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Vance, Vick share lead in Junior PGA Championship
RUMFORD, R.I. (AP) Kyle Vance and Travis Vick shared the second-round lead in the Junior PGA Championship on Wednesday at rain-soaked Wannamoisett, while the girls’ round was washed out.

Johnson hopes for happy homecoming at John Deere Classic
While most of the golfing world prepares for the return of the sport to the Olympics for the first time in 112 years, a fierce battle is set to be waged beginning Thursday at the $4.8 million John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.

There are giant rodents roaming around the Olympic golf course
Capybaras live on the Olympic golf course in Rio.

Hats off to Russell Knox
Russell Knox packed a surprising amount of power when he won the Travelers Championship.

The captain’s quandary for Knox in Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III keeps a separate points list for Americans to consider performances that might not show up in the standings, whether that’s Rickie Fowler giving up potential starts to play in the Olympics or Kevin Kisner and Justin Thomas winning fall events that don’t count.

Paulina Gretzky erupts on Dustin Johnson’s haters
Gretzky gives a perfect reason why Johnson isn’t playing in the Olympics.

Joe Durant beats Miguel Angel Jimenez in Minnesota playoff
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) Joe Durant made a 10-foot eagle putt on the first hole of a playoff with Miguel Angel Jimenez on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions’ 3M Championship.

Wesley Bryan advances to PGA Tour with 3rd Web.com Tour win
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Wesley Bryan won the Digital Ally Open in a playoff Sunday to earn an immediate PGA Tour promotion as a three-time winner this season on the Web.com Tour.

South Korea’s Eun Jeong Seong wins US Women’s Amateur
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) South Korea’s Eun Jeong Seong won the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Sunday at Rolling Green to become the first player to win the event and U.S. Girls’ Junior in the same year.

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CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Jim Furyk has a place in PGA Tour history all to himself with a new magic number.

Bryan advances to PGA Tour with 3rd Web.com Tour win
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Wesley Bryan won the Digital Ally Open in a playoff Sunday to earn an immediate PGA Tour promotion as a three-time winner this season on the Web.com Tour.

This putt made history on Sunday at the U.S. Women’s Amateur
Take a look at this great putt from Eun Jeong Seong on Sunday.

Eun Jeong Seong win 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur
Eun Jeong Seong is awarded the Trophy after winning the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Sunday.

16-year-old hits 40-foot putt on final hole to win U.S. Women’s Amateur
South Korea’s Eun Jeong Seong made history Sunday.

Knox wins Travelers after history-making 58 from Furyk.
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Russell Knox saved par with a 12-foot putt on the final hole to beat hometown favorite Jerry Kelly by a stroke Sunday in the Travelers Championship, hours after Jim Furyk shot the first 58 in PGA Tour history.

PGA Tour players salute Jim Furyk after historic 58
Furyk had a magical day at TPC River Highlands.

58! Furyk shoots PGA Tour-record 58 at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Jim Furyk set a PGA Tour record with a 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship on Sunday, sinking a short putt on the last hole and then thrusting his arms into the air in celebration.

58! Furyk sets a PGA Tour record at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Jim Furyk has a place in PGA Tour history all to himself with a new magic number in golf.

Jim Furyk shoots lowest score in PGA Tour history
Furyk torched the TPC River Highlands Sunday and carded a record 58.

Wall beats Noren to win Paul Lawrie Match Play
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) Anthony Wall of England won his first European Tour title in more than 16 years, beating Alex Noren of Sweden 1 up in the final of the Paul Lawrie Match Play on Sunday.

Furyk shoots a 27 on front 9 during Travelers final round
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Jim Furyk set a course record at the Travelers Championship on Sunday, finishing his first nine holes in 27 shots.

Jim Furyk shoots PGA Tour-record 58 in final round at Travelers Championship in Connecticut
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Jim Furyk shoots PGA Tour-record 58 in final round at Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Furyk shoots PGA Tour-record 58 in final round at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Jim Furyk set a PGA Tour record Sunday, shooting a 58 during the final round of the Travelers Championship.

Obama opens up about his golf game: Sand tips needed
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) President Barack Obama says he needs some help with his sand shots as he opens up about his golf game.

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CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Daniel Berger birdied seven of his last 10 holes Sunday for an 8-under 62 and a three-stroke lead in the Travelers Championship.

