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NCAA champ DQ'd from LPGA Q-Series for playing ball after mother moves it

PINEHURST, N.C. – Doris Chen has had a tough time since winning the NCAA individual women’s championship four years ago and the U.S. Girls’ Junior eight years ago. It got tougher at the LPGA’s Q-Series with Chen’s disqualification after rules officials investigated a complaint during Friday’s round that she played a ball after her mother […]

If anyone can hold off Rose, Li has confidence to do it

ANTALYA, Turkey – China’s Haotong Li will begin the final round of the Turkish Airlines Open leading the likes of defending champion Justin Rose and 2016 champion Thorbjorn Olesen by three strokes. A player like Rose, who can take over No. 1 in the World Golf Ranking with a victory on Sunday, can make any […]

Unclear if Euro Tour's new Saudi Arabia event will be embroiled in political tension

ANTALYA, Turkey – On Monday the European Tour announced next season’s schedule which included a new event that will be played in Saudi Arabia in January. The news comes amid growing tensions between the Turkish government and the leadership in Saudi Arabia following last month’s death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Turkish investigators say the Saudi […]

USC women top Stanford at the East Lake Cup

ATLANTA –Consistency. That’s the best way to describe the USC women when it comes to the East Lake Cup. USC has now made the trip to Atlanta three times, and all three times they have walked away as champions. For the second consecutive year, they took down Stanford, 3-2, in the final round Wednesday. The Trojans fell […]

In an SEC rematch, Auburn takes down Alabama in Atlanta

ATLANTA – The Auburn Tigers entered the week ranked 16th in the country, behind all three of their opponents in the East Lake Cup. The Tigers started slow on Monday in stroke play and claimed the fourth seed in match play. But when the dust settled, the Tigers took down top-seeded Duke and their Iron […]

Kupcho nearing LPGA card while battling food poisoning

PINEHURST, N.C. – Wake Forest’s Jennifer Kupcho is putting together a remarkable effort at LPGA Q-Series considering she can barely eat. The reigning NCAA champion is making a run at winning despite battling the lingering effects of food poisoning. She shot a 3-under-par 69 Thursday to move into a tie for third, just two shots off […]

'Lazy' Uihlein (63) takes the early lead in Vegas

While many players at this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open are just getting their new season off the ground, Peter Uihlein is already in mid-season form. Just five weeks into the new wraparound schedule, Uihlein is already making his fourth start this week in Las Vegas. While he racked up plenty of frequent flier […]

Rose grabs lead in Turkey, inching closer to world No 1

ANTALYA, Turkey – The subtext at this week’s Turkish Airlines Open moved one round closer to reality on Friday with Justin Rose posting his second-consecutive 65 for a two-stroke lead. Rose, who won the event last year and is 71 under par in 15 competitive rounds in Turkey, can move back to No. 1 in […]

Willett, Lewis out for redemption at Turkish Airlines Open

ANTALYA, Turkey – After two rounds at the Turkish Airlines Open, the field took on a distinct redemption feel with Danny Willett and Tom Lewis just two strokes off the pace set by Justin Rose. Willett has been slowed in recent years by shoulder and knee injuries and dropped outside the top 400 in the […]

Fowler 'shaking off cobwebs' while contending in Vegas

Even with the scant offseason offered by the current PGA Tour calendar, Rickie Fowler found a break. Fowler is playing this week for the first time since the Ryder Cup, having taken the last four weeks off from competition. That respite meant the former Las Vegas resident had some adjustments to make once back inside […]