MAX HOMA

LAS VEGAS — (AP) — Tom Hoge wanted to be sure to take advantage of pristine conditions Thursday morning in Las Vegas. Presidents Cup partners Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim ganged up on Max Homa in a group that brought back memories and stories from Quail Hollow two weeks ago. Si Woo Kim had a 64 and was tied for second with Maverick McNealy, while Tom Kim had a 65 and Homa didn't fare too badly with a 67. Homa went 4-0 in his Presidents Cup debut, beating Tom Kim in singles. “We still talk about the Presidents Cup, like some holes,” Si Woo Kim said.

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.

Team USA needed a big Sunday to fend off a charging International Team at the Presidents Cup and got a major performance from Jordan Spieth.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP) — The Americans have a juggernaut in Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas that moved them closer to another victory in the Presidents Cup on Saturday. The Internationals split the morning matches, and the way this Presidents Cup has gone for them, not losing ground felt like a win. They were all square going to the last, Si Woo Kim already out of the hole, and Tom Kim facing a 10-foot birdie putt for the win. The only other U.S. tandem in a Presidents Cup to go 4-0 was Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker at Harding Park in 2009. This is the first time in a Presidents Cup that they have been paired together, and both are on their games.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP) — The International team battled to a draw Saturday morning in the Presidents Cup. The match turned on a mistake by the International team, which was starting to match shots against the Americans. Spieth has never lost a Presidents Cup foursomes match, moving to 7-0 with four partners. As a partnership in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup, Spieth and Thomas are 7-2. They headed out in the afternoon trying to become the first U.S. partnership to win all four matches in the Presidents Cup since Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker in 2009 at Harding Park.

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

This is why making the Presidents Cup was the top of his wish list this year, and his latest afternoon heroics at Quail Hollow exceeded expectations. Over two days and 10 matches, International teams have had a lead for only 10 of the 170 holes that have been played. The International team was cobbled together at the last minute with more defections to Saudi-funded LIV Golf run by Greg Norman, a former Presidents Cup captain. Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas improved to 6-2 as a team in Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup matches, leading from the fourth hole in a 2-and-1 victory over the Australian pair of Adam Scott and Cameron Davis. The passion came from the Presidents Cup rookies.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP) — The matches felt a little closer Friday in the Presidents Cup. After Taylor Pendrith gave the International team hope with a birdie on the 18th hole, Homa matched him with another 12-foot birdie putt for the win. The lone point for the International team came from two ties. The passion came from the Presidents Cup rookies. Saturday is pivotal at every Presidents Cup, and it could be the last chance for the International team to get back into the game with four matches of foursomes in the morning and four matches of fourballs in the afternoon.

The matches were close at the end.

Max Homa never felt more energized over a big putt on a Friday, perhaps because he never had so many people who shared in the celebration. This is why making the Presidents Cup was the top of his wish list this year, and his latest afternoon heroics at Quail Hollow exceeded expectations. Taylor Pendrith was clutch with a 15-foot birdie putt as the Internationals tried to scratch out a third tie.

Neither did Max Homa. Young buried a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th hole as he and Collin Morikawa closed out Tom Kim and K.H. Lee 2-and-1. Homa and Tony Finau won a tight match by making par on the 18th hole after Mito Pereira hooked his drive into the trees.

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.

Danny Willet's meltdown on 18 at the the Fortinet Championship on Sunday gave Max Homa his fifth win on the PGA Tour.

Willett, meanwhile, had a one-shot lead at the rain-soaked PGA Tour season opener and stuffed his third shot to 3 feet, 7 inches. He rammed his first putt 4 feet, 8 inches by, then missed the comebacker to hand Homa his fifth victory on tour. Willett shot 69. Homa and Willett began the day one shot back of Lower. On the front nine, Willett birdied Nos.

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.

