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Yuna Nishimura played a flawless back nine after allowing the chasing pack to get close early and won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship by five shots on Sunday for her first LPGA victory.
The United States stormed back Sunday in singles play to retain the Presidents Cup with a victory over the International Team Sunday at Medinah.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler conceded a lengthy par putt in his Presidents Cup singles match Sunday against Nico Echavarria after a fan at Medinah Country Club yelled during the Colombian's swing earlier in the hole.
Matt Fitzpatrick eased to victory at the French Open on Sunday for his fourth title of the year.
President Donald Trump returns to the Presidents Cup for the second time as the honorary chairman, making Sunday in the Chicago suburbs his fourth visit to a golf tournament this year.
The International team has a chance to win the Presidents Cup for the first time in 28 years, and Tom Kim most likely won’t be around for the outcome Sunday.
U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker is blaming himself for the American deficit in the Presidents Cup. The U.S. outscored the International team 4 1/2 to 3 1/2 on Saturday, but it trails by three points going into the final session of 12 singles matches.
Yuna Nishimura continued to take advantage of good scoring conditions, making nine birdies on Saturday to shoot her second consecutive 8-under 63 for a five-shot lead at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
The Americans twice filled the leaderboard with their red numbers and the Internationals never flinched Saturday, fighting back in the morning and afternoon to take a three-point lead in the Presidents Cup.
Matt Fitzpatrick pulled away with a 6-under 65 on Saturday to build a five-shot lead in the French Open as he goes for his fourth title of the year.
Ryder Cup star Tommy Fleetwood pulled out of the French Open ahead of Saturday’s third round after feeling unwell.
Yuna Nishimura had a big finish to her front and back nines Friday for an 8-under 63 that carried her to a one-shot lead in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship as the LPGA Tour got back to its regular schedule following the Solheim Cup.
Ryan Fox and Nick Taylor each delivered clutch moments Friday that carried the Internationals to another stunning sweep in foursomes at the Presidents Cup, giving them a 7-3 lead going into the weekend as they look to end more than two decades of losing.
Ryan Gerard might have been representing the United States in the Presidents Cup this week.
Wyndham Clark challenged fans to be more vocal at the Presidents Cup after he said it felt "kind of dead" at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago on Thursday.
International Team captain Geoff Ogilvy will be sending out an all-Canadian pairing in the first match of Day 2 foursomes at the Presidents Cup. Corey Conners and Nick Taylor will be the first group off at Medinah No. 3 on Friday afternoon, going head-to-head against world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns in Match 1 at 2:05 p.m. ET.
Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns finally won a match together on their fifth try, and it came at just the right time for an American team that hung on to win the opening session of fourballs Thursday in the Presidents Cup.
Taylor Pendrith was making other plans when he learned that he’d be taking on a new role for the International team as an assistant to captain Geoff Ogilvy at this week’s Presidents Cup.
It was only 112 days ago when Jackson Koivun helped lead Auburn to another NCAA title, the final chapter in a remarkable college career. And on Thursday, the 21-year-old Koivun plays with Thomas in a fourballs match for his Presidents Cup debut. For a sport with a reputation of moving slowly, his career has been at warp speed.
Canadian Corey Conners is getting the call for the Internationals on Day 1 at the Presidents Cup Thursday from Medinah Country Club.
Canadians Nick Taylor and Corey Conners among the golfers who will try to end long losing streak against a superior U.S. team at Medinah Country Club, Bob Weeks writes.
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