American International Group announced Thursday that it is the new title sponsor of the Women’s British Open. The AIG Women’s British Open will be staged Aug. 1-4 at Woburn Golf Club’s Marquess Course outside London next year. The global insurance group signed a five-year contract as title sponsor, succeeding Ricoh, which sponsored the event the […]

GOLD COAST, Australia – Marc Leishman’s quest for a first professional victory at home is off to a good start after a 4-under 68 on Thursday positioned him just two strokes behind the Australian PGA first-round leaders. Leishman, starting on the 10th, had two bogeys and two birdies on his first nine before making birdie on four of […]

BEAU CHAMP, Mauritius – Victor Perez continued his fabulous start to life on the European Tour by sharing the first-round lead with an 8-under 64 at the Mauritius Open on Thursday. Perez and Chikkarangappa S. are the co-leaders on the second weekend of the tour’s 2019 season. Perez finished in a tie for third at […]

A star-studded field has gathered this week in the Bahamas, and they’re all chasing a pair of Patricks. Here’s how things look after the opening round of the Hero World Challenge, where Patrick Reed and Patrick Cantlay share the top spot: Leaderboard: Patrick Reed (-7), Patrick Cantlay (-7), Henrik Stenson (-4), Dustin Johnson (-4), Bubba […]

NASSAU, Bahamas – It was a lackluster start to the last event of the year for Tiger Woods at the Hero World Challenge. Here are some thoughts and observations from a largely underwhelming 1-over 73 that left him one shot out of last place in the 18-man field. • First the good. Tiger put on […]