Lydia Ko made 12 birdies in shooting 60 in the opening round of the Ford Championship. She talked with the media Thursday after nearly becoming the second player in LPGA history to shoot 59.
Tee times, groupings and how to watch the second round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open.
Waring leads the Texas Children’s Houston Open by two shots despite entering the week having missed the cut or withdrawn from 17 of his last 21 worldwide starts.
Brooks Koepka wanted to contend with nine holes left at the Houston Open on Sunday. He’ll be fortunate to make the 36-hole cut at Memorial Park after a first round that left him outside of the tournament’s top 100 and 11 strokes off the lead.
Cole Hammer, a Houston resident and former Texas Longhorn, made a hole-in-one on the par-3 15th Thursday at the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open.
Akshay Bhatia, making his debut at the Hero Indian Open on Thursday, shot a 5-over 77 and sits T-98 at DLF Golf and Country Club. Just three weeks removed from winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bhatia is playing in his first-ever event in India this week.
Three-time major winner Lydia Ko started her opening round with four straight birdies, and never looked back. Ko finished with a career-low 60 at Wild Horse Pass yet carries a narrow, one-stroke lead over Hyo Joo Kim entering Friday.
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Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis got an update from Rory McIlroy on the set of Live from The Players Championship. The world’s No. 2-ranked player told Lewis his back was still giving him trouble and that he would take Monday and Tuesday to rehab it at home. McIlroy withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday before his third round.
Rory McIlroy’s back is being “stubborn” and might prevent him from playing a practice round ahead of his Players Championship title defense.
The Players Championship might not officially be a major, but a loaded field converges on TPC Sawgrass this week for the PGA Tour’s flagship event.
The 2026 Players Championship starts Thursday at TPC Sawgrass. Oddsmakers have several prop markets covering the first round. Here are some recommended plays.
Scottie Scheffler enters The Players Championship as the prohibitive favorite to win for a third time. Defending champion Rory McIlroy’s odds is coming off a withdrawal at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Here’s how the back injury impacts his outlook this week at TPC Sawgrass.
The strongest field in golf will be challenged for 72 holes at TPC Sawgrass. Here are the players set to compete for the 2026 Players Championship.
The final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational showcased an epic duel between Akshay Bhatia and Daniel Berger that culminated in a sudden-death playoff for the win.
“I had my niece definitely watching over me,” Bhatia said of his niece, Mia, who died in December at 6 years old.
Bhatia, who grew up playing Paschal Golf Club in Wake Forest, North Carolina, closed in 31 and then beat Daniel Berger in a playoff Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Ricky Castillo won for the first time on the PGA Tour, knocking off Chandler Blanchet and Blades Brown to capture the 2026 Puerto Rico Open crown.