Live leaderboard: Tiger rising at the MemorialLive leaderboard: Tiger rising at the Memorial
Tiger Woods was working his way into contention in the second round at Muirfield Village as he played the back nine, but rain has suspended play.
Day: June 1, 2018
Brittany Lincicome offered sponsor exemption for Barbasol ChampionshipBrittany Lincicome offered sponsor exemption for Barbasol Championship
Brittany Lincicome has been offered a sponsor exemption to compete on the PGA Tour this summer at the Barbasol Championship. Lincicome, 32, a winner of eight LPGA Tour titles, including two major championships, is one of the longest-hitting players in the women’s game. “I always thought it would be cool to try,” Lincicome told reporters at the U.S. Women’s Open in Birmingham, Alabama.
Lincicome offered entry into PGA Tour eventLincicome offered entry into PGA Tour event
Brittany Lincicome has been offered a sponsor exemption for the Barbasol Championship in July, at which she would join the likes of Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie among female golfers to play in an official PGA Tour event.
Inside the Field: FedEx St. Jude ClassicInside the Field: FedEx St. Jude Classic
HOW THEY QUALIFIED Winner — PGA/U.S. Open Championship Dustin Johnson Brooks Koepka Winner — The Masters tournament Adam Scott Winner — The Open Phil Mickelson Henrik Stenson Winner — WGC Event Russell Knox Shane Lowry Winner — Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Memorial Matt Every David Lingmerth William McGirt Winner — FedExCup Billy Horschel Tournament winner in past two seasons Aaron Baddeley Daniel Berger Wesley Bryan Greg Chalmers Kevin Chappell Austin Cook Tony Finau Brice Garnett Fabian Gomez Cody Gribble James Hahn Mackenzie Hughes Billy Hurley III Smylie Kaufman Chris Kirk Patton Kizzire Peter Malnati Grayson Murray Scott Piercy D.A. Points Charl Schwartzel Brandt Snedeker Brian Stuard Vaughn Taylor Career Money Exemption K.J. Choi Retief Goosen Sponsors Exemptions — Web.com Tour Finals Padraig Harrington Scottie Scheffer Sponsors Exemptions — Members not otherwise exempt John Daly Dicky Pride Sponsors Exemptions — Unrestricted Dawson Armstrong Grant Hirschman Braden Thornberry Casey Wittenbert PGA Section Champion/Player of the Year Johan Kok Past Champions of Respective Event Ben Crane Harris English Top 125 on Last Season’s FedExCup Points List Chez Reavie Charles Howell III Lucas Glover Keegan Bradley Luke List Stewart Cink Scott Brown Jamie Lovemark Sung Kang Ollie Schniederjans Robert Streb Bud Cauley Kevin Tway Danny Lee Kelly Kraft Patrick Rodgers Chad Campbell Cheng Tsung Pan Harold Varner III Nick Taylor J.B. Holmes J.J. Spaun Michael Kim Scott Stallings Byeong Hun An Martin Flores Ricky Werenski Ryan Blaum Robert Garrigus Brian Gay Steve Stricker Derek Fathauer Tyrone Van Aswegen Dominic Bozzelli John Huh Blayne Barber Ben Martin J.J. Henry Major Medical Exemption Ryan Palmer Michael Thompson Jon Curran Bob Estes Steve Marino John Peterson Top 10 and Ties from Previous Event Joaquin Niemann Corey Conners Top Finishers from Web.com Tour Prior Season Beau Hossler Tom Hoge Peter Uihlein Brandon Harkins Keith Mitchell Martin Piller Abraham Ancer Andrew Putnam Talor Gooch Sam Saunders Tyler Duncan Seamus Power Nicholas Lindheim Troy Merritt Adam Schenk Tom Lovelady Ben Silverman Xinjun Zhang Joel Dahmen Shawn Stefani Sam Ryder Denny McCarthy Jonathan Randolph Nate Lashley Rob Oppenheim Stephan Jaeger Bronson Burgoon Lanto Griffin Cameron Tringale Roberto Diaz Johathan Byrd Matt Jones Ethan Tracy Brett Stegmaier Matt Atkins Steve Wheatcroft Conrad Shindler Andrew Yun Zecheng Dou Kyle Thompson Will Claxton Will MacKenzie David Berganio Jr. 126-150 Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Trey Mullinax J.T. Poston Johnson Wagner David Hearn Ricky Barnes Daniel Summerhays Zach Blair Cameron Percy Rick Lamb Reorder Category — Cat. 34 thru 38 Hunter Mahan Brendon de Jonge George McNeill Troy Matteson Eric Axley Tommy Gainey
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The First Look: FedEx St. Jude ClassicThe First Look: FedEx St. Jude Classic
