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Alex Myers discusses how the tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant is being felt all over the globe.

Kobe Bryant is the latest of a number of famous athletes have tragically died in aviation accidents over the years.

The TOUR heads to the Arizona desert for a party at this week's Phoenix Open. (AP)

Super Bowl week means some cross-sport prop bets as the action in Miami gets tied to various tournament results in Phoenix and Saudi Arabia

Will Gray and Ryan Lavner are joined by Rex Hoggard to discuss the golf world's reaction to the death of Kobe Bryant and Tiger Woods' first event of 2020.

Marc Leishman erased four-shot deficit with a day-tying-low 65 to win the Farmers by one over past champ and 54-hole leader Jon Rahm. (AP)

Dustin Johnson will defend his Saudi International title at Royal Greens G&CC; this week. (Getty Images)

The "World Golf Group"'s potential new professional tour might be worth hearing about, but whoever is behind it needs to step forward.

Farmers runner-up Jon Rahm didn't know where he stood playing the final hole and believed that his birdie on No. 18 got him into a playoff with Marc Leishman.

Jordan Spieth has dropped out of the OWGR top 50 for the first time since his rookie season of 2013.

Madelene Sagstrom won the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, birdieing the par-3 17th to tie for the lead and winning with a par when Nasa Hataoka missed a 3-footer on the last. 15 and 16 to take the lead, then fell into a tie when Sagstrom birdied the 17th and lost

Marc Leishman realized he had at two-shot lead as he stood over a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Torrey Pines. It turned out to be the winner Sunday in the Farmers Insurance Open, much to Rahm's surprise. ''If I wasn't to win, I didn't want it to be because of me,'&

Tiger Woods has heard just about everything from playing before the biggest crowds in golf, and he tends to ignore it. Only after Woods finished his final round of 2-under 70 to tie for ninth in the Farmers Insurance Open did he realize what it meant. Such was the shock for Woods that he made a rare

Tiger Woods has heard just about everything from playing before the biggest crowds in golf, and he tends to ignore it. Only after Woods finished his final round of 2-under 70 to tie for ninth in the Farmers Insurance Open did he realize what it meant. Such was the shock for Woods that he made a rare

Madelene Sagstrom earned her first career USLPGA Tour title on Sunday with a closing round of two-under 70 to capture the Gainbridge LPGA by one stroke. The 27-year-old turned pro in 2016 and won in her 69th start on the LPGA Tour, edging out runner-up Nasa Hataoka of Japan and finishing with a 17-under

Paris (AFP) - The conversation quickly turned away from golf after the final putt at the weekend's two tournaments.

Australia's Marc Leishman fired eight birdies in a seven-under par 65 on Sunday to win the US PGA Tour title at Torrey Pines by one stroke from overnight leader Jon Rahm. Leishman started the day four shots behind Spain's Rahm, but his storming run on Torrey Pines' South Course gave him

Tiger Woods was on the course and in contention when news began to spread that his former training partner Kobe Bryant had died. The mood at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in Southern California Sunday quickly turned somber according to Rich Lerner, who was commenting for US television.

Marc Leishman couldn't miss whether it was for birdie or par, racing from four shots behind with a 7-under 65 and winning the Farmers Insurance Open.

A look at the odds/pricing of the leading finishers at this week's events and a preview of the upcoming action. (AP)

News of the passing of Kobe Bryant rocked the sports world Sunday and cast a pall over the final round at Torrey Pines.

Marc Leishman’s fifth career PGA Tour victory came on Australia Day, his country’s equivalent to Independence Day in the United States.

In determination. In achievement. In scandal. In iconography. There are few people who can relate to Tiger Woods. Woods and the world lost one of them Sunday in Kobe Bryant.

Here's a look at how the purse was paid out for those who made the cut at Torrey Pines, including champion Marc Leishman.

Marc Leishman surged for a final-round, 7-under 65 to win the Farmers Insurance Open for his fifth PGA Tour victory. Here's a look inside his bag.

