Golf

Fresh off a runner-up performance at the Travelers Championship, J.T. Poston is in command of a the 36-hole lead at the John Deere Classic. Signing for rounds of 62-65, Poston sits at 15 under and is in possession of a four-stroke margin as players begin their weekends at TPC Deere …

SHANE LOWRY had a frustrating second round at the Irish Open at Mount Juliet in Kilkenny. The Offaly man was on the brink of missing the cut, however, a birdie blitz in the last four holes meant he was safe for the third round. 2A frustrated Lowry sent Sky Sports …

He called on Mickelson to “be a man, step up, accept the truth of who you’re getting in bed with.”The Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sept. 11 Commission, in its 2004 report, found “no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution …

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — The Saudi government-backed LIV Golf Invitational series arrives in the United States on Thursday as it continues to roil a genteel sport with a slogan that promises, “Golf, but louder.” Except this is probably not the kind of noise its supporters had in mind.There is vehement …

CROMWELL, Conn. — Before the first round of the Travelers Championship on Thursday, Sahith Theegala, a PGA Tour rookie, was asked if young players in the field were worried about the cluster of veterans spurning the tour to join the rival, Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit.“Actually, there’s a next man up …

BETHESDA, Md. — In Gee Chun of South Korea rallied after losing the rest of her once-sizeable lead, overcoming a bogey-filled front nine to win the Women’s P.G.A. Championship on Sunday when Lexi Thompson faltered with her putter.Chun shot a three-over-par 75 for the second consecutive day at Congressional Country …