NAPA, Calif. — (AP) — Max Homa moved into position to defend his title at the Fortinet Championship, shooting a 5-under 67 on Friday to share the early 36-hole lead with Danny Willett at the PGA Tour's season opener. The English player kept his PGA Tour card for this season because of players defecting to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. To go bogey-free is really good,” said Willett, who has only six top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour since winning his lone major. His best finish in 28 previous PGA Tour events dating to 2013 was a tie for eighth. “It’s always hard to follow up a very low round with another good round or even lower,” Lower said.

Max Homa moved into position to defend his title at the Fortinet Championship, shooting a 5-under 67 to share the 36-hole lead with Danny Willett at the PGA Tour’s season opener.

From clubs to coach to caddie, just about everything is new for the five-time PGA Tour winner. An, a three-time PGA Tour runner-up who regained his card via the Korn Ferry Tour, had seven birdies and one bogey en route to his 66 at Silverado Resort and Spa. With his new clubs, Fowler hopes the rekindle his career with the assistance of a new caddie and new coach. On the bag is friend and veteran PGA Tour caddie Ricky Romano. He got into the first playoff event this past season, the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August, but did not advance farther.

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.

Rickie Fowler began his 15th professional season Thursday. From clubs to coach to caddie, just about everything is new for the five-time PGA Tour winner. Lower, beginning his second PGA Tour season, concluded his career-low, 9-under 63 in the early evening at Silverado Resort and Spa.

Billy Horschel finally made a U.S. team as one of six players added Wednesday to a stacked American team that will try to win the Presidents Cup for the ninth straight time. Immelman lost four players who otherwise would have been on the team, including British Open champion Cameron Smith and Louis Oosthuizen. But he never made it through qualifying or was picked for a Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup, usually a case of bad timing. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, PGA champion Justin Thomas, Sam Burns and Tony Finau. Kisner went 2-0-2 in the 2017 Presidents Cup at Liberty National.

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.

British Open Golf Tiger Woods of the US plays on the 5th fairway during the first round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Thursday July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert)ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — (AP) — The dry conditions at the British Open turned a beautiful day for golf into a long, long slog for many of the players. “It’s quite stop-start, but I think St. Andrews is that way,” said Rory McIlroy, who was two strokes behind leader Cameron Young after a 6-under 66. “It’s the way the golf course is set up. The way the golf course is designed.

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

“If you're going to be a player people will remember, you have to win the Open at St. Andrews,” Nicklaus said. So not a lot of people are going to get that opportunity to achieve that, but that’s what winning an Open at St Andrews is. It’s one of the highest achievements that you can have in golf.”Woods is playing the Open at St. Andrews for the sixth time. 'You can't really call yourself a great player unless you win The Open at St Andrews,' which is a very selective group to say. Paul Lawrie gets the honor of getting to hit the opening tee shot at St. Andrews for the second time.

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.

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (Charlie Riedel)NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — (AP) — Max Homa can’t get enough of links golf, especially when it comes to North Berwick. He then headed up the coast to North Berwick, a 190-year-old club along the Firth of Forth known for its fabled “Redan” hole at the par-3 15th. It was of North Berwick and I was like, 'This is the coolest golf course in the world.' When he got the invitation from North Berwick, the most logical day was Friday afternoon after his second round. “That’s what made yesterday become like a must, because I’m not having a tee time at North Berwick and Muirfield and saying ‘no’ to both,” he said.

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

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)Joe Buck is back in golf at another major, this time the PGA Championship with ESPN. Any player among the top 60 in the world ranking after the PGA Championship will not have to go through qualifying. That made for a small consolation prize for Keegan Bradley after his runner-up finish in the Wells Fargo Championship. Kim has earned enough Korn Ferry Tour points to assure the 23-year-old South Korean will have a PGA Tour card next season. The Constellation Furyk & Friends tournament made its PGA Tour Champions debut by raising $1.7 million for local charities.