Seong, Carta advance to US Women’s Amateur final
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) South Korea’s Eun Jeong Seong and Italy’s Virginia Elena Carta set up the first all-international U.S. Women’s Amateur final in 106 years Saturday – and guaranteed a rare season sweep.

Miguel Angel Jimenez tops 3M Championship at TPC Twin Cities
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) Miguel Angel Jimenez made a 17-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole Saturday for a 9-under 63 and the second-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ 3M Championship.

Noren faces Wall in Paul Lawrie Match Play final
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) Alex Noren advanced to the Paul Lawrie Match Play final with a 3 and 2 defeat of James Morrison on Saturday.

Berger shoots 62 to take lead after 3 rounds at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Daniel Berger shot an 8-under par 62 on Saturday, two strokes off the course record, to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship.

Noren beats Carlsson in quarter finals
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) Alex Noren edged closer to his second European Tour win in Scotland in the space of a month as he beat compatriot Johan Carlsson in the quarter finals of the Paul Lawrie Matchplay on Saturday.

Noren faces Morrison after beating Carlsson in quarterfinals
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) Alex Noren edged closer to his second European Tour win in Scotland in the space of a month after beating compatriot Johan Carlsson in the quarterfinals of the Paul Lawrie Match Play on Saturday.

Marc Leishman tied for lead at Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Marc Leishman birdied his final hole for a 2-unded 68 and a share of the second-round lead Friday in the Travelers Championship.

Daniel Berger tied for lead at Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Daniel Berger says he’s healthy again and hoping to regain the form that helped him to his first PGA Tour title two months ago.

Seong, Carta advance to US Women’s Amateur semifinals
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) South Korea’s Eun Jeong Seong and Italy’s Virginia Elena Carta advanced to the all-international U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinals Friday, keeping alive their bids for rare season sweeps.

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CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Daniel Berger says he’s healthy again and hoping to regain the form that helped him to his first PGA Tour title two months ago.

Glen Day leads 3M Championship at TPC Twin Cities
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) Monday qualifier Glen Day shot a 7-under 65 in perfect morning conditions Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ 3M Championship.

Van Aswegen leads bunched-up PGA field at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) South African Tyrone Van Aswegen shot a 66 Friday to move to 7-under par and into first place midway through the second round of the Travelers Championship.

Fitzpatrick, Wood out of Paul Lawrie Match Play
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) Chris Wood and Matt Fitzpatrick were both eliminated from the Paul Lawrie Match Play on Friday, leaving their chances of competing for Europe at the Ryder Cup in the balance.

Fitzpatrick advances, Wood out of Paul Lawrie Match Play
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) Matt Fitzpatrick demonstrated more matchplay prowess ahead of a possible first appearance in the Ryder Cup in easing into the last 16 at the Paul Lawrie Match Play on Friday.

Hartford favorite Jerry Kelly shares Travelers lead
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Jerry Kelly played off the emotion of what he considers a home crowd Thursday in the Travelers Championship, shooting a 6-under 64 for a share of the lead with Vaughn Taylor and Andrew Loupe.

Seong, Carta advance in US Women’s Amateur at Rolling Green
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) South Korea’s Eun Jeong Seong and Italy’s Virginia Elena Carta each won two matches Thursday in the U.S. Women’s Amateur to keep alive their bids for rare season sweeps.

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CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Jerry Kelly played off the emotion of what he considers a home crowd Thursday in the Travelers Championship, shooting a 6-under 64 for a share of the first-round lead with Vaughn Taylor and Andrew Loupe.

Wood, Fitzpatrick advance at Paul Lawrie Match Play
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) English golfers Chris Wood and Matt Fitzpatrick secured easy first-round wins at the Paul Lawrie Match Play on Thursday as they look for a victory to cement a place in Europe’s Ryder Cup team for the first time.

Taylor, Loupe take early lead at Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Americans Vaughn Taylor and Andrew Loupe shot 6-under 64s to take the early lead during the first round of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Bethany Wu advances to Round of 32 – 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur
Hear from Bethany Wu after she advances to the Round of 32 of the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Highlights – Round of 64
Check out some of the best highlights from Andrea Lee, Robynn Ree, Eun Jeong Seong and more.

Nike is dropping its golf equipment business
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) Nike is dropping its golf equipment business to focus on shoes and apparel.

