DUBLIN, Ohio – Jon Rahm was driving back from a junior tournament with swing coach Eduardo Celles when he first announced his ambitions. “Straight up,” Rahm said, “I want to be the best player in the world.” He was 13 …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – It didn’t take long for Ryan Palmer to realize that the only real competition Sunday at the Memorial was his quest to win the “other tournament.” The “other tournament” was second place behind Jon Rahm who rolled …

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It wasn’t quite the romp it once seemed destined to become, but in the end Jon Rahm did just enough to get the trophy at the Memorial Tournament. Here’s how things ended up in Dublin, as Rahm got his first …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – Jack Nicklaus told CBS Sports’ Jim Nantz during the broadcast of Sunday’s final round of the Memorial that he and his wife, Barbara, tested positive for COVID-19. Nicklaus said he and his wife self-isolated at home in …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – Tiger Woods fought a firm golf course and hot and windy conditions Sunday, closing out a 71-76-71-76 week at Muirfield Village after a 50-minute weather stoppage delayed him on his final hole. Let’s sum up Tiger’s week …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – Tiger Woods wouldn’t offer any details Sunday about his upcoming schedule. After a closing 76 left him outside the top 30 at the Memorial, Woods would say only that he’ll be back out on the PGA Tour …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – Your TV coverage isn’t buffering: Phil Mickelson is occasionally pausing while making a putting stroke. As Mickelson explained after his final-round 78 Sunday, he began the stop-start stroke as a drill because he was getting quick in …

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There’s not much that Phil Mickelson does anymore that could be considered surprising. The newly minted 50-year-old can, and does, do things on the golf course most people wouldn’t even consider thinking about doing. That includes putting it from the …

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It was always going to come down to these two. When the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out this year’s Open at Royal St. George’s, which would have concluded Sunday with another name added to the claret jug, officials at the R&A …

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DUBLIN, Ohio – Welcome to the year’s first major championship. Saturday was, after all, supposed to be the third round of The Open Championship before COVID-19 upended the PGA Tour schedule, pushed Royal St. George’s into next year’s calendar and …

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