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

Wells Fargo Golf Max Homa chips to the green on the 12th hole during the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament, Sunday, May 8, 2022, at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm golf club in Potomac, Md. Homa got his first career win in 2019 at Quail Hollow, which took the year off as Wells Fargo host while it prepares for the U.S.-versus-International team competition. He twirled his 7-iron as he watched his approach on the par-4 first hole settle 8 feet from the hole. When Homa converted another birdie on the par-4 15th, he had a three-shot lead with three to play. Homa had to make a 5-footer for bogey on the par-4 16th as Bradley made birdie to move within one.

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.

Wells Fargo Golf Jason Day of, Australia, hits off the 18th tee during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament, Friday, May 6, 2022, at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm golf club in Potomac, Md. Whatever it took to get through a wet blanket of a day in the Wells Fargo Championship. Day expected a grind and got one, shooting a 3-under 67 in steady rain on Friday to expand his lead to three shots. Rain was expected the rest of the day, with more rain, unseasonable cold and stronger wind Saturday and even colder temperatures Sunday. Day and Homa were grouped with Rickie Fowler, all past Wells Fargo champions at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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

Tiger Woods has won five Masters.

Match Play Golf Bryson DeChambeau reacts to a missed putt on the 18th green in the second round of the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship golf tournament, Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Kevin Kisner, Mackenzie Hughes and even Sergio Garcia showed how quickly fortunes can change Thursday in the Dell Technologies Match Play. It was all part of a dynamic afternoon in round-robin play, with 15 of the 32 matches going the distance. Since the format moved from knockout to 16 four-man groups of round-robin play, he has never advanced to the weekend. He tried to warm up for Thursday's match and it wasn't getting any better, so he forfeited to Alex Noren.

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.

(AP Photo/Ryan Kang) (Ryan Kang)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Joaquin Niemann had an idea how Riviera was playing Thursday when he saw no one from the morning draw posting better than a 5-under 66. When his round ended, Niemann had an 8-under 63 to match the lowest score for the opening round at Riviera and build a three-shot lead. “And playing with two great guys, two of the best players of all time, added to that a little bit. Even in ideal conditions — pleasant sunshine, very little wind — all but Niemann were held in check. He was second in the field to Niemann in the statistical category that measures play from tee to green.

Some of the best players in the world at the Genesis Invitational lived up to their reputations.

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.

Tennis also will have a series with Netflix in partnership with the ATP Tour, the WTA Tour and the four Grand Slam tournaments, starting with the Australian Open this week. Missing from the list of PGA Tour players is Jon Rahm, the No. He said the Netflix golf series would be “cool to see” and have interesting stories to be told about players not as well known, like Harry Higgs. He played in the PNC Championship with his 12-year-old son in December but has not said when he can return to the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour player of the year vote has never been publicized even to the players.

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.

Fortinet Championship Golf Max Homa reads the first green of the Silverado Resort North Course during the final round of the Fortinet Championship PGA golf tournament Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Napa, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) (Eric Risberg)NAPA, Calif. — (AP) — 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. Three strokes behind Maverick McNealy with seven holes left, Homa followed the eagle with a birdie on the par-4 13th. Homa won for the second time this year and the third time on the PGA Tour. PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson (75) was 7 under. Playing in the twosome just in front of McNealy, Homa birdied three of the last four holes on the front nine, then dropped a stroke on No.

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.

US Open Golf Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. The opening round of the U.S. Open has been suspended due to darkness with 36 players left on the course. The start of the round was delayed 90 minutes due to fog before giving way to bright sunshine on brutally-tough Torrey Pines. The second round will start after completion of the first round on Friday. The Spaniard added a 7-foot birdie on the short par-4 second hole and is two behind leader Russell Henley as darkness creeps up on Torrey Pines.

