SINGAPORE (AP) — Sarah Schmelzel birdied two of of her final three holes Thursday for a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead over three players that included fellow American Lilia Vu at the LPGA tournament in Singapore. Also tied for second with Vu at the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club were Linn Grant and Esther Henseleit. …
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Column: Chris Kirk’s road to recovery included roommates and Yahtzee
Chris Kirk knew the long road back from alcoholism and depression would require support from family at home and from PGA Tour friends on the road. Neither was in short supply. He just didn’t know it also would involve Yahtzee. “It had to be Palm Springs two or three years ago,” Brendon Todd said. “Chris and Sepp (Straka) found a …
Read More »Jake Knapp wins Mexico Open; Patty Tavatanakit wins at home in Thailand
VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp lost a four-shot lead in seven holes and then held it together with a remarkable short game Sunday, closing with an even-par 71 to win the Mexico Open at Vidanta and earn a trip to the Masters. Knapp said he still sends a text after each round to his grandfather, who …
Read More »Golfer ranked 2,930th goes from delivering groceries to earning $216K with 2nd place at Kenya Open
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Only a week after he was delivering groceries to make ends meet, the 2,930th-ranked golfer Joe Dean finished tied for second at the Kenya Open on Sunday to earn himself more than $200,000 and a huge shot of confidence for the future. “I don’t think it’s sunk in yet,” the Englishman said. “It’s what people dream …
Read More »Sports on TV for Feb. 17 – 18
The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Feb. 17 AHL HOCKEY 4 p.m. NHLN — Hershey at Toronto AUTO RACING 10:30 a.m. FS1 — NASCAR …
Read More »Harold Varner III goes from worst to first in a week. He shares LIV Golf Vegas lead with Paul Casey
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Harold Varner III made an impressive turnaround in one week, going from last place in the LIV Golf season opener to a 7-under 63 on Thursday to share the first-round lead with Paul Casey. LIV Golf Las Vegas is being held the same week as the Super Bowl and drew a reasonable turnout at Las Vegas …
Read More »It’s a loud week in golf. PGA Tour heads to Phoenix Open, LIV Golf goes to Vegas during Super Bowl
PGA TOUR WM PHOENIX OPEN Site: Scottsdale, Arizona. Course: TPC Scottsdale. Yardage: 7,261. Par: 71. Prize money: $8.8 million. Winner’s share: $1.584 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Scottie Scheffler. FedEx Cup leader: Matthieu Pavon. Last week: Wyndham Clark won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Notes: Scottie Scheffler will …
Read More »Patrick Cantlay takes off PGA Tour board hat, shoots 64. He trails Thomas Detry by 1 at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay has spent about as much time on the phone as the golf course this week as a PGA Tour board member trying to nail down a deal for a $3 billion investment. It didn’t seem to affect his day job at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. On a surprising day of weather when …
Read More »USGA gets a new sponsor. US Women’s Open gets record $12M purse
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Women’s Open, already the largest purse in women’s golf, is getting a boost to $12 million under a new corporate partnership with Ally Financial. The deal makes Ally the presenting sponsor of the U.S. Women’s Open and the official retail banking partner of the USGA and the men’s and women’s Opens it runs. “Partnering …
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