's Abraham Ancer turned in opening rounds of 63 to share the lead at LIV Golf Invitational Hong Kong on Friday....

Narin An, Sarah Schmelzel share slim lead at Blue Bay
Narin An of South Korea fired the day's low round of 65 and Sarah Schmelzel shot a 69 to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan Island, China, on Friday....

Scott Piercy, Joe Highsmith share early lead at Puerto Rico Open
Scott Piercy and Joe Highsmith shot matching 7-under 65s before the first round of the Puerto Rico was suspended Thursday in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico....

Shane Lowry leads Arnold Palmer Invitational after hot back nine
Irishman Shane Lowry rolled in a birdie at the par-3 17th hole to take a one-stroke lead after one round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday in Orlando, Fla....

Rory McIlroy still not interested in LIV: ‘Too much of a traditionalist’
Rory McIlroy has appeared to scale back his hardline stance against LIV Golf in recent months, but that doesn't mean the star from Northern Ireland is considering switching allegiances....

Phil Mickelson: Rankings debate unfolding 'just like we thought'
Several PGA Tour stars have openly questioned the value of the Official World Golf Ranking system without the inclusion of LIV Golf players....

Minjee Lee grabs Blue Bay lead with opening 65
Australia's Minjee Lee fired a 7-under 65 on Thursday to seize a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Blue Bay LPGA event in Hainan Island, China....

Hong Kong feeling like home for Cameron Tringale, Andy Ogletree
LIV Golf will be teeing off in China for the first time ever this week, but a handful of players on the Saudi-funded upstart tour will need no introduction....

Tiger Woods, Jay Monahan named to PGA Tour Enterprises board
Tiger Woods was named vice chairman of the new PGA Tour Enterprises as a 13-member board was announced Wednesday....

Stars come out in bid for Palmer Invitational's red cardigan, $20M purse
It may not be the same level as a green jacket from Augusta National, but PGA Tour players want to get their hands on a red cardigan when they come to Bay Hill Club & Lodge each year....

Viktor Hovland: No LIV players 'devalues' world ranking
The No. 4 golfer in the world doesn't think very highly of his ranking, not when there are a host of players excluded....

2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational: Preview, Prop Picks, Best Bets
The Bay Hill & Lodge has long been one of the favorites stops on the PGA Tour, in part due to the legacy of Arnold Palmer....

Dustin Johnson likes course, his game in Hong Kong
Dustin Johnson will be seeking his second win of the young LIV Golf season in Hong Kong this weekend, and he said his game — and the Fanling Course at Hong Kong Golf Club — are in top form....

Jon Rahm fine with LIV moving on from OWGR
LIV Golf is done with trying to validate the league in the eyes of the Official World Golf Ranking, and Jon Rahm, one of the circuit's biggest stars, is OK with that....

Golf Glance: Bay Hill's $20M draws elite field; LPGA, LIV in Asia
The PGA Tour tees up its fourth signature event of 2024 this week, while tournaments will also be played in Puerto Rico, China and Hong Kong....

Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele eye win in season ruled by unknowns
Nine tournaments into the new PGA Tour season, the headlines haven't been dominated by a bunch of household names....

Will Zalatoris on OWGR: 'Is what it is right now'
Will Zalatoris credited the "very stiff" competition as the reason that the PGA Tour has featured nine different winners this season....

Report: LIV Golf abandons effort for OWGR recognition
LIV Golf abandoned the effort for accreditation for its memebers from the Official World Golf Ranking system, Sports Illustrated reported Tuesday....