Nike to get out of golf equipment business
Nike is getting out of the golf equipment business, a surprising development that likely sends Tiger Woods and other players searching for new clubs.

China’s Muni He advances in US Women’s Amateur
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) China’s Muni He made a 35-foot birdie putt on the 22nd hole to beat qualifying medalist Mariel Galdiano on Wednesday in the first round of the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

Travelers Championship to provide US Olympic golf preview
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) Three-quarters of the U.S. men’s Olympic golf team will be playing together in Connecticut this week.

Nike announces it will stop making golf clubs and balls
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy may have to find new clubs.

U.S. Olympian Matt Kuchar just found out how the Olympic golf tournament works
It’ll be every golfer for himself in Rio.

Bubba Watson explains why he doesn’t hesitate to call out hecklers
If you try and roast Bubba at a golf tournament, he’s probably going to blast you.

PETA wants Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston to change his nickname to ‘Tofu’
Beef has become a fan favorite in 2016.

Majors behind him, Rickie Fowler tries to salvage season
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) Rickie Fowler is short on majors, not on class.

Mickelson doesn’t need win to validate a good year
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) Phil Mickelson is running out of time to validate what quietly has been a good year, minus only a victory.

Walker delivers on coach Butch Harmon’s belief of a major
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) Jimmy Walker had champagne in his glass and the Wanamaker Trophy at his side. Still unopened is a bottle of Chateau Margaux that Butch Harmon has kept in his Las Vegas wine cellar for such a moment as this.

Watson won’t waver from Travelers commitment
There never was a question in Bubba Watson’s mind that he was going to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next week, even as other top players dropped out over fears of the Zika virus.

Walker makes it a sweep of first-time major winners in 2016
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) One of the last people who would have predicted Jimmy Walker’s win in the PGA Championship at Baltusrol was the man himself.

Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler waited to celebrate with Jimmy Walker
Jimmy Walker beat Jason Day by one shot Sunday, but Day was one of the first to congratulate the new major champion.

Big Ryder Cup jumps for Walker, Koepka
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) Jimmy Walker was running out of time to make the Ryder Cup team for the second time in a row.

Former Oregon player Aaron Wise wins in Canada
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Former University of Oregon player Aaron Wise won the Syncrude Oil Country Championship on Sunday for his first Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada victory.

Jimmy Walker wins a marathon at the PGA Championship
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) Jimmy Walker did everything required of a major champion on the longest final day in 64 years at a PGA Championship.

Peiyun Chien wins rain-shortened Kansas City Championship
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Taiwan’s Peiyun Chien won the inaugural Kansas City Championship on Sunday for her first Symetra Tour title after rain washed out the final round.

Jimmy Walker wins PGA Championship at Baltusrol for his first major championship
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) Jimmy Walker wins PGA Championship at Baltusrol for his first major championship.

The Latest: Jimmy Walker wins PGA Championship
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):

Jason Day finishes 2nd in PGA Championship title defense
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) As he walked down the 18th fairway after setting himself up for a potential eagle, Jason Day searched for a scoreboard. When he saw he was three shots behind Jimmy Walker, Day flipped his putter in the air and didn’t catch it as it dropped to the ground.

This PGA Championship was an odd ball
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) The third and fourth rounds were going on at the same time and with different rules. There was so much rain that there was a worker with a squeegee positioned near every green. The final putts were made in what some would call the dark. There was no re-pairing after the third round and the greens weren’t even rolled, let along cut. Oh yeah, on Friday they put the cup on No. 10 in the wrong place.

Stephan Jaeger finishes off record Web.com Tour romp
HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) Stephan Jaeger broke one more Web.com Tour record and tied another Sunday in the Ellie Mae Classic, finishing his four-day scoring frenzy at TPC Stonebrae at 30-under 250.

Jimmy Walker wins a marathon at the PGA Championship
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) The stars never aligned this magnificently for Jimmy Walker.

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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) The stars never aligned this magnificently for Jimmy Walker.

PGA Championship Glance
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) A brief look at the final round Sunday of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club:

16 years later, Walker and Sanders come out victorious
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) Baltusrol now holds more than one memory for Jimmy Walker and caddie Andy Sanders.

Major rain: Storms and majors don’t mix
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) Golf and storms don’t mix. That’s especially the case at Baltusrol.

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