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Thomas blows three-stroke CJ Cup lead in crazy 18th hole swing
Thomas blows three-stroke CJ Cup lead in crazy 18th hole swing

Justin Thomas saw a three-stroke advantage disappear in a crazy final-hole swing Saturday as Danny Lee grabbed a share of the lead at the US PGA Tour's CJ Cup on Jeju Island, South Korea. The world number five stood on the tee at the long par-five 18th on 16-under par with a three-shot cushion over

Thomas, Lee tied for 3rd-round lead at CJ Cup in South Korea
Thomas, Lee tied for 3rd-round lead at CJ Cup in South Korea

Justin Thomas was looking at a three-stroke lead after three rounds at the CJ Cup with one hole to play Saturday, which would have set him up nicely for his second win in three years at South Korea's only PGA Tour event. South Korean-born New Zealander Danny Lee holed a long eagle putt to finish

Morikawa leads charge of US PGA Tour
Morikawa leads charge of US PGA Tour's young brigade

Collin Morikawa showed why he is one of the leading lights of a new generation of golf stars when he shot a stunning best-of-the-day 65 on Saturday at the CJ Cup. Morikawa, Im Sung-jae, Matthew Wolff, Viktor Hovland and Joaquin Niemann are all barely in their twenties but are keeping pace with some

Beterbiev stops Gvozdyk to unify two titles
Beterbiev stops Gvozdyk to unify two titles

Artur Beterbiev unified boxing's light heavyweight division on Friday with a 10th round stoppage of Oleksandr Gvozdyk in title clash between two undefeated boxers. The 34-year-old Beterbiev knocked his Ukrainian opponent down three times in the 10th before referee Gary Rosato stopped it with 11

Lee shares CJ Cup lead with Thomas after crazy final-hole swing
Lee shares CJ Cup lead with Thomas after crazy final-hole swing

In a crazy turn of events on Nine Bridges' 18th hole Saturday, Danny Lee grabbed a share of the 54-hole lead with Justin Thomas at the CJ Cup.

Top-ranked Koepka withdraws from CJ Cup with knee injury
Top-ranked Koepka withdraws from CJ Cup with knee injury

Top-ranked Brooks Koepka withdrew from the PGA Tour's CJ Cup before the third round Saturday after aggravating a left knee injury a day earlier when he slipped on wet concrete. Playing his second event since stem cell treatment on the knee Aug. 25, Koepka shot a 3-over 75 on Friday at Nine Bridges

Watch: An gets into tree trouble, makes triple bogey at CJ Cup
Watch: An gets into tree trouble, makes triple bogey at CJ Cup

Byeong Hun An triple-bogeyed the par-4 11th hole after some tree trouble during his third round at the CJ Cup.

Brooks Koepka pulls out of CJ Cup with knee injury
Brooks Koepka pulls out of CJ Cup with knee injury

Defending champion Brooks Koepka withdrew from the CJ Cup in South Korea on Saturday citing a knee injury. Koepka last month had stem cells injected into a partially torn tendon in his left patella, a knee injury that had been troubling him for months. Koepka said that he had often been limping, especially

Top-ranked Koepka withdraws from CJ Cup with knee injury
Top-ranked Koepka withdraws from CJ Cup with knee injury

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea (AP) -- The PGA Tour says top-ranked Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges with a knee injury following his second round.

US PGA Tour issues 12-week ban to Every for drugs of abuse
US PGA Tour issues 12-week ban to Every for drugs of abuse

American golfer Matt Every was issued a three-month suspension Friday by the US PGA Tour for violating its conduct policy on drugs of abuse. An announcement from the office of US PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said the 12-week ban would allow Every to return to the tour on January 7, 2020. Every

Tommy Tolles lead PGA Tour Champions playoff opener
Tommy Tolles lead PGA Tour Champions playoff opener

Tommy Tolles closed with a birdie for a 7-under 65 and the first-round lead Friday in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first of three tournaments in the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs. The 52-year-old Tolles had seven birdies in the bogey-free round in cool, breezy conditions on The Country Club

