MAX HOMA

The U.S. Ryder Cup committee will get together later in the year to start discussions on the next captain.

Europe has won the Ryder Cup, and no one should be surprised.

The final score is in: Europe beat the United States 16½-11½.

Max Homa already had his hat off and was walking toward playing partner Brian Harman for a celebratory hug before his chip for eagle rolled in on the reachable par-4 16th.

Europe has control of the Ryder Cup by building a five-point lead after another big day at Marco Simone.

Hats off to Patrick Cantlay.

Capsules of the eight Ryder Cup matches from Friday at Marco Simone.

Justin Thomas committed to a driver change, tinkered a little with his swing and got immediate results with a 5-under 67 that left him four strokes off the pace Friday in the Fortinet Championship.

Justin Thomas scuffled through an uneven afternoon with a 3-under 69 in his return to the PGA Tour following a lengthy layoff, leaving him six shots off the lead Thursday in the first round of the Fortinet Championship.

Let the speculation begin.

Xander Schauffele has nailed down the sixth and final automatic spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team.

Max Homa says he's worried about fans disrupting shots over a bet.

Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick are tied for the lead going into the final round of the BMW Championship.

Max Homa is playing so well that he made two bogeys and still set the course record at Olympia Fields.

Lucas Glover is playing so well that he felt frustrated after a 66 in the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Taylor Moore and Monday qualifier Peter Kuest shot 8-under 64s to share the first-round lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Tyrrell Hatton shot a 6-under 65 to move into a share of the second-round lead at the Wells Fargo Championship, while Rory McIlroy’s bid for a record fourth tournament title hit a major snag.

Max Homa comes across on social media as snarky, witty and plain funny.

One thing hasn't changed through the years.

Matt Kuchar has his name in the record book with Tiger Woods in the Dell Match Play.

Kurt Kitayama is hanging on at Bay Hill.

The PGA Tour has approved sweeping changes to its 2024 schedule.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are closer to seeing their high-tech golf league become reality.

Jon Rahm is back to No. 1 in the world and looking very much the part.

Jon Rahm is one round away from another victory and a return to No. 1 in the world.

Tiger Woods is back on the PGA Tour and bringing a massive buzz to Riviera.

Southern California native Max Homa came from five shots off the lead to win the Farmers Insurance Open by two strokes over Keegan Bradley on Saturday at Torrey Pines, where Jon Rahm imploded early and missed a shot at winning his third straight start and moving to No. 1 in the world.

Jon Rahm made an impressive charge up the leaderboard on his favorite course with a 6-under 66 at Torrey Pines to pull within two shots of leader Sam Ryder after the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open.

Most PGA Tour players have been playing golf most of their lives.

Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson can expect plenty of more LPGA faces next year in the QBE Shootout.

Tom Hoge has returned from a few weeks of fishing, and it didn't hurt his golf.

Tiger Woods has another loaded field for the Bahamas and his Hero World Challenge.

The Americans have what otherwise would look to be a commanding lead in the Presidents Cup.

The matches were close at the end.

The Americans have the stronger team and they looked the part at the Presidents Cup.

LIV Golf is turning up the heat on the Official World Golf Ranking.

So much has changed since the International team nearly won the Presidents Cup the last time.

Max Homa chipped in from nearly 33 feet for birdie on the closing hole, then watched as Danny Willett shockingly three-putted from inside 4 feet to give Homa his second straight title at the Fortinet Championship.

Justin Lower weathered the wind and birdied the 18th hole Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the season-opening Fortinet Championship.

Max Homa moved into position to defend his title at the Fortinet Championship, shooting a 5-under 67 to share the early 36-hole lead with Danny Willett at the PGA Tour’s season opener Homa won twice last season and will play in next week's Presidents Cup as a captain's pick.

Rickie Fowler shot a 5-under 67 and was one shot off the lead among the early starters at the fog-delayed Fortinet Championship in Napa, California.

