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2024 US Open: Here's how to watch on TV, betting odds and more you should know
The Associated Press | Updated Sept. 8 - 6:04 p.m. | Save Story
Jannik Sinner has defeated Taylor Fritz in the U.S. Open men's final to end the 2024 Grand Slam season. Sinner began and finished it with titles, winning his first major at the Australian Open in January. The No. 1-ranked player from Italy prevented Fritz from becoming the first American man to win a Grand Slam title since Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open with his victory Sunday. Aryna Sabalenka also won both hard-court majors this year. Sinner and Sabalenka will try to defend their Australian Open titles when the 2005 tournament begins in Melbourne on Jan. 12.
Y.E. Yang denies Bernhard Langer in a playoff and wins first PGA Tour Champions title
The Associated Press | Posted Sept. 8 - 5:10 p.m. | Save Story
Y.E. Yang is a winner for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions. Yang made a 6-foot par putt on the last hole for a 66 that forced a playoff with 67-year-old Bernhard Langer. Yang then won the Ascension Charity Classic with a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole. Langer was trying to win for the 18th consecutive season on the PGA Tour Champions. He made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 64 to get into the playoff. Stewart Cink lost a late lead in his bid to win a second straight tournament.
'Beef' back on golf's menu as Andrew Johnston finishes 3rd after injuries and mental-health issues
The Associated Press | Updated Sept. 8 - 11:12 a.m. | Save Story
After injuries and mental-health struggles, Andrew "Beef" Johnston might be back as a force in golf after finishing third at the European Masters won by fellow Englishman Matt Wallace in a playoff. Wallace holed an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to beat Alfredo Garcia-Heredia of Spain in the first playoff hole and win his fifth European tour event. The story of the week might be the re-emergence of Johnston. He is a bearded, larger-than-life entertainer who established himself as one of the biggest characters in the sport in his breakthrough year in 2016 but has plummeted to as low as No. 2,055 in the rankings.
Wallace shoots a clean 62 in taking a 4-stroke lead at the European Masters
The Associated Press | Updated Sept. 6 - 1:09 p.m. | Save Story
Matt Wallace of England has shot 8-under 62 and is without a bogey after 36 holes in taking a four-stroke lead at the European Masters. The 91st-ranked Wallace won the last of his four European tour titles six years ago. He made five birdies in six holes, including back-to-back chip-ins at Nos. 4 and 5, to close his front nine on Friday. Then he had three birdies in a row from No. 14 at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in the Alps. He is 14 under par overall. That is equal or better than three of the last six winning scores at the event.
2-time winner Matt Fitzpatrick upstaged by younger brother in first round at European Masters
The Associated Press | Posted Sept. 5 - 12:39 p.m. | Save Story
Seeking a third victory at the European Masters, Matt Fitzpatrick has been upstaged by his younger brother in a low-scoring first round at Crans-sur-Sierre in the Alps. Alex Fitzpatrick has shot 7-under 63 to be tied for the lead with unheralded Spaniard Alfredo Garcia-Heredia at the European tour event. Alex finished tied for fifth on his debut at Crans-Montana last year. Matt won the tournament in 2017 and 2018 and is looking to become just the fourth player to win it three times. Matt Fitzpatrick shot 66 and was in a six-man group three strokes off the lead.
Sports on TV for Friday, Sept. 6
The Associated Press | Posted Sept. 5 - 8:10 a.m. | Save Story
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Scheffler and DeChambeau part of PGA Tour-LIV Golf match in Las Vegas, report says
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 4 - 9:18 a.m. | Save Story
Golfweek reports there will be a made-for-TV match involving top players from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. The manager for world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and five-time major champion Brooks Koepka confirms that Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will take on Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. Among details still to be announced were when in December the match would be held and on which course. But it will be a rare occasion of players from the PGA Tour competing against players who defected for the Saudi riches of LIV Golf in 2022. The only other times they face each other are in the four majors and the Olympics.
Presidents Cup rosters filled minus Justin Thomas and a couple of Canadians
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 3 - 3:14 p.m. | Save Story
Justin Thomas will be missing his first American team since 2016 when the U.S. faces the International team in the Presidents Cup. Jim Furyk on Tuesday filled out the rest of his Presidents Cup roster with six captain's picks. They include Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, along with Max Homa and Brian Harman. Furyk's six picks happened to be the next 12 in the U.S. standings after the six qualifiers. International captain Mike Weir also had some tough choices for the Sept. 27-30 matches at Royal Montreal. He added three Canadians to his team. That meant leaving out Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin. Weir choked up talking about having to make that phone call to them.
Scheffler's actual scoring average on tour says plenty about his and Tiger's dominance
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 3 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
Scottie Scheffler finished the year with a 68.01 actual scoring average, the lowest in PGA Tour history. Most references to scoring average is the adjusted version that has been recognized for more than 80 years. That reflects a score compared with the rest of the field that week. But there's something to be gleaned about Scheffler's dominance using the actual scoring average. It was a half-shot lower on average than anyone else. Such a margin is rare. Tiger Woods twice had an actual scoring average of a full shot or more than anyone else during his peak years in golf.
Rosters for the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal
The Associated Press | Posted Sept. 3 - 12:09 p.m. | Save Story
Rosters for the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal after six captain's picks for each side were announced. The matches are Sept. 27-30. The Americans have won nine straight.
