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Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 05:28 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Two-time NCAA individual champion Rose Zhang made her professional debut and gave the LPGA what was expected and needed Thursday, a solid opening round in the Mizuho Americas Open that put her in position to wow women’s golf on one of its biggest
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Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 07:51 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Davis Riley opened with a 67 at the Memorial to finish atop the leaderboard after the opening round for the second straight year. And that’s where the similarities end. Riley birdied three of his last four holes Thursday afternoon when the turf was firm
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Associated Press May 30, 2023, 10:22 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ricky Castillo birdied the third extra hole to beat Brett Roberts and give Florida a 3-2 victory over Florida State in the NCAA semifinals Tuesday at Grayhawk. National co-runner-up Ross Steelman two-putted for par to beat Peter Fountain 1 up, giving Georgia Tech a
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May 30, 2023, 01:33 PM ET The Ryder Cup should feature the best players and it should not matter whether some have decided to join LIV Golf, Jon Rahm said as he expressed sadness that Spanish compatriot Sergio Garcia would be absent from this year’s competition. Garcia is Europe’s all-time record points scorer and went
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Associated Press May 28, 2023, 07:26 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Steve Stricker beat Padraig Harrington on the first hole of a playoff in the Senior PGA Championship on Sunday, giving Stricker a sweep of the first two senior majors of the season. Harrington forced the playoff with a short birdie putt on the par-5
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Associated Press May 28, 2023, 11:34 AM ET CROMVOIRT, Netherlands — Spanish golfer Pablo Larrazabal won the KLM Open by two strokes on Sunday to claim his ninth title on the European tour and a second in the space of four weeks. The 40-year-old Larrazabal started the final round with a one-stroke lead and shot
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 09:17 PM ET NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Leona Maguire won two more matches Saturday at Shadow Creek to advance to the semifinals in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play. The seventh-seeded Maguire, from Ireland, held off American Lindsey Weaver-Wright 3 and 2 to improve to 5-0. Maguire will
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Associated Press May 26, 2023, 07:53 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Senior PGA Championship wasn’t Stewart Cink‘s first choice for his first tournament after turning 50. The potential prize would be a lot more than a consolation. Cink shot a second consecutive 4-under 68 and trailed Padraig Harrington by four shots after the second
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May 26, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Michael Block missed the cut at Colonial in his first start since bursting on the scene at the PGA Championship, although the physically drained club professional is happy to return home after a whirlwind journey during which he became an overnight sensation. The 46-year-old Block earned a sponsor’s exemption
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 26, 2023, 10:49 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Stanford sophomore Rose Zhang, the most decorated player in amateur women’s golf history, announced on Friday that she’s turning pro. The first woman to win two NCAA
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