Golf News

NeSmith leads qualifying at U.S. Amateur

Jason Day's breakthrough victory at the PGA Championship served notice that a changing of the guard is now complete with an exciting posse of young guns set to dominate the majors for the next decade.

Furyk gives Olympics more than passing glance

Teenage prodigy Brooke Henderson will be able to compete full-time on the LPGA Tour with immediate effect, and on home soil this week, after her petition for membership was approved by the LPGA on Tuesday.

Another win: Spieth gets points-based PGA award

Two days after Canadian teen Brooke Henderson won on the LPGA Tour, she won the right to be a member.

Jordan Spieth already can count on one award as player of the year.

Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson has been granted special exemption in order to become a member of the LPGA Tour.

Jim Furyk looked at the calendar when golf was added to the Olympics for 2016. He realized he would be 46, and most likely would not be among the top four Americans who could earn a spot for Rio de Janeiro.

Danny Willett has been named European Tour Golfer of the Month for July following his win at the Omega European Masters.

Woods's agent, Mark Steinberg, confirmed in an email that Woods, who had hedged on his participation after missing the cut at the P.G.A. Championship, would play this week.

South Carolina senior Matt NeSmith shot a 5-under 65 on Monday on Olympia Fields' North Course to take the first-round lead in U.S. Amateur stroke-play qualifying.