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Jim Dent, a Black golf pioneer, dies at 85

Jim Dent, a pioneering Black golfer, one of the PGA Tour's longest hitters and a 12-time winner on what is now PGA Tour Champions, died at age 85 on Friday.

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Scheffler's 54-hole lead largest on tour since '11

Scottie Scheffler's lead at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson is 8 shots as he stands at 23 under entering the final round Sunday.

Golf News / Field Level Media / May 3

Haeran Ryu atop Black Desert Championship entering final round

South Korea's Haeran Ryu, who has led the Black Desert Championship since the opening round, will take a two-stroke lead into Sunday's final round after posting a 4-under-par 68 on Saturday in Ivins, Utah.

Golf News / ESPN / May 3

Eagle gives Ryu 2-shot lead at LPGA's Utah stop

Haeran Ryu, trying to win a tournament for the seventh straight year, regained control of the Black Desert Championship by holing out for eagle on the 11th hole, sending her to a 4-under 68 to maintain her two-shot lead heading into Sunday's final round.

Golf News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Non-American Masters winners' quiz

How many of the non-Americans to win the Green Jacket at Augusta can you name in five minutes?

Scottie Scheffler News / Field Level Media / May 3

Scottie Scheffler opens up big lead at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler stayed in position for his first victory of the year by shooting 4-under par through 17 holes of the third round of The CJ Cup Byron Nelson before play was suspended because of darkness Saturday at McKinney, Texas.

World No. 1 Scheffler to skip signature event before PGA

Bryson DeChambeau surges to four-shot lead at LIV Golf Korea

Joaquin Niemann wins LIV Golf Mexico City with stellar final round

Retief Goosen, Mike Weir atop crowded Insperity Invitational leaderboard

Davis Riley self reports penalty on distance-measuring device

Golf News / Field Level Media / May 3

Retief Goosen, Mike Weir atop crowded Insperity Invitational leaderboard

Sunday's final round of the Insperity Invitational will feature a bunched-up leaderboard after several golfers turned in stellar second rounds on Saturday at The Woodlands (Texas) Country Club.

Jim Dent News / ESPN / May 3

Dent, pioneering Black golfer, dies at age 85

Jim Dent, one of the top Black golfers on PGA Tour Champions and known for his long hitting off the tee, died at the age of 85.

Scottie Scheffler News / ESPN / May 3

Scheffler leads by 6 after 2nd round of CJ Cup

Scottie Scheffler still has a six-shot lead at his hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson after the rest of the field completed the weather-delayed second round.

Golf News / ESPN / May 3

Last-hole eagle lifts penalized Riley over cut line

Davis Riley's eagle on the final hole of the second round lifted him above the cut line at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, and atoned for an earlier two-stroke penalty.

Davis Riley News / Field Level Media / May 3

Davis Riley self reports penalty on distance-measuring device

Davis Riley was assessed a two-stroke penalty for using the slope feature on a distance-measuring device during the weather-delayed second round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Bryson Dechambeau News / Field Level Media / May 3

Bryson DeChambeau surges to 4-shot lead at LIV Golf Korea

Bryson DeChambeau fired a 6-under-par 66 on Saturday to seize a four-stroke lead heading into the final round at LIV Golf Korea in Incheon. DeChambeau improved to 13-under 131 after carding his second consecutive bogey-free round at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club.

Anirban Lahiri News / ESPN / May 3

Lahiri's bad luck at LIV event leads to 7-over 79

Anirban Lahiri had the worst kind of luck Saturday during the second round of an LIV tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea.

Scottie Scheffler News / Athlon Sports / May 3

Scottie Scheffler Made PGA Tour Golf History on Friday

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Golf News / Field Level Media / May 2

Billionaire TGL owner: Peak ratings 4x expectations

As TGL ponders its next moves following its inaugural season, one team owner feels the league outperformed all internal expectations. Marc Lasry, the former co-owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, owns the TGL franchise The Bay Golf Club and told Front Office Sports on Friday why he was so blown away by the league's TV ratings in 2025.

Golf News / Field Level Media / May 2

Haeran Ryu stays on top at Black Desert Championship

An eagle before the turn buoyed Haeran Ryu's second round as the South Korea native increased her lead to two strokes at the Black Desert Championship on Friday in Ivins, Utah.

Scottie Scheffler News / Field Level Media / May 2

Scottie Scheffler stands tall at -18 halfway through Byron Nelson

Scottie Scheffler shot an 8-under-par 63 and extended his lead at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson to six shots before the second round was suspended Friday at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.

Golf News / Field Level Media / May 2

Insperity Invitational interrupted by lightning; will resume Saturday

The Insperity Invitational didn't get very far Friday before the first round was halted due to lightning in the vicinity of The Woodlands (Texas) Country Club.

Golf News / Yardbarker / May 2

Rory McIlroy details how 2011 Masters collapse helped him win 2025 green jacket

Entering the final round of the 2025 Masters with a two-shot lead, Rory McIlroy remembered his 2011 mistakes and brought an improved mindset to the course this time.

The 'Non-American Masters winners' quiz

Golf News / Field Level Media / May 1

Haeran Ryu jumps in front at Black Desert Championship

Haeran Ryu carded a bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead at the inaugural Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah. The 24-year-old South Korean holds a one-shot lead over Taiwan's Wei-Ling Hsu and Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn at the Club at Carlton Woods' Nicklaus Course.

Tiger Woods News / The Spun / May 1

Tiger Woods' Official Golf Ranking Hits All-Time Low

Legendary golfer Tiger Woods has unfortunately reached a new low in his career. Woods, a 15-time major champion, hasn't competed in a PGA Tour event this season for a plethora of reasons.

Golf News / Yardbarker / April 30

Collin Morikawa makes shocking change ahead of PGA Championship

With the 2025 PGA Championship just a few weeks away, it's not the time to tinker with their process or make sweeping changes, but that's precisely what Collin Morikawa is up to.

The 'Non-American Masters winners' quiz

Jordan Spieth News / HITC / April 30