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Olympic flag waving in the wind...
Arizona Sports

2024 Paris Olympics: Tracking every qualifier with ties to Arizona

The 2024 Paris Olympics are set to begin this week, and there are many athletes with Arizona ties gearing up for the competition.
12 days ago
Xander Schauffele tips cap to crowd at 2024 Open Championship...
Associated Press

Xander the Great! Schauffele wins the British Open for his 2nd major this year

Xander Schauffele won the British Open on Sunday for his second major of the year, delivering a masterpiece at Royal Troon with a 6-under 65 to overcome a two-shot deficit and give the Americans a sweep of the majors for the first time since 1982.
2 months ago
Jon Rahm drives the golf ball...
Associated Press

Jon Rahm hoping to end drought at the British Open

The major championship season ends with the British Open teeing off this week, and Rahm has been a no-show.
2 months ago
Scottie Scheffler tees off on the 11th hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship go...
Associated Press

Scheffler outlasts course intrusion, Tom Kim to win Travelers Championship for 6th victory of year

Scottie Scheffler beat Tom Kim on the first playoff hole to win the Travelers Championship on Sunday, his sixth win of the year.
3 months ago
Cameron Young...
Associated Press

Cameron Young shoots 59, only sub-60 round on PGA Tour since 2020

Cameron Young shot an 11-under 59 on Saturday in the Travelers Championship, the first sub-60 round on the PGA Tour in nearly four years.
3 months ago
Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2024, in ...
Associated Press

Bryson DeChambeau wins another U.S. Open with a clutch finish to deny Rory McIlroy

Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open on Sunday for the second time with another memorable finish on the 18th hole at Pinehurst No. 2.
3 months ago
Scottie Scheffler reacts after missing a putt on the seventh hole during the third round of the U.S...
Associated Press

Scheffler has another tough day fighting the Pinehurst No. 2 greens at the US Open

Scottie Scheffler will get another chance to tussle with Pinehurst No. 2's domed greens, which continued to befuddle him Saturday.
3 months ago
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Associated Press

Scheffler holds on to win Memorial for his 5th PGA Tour title of the year

Scottie Scheffler shot nearly his best round in two years on Sunday, holding off Colin Morikawa to win fifth PGA Tour title this season.
2 months ago
Jon Rahm, of Spain, puts the green jacket on winner Scottie Scheffler...
Associated Press

Charges against Scottie Scheffler dismissed after arrest during PGA Championship

Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed after he was arrested in Louisville during the PGA Championship.
3 months ago
TPC Scottsdale ahead of hosting the WM Phoenix Open...
Ryan Pasiecznik

Thunderbirds raise record $17.5 million in 2024 WM Phoenix Open

The significance of the money raised. The Thunderbirds set a new mark for the amount of money raised on the 2024 WM Phoenix Open.
4 months ago
Xander Schauffele celebrates after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Gol...
Associated Press

Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship in a thriller at Valhalla

Xander Schauffele cashed in at just the right time Sunday by making a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the PGA Championship.
4 months ago
Golfer Scottie Scheffler committed to the WM Phoenix Open for 2024...
Associated Press

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested, released before PGA Championship

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler is back at the PGA Championship course hours after a traffic arrest early Friday morning.
4 months ago
Rory McIlroy looks on...
Dan Bickley

Golf once again at a crossroads with LIV Golf, PGA Tour still at odds

There are heavy consequences to the gold rush mentality currently infecting the sport of golf, writes Dan Bickley.
5 months ago
Jon Rahm, of Spain, puts the green jacket on winner Scottie Scheffler...
Associated Press

Scottie Scheffler unstoppable and wins another Masters green jacket

Scottie Scheffler won his second Masters in three years after a dominant performance on Sunday kept him far above the competition.
5 months ago
Scottie Scheffler...
Associated Press

Scottie Scheffler leads Masters by 1 shot; Tiger Woods hits career-worst 82

Scottie Scheffler made one last birdie and let out one big exhale Saturday on a wild day at the Masters, giving him a one-shot lead.
5 months ago
Sparky's Fairway at Mountain America Stadium...
Tyler Drake

Sparky’s Fairway golf takes over Arizona State’s Mountain America Stadium

ASU's Mountain America Stadium is trading in its hash marks for yardage markers as Sparky's Fairway takes center stage beginning Thursday.
6 months ago
Fans at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open...
Associated Press

Thunderbirds looking at ways to tame Phoenix Open after wild, muddy mess

The Thunderbirds, who operate the Phoenix Open, plan to spend the next 11 months looking for ways to implement changes to the tournament.
7 months ago
Adam Svensson of Canada putts on the 18th green during the continuation of the second round of the ...
Arizona Sports

WM Phoenix Open offering refund submissions for Saturday closure

The WM Phoenix Open is offering refund submissions to fans who were denied entrance on Saturday when the event's gates were temporarily closed.
7 months ago
WM Phoenix Open crowds on Friday...
Arizona Sports

The Thunderbirds exec: WM Phoenix Open to consider ‘complete operational changes’

What happened at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open, with gates being closed and alcohol sales shutting down, will lead to changes to the event.
7 months ago
Nick Taylor, of Canada, hits out of a fairway bunker on the second hole during the final round of t...
Associated Press

Nick Taylor wins WM Phoenix Open with birdie on 2nd hole of playoff

Nick Taylor made an 11-foot birdie putt to beat Charley Hoffman on the second hole of a playoff at the WM Phoenix Open.
7 months ago
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Dan Bickley

Bickley: WM Phoenix Open caps the weirdest, wettest and wildest tournament ever

Fans of the 2024 WM Phoenix Open experienced one of the weirdest, wettest and wildest versions of the tournament to date.
7 months ago
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Arizona Sports

WM Phoenix Open issues apology for temporarily closing entrance on Saturday

The WM Phoenix Open issued an apology on Sunday for having to temporarily close its entrance on Saturday afternoon.
7 months ago
The 16th green at TPC Scottsdale....
Arizona Sports

Round 3 of WM Phoenix Open resumes on Sunday after delay

The resumption of the WM Phoenix Open's third round has been delayed until 8:45 a.m. due to frost at TPC Scottsdale.
7 months ago
Nick Taylor of Canada watches his shot from the 15th tee during the second round of the WM Phoenix ...
Associated Press

Nick Taylor takes 1-shot lead into Sunday at waterlogged WM Phoenix Open

Nick Taylor had a one-shot lead at 13 under with 12 holes left in the third round of the waterlogged Phoenix Open when play was suspended Saturday because of darkness.
7 months ago