Daniel Berger takes a run at becoming the first man since 2011 to three-peat a PGA TOUR event, joining reigning U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka and predecessor Dustin Johnson in the final stop before Shinnecock Hills. This year will be the final pre-Open setting for the longtime Memphis stop, which gets an upgrade to World Golf Championships status in 2019 and will move into the late summer slot following the Open Championship. FIELD NOTES: Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson also will take a running start into Open week, giving the lineup four of the top 20 players in the world rankings. Stenson visits Memphis for the first time since 2012. … In all, 13 St. Jude entrants will use Memphis as a tuneup for Shinnecock Hills. That number could rise after Monday’s final Open qualifying. … Ole Miss junior Braden Thornberry, fourth last year after capturing the NCAA individual title, returns on another sponsor exemption. … Two other former college standouts join the lineup: Grant Hirschman (Oklahoma) and Dawson Armstrong (Lipscomb). … John Daly, now primarily on the PGA TOUR Champions, joins the Memphis lineup for the first time since 2014. … Memphis native Casey Wittenberg tees it up on the PGA TOUR for the first time since 2016 at Torrey Pines. FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 points. STORYLINES: Berger, whose only two professional wins have come at TPC Southwind, sets out to become just the sixth man in the past four decades to win three straight at the same venue. Steve Stricker was the last to pull it off, winning three John Deere Classics from 2009-11. … Mickelson, never lower than 11th in any of the past five editions, returns to sharpen his game ahead of the only major he hasn’t won. The Hall of Famer has six top-6 finishes this season, including a win at the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship. … Koepka arrives off a runner-up finish at the Fort Worth Invitational, just his third start since a 16-week layoff to let a wrist injury heal. …Just five St. Jude champions have come from outside the United States, with Nick Price winning twice in 1993 and ’98. The others: Gary Player (1974), Greg Norman (1997), Lee Westwood (2010) and Fabian Gomez (2015). … A U.S. Open berth remains available for anyone who moves into the top 60 of the world rankings after the St. Jude’s conclusion. Seeking a last-gasp rise: No.63 Patton Kizzire and No.65 Adam Scott. COURSE: TPC Southwind, 7,244 yards, par 70. Hosting its 30th edition of the St. Jude Classic, the former dairy farm takes a step up next year as a World Golf Championships venue. Architect Ron Prichard teamed with former U.S. Open champions Hubert Green and Fuzzy Zoeller on a layout that winds through natural lakes, streams and ponds southeast of Memphis. Loren Roberts was brought in for a 2004 upgrade that removed dozens of trees on the property and replaced Southwind’s bentgrass greens with more heat-tolerant Bermuda strain. Southwind’s par-3 11th hole draws comparisons with the famed 17th at TPC Sawgrass, requiring a short iron over water to a small island green. 72-HOLE RECORD: 258, John Cook (1996). 18-HOLE RECORD: 59, Al Geiberger (2nd round, 1977 at Colonial CC). TPC Southwind record: 61, Jay Delsing (4th round, 1993), Bob Estes (1st round, 2001). LAST YEAR: Berger picked up his second PGA TOUR title at the same place he claimed his first, emerging from a logjam at the top with a bogey-free 66 on the final day. A 17-foot birdie at No.15 pushed Berger to the front for good, finishing at 10-under-par 270 and one stroke clear of Charl Schwartzel and Whee Kim. Thornberry was among five players who finished two shots off the pace, becoming the first amateur to record a top-10 finish at Memphis since 1965. At one point, nine players shared the final-round lead at 8-under before Berger finally rose above the crowd. The Florida native became the St. Jude Classic’s fourth back-to-back winner and first since David Toms in 2003-04. HOW TO FOLLOW TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Featured Groups), 4-7 p.m. (Featured Holes). RADIO: Thursday-Friday, 1-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.COM).
Sources: U-M’s Beilein interviews with PistonsSources: U-M’s Beilein interviews with Pistons
John Beilein, who has twice led Michigan to the NCAA national title game, has interviewed with the Pistons and has long been intrigued with coaching in the NBA, sources told ESPN.
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No suspension coming for Cavaliers’ LoveNo suspension coming for Cavaliers’ Love
Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will not be suspended for Game 2 of the NBA Finals after lingering on the court while he was not checked into the game when a scuffle broke out at the end of Game 1.
Source: No suspension coming for Cavs’ LoveSource: No suspension coming for Cavs’ Love
Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will not be suspended for Game 2 of the Finals after lingering on the court while he was not checked into the game when a scuffle broke out at the end of Game 1, a league source confirmed to ESPN.