McIlroy fielded zero questions earlier this week related to LIV Golf and the recent news that the league was losing its Saudi-backed funding. After his second round Friday, the world No. 2 faced questions primarily centered around the topic.
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Watch the best moments from the third round of the LPGA Tour’s Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown at New Korea Country Club in Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Canada’s Brooke Henderson and Wei-Ling Hsu of Taiwan beat Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom and Ingrid Lindblad, 4 and 3, on Saturday to qualify the World team for the International Crown semifinals.
Michael Brennan earned a Korn Ferry Tour spot with a dominant late-summer burst on the PGA Tour Americas. In two days at Black Desert in the Bank of Utah Championship, he charged to the top of a PGA Tour leaderboard.
After firing a 6-under 65 to lead the Bank of Utah Championship on Friday, Michael Brennan reflects on his Wake Forest pedigree and how certain wins have shaped his first real PGA Tour weekend.
Watch highlights from Round 2 of the PGA Tour’s Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert Golf Course.
Homa’s 5-under 66 Friday at the Bank of Utah Championship has Homa eyeing his first PGA Tour victory since the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open. Homa can also barely walk.
Max Homa limps off the green after sinking a putt at the Bank of Utah Championship, having work done on his lower right leg and grimacing in pain.
Aldrich Potgieter withdrew before his second round in the PGA Tour’s Bank of Utah Championship.
Watch the best moments from Round 2 of the LPGA Tour’s Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown at New Korea Country Club in Goyang, Republic of Korea.
The United States stayed perfect at the LPGA’s International Crown tournament on Friday, winning its third and fourth fourball matches and ending No. 1-ranked Jeeno Thitikul’s unbeaten record in the team competition.