Extended highlights from the second round of the LPGA Tour’s Ford Championship, featuring Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko and more in Arizona.
Nelly Korda put herself in prime position to win her second tournament of the year by shooting a 7-under 65 on Friday at the Ford Championship. She carries a two-shot lead into the weekend.
Tiger Woods’ arrest Friday for a car crash in Florida was at least the fourth auto-related incident involving the golfer and the second in which he was charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Nelly Korda is carrying a 36-hole lead into the weekend at the Ford Championship. Korda, who finished in second place at the Founders Cup last week, is looking for her second tournament title this year after winning at Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions to start the season.
Brandel Chamblee joined Rich Lerner on “Golf Central” to discuss Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest. Chamblee was adamant that “you have to wait for the facts to play out.”
Extended highlights from the second round of the PGA Tour’s Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas.
Rex Hoggard joins Rich Lerner on “Golf Central” to discuss the possible next steps in Tiger Woods’ legal process after being arrested Friday for DUI.
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Italy’s Francesco LaPorta, in search of his first win on the DP World Tour, is leading the Investec South African Open Championship by a stroke after shooting a 6-under 64 during his second round at Stellenbosch Golf Course.
Koepka’s putter came alive Friday morning at PGA National, where Koepka fired a 5-under 66, his best round in a non-major PGA Tour event in almost four years.
Jay Madara is stepping down from his role as PGA Tour chief financial officer.
The group of invitees for the March 6 meeting includes Woods, Bryon DeChambeau, former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and Notre Dame athletics director Pete Bevacqua.
Three-time major winner Minjee Lee improved on her first-round score by eight strokes Friday for an 8-under 64 to move into a tie for second place.
Extended highlights from the opening round of the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic at PGA National, the first of four consecutive events on the Florida swing.
Will Zalatoris is the latest big name to withdraw from the 2026 Cognizant Classic. Zalatoris, who has had multiple surgeries on his back, is missing this week’s tournament with a left ankle injury. He is playing on Tour this year through a major medical exemption which means his starts are limited, Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard reports.
Nico Echavarria told Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard that his 2026 season on Tour has been “a lot of highlights and a lot of lowlights.” The first round at PGA National is among the former as the 31-year-old Colombian native sits one shot off the lead after firing an 8-under 63 on Thursday.
Brooks Koepka struggled with his short game during the first 18 holes at the 2026 Cognizant Classic. Koepka, who’s playing in front of a hometown crowd this week, had similar issues with the putter during two West Coast events earlier this year.
The first of four Florida stops on the PGA Tour continues Friday at the Cognizant Classic, where Austin Smotherman and Nico Echavarria have gained separation on the leaderboard from the rest of the field.