PATRICK CANTLAY

Europe has won the Ryder Cup, and no one should be surprised.

The United States never recovered from an opening-session sweep by Europe and were beaten 16 ½ to 11 ½ by a European team that got in front early at every opportunity and produced an array of shot-making that reverberated around the designed amphitheaters that so many holes resembled.

The Ryder Cup is staying in Europe, just like always.

The final score is in: Europe beat the United States 16½-11½.

Rory McIlroy lost his match at the Ryder Cup then he lost his cool.

Hatless Patrick Cantlay got the last laugh after a day of ribbing from Europe's fans at the Ryder Cup.

The entire year seems to be all about money in golf.

Europe has control of the Ryder Cup by building a five-point lead after another big day at Marco Simone.

Hats off to Patrick Cantlay.

Europe has taken a big step toward a small measure of revenge in the Ryder Cup.

Justin Thomas is more concerned with the Americans winning the Ryder Cup than criticism about him being on the team.

The U.S. Ryder Cup team is holding a two-day training camp on the Marco Simone course outside Rome that will host the Sept. 29-Oct. 1 event.

Scottie Scheffler already has one small piece of history at the Tour Championship.

Xander Schauffele has nailed down the sixth and final automatic spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team.

Lucas Glover is on a roll.

Lucas Glover is playing so well that he felt frustrated after a 66 in the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan doesn't have a lot of details to share with players on the proposed deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.

For an old course, Royal Liverpool offers a new finish.

Rory McIlroy is coming off a two-week break and sure doesn't look to have much rust.

The PGA Tour is seeking to assure players they will have a say in the tour's new partnership with the Saudi funders of LIV Golf.

Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship.

Many of the top golfers on the PGA Tour have made their way across the country from the U.S. Open in Los Angeles to Connecticut and the Travelers Championship.

A little time away from golf proved helpful for birthday boy Rory McIlroy.

Nick Hardy and Davis Riley birdied four of their final six holes to give both players their first PGA Tour victory at the Zurich Classic.

Wyndham Clark and Beau Hossler shot a 5-under 67 in alternate-shot play to maintain a one-shot lead through the second round of the Zurich Classic.

Matt Fitzpatrick defeated defending champion Jordan Spieth on the third playoff hole at the RBC Heritage, stuffing his approach in close on the par-4 18th at Harbour Town to secure his first victory since the U.S. Open last June.

U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick shot his lowest round on the PGA Tour with a 63 to take a one-shot lead over Patrick Cantlay through three rounds at the RBC Heritage.

Rory McIlroy is missing his second designated event by pulling out of the RBC Heritage this week.

Jon Rahm has become the fourth Spaniard to win the Masters.

Max Homa comes across on social media as snarky, witty and plain funny.

Matt Kuchar has his name in the record book with Tiger Woods in the Dell Match Play.

Rory McIlroy is really digging the long ball at the Dell Match Play.

Kurt Kitayama kept finishing one shot behind the game's best players.

The PGA Tour has approved sweeping changes to its 2024 schedule.

Jon Rahm is back to No. 1 in the world and looking very much the part.

Jon Rahm is one round away from another victory and a return to No. 1 in the world.

Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world.

Jordan Spieth and Tom Kim have been neighbors in Dallas for the last several month without really knowing each other.

Tiger Woods is returning to competition next month in the Bahamas.

Tom Kim has won the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas.

Patrick Cantlay was on the verge of a 59 in Las Vegas.

Mito Pereira has the lead going into the weekend of the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas.

Tom Hoge has returned from a few weeks of fishing, and it didn't hurt his golf.

Tiger Woods has another loaded field for the Bahamas and his Hero World Challenge.

The Presidents Cup stays with the Americans, just like it always does.

The matches were close at the end.

The Americans have the stronger team and they looked the part at the Presidents Cup.

The Americans are big favorites in the Presidents Cup.

Billy Horschel finally gets to play golf for the Stars and Stripes as a pro.

Rory McIlroy jokingly referred to himself as a “Super Bowl champ” by winning the FedEx Cup.

Rory McIlroy is the FedEx Cup champion for the third time.

Scottie Scheffler has a one-shot lead over Xander Schauffele in the Tour Championship.

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is still playing great golf and could easily have made the Tour Championship a runaway.

