Noah Kent, Jose Luis Ballester win matches to reach US Amateur title match

Noah Kent, Jose Luis Ballester win matches to reach US Amateur title match

CHASKA, Minn. — Noah Kent loves the high stakes of match play, and it has taken the Iowa sophomore all the way to the championship match of the U.S. Amateur. Kent was on the verge of his semifinal match going all square when Jackson Buchanan made an 18-foot birdie on the 15th hole. Kent calmly … Read more

Davis Riley leads Scottie Scheffler by 4 at somber Colonial after the news of player’s death

Davis Riley leads Scottie Scheffler by 4 at somber Colonial after the news of player’s death

FORT WORTH, Texas — Davis Riley was finishing a 4-under 66 for a four-shot lead over surging Scottie Scheffler at Colonial while PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan conducted interviews about the death of two-time tour winner Grayson Murray. Another week, another dose of unsettling news off the course, this time at the Charles Schwab Challenge. … Read more

Scheffler wins player vote as PGA Tour player of the year over Rahm

Scheffler wins player vote as PGA Tour player of the year over Rahm

KAPALUA, Hawaii. — Scottie Scheffler has been voted PGA Tour player of the year over Masters champion Jon Rahm, a player vote that raises questions of whether Rahm was penalized for defecting to LIV Golf. Scheffler is the first back-to-back winner since Tiger Woods in 2006-07. The world’s No. 1 player had the best statistical … Read more