Europe in the Alps as PGA Tour, LPGA take the week off in golf
The Associated Press | Posted Sept. 3 - 7:51 a.m. | Save Story
The FedEx Cup is over and golf gets a lean schedule at the start of American football. The European Tour has the stage in the Alps with the European Masters at one of the prettiest venues in golf. The PGA Tour Champions is in St. Louis. The LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour are off this week as they prepare for the Solheim Cup in Virginia. The Japan Golf Tour and Asian Tour have a co-sanctioned tournament in South Korea. The PGA Tour goes dark as it prepares to start its FedEx Cup Fall season next week in California.
ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports
Joe Reedy, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 2 - 6:14 p.m. | Save Story
ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football.
Haeran Ryu rebounds from 3rd-round meltdown to win the FM Championship
The Associated Press | Updated Sept. 1 - 6:26 p.m. | Save Story
Haeran Ryu rebounded from a third-round meltdown to win the FM Championship on a rainy Sunday at the TPC Boston. Four strokes behind Jin Young Ko entering play Sunday after blowing a six-stroke lead Saturday, Ryu closed with an 8-under 64 to match Ko at 15-under 273, then beat the fellow South Korean player with a par on the first hole of a playoff. Ryu shot a career-best 62 on Friday to take the six-stroke lead, then had a 78 on Saturday. On Sunday, Ryu birdied the first four holes and six of the first eight. After a rain delay of a little over two hours, she parred the final two holes. Ko shot 68, missing an 8-foot birdie putt on 18 in regulation.
Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title and $25 million bonus
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 1 - 5:50 p.m. | Save Story
Scottie Scheffler has polished off the best year in golf in nearly two decades with the biggest prize. He had a few nervous moments at the Tour Championship until running off three straight birdies around the turn at East Lake and pulling away from Collin Morikawa. That made Scheffler the FedEx Cup champion with its $25 million bonus. Scheffler won seven times on the PGA Tour and an Olympic gold medal. The eight victories are the most since Tiger Woods won eight times in 2006. The FedEx Cup bonus pushed his season earnings to just over $62.2 million.
Norgaard holds his nerve to win British Masters for 1st European tour win
The Associated Press | Posted Sept. 1 - 10:49 a.m. | Save Story
Niklas Norgaard is finally a European tour winner at age 32. The final hour aged him at the British Masters. Norgaard had a four-shot lead until he botched three straight chip shots on the par-5 15th hole and made double bogey. But he held his nerve by making a 12-foot birdie putt on the 17th to stay two shots ahead. A simple par on the final hole at The Belfry gave him a 72. That was good for a two-shot victory over Thriston Lawrence of South Africa. Rasmus Hojgaard shot a 65 to finish third.
Great Britain & Ireland holds off American rally to win Curtis Cup for first time in 8 years
The Associated Press | Posted Sept. 1 - 8:30 a.m. | Save Story
Great Britain & Ireland has won the Curtis Cup for the first time in eight years. Mimi Rhodes delivered the clutch moment for GB&I against the Americans. She was 3 down against Melanie Green when she rallied to take the lead. With the Curtis Cup on the line, Rhodes made an 18-foot par putt on the 17th hole at Sunningdale. That kept her lead at 1 up and assured GB&I the half-point it needed to win. Sara Byrne had an unbeaten week for GB&I by going 2-0-3. Catriona Matthew is the first winning captain of a Curtis Cup and Solheim Cup.
Jannik Sinner never gives US Open opponent hope of an upset like those against Djokovic and Alcaraz
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 31 - 10:14 p.m. | Save Story
Jannik Sinner has avoided the sort of monumental upset that knocked Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz out of the U.S. Open in recent days. The top-ranked Sinner never gave his third-round opponent on Saturday even a moment to hope for that sort of victory. Sinner beat Chris O'Connell 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in under two hours. Since dropping his opening set at Flushing Meadows, Sinner has won nine in a row, dropping a total of just 18 games. Other men's winners included Daniil Medvedev, Jack Draper and Tomas Machac. Players advancing in the women's bracket included No. 1 Iga Swiatek, Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula and Karolina Muchova.
Scottie Scheffler closes in on $25 million FedEx Cup prize with late burst of birdies
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 31 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
Scottie Scheffler has extended his lead to five shots going into the final day of the Tour Championship. At stake is richest prize in golf, with $25 million for the FedEx Cup. He finished with four birdies in his last five holes for a 66. Collin Morikawa wound up losing a little ground with a 67 and has a tall order on the final day. Scheffler should know better than anyone that no lead is safe. He had a six-shot lead going into the last day at East Lake two years ago, shot 73 and lost by one.
Theegala takes 2-shot penalty only he could see at East Lake
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 31 - 6:21 p.m. | Save Story
Sahith Theegala called a two-shot penalty on himself for an infraction only he could see. It was particularly honorable considering the money is at stake in the FedEx Cup finale. Theegala feels fairly certain his club brushed a small amount of sand as he took it back while playing out of the bunker on the third hole. Video evidence did not make it clear. Theegala says he thought he saw a bit of sand move in his peripheral vision. He says he'll sleep better knowing he took a penalty. But he'd sleep better if he the video evidence was clear.