Marc Leishman fired a Sunday 65 and birdied the 72nd hole to win the Farmers Insurance Open by one shot over Jon Rahm.

Tiger Woods finished inside the top 10 at Torrey Pines, where news of Kobe Bryant's death overshadowed the play on the course.

Tiger Woods said that he learned of Kobe Bryant's tragic death after his final round at the Farmers Insurance Open.

Lucas Herbert celebrated Australia Day with his first title on the European Tour when he beat South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout to win the Dubai Desert Classic on the second play-off hole on Sunday. After hitting his second shot on the first extra hole into the water on the par-5 18th hole,

Lucas Herbert marked Australia Day in his native country by capturing his first professional title, beating Christiaan Bezuidenhout of South Africa at the second hole of a playoff to win the Dubai Desert Classic after a wild final round on Sunday. Herbert rolled in a birdie putt from 2 feet at the 18th

Golf took the back burner on Sunday afternoon when Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash outside of Los Angeles.

Lucas Herbert marked Australia Day in his native country by capturing his first professional title, beating Christiaan Bezuidenhout of South Africa at the second hole of a playoff to win the Dubai Desert Classic after a wild final round on Sunday. Herbert rolled in a birdie putt from 2 feet at the 18th

On the second hole of Tiger Woods' final round at Torrey Pines, something unbelievable happened.

After receiving a slow-play warning, Bryson DeChambeau closed his Dubai title defense with four straight bogeys.

Sebastian Soderberg made golfing history on Sunday, the Swede completing his final round at the Dubai Desert Classic in a European record time of one hour and 36 minutes. Soderberg said he needed a buy-in from his brother and caddy to execute the plan. "I thought about it last night, but the important

Tiger Woods is off to a good start in 2020, while Bryson DeChambeau's Dubai finish was marred by bogeys and a slow-play warning.

Lucas Herbert broke through for his first career victory as a pro in a dramatic playoff in Dubai.

Sebastian Soderberg set a European Tour record by taking just 96 minutes to play his final round in Dubai.

Jon Rahm is playing some of his best golf with two victories and a runner-up in his last four tournaments. Three years ago, that was Rahm. This year, it could be Ryan Palmer and Rory McIlroy in the final group, maybe even Tiger Woods from five shots back.

Third-ranked Jon Rahm seized the lead of the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday while Rory McIlroy chased the world number one spot and Tiger Woods charged into contention for a record-setting 83rd career US PGA title. Rahm made five birdies and an eagle to shoot a bogey-free seven-under par 65 and

Jon Rahm is playing some of his best golf with two victories and a runner-up in his last four tournaments. Three years ago, that was Rahm. This year, it could be Ryan Palmer and Rory McIlroy in the final group, maybe even Tiger Woods from five shots back.

Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom fired a bogey-free five-under par 67 on Saturday, stretching her lead to two strokes after the third round of the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. Japan's Nasa Hataoka overcame an opening bogey to also shoot 67 and seize second, with South Korean Kim Sei-young and American

Madelene Sagstrom shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday in the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio to take a two-stroke lead into the final round. Seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, Sagstrom birdied four of the first eight holes and also birdied the par-4 15th in a bogey-free round. The 27-year-old Swede hit all

Tiger Woods charged into contention for a record-setting 83rd all-time US PGA title on Saturday, shooting a three-under par 69 as he chases a ninth career victory at Torrey Pines. Woods began the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open six strokes adrift of leader Ryan Palmer, but stood on seven-under

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Wu Ashun has taken a one-shot lead at the Dubai Desert Classic after the third round as he chases his first title since 2018.

Nearly two years after Reuters first reported the group's plans, the Premier Golf League (PGL) hopes to launch in January, 2022, it said in a detailed news release on Saturday. The PGL said it wanted to work with established tours rather than as a breakaway circuit, but the U.S.-based PGA Tour and

Madelene Sagstrom shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday in the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio to take a two-stroke lead into the final round. Seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, Sagstrom birdied four of the first eight holes and also birdied the par-4 15th in a bogey-free round. The 27-year-old Swede hit all