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Ayaka Furue takes 2-stroke lead into final round in Singapore
Ayaka Furue recorded birdies on her first two holes to take the lead Saturday at the HSBC Women's World Championship and never relinquished it, shooting a 4-under-par 68 to grab first place after 54 holes in Singapore....

Bud Cauley takes Cognizant lead in second start of comeback
Bud Cauley made his sixth birdie of the day at the par-5 18th hole to take the outright lead at the Cognizant Classic when play was suspended Friday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla....

Jon Rahm, Adrian Meronk share lead at LIV Jeddah
Jon Rahm and Adrian Meronk each shot an 8-under 62 Friday to take the lead after the first round of the LIV Golf Jeddah Invitational in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudia Arabia....

Celine Boutier (64) vaults into lead in Singapore
Celine Boutier of France shot a 64 to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore on Friday....

Chad Ramey, S.H. Kim share early lead at Cognizant Classic
Chad Ramey and South Korea's S.H. Kim are tied atop the leaderboard at 7-under 64 after one round of the Cognizant Classic on Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla....

Report: LIV Golf faces $60M legal challenge over league format
LIV Golf is named in a lawsuit that claims it copied its format from the Premier Golf League and could face an eight-figure settlement, The Times of London reported Thursday....

Angela Stanford receives exemption into first major of '24
Angela Stanford received an exemption on Thursday to compete in The Chevron Championship, marking her 98th straight appearance in a major tournament....

The Match 9 draws record-low viewers
The Match 9 was the least-watched in the history of the series, drawing an average of 511,000 viewers on Monday night, according to the Sports Business Journal....

Sarah Schmelzel seizes early lead in Singapore
Sarah Schmelzel birdied two of her final three holes on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore....

Rickie Fowler: PGA Tour needs ‘better way’ to entertain fans
Rickie Fowler said Wednesday the PGA Tour has to "figure out a better way to entertain our fans."...

McIlroy aims to kick off Florida swing with win at PGA National
After an unusually wet and windy West Coast swing, the PGA Tour has made it to Florida, where four straight weeks of tournaments will kick off with the newly named Cognizant Classic on Thursday at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla....

Rory McIlroy: No talk of asterisk necessary for Masters
Rory McIlroy is missing only the championship at the Masters Tournament to become the sixth golfer to win a career Grand Slam on the PGA Tour....

Camilo Villegas replacing Jordan Spieth on PGA Tour's policy board
Camilo Villegas was named the new chairman of the PGA Tour's Player Advisory Council on Wednesday....

2024 Cognizant Classic: Preview, Prop Picks, Best Bets
The popular PGA Tour stop at PGA National long known as the Honda Classic has rebranded to the Cognizant Classic, and it has drawn two top-10 players to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., for the first time since 2019....

Jake Knapp continues 'surreal' experience at Cognizant Classic
Jake Knapp said last week's maiden PGA Tour win still is sinking in as he prepares to tee off at the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla....

Anthony Kim 'on a mission' as he returns with LIV Golf
Anthony Kim is "on a mission" as he ends a 12-year absence this week at the LIV Golf Jeddah tournament in Saudi Arabia....

Golf Glance: Rory McIlroy makes PGA National return
LIV Golf returns to action this week, joining the PGA and LPGA in worldwide play....

Confident Chris Kirk defends title at Cognizant Classic
Last year's triumph at the PGA Tour's Honda Classic was a story about redemption for Chris Kirk....

Jon Rahm ghosted by Tiger Woods since LIV signing
Jon Rahm says Tiger Woods never responded when he attempted to explain his move to LIV Golf....

Talor Gooch questions value of Masters victory after snub
Still smarting over not being invited to this April's Masters Tournament, Talor Gooch said the idea of basing majors eligibility on the Official World Golf Ranking is antiquated....