Matt Every suspended 3 months for drug of abuse
Matt Every suspended 3 months for drug of abuse

Matt Every was suspended for 12 weeks Friday for what the PGA Tour said was a violation of its conduct policy on drugs of abuse. Every said it was legal prescription for cannabis to treat mental health. ''To be clear, I tested positive for cannabis, a drug I do not abuse and a drug that I have

Matt Every suspended 3 months for drug of abuse
Matt Every suspended 3 months for drug of abuse

Matt Every was suspended for 12 weeks Friday for what the PGA Tour said was a violation of its conduct policy on drugs of abuse. Every said it was legal prescription for cannabis to treat mental health. "To be clear, I tested positive for cannabis, a drug I do not abuse and a drug that I have

Nicolas Colsaerts rolls back the years with 66 in battle to keep Tour card

Appropriately for the course that staged last year's Ryder Cup, there is a European and an American high on the France Open leaderboard. And the fact that the joint pacesetter is a former blue-and-gold hero in Nicolas Colsaerts makes the prospect of a duel yet more appealing. The Belgian is one of the

Colsaerts jumps into tie for French Open lead
Colsaerts jumps into tie for French Open lead

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France) (AFP) - Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts took a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the French Open on Friday with South African George Coetzee, despite finding the water on the final hole of his second round. The 2012 Ryder Cup winner, who has since slipped to 424th

Watch: Romo doesn
Watch: Romo doesn't see fake snake prank coming

When Tony Romo is in an NFL broadcast booth, he has the ability to predict plays before they happen. However, that skill doesn't necessarily transfer over to the golf course.

Cut Line: For Brooks, (non-)rivaly with Rory comes down to simple math
Cut Line: For Brooks, (non-)rivaly with Rory comes down to simple math

In this week's arithmetic-heavy Cut Line, the world No. 1 uses simple math to prove his point while a pair of rule violations lead to some serious (mis)calculations.

Struggling Francesco Molinari changes his caddy
Struggling Francesco Molinari changes his caddy

A year after winning the British Open and one week after failing to make the cut in his home Italian Open, Francesco Molinari says he is changing his caddy. Pello Iguaran had been on Molinari's bag for four years but Molinari writes on Instagram that Mark Fulcher, Justin Rose's former caddie

Struggling Francesco Molinari changes his caddy
Struggling Francesco Molinari changes his caddy

A year after winning the British Open and one week after failing to make the cut in his home Italian Open, Francesco Molinari says he is changing his caddy. Pello Iguaran had been on Molinari's bag for four years but Molinari writes on Instagram that Mark Fulcher, Justin Rose's former caddie

Brooke Henderson hits hole in 1, leads LPGA Shanghai

Brooke Henderson hit a hole-in-one and shot a tournament record 8-under 64 to take the lead in the second round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Friday. ''I didn't see it at all, and then Olly (Brett), one of the caddies in our group (for Danielle Kang), turned and said, 'That went in,&

Thomas goes 9-under @ Nine Bridges
Thomas goes 9-under @ Nine Bridges

Justin Thomas crashed a superb 63 to take a two-shot halfway lead in THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES. (Getty Images)

Henderson blitzes Shanghai to take half-way lead
Henderson blitzes Shanghai to take half-way lead

Brooke Henderson aced the par-three second hole on Friday to ignite an eight-under round of 64 and take a two-stroke lead into the weekend at the Buick LPGA Shanghai. The Canadian world number six shot the lowest round in the field so far to reach the halfway mark at 11 strokes under par, with American

Golf: Thomas cards
Golf: Thomas cards 'easy' 63 to take halfway lead in Korea

Justin Thomas made the most of benign conditions to shoot a nine-under 63 on Friday and take a two-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the CJ Cup on the South Korean resort island of Jeju. The American's blemish-free second round also put him in contention to win the PGA Tour event for the second

Mickelson impossible: Lefty almost aces 353-yard par four
Mickelson impossible: Lefty almost aces 353-yard par four