Billy Horschel finally gets to play golf for the Stars and Stripes as a pro.

Scottie Scheffler has a one-shot lead over Xander Schauffele in the Tour Championship.

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is still playing great golf and could easily have made the Tour Championship a runaway.

Getting to the Tour Championship isn’t all that’s at stake in the second FedEx Cup playoff event.

Tony Finau, coming off his third career victory on the PGA Tour, and Taylor Pendrith shared the first-round lead at 8-under 64 on Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

The Rocket Mortgage Classic, nestled between the British Open and FedEx Cup playoffs, could have been a tournament to skip for all of the world’s best players.

Geoff Ogilvy is a U.S. Open champion and three-time winner of the World Golf Championships.

Tiger Woods may have played his final round of a British Open at St. Andrews.

The dry conditions at the British Open turned a beautiful day for golf into a long slog for many of the players.

One of the famous lines of Bobby Jones often cited by Jack Nicklaus is that a golfer's career is not complete without winning an Open at St. Andrews.

Max Homa loves links golf so much he decided to play two courses in one day.

Southern Hills proudly displays the slogan for this PGA Championship as “First to Five.”.

The “ManningCast” so popular on “Monday Night Football” is coming to major championship golf.

Max Homa played solid, steady golf during a week of cold, wet conditions and a back-and-forth Sunday duel with Keegan Bradley.

Keegan Bradley shot the lowest score in bad weather for the second straight day at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Jason Day expected a grind on a rainy day at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Tiger Woods has won five Masters.

As if the Dell Technologies Match Play isn't fickle enough.

Billy Horschel and Talor Gooch lead the group of survivors at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Jaoquin Niemann knew Riviera was playing as tough as advertised for the Genesis Invitational by looking at the morning scores.

The West Coast swing on the PGA Tour ends on a high note.

Sam Ryder brought down the house with a hole-in-one on the stadium 16th hole Saturday in the WM Phoenix Open, where newcomer Sahith Theegala topped a leaderboard as crowded as the course.

Formula One racing got a huge boost in interest in North America through the Netflix series “Drive to Survive.”.

Tiger Woods now has everyone guessing.

Max Homa holed out from the rough from 95 yards for eagle on the par-4 12th to start a back-nine comeback and added three birdies for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke victory Sunday in the season-opening Fortinet Championship.

Sergio Garcia and Erik van Rooyen are headed to the Tour Championship after narrowly qualifying in the second event of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Patrick Cantlay has won the BMW Championship in a thriller at Caves Valley.

Joaquin Niemann and Tom Lewis topped the jam-packed leaderboard heading into the weekend in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

The brisk winds, gnarly rough and slick greens were all expected.

Russell Henley made the most out of his return to Torrey Pines.

Fans clamoring for a showdown between heavyweights Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau will have to wait.

Anyone hopeful of a Bryson DeChambeau-Brooks Koepka pairing at the U.S. Open will have to wait.

One minute, Jon Rahm was headed for a blowout victory in the Memorial.

Sam Burns finally finished atop the leaderboard on the right day of the week — Sunday.

The Masters features only six players, three of them amateurs, who have never played in the Masters.

Already the most fickle event in golf, the Dell Technologies Match Play on Friday was an endless frenzy. “You just never know what can happen out there," Billy Horschel said after beating Max Homa on the third playoff hole. 64 seed in Match Play history to make it to the weekend. 60 seed, while Erik van Rooyen (62) advanced by beating Daniel Berger with a par on the second playoff hole. The eight playoffs to decide group winners broke the previous mark of five in 2017 since group play began six yeas ago.

Homa won on the second extra hole when Finau failed to save par from a bunker, missing a 10-foot putt. We grew up idolizing him, idolizing Riviera Country Club, idolizing the golf tournament. He closed with a 7-under 64, the best score of the final round. The victory sends him back to the Masters, along with the next three World Golf Championships. 61 in the world, he is ineligible for a World Golf Championship for the first time since he became a PGA Tour member.

