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Strong start sends Madelene Sagstrom into 3-way tie in Thailand
Madelene Sagstrom and Patty Tavatanakit each shot a 5-under-par 67 on Friday to move into a three-way tie for first place after the second round of the Honda LPGA Thailand in Chonburi....

Erik van Rooyen rides front-nine 29 to lead at Mexico Open
Erik van Rooyen shot an 8-under-par 63 to take the first-round lead at the Mexico Open at Vidanta on Thursday in Vallarta, Mexico....

Charlie Woods doesn't advance from PGA Tour pre-qualifier
Charlie Woods was unsuccessful in his first attempt at qualifying for a PGA Tour event....

Steve Pate holds 1-stroke lead after first round in Morocco
Steve Pate carded a 6-under-par 67 on Thursday to seize a one-stroke lead at the Trophy Hassan II in Rabat, Morocco....

Peiyun Chien claims solo lead with 64 in steamy Thailand
Peiyun Chien claimed the solo lead with an opening-round 64 at LPGA Thailand on Thursday, fending off Sei Young Kim of South Korea and triple-digit temperatures at Siam Country Club Old Course in Chonburi....

Golf game thriving, Tony Finau back to defend Mexico Open title
Tony Finau has every reason to be confident entering the next stop on the PGA Tour....

Charlie Woods, 15, to play in pre-qualifier on Thursday
Charlie Woods is looking to qualify for his first PGA Tour event....

2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The PGA Tour heads south of the border for this week's Mexico Open at Vidanta, which begins Thursday at Vidanta Vallarta....

LIV's Joaquin Niemann one of three special invites to Masters
LIV Golf's Joaquin Niemann of Chile was among three players given a special invitation to play in the Masters in April....

Golf Glance: Tony Finau defends in Mexico; LPGA begins Asia swing
Players on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions have left the United States and spread out across three continents this week....

Tony Finau: 'I'm prime to go on a run'
Tony Finau finished the 2023 season with a flourish and has started the 2024 campaign on the right foot as well....

Stacy Lewis names '24 Solheim Cup assistant captains
Captain Stacy Lewis named Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford, Paula Creamer and Brittany Lincicome as her assistant captains on Tuesday for the United States team at the Solheim Cup....

Hideki Matsuyama leaps into OWGR top 20 with Genesis win
Hideki Matsuyama picked up even more than a $4 million paycheck and 700 FedEx Cup points on Sunday at the Genesis Invitational....

Hideki Matsuyama shoots 62, surges to victory at Genesis
Hideki Matsuyama fired a bogey-free, 9-under 62 — one shy of tying the record at Riviera Country Club — to overtake the field and win the Genesis Invitational by three strokes on Sunday in Pacific Palisades, Calif....

LIV’s David Puig plays his way into Open Championship field
LIV Golf member David Puig won much more than a golf tournament on Sunday in Malaysia....

Stephen Ames wins Chubb Classic after final round canceled
Stephen Ames was declared the winner of the Chubb Classic on Sunday morning after the PGA Tour Champions shortened the event to 36 holes due to inclement weather in Naples, Fla....

Patrick Cantlay’s lead shrinks after 70 at Genesis Invitational
Patrick Cantlay gave up some ground on his five-stroke lead heading into Saturday's third round but still sits atop the leaderboard after his 1-under-par 70 at the Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, Calif....

Stephen Ames shoots 64, takes 3-shot lead at Chubb Classic
Canadian Stephen Ames shot an 8-under-par 64 and passed Rocco Mediate to take first place atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the Chubb Classic on Saturday in Naples, Fla....

Tiger Woods confirms WD from Genesis due to flu diagnosis
Tiger Woods confirmed Saturday over social media that he is dealing with the flu....

Golf influencers invited to qualifier for new PGA event
Golf social media influencers were invited to compete with home-state favorites in a qualifying tournament that will award a place in the inaugural Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Classic....