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy can each claim a roller coaster day in the Tour Championship.

Justin Lower lost his PGA Tour card in brutal fashion when he three-putted from 60 feet on the final hole of the regular season.

Patrick Cantlay is a winner again at the BMW Championship in another thriller.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele play practice rounds just about every tournament.

Adam Scott felt he was playing well enough that he should start seeing some better scores at some point.

Keegan Bradley hasn’t been to the FedEx Cup finale in four years.

Getting to the Tour Championship isn’t all that’s at stake in the second FedEx Cup playoff event.

The PGA Tour is in Delaware for the first time and so is Tiger Woods.

Tony Finau ran away with the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club to become the first PGA Tour player in three years to win consecutive regular-season events.

Tony Finau shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to match Taylor Pendrith at 21-under 195 with a round left in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Taylor Pendrith of Canada shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Tony Finau into the weekend in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Tony Finau, coming off his third career victory on the PGA Tour, and Taylor Pendrith shared the first-round lead at 8-under 64 on Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

The Rocket Mortgage Classic, nestled between the British Open and FedEx Cup playoffs, could have been a tournament to skip for all of the world’s best players.

Xander Schauffele went from a four-shot deficit to a two-shot lead in the Scottish Open.

Cameron Tringale has spent 12 years trying to get his first PGA Tour win.

Xander Schauffele won the Travelers Championship with a three-stroke swing on the final hole Sunday, hitting to 3 feet for birdie after rookie Sahith Theegala took two shots to get out of a bunker and made a double bogey in the group ahead.

Xander Schauffele shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over good friend and playing partner Patrick Cantlay into the final round of the Travelers Championship.

Xander Schauffele shot his second straight 7-under 63 on Friday to take a five-stroke lead in the Travelers Championship.

Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick will share the lead heading into the final day of the U.S. Open after defending champion Jon Rahm made double bogey on the 18th hole to fall one shot behind.

Jon Rahm began his U.S. Open title defense with a 69, a solid score Thursday at The Country Club that ended with a par and a birdie.

Billy Horschel figured he didn't have to anything special with a five-shot lead at the Memorial.

The Memorial delivered another big lead after 54 holes.

Cameron Smith doesn't have a great history at the Memorial.

Cameron Young remembers meeting Jack Nicklaus for the first time at the U.S. Open three years ago at Pebble Beach.

Will Zalatoris is leading the PGA Championship with great shots and a good draw.

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Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele held off Sam Burns and Billy Horschel by two strokes Sunday in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to complete a record-setting, wire-to-wire victory.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele played the back nine in 8-under 28 and shot a 12-under 60 in best-ball play Saturday to shatter the Zurich Classic three-round record at 29 under and stretch their lead to five strokes.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot a 4-under 68 in alternate-shot play Friday at windswept TPC of Louisiana to maintain a one-stroke lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are a good team even when they’re playing for cash instead of a flag.

Jordan Spieth is the 11th player to cross the $50 million mark in career PGA Tour money, and he's also the youngest.

Jordan Spieth hit a 56-foot shot from a greenside bunker to 7 inches and beat Patrick Cantlay with the tap-in par putt on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the RBC Heritage.

Harold Varner III shot an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead in the RBC Heritage on Saturday in pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory.

FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay birdied the final four holes Friday for a 4-under 67 and take a two-stroke lead over Robert Streb halfway through the RBC Heritage.

Golf has a bright future and isn't quite ready to let go of Tiger Woods.

The world's number one player feels his game is in pretty good shape as he heads into this third Masters.

This is the final year the LPGA Tour's first major is at Mission Hills in California.

As if the Dell Technologies Match Play isn't fickle enough.

The old boys from Blighty will be battling each other with a chance to win their group in the Dell Technologies Match Play.

Maverick McNealy was the last man to get into the Dell Technologies Match Play.

No other tournament in golf is more fickle than Match Play.

AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson says Cameron Smith can be overlooked because his game is not long and rarely straight.

The longest week at The Players Championship is moving closer to a conclusion.

Tiger Woods already is the greatest of his generation.

Megan Watanabe is the first woman to be president at Riviera Country Club.

Joaquin Niemann returned from his best day of golf at Riviera and had another round just like it.

Some of the best players in the world at the Genesis Invitational lived up to their reputations.