PGA

2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic scores, takeaways: Akshay Bhatia leads, Rickie Fowler lurks after Round 1

[ad_1] The leaderboard at the Rocket Mortgage Classic is not full of names as big as the ones that littered the Travelers Championship last weekend, but one of the stars during last week's event continued his great play at Detroit Golf Club on Thursday to lead by one after 18 holes of play.Akshay Bhatia, who played in the final group with Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim a week ago, shot
PGA

Green, Fujita share 1st-round lead at U.S. Senior Open in Newport

[ad_1] Jun 27, 2024, 08:39 PM ETNEWPORT, R.I. -- Richard Green and Hiroyuki Fujita each shot 7-under 63 in the U.S. Senior Open on Thursday, taking advantage of low wind in the morning to attack the seaside Newport Country Club course and pull a stroke ahead of local favorite Billy Andrade.Andrade, a native Rhode Islander, shot 64 in tougher afternoon conditions, with the wind at 15-25 mph when he teed
PGA

Jason Day set to finally play Olympic golf for Australia at the Paris Games

[ad_1] SYDNEY (AP) — Jason Day will finally make it to an Olympics while a brother-and-sister combination are two of the other three golfers set to play for Australia at the Paris Games.Day was ranked world No. 1 in 2016 when he decided not to play at the Rio Olympics, saying he was concerned about going to Brazil with the Zika virus spreading while his wife was pregnant. He said
PGA

Rahil Gangjee holds on in close finish to win Selangor Masters golf title

[ad_1] Rahil Gangjee won the PKNS Selangor Masters despite six bogeys in his 3-over 73 on the final day as he prevailed over Deyen Lawson (69) by one shot, here Saturday.The 45-year-old veteran, who had started the day with a five shot lead, finished at 8-under for the wire-to-wire win as Lawson was 7-under.Gangjee’s five-shot lead going into the final round disappeared within a matter of holes as he was
PGA

2024 Open Championship odds, picks, field: Surprising predictions by top-tier golf model that nailed 13 majors

[ad_1] The last 10 British Open winners were all first-time champions at the world's oldest golf tournament. That includes regulars at the top of major leaderboards like Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, as well as major winners like Cameron Smith and reigning champion Brian Harman. At the 2024 Open Championship, players like Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm will try to continue that streak when
PGA

How to watch 2024 PGA Rocket Mortgage Classic: ESPN+ schedule

[ad_1] Founded in 2019, the PGA Tour's Rocket Mortgage Classic will be held at Detroit Golf Club this weekend. The tournament will feature a $9.2 million total purse, including $1.6 million to the winner. 2023 winner Rickie Fowler looks to defend his title at this year's event.Here are key facts to know about the 2024 event.When is the Rocket Mortgage Classic?It runs Thursday to Sunday.How can fans watch?Fans can catch
PGA

Euro 2024: Ronaldo talk inspired Georgia star before historic upset

[ad_1] Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJun 26, 2024, 07:43 PM ETGELSENKIRCHEN, Germany -- Georgia hero Khvicha Kvaratskhelia says a pre-match meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo helped inspire belief that his team could cause a historic upset against Portugal and qualify for the round of 16 of Euro 2024 on Wednesday.Georgia went on to win 2-0 against Euro 2016 winners Portugal at the Arena AufSchalke, with Kvaratskhelia opening the scoring after just 92
PGA

Vu wins playoff in return from back injury, spoiling Thompson’s bid for 1st victory in 5 years

[ad_1] Lilia Vu won the Meijer LPGA Classic in a playoff Sunday in her return from a back injury, spoiling Lexi Thompson's bid for her first victory in five years.Playing for the first time since the Ford Championship in late March in Arizona, Vu beat Thompson and third-round leader Grace Kim with a 5-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole — the par-5 fourth at tree-lined Blythefield Country Club.Thompson,