Phil Mickelson came within a whisker Friday of an amazing new chapter in his storied career when he was a fraction from a hole-in-one at the CJ Cup -- on a par four. Mickelson, who carded a second-round 72 to add to his opening 70, lies 11 strokes off the lead held by his playing partner for the first

Justin Thomas takes 2-stroke after 2 rounds at CJ Cup
Justin Thomas takes 2-stroke after 2 rounds at CJ Cup

Justin Thomas shot a 9-under 63 Friday to take a two-stroke lead at the CJ Cup, putting himself in position to win his second PGA Tour event in South Korea in three years. Thomas, who won the inaugural CJ Cup in 2017, had a two-round total of 13-under 131 at Nine Bridges. South Korean-born New Zealander

Golf highlights: Justin Thomas soars into CJ Cup lead as defending champion Brooks Koepka suffers

PGA Tour leaderboard Justin Thomas holds a a two-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the CJ Cup in South Korea after a bogey-free-nine-under-par 63 propelled him to the top of the leaderboard. Starting the day with four successive birdies, and finishing with nine in total, including one at the last,

Thomas leads CJ Cup with
Thomas leads CJ Cup with 'very easy 63' on Koepka's day to forget

Justin Thomas shot a stunning nine-under 63 Friday on Jeju Island to take control of the CJ Cup from home favourite An Byeong-hun as world number one Brooks Koepka's title defence evaporated with a 75. Overnight leader An was reeled in by the relentless Thomas who started four shots behind but finished

Watch: Mickelson hits flagstick on 353-yard, par 4, nearly makes ace
Watch: Mickelson hits flagstick on 353-yard, par 4, nearly makes ace

Phil Mickelson loves to hit bombs and one of his big drives nearly resulted in an ace in Round 2 of the CJ Cup.

Tiger targeting Tokyo Olympics
Tiger targeting Tokyo Olympics

Golfing great Tiger Woods is targeting the Tokyo Olympics as he seeks to add another glittering chapter to his storied career. Golf returned to the Games in 2016 after a 112-year absence but Woods, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 21st century, missed its return through injury. "

Thomas (63) sets 36-hole tournament scoring record on
Thomas (63) sets 36-hole tournament scoring record on 'stress-free day'

After shooting a 4-under 68 in Thursday's opening round, Justin Thomas erupted for a bogey-free, 9-under 63 on Friday at the CJ Cup, setting the 36-hole tournament scoring record.

Spieth (65) in contention, hoping to spurn costly weekend woes
Spieth (65) in contention, hoping to spurn costly weekend woes

As of late, Jordan Spieth isn't like most people when the idea of the weekend brings a sense of relief and relaxation. In fact, it's been quite the opposite for him. But he's hoping that changes this week.

Thomas (63) surges to take lead into weekend at CJ Cup
Thomas (63) surges to take lead into weekend at CJ Cup

Justin Thomas took a solid opening-round 68 and built on it Friday at the CJ Cup with a bogey-free, 9-under 63 to take a two-shot lead over Danny Lee into the weekend in South Korea.

Jermall Charlo to defend vs Hogan on Dec. 7 in Brooklyn

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jermall Charlo will defend his version of the middleweight championship against Dennis Hogan on Dec. 7 at Barclays Center.

Florida
Florida's Brooks (68) shares Q-School medalist honors while studying for exam

While studying for a history exam, University of Florida senior Sierra Brooks closed with a 4-under 68 Thursday to share medalist honors at the second stage of Q-School.

Marcel Siem
Marcel Siem's 10-shot penalty foils bid to save Tour card at French Open

It was not quite the 58-shot penalty suffered by Lee Anne Walker at the Senior LPGA Championship, but Marcel Siem's 10-shot infraction at the French Open on Thursday ensured this week would be remembered for eye-watering and scorecard-ruining sanctions. It was a simple, honest mistake by the German at

Golf: Coetzee, Fox set the pace at French Open
Golf: Coetzee, Fox set the pace at French Open

Making the most of good scoring conditions in the morning, Coetzee started with two birdies and picked up three more shots from the sixth hole to surge ahead as he reached the turn in 31. Coetzee has four victories on the European Tour and finished runner-up at the Qatar Masters this season. "

