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Scottie Scheffler and PGA Tour’s best players face a new course in mile-high Castle Pines

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Scottie Scheffler could easily have chosen to sit out the BMW Championship to boost his chances of capping off his sensational season with the FedEx Cup. And then next week it’s back to steamy Atlanta and East Lake, a course where players won’t be hitting pitching wedge from 200 yards to a downhill par 3. “If …

Stephan Jaeger hits off the seventh tee during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Thursday. Stephan Jaeger of Germany made a 35-foot eagle putt on his final hole for an eight-under 64 and a one-shot lead over Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark after the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey …

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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The PGA Tour is returning to Colorado for the first time in a decade with the redesigned course at Castle Pines Golf Club serving as host to the 2024 BMW Championship. George Solich, Castle Pines Golf Club chairman and president, said he’d like to see pro golf make more frequent visits to Colorado. “We would really …

Jon Rahm celebrates after making a birdie putt on the 18th green during the final round of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Sunday. But the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines South delivered much like the 108th did, with a dramatic birdie putt on the 18th hole that shattered the tranquil setting with a thunderous roar …

Once the fog finally lifted over Torrey Pines, a familiar figure in the US Open was plain to see. “But I'll definitely take it.” With a simple plan and solid execution for most any US Open course, Koepka shot 2-under 69 to extend his incredible record. “Any time in a US Open you're under par it's a great start and …

Once the fog finally lifted over Torrey Pines, a familiar figure in the U.S. Open was plain to see. With a simple plan and solid execution for most any U.S. Open course, Koepka shot 2-under 69 to extend his incredible record. Anything around par never hurts in a U.S. Open, and his 4-under 67 was 12 shots better than his …

DeChambeau-Koepka spat overshadowing tough US Open course

Phil Mickelson's PGA Championship victory prompted a massive leap in his odds to win the U.S. Open and The Open Championship. Mickelson will turn 51 on June 16, one day before the U.S. Open opening round at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. Mickelson moved from +12500 to +5000 to win the U.S. Open via PointsBet. Johnson currently is …

Patrick Reed pushed aside a weekend of controversy to shoot a steady 4-under-par 68 on Sunday and cruise to a five-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on the South Course at Torrey Pines Golf Course outside San Diego. Reed finished the tournament at 14-under 274, well ahead of a group of five that included Tony Finau, Ryan Palmer, Xander …

Patrick Reed, shown during a socially-distanced trophy ceremony, shot 14-under to win the Farmers Insurance Open Sunday at Torrey Pines Golf Club. No rules issues — such as the controversial “embedded” ball incident that occurred on the 10th hole in Saturday’s third round — arose as Reed toured the South Course at Torrey Pines with a 4-under 68 to deliver …

Viktor Hovland birdied his final for a 7-under 65 on Torrey Pines’ tough South Course on a rainy, miserable Friday, giving him a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open. “I think especially playing a tough course like the South Course, you can’t really fake it, especially in these conditions,” he said. Even being on the fairway …

Rory McIlroy is playing the Farmers Insurance Open for just the third time, looking for his first tour victory since 2019 while getting a feel for the course that will host the U.S. Open in June. With seven-time winner Tiger Woods missing one of his favorite tournaments due to his fifth back surgery, McIlroy and former Farmers winners Jon Rahm, …