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Earlier this month, the University of Rhode Island formally announced the creation of an endowed scholarship in the field of neuroscience. The scholarship is named in honor of noted journalist and former Golf Digest and Golf World writer Tim Rosaforte, who graduated from URI in 1977. Rosaforte, now 65, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s

8:16 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell, players who have holed decisive putts for Europe at Ryder Cups, were appointed Wednesday as vice captains for the team for the 2021 edition at Whistling Straits in September. They joined Luke Donald and Robert Karlsson as assistants to captain Padraig

Steve Stricker will be the U.S. Ryder Cup captain this September at Whistling Straits, but there’s a very good chance none of his 12 players will have matched something he already accomplished this year. At 54, Stricker has long been a part-time PGA Tour player, but when he tees it up, he can still hang

JOHN’S CREEK, Ga.—My pick to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is America’s Jennifer Kupcho, and until you prove me absolutely, comprehensively wrong, I will insist that it’s dead on the mark. Why am I picking Kupcho? There are a few good reasons, such as the fact that she’s the No. 24-ranked golfer in the

Jun 20, 2021 Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Nelly Korda became the first two-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a 2-stroke victory in the Meijer LPGA Classic. The Gainbridge LPGA winner in February, Korda finished at 25-under 263 to break the tournament record at

The adage “drive for show, putt for dough” once defined the approach to playing professional golf. But stats professors and doctoral numbers crunchers have dispelled that myth, offering hard data to show the advantage golfers receive for hitting the ball even just a yard or two farther than they already do. In turn, modern players

1:24 PM ET Tom Brady — New England Patriots legend. Tampa Bay Buccaneers savior. Future unanimous Hall of Famer. Perhaps the greatest quarterback the National Football League has ever seen. 1 Related And, as it turns out, expert troll. Ahead of his charity golf match with Green Bay Packers quarterback Phil Mickelson against Aaron Rodgers

Ahh, a post-major week. It’s a great time to take the week off as a gambler—not sweat for once—and maybe enjoy Sunday afternoon with your significant other. Scratch that, it’s Travelers Championship week, also known as the fifth major. It’s another can’t-miss affair on the PGA Tour, a tournament that continues to boast a strong

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — In May 2020, when Danielle Kang learned that qualifying for the Olympic golf tournament had been extended 15 months due to COVID-19, she panicked. And then she cried. At that point, she had mathematically secured her spot to play in Tokyo, and the extension in essence had snatched her dream away

3:29 PM ET Associated Press Four of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by choice. The 60-man field was set Tuesday based on the world ranking with a half-dozen late withdrawals, a list that included U.S. Open runner-up Louis Oosthuizen

Out of the corner of his eye, Little Bro caught a glimpse of Big Bro shaking his head in disgust. Chase Koepka had just left a 20-footer for birdie a good two feet short—never a great outcome, but especially irksome on the final hole of a Monday qualifier—and Brooks did not approve, for he thought

9:54 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Bryson DeChambeau had gone 30 consecutive holes without a bogey and after making the turn at 2-under 33, he was only one shot behind the leader in Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Then things imploded for the defending U.S. Open champion. DeChambeau had back-to-back

With the U.S. Open being the final high-profile tournament for male golfers to earn Olympic Ranking points and qualify for the Summer Games next month in Tokyo, expectations were heightened that there might be movement on the points list among players between and within countries. Too heightened as it turned out. When the ranking became

Welp, it’s officially #PerspectiveSZN for Rickie Fowler. On Monday, one day after Father’s Day, Fowler announced that his wife, Allison Stokke, is pregnant, making him a dad-to-be. Both he and Stokke announced the news via their Instagram accounts.  “Reservation for November… Fowler party of 3 #GirlDad,” wrote Fowler on Instagram, revealing the month the baby

8:21 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm is the first Spaniard to win the U.S. Open. Two monumental putts clinched it. Rahm birdied his final two holes to shoot a 4-under 67 and win the U.S. Open by a shot over Louis Oosthuizen. Trailing Oosthuizen by a shot when he stepped to