US Open Golf Jon Rahm, of Spain, plays a shot from a bunker on the 15th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. The Spaniard added a 7-foot birdie on the short par-4 second hole and is two behind leader Russell Henley as darkness creeps up on Torrey Pines. ___5:25 p.m.Christiaan Bezuidenhout has made a move up the U.S. Open leaderboard after holing out for eagle on the par-5 18th hole at Torrey Pines. ___6:15 p.m.Russell Henley has set the early target at the U.S. Open with a 4-under 67 at Torrey Pines. Koepka was among those off to a strong start in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez)SAN DIEGO — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):Christiaan Bezuidenhout has made a move up the U.S. Open leaderboard after holing out for eagle on the par-5 18th hole at Torrey Pines. Bezuidenhout laid up on the 574-yard 18th and hit a 93-yard shot that took two hops and spun into the hole. ___6:15 p.m.Russell Henley has set the early target at the U.S. Open with a 4-under 67 at Torrey Pines. Koepka was among those off to a strong start in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. The greens at Torrey Pines are proving to be no bargain, either.

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

US Open Golf Russell Henley watches his shot on the first green roll wide of the cup during the first round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):6:15 p.m.Russell Henley has set the early target at the U.S. Open with a 4-under 67 at Torrey Pines. Koepka was among those off to a strong start in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. The greens at Torrey Pines are proving to be no bargain, either. The U.S. Open waited 13 years to return to Torrey Pines.

APTOPIX US Open Golf Matthew Wolff plays a shot from a bunker on the 11th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez)SAN DIEGO — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):1:20 p.m.Matthew Wolff already has experienced the ups and downs in golf at age 22. Koepka was among those off to a strong start in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. The greens at Torrey Pines are proving to be no bargain, either. The U.S. Open waited 13 years to return to Torrey Pines.

US Open Golf Brooks Koepka plays his shot from the third tee during the first round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. The fog lifts, a major championship gets underway, and Brooks Koepka shows up. Koepka was among those off to a strong start in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Koepka has the reputation as “Big Game Brooks” for his performance in the majors, which includes four titles. The greens at Torrey Pines are proving to be no bargain, either.

The opening round of the U.S. Open has been suspended due to darkness with 36 players left on the course.

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.

Burns followed with a wedge that stopped next to the hole for a tap-in birdie on the par-5 14th. He put Bradley away with a 7-iron to 18 feet and a birdie putt that brought the most emotion he showed all day, a hard fist slam. He had a four-shot lead with two holes to play, the water and worst hazards behind him. Bradley answered with a pair of birdies, and then made a 15-foot birdie putt from the fringe on No. Burns won the wedge contest, making a 15-footer for birdie, to tie for the lead.

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

Bradley ended his round by holing out for eagle from 100 yards in the ninth fairway, over a deep bunker to the elevated green. Burns had a one-shot lead after 54 holes in the Houston Open in November and closed with a 72 to tie for seventh. Due to the great finishes of Burns and Bradley, the top two players have their work cut out for them. “But I'm happy the way I'm playing, happy with the way I'm putting and just want to have a shot.”DIVOTS: Paul Casey, going for a third straight win at Innisbrook, shot 71 and was nine shots behind. The cut was 1-under 141, only the third time at Innisbrook the cut has been under par.

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.

17 green during a third round match at the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship golf tournament Friday, March 26, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AUSTIN, Texas – The Latest on the Dell Technologies Match Play (all times local):4:55 p.m. The Dell Technologies Match Play already has a No. ___4:30 p.m.Kevin Na lectured Dustin Johnson and then sent him home from the Dell Technologies Match Play. 64 seed to advance since the Match Play switched to group play in 2015.

(AP Photo/Ryan Kang)LOS ANGELES – Winning at Riviera was always a dream for Max Homa since he first attended the PGA Tour event as a toddler. Homa missed a 3-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for the win. 1 player in golf, started the final round two shots behind and in the final group. But it flipped on the crucial stretch of Riviera, the 12th through the 15th holes, four of the five toughest scoring holes in the final round. Needing a birdie on the final hole to join the playoff, he missed the fairway and went just over the green.

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.