Jon Rahm made a double bogey on the par-4 seventh hole during a 1-over 73 that left him 9 shots behind leaders Sam Ryder, Aaron Rai and Brent Grant after Round 1 of the Farmers Insurance Open.
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Attorneys representing the PGA Tour are seeking to add Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and the fund's governor, Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, as defendants in the tour's countersuit against LIV Golf.
Rory McIlroy was on the driving range Tuesday at the Dubai Desert Classic when he was approached by Patrick Reed, one of the high-profile players to have joined LIV Golf. McIlroy said he was busy practicing and didn't feel the need to acknowledge Reed.
Jon Rahm has won four of his last six starts worldwide, including the first two PGA Tour events of the season. "I don't take it for granted," he said.
Rahm won again and is going for the first three-peat on Tour since 2017. The PGA Tour heads to Torrey Pines and there was a Rory McIlroy sighting.
The next event on the PGA Tour is the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California. Here is how you can watch all of the action, which starts Wednesday.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley have recused themselves from the Official World Golf Ranking board that is considering whether LIV Golf League players will receive world-ranking points.
LIV Golf's team championship will be played in Saudi Arabia in November, sources confirmed to ESPN. Last year's team final was held at Trump National Doral in Miami.
PGA Tour players Collin Morikawa and Adam Scott were added to the roster of players in the TGL golf league.
Jon Rahm wins again, Brooke Henderson makes an equipment switch and the best from golf this week.
Jon Rahm outlasted rookie Davis Thompson, closing with a 4-under 68 to win The American Express by one stroke on Sunday. He's now won four times in his last six starts worldwide and moved up to No. 3 in the world.
Brooke Henderson was dominant throughout and delivered a 2-under 70 on Sunday at Lake Nona to win the season-opening Tournament of Champions.
Steve Stricker closed with a 7-under 65 for a six-shot victory in the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.
- Jon Rahm got off to a hot start and shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday on PGA West's Stadium Course for a share of the lead with tour rookie Davis Thompson in The American Express.
Brooke Henderson went from complete control of her game for two days to having to scratch out a good score Saturday. The result was a 3-under 69 and a three-shot lead in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Rookie Davis Thompson made three more eagles Friday, carded an 8-under 64 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West and took a 2-shot lead into the weekend at The American Express.
Brooke Henderson ran off four birdies beginning at the second hole, was 9-under par by the time she stepped onto the sixth tee and played mistake-free for a 6-under 66 at Lake Nona and a 4-shot lead in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Davis Thompson birdied three of his first four holes and then made eagle on both par-5s on the front nine en roue to a 10-under 62 at La Quinta and a two-stroke lead over Jon Rahm and four others at The American Express.
Her balky back feeling stronger, Brooke Henderson attacked Lake Nona on Thursday with six birdies for a 5-under 67 to take a 1-shot lead over world No. 2 Nelly Korda at the LPGA Tour's Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
LIV Golf has reached a multiyear U.S. broadcast television and streaming agreement with the CW network to air its live tournaments.