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Phil Mickelson acknowledged he is a "long shot" to make the U.S. Ryder Cup team but isn't conceding just yet, and he also said he'd accept a spot on the team as a vice captain.

Annabell Fuller and Caley McGinty were part of two winning matches Thursday as Great Britain & Ireland jumped out to a 4½-1½ lead over the Americans after the first round of the Curtis Cup.

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker told Sports Illustrated that he'd spoken to both Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau about their running feud and received assurances from both that it won't be a distraction for the American squad.

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After playing in 34 tournaments in 15 months, golfer Rory McIlroy says he's physically and mentally exhausted. McIlroy says he has been struggling to find balance between playing golf and being a new father. He plans a two week break before the Ryder Cup.

The PGA Tour head to Maryland this week with the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club, the second leg of the FedExCup Playoffs. Here are our best bets for the event.

The LPGA Shanghai tournament, scheduled for Oct. 14-17, was canceled on Wednesday due to ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions, the association said in a statement.

Since his first -- and only -- win on the PGA Tour in 2016, Tony Finau kept getting asked when he'd get another. On Monday, at the weather-delayed Northern Trust, he finally answered the question.

Only 70 players are still left in the FedEx Cup playoffs. Here are all the players still chasing the $15-million season-ending prize.

Since winning the Puerto Rico Open in the spring of 2016, Tony Finau had eight runner-up finishes, three of those in a playoff, and 11 finishes in the top three. But he broke through Monday at the rain-delayed Northern Trust.

J.R. Smith said his college golf experience will bring on similar emotions to those he had in the NBA. "It's still as nerve-racking as shooting a free throw in front of 5,000 (fans) instead of making a 5-foot putt in front of three."

Patrick Reed won't play in this weekend's BMW Championship after being hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia, according to the Golf Channel's Todd Lewis.

Bryson DeChambeau, the PGA's tops in driving distance, has accepted an invitation to compete in The Professional Long Driver's Association World Championship on Sept. 27th. DeChambeau averages 321.6 5 yards per drive.

Captain Catriona Matthew selected a trio of Solheim Cup rookies for Team Europe's title defence as the biennial tournament kicks off next week at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

Rod Pampling won the Boeing Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions victory when Jim Furyk and Woody Austin failed to get up-and-down for birdie from greenside bunkers on the par-5 18th.

Anna Nordqvist, the 34-year-old Swede who won the Women's British Open on Sunday, will make a seventh straight appearance on Europe's Solheim Cup squad with an automatic berth as a result of the victory.

Johannes Veerman closed with a 4-under 68 to win the Czech Masters on Sunday for his maiden European Tour title.

Co-leaders Cameron Smith, Jon Rahm and the rest of the final-round field are still on track to finish The Northern Trust on Monday in New Jersey, after the Liberty National course handled the worst of the weekend rainfall well.

Anna Nordqvist of Sweden won her third major title with a one-shot victory at the Women's British Open at Carnoustie on Sunday.

Woody Austin holds a one-stroke lead over Jim Furyk and Colin Montgomerie entering the final round of the PGA Tour Champions' Boeing Classic.