Curry earns award for advancing diversity in golf

Rory McIlroy was named the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year on Wednesday, winning the prestigious Jack Nicklaus Award for the third time. Northern Ireland star McIlroy, who was also handed the accolade in 2012 and 2014, came out on top after a vote by fellow tour professionals. The 30-year-old beat

Jon Rahm won the Irish Open in a rout Sunday, posting a final-round 65 to win by six shots.  But his stellar play isn’t the only topic of discussion in the aftermath of his victory. Rahm stirred up controversy on the sixth green when he marked his ball to the side of his marker and then returned the ball to the front it, a situation reminiscent of what undid Lexi Thompson at the ANA Inspiration earlier this year. But Rahm was not assessed a penalty, with rules official Andy McFee explaining that there was only a “millimeters� difference between the two spots and that there was no intent to break a rule. Speaking after the tournament on Golf Central, Brandel Chamblee and Billy Kratzert both disagreed,