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PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp wins Mexico Open
Jake Knapp carded an even-par 71 in his final round, fended off Finland's Sami Valimaki by two shots and won the Mexico Open at Vidanta for his first PGA Tour title on Sunday in Vallarta, Mexico....

Patty Tavatanakit wins in native Thailand with birdie on 18
Patty Tavatanakit tapped in a birdie putt on No. 18 to win the Honda LPGA Thailand on Sunday and capture her second her LPGA Tour win to the delight of her home nation....

Reports: Anthony Kim making return at LIV Saudi Arabia event
Anthony Kim hasn't played professionally in 12 years, but he is poised to return next week at LIV Golf Jeddah, multiple media outlets reported this weekend....

Rookie Jake Knapp has four-shot lead at Mexico Open
PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp carded 11 birdies during an eight-under 63 on Saturday to open up a four-shot lead after three rounds of the Mexico Open at Vidanta in Vallarta, Mexico....

Ricardo Gonzalez wins first PGA Tour Champions title in Morocco
Ricardo Gonzalez made his first appearance at the Trophy Hassan II a memorable one by recording his first PGA Tour Champions title in Rabat, Morocco....

Patty Tavatanakit grabs solo lead in native Thailand
Patty Tavatanakit shot a 66 on Saturday at the Honda LPGA Thailand to take a three-shot lead into the final round at the Siam Country Club Old Course in Chonburi....

Alvaro Ortiz among 4 co-leaders at Mexico Open at Vidanta
Alvaro Ortiz fired a 7-under-par 64 to move into a tie for the lead at his national open, the Mexico Open at Vidanta, on Friday in Vallarta, Mexico....

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 7 Wyndham Clark join Houston Open field
The field for the Texas Children's Houston Open became much stronger Friday....

Y.E. Yang, Ricardo Gonzalez share lead in Morocco
Y.E. Yang carded a 4-under-par 69 on Friday to reside in a tie with Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina for first place entering the final round at the Trophy Hassan II in Rabat, Morocco....

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....