Even the most ambitious youngster would have a hard time dreaming up Jon Rahm’s reality on Sunday at Torrey Pines. The 26-year-old birdied 17 and 18 to win his first major championship and become the first Spaniard to win the U.S. Open. He took over as World No. 1 in the process … at the

10:41 PM ET SAN DIEGO — When Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes reached his tee shot on the par-3 11th hole in the final round of the 121st U.S. Open on Sunday, he couldn’t believe what he saw. His ball was lodged between two twigs on the branch of a tree and never came down. “I mean,

SAN DIEGO — There is a bike path off North Torrey Pines Road that starts on a beach and climbs up the cliffs of La Jolla. Those in the saddle are a fit bunch, evident by their skin-tight shirts or no shirts at all, with their wrap-around shades and polycarbonate-shell helmets and neon shoes exuding

Sunday at Torrey Pines has given golf fans quite the gift before. We can only be so lucky if the excitement in 2021 matches a fraction of what 2008 gave us. It’s a crowded leader board with three players at the top—Louis Oosthuizen, Russell Henley and Mackenzie Hughes leading at 5-under. Oosthuizen’s finishing eagle at

3:30 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Phil Mickelson had a disappointing weekend at the U.S. Open, but he walked away from the staging of the national championship in his hometown at least feeling good about the way the Torrey Pines course played. Mickelson, 51, shot a 4-over-par 75 on Sunday and finished at 295, 11

There’s a saying that winning a major championship is priceless. And we get what’s meant when it’s said. The true currency that comes with victory in one of golf’s biggest events isn’t something you deposit in a bank account. It’s spent when you step on to a tee box and are forever referred to as

9:51 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Mackenzie Hughes and Louis Oosthuizen brought the memories of Tiger Woods roaring back to life Saturday in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Just like in 2008, when Woods made eagle putts across the green on Nos. 13 and 18, it left this U.S. Open up for

In 1895, Horace Rawlins won the inaugural U.S. Open at Newport Country Club. For his effort, the 21-year-old Englishman claimed a payday of … $150. On Sunday at Torrey Pines, the winner of the 121st U.S. Open Championship will earn slightly more than $150. OK, not slightly. A whole lot more. Like 15,000 times more.

Some of our favorite days on the golf calendar are moving days at the majors. This one, in particular, brings a ton of intrigue. Richard Bland—the 48-year-old Englishman who’s just making his fourth-ever major start—is the storyline of the week thus far, and he’s joined in the final pairing with Russell Henley, who is also

3:42 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Mike Davis has seen a lot of things in his 32 years with the United States Golf Association, including hundreds of rounds as an inside-the-ropes official. But he never had quite the view he was afforded Saturday morning at Torrey Pines: as a caddie. Davis, the outgoing CEO of

Over the last few months, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers has more than once been at pains to underline that the 2021 Open Championship at Royal St. George’s will not suffer the same fate as last year’s event, which was postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. And now there is even better news.

11:22 PM ET SAN DIEGO — A 48-year-old Englishman who waited two decades to earn his first European Tour victory and a PGA Tour pro who hasn’t won in more than four years share the 36-hole lead at the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. How’s that for unpredictable? There are 18 players within five

SAN DIEGO — Seventy-nine official strokes. That was all of the competitive experience that Russell Henley had on the Torrey Pines South Course before starting this week’s U.S. Open. That’s fairly surprising for a guy playing in his ninth season on the PGA Tour. It happens, of course. Players are creatures of habit and commerce,

Day 1 of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines was, let’s be honest, a bit juice-less. The South Course can be a bit of a slog, yes, but even the most straightforward courses can produce a bit of elecricity on the Thursday of a major championship. (Scroll down for the latest updates) Of course,

12:07 AM ET Bob Harig Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia SAN DIEGO — The