Ryan Fox of New Zealand won for the second time in five weeks on the PGA Tour with another memorable shot in a playoff, this time at the Canadian Open. ... Read full Story
Jennifer Kupcho closed with an 8-foot birdie putt in light rain to hold off Ilhee Lee on Sunday in the ShopRite LPGA Classic, ending a drought of nearly three years without winning. ... Read full Story
Joaquin Niemann of Chile won LIV Golf Virginia on Sunday for his fourth victory in the Saudi-funded tour's first eight events of the season. ... Read full Story
Ilhee Lee shot a 3-under 68 on Saturday in the ShopRite LPGA Classic in a round delayed by rain in the afternoon to take a one-stroke lead over four players into the final round. ... Read full Story
Matteo Manassero and Ryan Fox each shot 6-under 64 on Saturday to share the third-round lead in the RBC Canadian Open, the final event before the U.S. Open next week at Oakmont. ... Read full Story
Bryson DeChambeau chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to a 5-under-par 66 and a share of the first-round lead with Germany's Martin Kaymer at LIV Golf Virginia on Friday in Gainesville, Virginia. ... Read full Story
Rory McIlroy tumbled out of the RBC Canadian Open on Friday with his second-highest score to par in any PGA Tour round of his career, with Cameron Champ taking a two-stroke lead into the weekend in the final event before the U.S. Open. ... Read full Story
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler confirmed his entry into next month's Genesis Scottish Open, joining a loaded field which also includes Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas. ... Read full Story
Cristobal Del Solar flirted with a 59 at the RBC Canadian Open, but finished with a 61 and shares the first-round lead with Thorbjorn Olesen. ... Read full Story
After scuffling at the PGA Championship Rory McIlroy is back in action at the Canadian Open. Meanwhile, from LIV Golf events to social media shoots, Bryson DeChambeau seems to never slow down. ... Read full Story
Phil Mickelson, who turns 55 on June 16, may get his last chance at a career Grand Slam at the U.S. Open next week in Pittsburgh. He's a six-time runner-up. ... Read full Story
Rory McIlroy defended his decision not to speak to the media at the PGA Championship, saying he was upset about news leaking about his driver during what was already a "weird week." ... Read full Story
Jose Luis Ballester of Spain, the 2024 U.S. Amateur champion, has joined LIV Golf on a multiyear deal and will make his professional debut this week at the league's Virginia event. ... Read full Story
It's time for the 2025 RBC Canadian Open! Will Robert MacIntyre successfully defend his 2024 title? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN+. ... Read full Story
Ticket prices for the 2026 Masters at Augusta National will increase from $140 to $160 after Augusta National cracked down on secondary market tickets for this year's event in April. ... Read full Story
Brittany Lang, the 2016 U.S. Open champion, has been named an assistant captain for the U.S. team at next year's Solheim Cup at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands. ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 9, 2025 is:
eloquent • \EL-uh-kwunt\ • adjective
An eloquent speaker or writer expresses ideas forcefully and fluently; an eloquent speech or piece of writing likewise expresses ideas in such a way. Eloquent can also describe something that is vividly or movingly expressive.
// She received high marks for her eloquent essay about gardening with her grandmother.
// Their success serves as an eloquent reminder of the value of hard work.
"Her [author Michelle Cusolito's] concise yet eloquent text immerses young people in the watery setting, letting them feel the whales' clicks as they 'tingle' and 'vibrate' and emphasizing the strength of these animals' social bonds." — Kirkus Reviews, 1 May 2025
Did you know?
Words are powerful, especially when strung together in just the right sequence. A well-crafted sentence (or one who crafts it) might be described as eloquent, a word that comes from the Latin verb loquī, meaning "to talk or speak." (The adjective loquacious is another loquī descendent; it describes a person who is skilled at or has an affinity for talking.) Words are not alone in conveying emotion, and eloquent is also used to describe what we find vividly or movingly expressive, as when novelist and poet Thomas Hardy wrote of "a burst of applause, and a deep silence which was even more eloquent than the applause."