Burns went 31 consecutive holes with a bogey, a streak that ended on No. When the third round was halted by darkness, he made back-to-back bogeys that dropped him to 10-under par, two shots ahead of Matt Fitzpatrick. “Even the downwind holes weren’t that much easier because it was hard to stop it there on the green,” Burns said. “It’s a hard course with no wind,” Burns said. Fitzpatrick was at 3 under for the day through 17 holes, the low score of the round so far.

Six groups ahead of him, Cantlay shot a 61 and surged out of 13th place to the front while breaking the Stadium Course record by two strokes. “I had to know what’s going on, so I knew how to play my game in the final round,” Kim said. “I knew Cantlay played really well. Tony Finau (68) finished fourth after starting the final round with a share of the lead in his quest to land his long-awaited second PGA Tour win. The 28-year-old Cantlay made 11 birdies in the final round, including six in eight holes on the front nine.

If he can keep up the relentlessness Sunday, Homa could have his second career PGA Tour trophy in his arms. Richy Werenski also shot a 65 and moved within a shot of the lead at PGA West near Palm Springs. Finau and Kim both shot 67 and finished strong in the rain, joining Homa in prime position for a win. “I wouldn’t say it’s ever easy to make birdies, but I’ve given myself a ton of looks,” Homa said. “Fortunately for me, I’ve had a lot of opportunities, so hopefully everything that I’ve learned, I’m going to bottle up,” Finau said.

Hagy took the first-round lead Thursday with an 8-under 64 on the Nicklaus course, staying one shot ahead of South Korea's Byeong Hun An in the opening tournament of the PGA Tour's West Coast swing. Hagy racked up 10 birdies, including three streaks of three in a row. But the tournament kept its tradition of providing every opportunity for low scores: the once-feared Stadium Course and the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West are among the most generous in the sport, with birdie opportunities abounding. Hagy started with a bogey on the first hole of the Nicklaus course, but then the birdies came in bunches. After making eight cuts last year, Hagy is back at full health after a solid offseason of preparation.

The defending champ matched his career best with an 8-under 62 to take a two-stroke lead over Rickie Fowler and Brendon Todd after the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Then Fowler two-putted for bogey after putting his tee shot in the left rough on his final hole to finish at 64. He hit his tee shot on the par-3 No. ... Tee times for the second round were moved to Friday morning to avoid predicted thunderstorms. ... With no fans allowed at an event that has benefited St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital since 1970, St. Jude had to get creative to raise both money and attention for a hospital that never bills its patients.

Michael Thompson chips on the 9th hole of the during the first round of the 3M Open golf tournament in Blaine, Minn., Thursday, July 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton- King)BLAINE, Minn. Richy Werenski birdied three of the last four holes Saturday to erase a four-stroke deficit and catch Michael Thompson for the 3M Open lead. After sharing the halfway lead, Thompson and Werenski traveled on vastly different paths to each shoot 3-under 68 before walking together to the clubhouse even again. Charl Schwartzel shot a 66 in the third round, pulling even with Tony Finau for third place at 13 under. Werenski, whose 63 in the first round is tied for the low score of the tournament, birdied that hole.

Tony Finau tees off on the fourth hole during the first round of the 3M Open golf tournament in Blaine, Minn., Thursday, July 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton- King)BLAINE, Minn. Richy Werenski made a short birdie putt on the par-5 18th for an 8-under 63 and the first-round lead Thursday in the 3M Open, while Dustin Johnson withdrew because of a back injury after a 78. The 24-year-old Werenski is winless in on the PGA Tour and ranked 248th in the world. Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Tommy Fleetwood and Finau were the only entrants in the top 25 of the world ranking. At the end of his first nine, Johnson started the 599-yard, dog-leg 18th hole with a solid drive off the tee.