Married NBA refs working to make the right calls at home
Married NBA refs working to make the right calls at home

Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling first met a few years ago at a meeting of college basketball referees in Virginia, and when the group when out for some socializing that night she asked him to dance. "It is a different story," Sterling said. NBA referees get their schedules about a month

Coetzee, Fox tied for French Open lead
Coetzee, Fox tied for French Open lead

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France) (AFP) - South African George Coetzee and New Zealand's Ryan Fox claimed a share of the lead after the first round of the French Open on Thursday as the European Tour returned to Le Golf National a year after it hosted the Ryder Cup. The leading duo fired six-under-par

Molinari splits with caddie, tabs ex-Rose looper for 2020
Molinari splits with caddie, tabs ex-Rose looper for 2020

Former Open champ Francesco Molinari has split with caddie Pello Iguaran and will turn to veteran looper Mark Fulcher beginning in 2020.

An grabs first-round lead at CJ Cup with a 64
An grabs first-round lead at CJ Cup with a 64

Byeong Hun An thrilled his home crowd with an 8-under 64 Thursday to take the first-round lead at The CJ Cup in Jeju, South Korea. With a 3-under 69, Norway's Viktor Hovland kept his remarkable streak going with his 18th consecutive round in the 60s -- the longest on the PGA Tour since 1983. Defending

LPGA golfer assessed 58 penalty strokes after mistakenly breaking new rule
LPGA golfer assessed 58 penalty strokes after mistakenly breaking new rule

LPGA golfer Lee Ann Walker tacked on 58 penalty strokes to her final score after she mistakenly broke a new rule.

Hovland sets PGA Tour record shooting in the 60s once again
Hovland sets PGA Tour record shooting in the 60s once again

A late surge Thursday at the CJ Cup put Viktor Hovland in the PGA Tour record books.

Yang, Hataoka share early lead in Shanghai

SHANGHAI (AP) -- Amy Yang and Nasa Hataoka shared the lead on 5-under 67 after the first round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Thursday.

An cashes in at Jeju Island
An cashes in at Jeju Island

Local man Byeong Hun An fired 8-under-par 64 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES in South Korea. (Getty Images)

Viktor Hovland sets PGA Tour scoring record at CJ Cup
Viktor Hovland sets PGA Tour scoring record at CJ Cup

Jeju (South Korea) (AFP) - Rising star Viktor Hovland set a PGA Tour record in the opening round of the CJ Cup in South Korea Thursday when he shot a three-under par 69 -- his 18th consecutive round in the 60s.

Another rules fiasco: Siem docked 10 shots, DQs himself
Another rules fiasco: Siem docked 10 shots, DQs himself

Marcel Siem disqualified himself from the French Open on Thursday after he thought that preferred lies were in place for the opening round.

Golf: Day boosts Presidents Cup hopes, An leads in Korea

Jason Day boosted his Presidents Cup hopes with a strong six-under 66 to lie two shots behind local favorite An Byeong-hun who grabbed the opening-round lead at the CJ Cup after a bogey-free outing on Thursday. Australian Day is keen to impress International captain Ernie Els for a spot at December&

Day, Niemann bolstering Presidents Cup credentials at CJ Cup
Day, Niemann bolstering Presidents Cup credentials at CJ Cup

Joaquin Niemann and Jason Day both got off to strong starts at the CJ Cup as they look to solidify their chances for a Presidents Cup pick next month.

Thomas (68), Koepka (69) in the mix early in Korea
Thomas (68), Koepka (69) in the mix early in Korea

Tournament headliners Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas each got off to solid starts Thursday at the CJ Cup.

No doubting: Thomas would pick fit Tiger Woods
No doubting: Thomas would pick fit Tiger Woods '100 times out of 100'

Justin Thomas said Thursday a fit Tiger Woods should be on the US Presidents Cup team "100 times out of 100" as the debate about who should get a wildcard heats up. The PGA Tour has decamped to Asia for this week's CJ Cup in South Korea and next week's Zozo Championship in Japan, where

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