JUSTIN THOMAS

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.

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

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.

The Ryder Cup is finally here and U.S. captain Zach Johnson says it's time to let the thoroughbreds run.

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

Justin Thomas has a strong record in his two Ryder Cup appearances.

Sahith Theegala made more than enough birdies to cover for his mistakes while playing with the lead, shooting a 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory at the Fortinet Championship.

Justin Thomas committed to a driver change, tinkered a little with his swing and got immediate results with a 5-under 67 that left him four strokes off the pace Friday in the Fortinet Championship.

Justin Thomas scuffled through an uneven afternoon with a 3-under 69 in his return to the PGA Tour following a lengthy layoff, leaving him six shots off the lead Thursday in the first round of the Fortinet Championship.

Zach Johnson has filled out his U.S. Ryder Cup with some familiar faces.

Let the speculation begin.

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

The new PGA Tour model has eight $20 million events that cater to the best players.

Lucas Glover has won the Wyndham Championship for his first PGA Tour title in more than two years.

Lucas Glover and Billy Horschel were long shots to make the top 70 and qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Russell Henley is used to leading the Wyndham Championship.

Russell Henley still thinks about a poor finish that cost him the Wyndham Championship two years ago.

Lee Hodges birdied four of his last six holes for a 7-under 64 and a four-stroke lead over Tyler Duncan on Friday after almost two rounds of the 3M Open.

Lee Hodges got off to a good start in his bid to make the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Justin Thomas never imagined using a round at the British Open as a tune-up for the 3M Open in Minnesota.

The British Open can still deliver a surprise or two.

Taylor Moore and Monday qualifier Peter Kuest shot 8-under 64s to share the first-round lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Tyrrell Hatton shot a 6-under 65 to move into a share of the second-round lead at the Wells Fargo Championship, while Rory McIlroy’s bid for a record fourth tournament title hit a major snag.

Moving day at the Masters was all about spectators leaving Augusta National.

Tiger Woods extended his streak of consecutive made cuts at the Masters to a record-tying 23 on Saturday when the second round resumed amid cold wind and rain.

The final Match Play could be the last chance for some players to get into the Masters.

Ryan Brehm was having a solid round in the Valspar Championship.

Kurt Kitayama is hanging on at Bay Hill.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are closer to seeing their high-tech golf league become reality.

Tiger Woods had some explaining to do in the Genesis Invitational.

CBS Sports is gearing up for its 66th consecutive year covering the PGA Tour and one of its busiest seasons.

Most PGA Tour players have been playing golf most of their lives.

Vijay Singh and his son can finally call themselves winners at the PNC Championship in their 16th appearance.

Viktor Hovland has joined Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back winners of the Hero World Challenge.

Tiger Woods is out before he ever got back.

Tony Finau thinks he got the good end of the draw in the Houston Open and he did his best to take advantage.

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

Gary Woodland and Trey Mullinax share the lead at the CJ Cup with a 65.

Rory McIlroy has another shot at reaching No. 1 in the world if he can win the CJ Cup in South Carolina.

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

The Americans have what otherwise would look to be a commanding lead in the Presidents Cup.

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.

LIV Golf is turning up the heat on the Official World Golf Ranking.

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

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.

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.

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

Tiger Woods felt strongly enough about a private meeting of top PGA Tour players that he flew from Delaware to Florida to attend.

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

This is turning out to be a strong group of rookies on the PGA Tour, including three players with one thing in common down the home stretch: None has won yet.

Tiger Woods may have played his final round of a British Open at St. Andrews.

One of the famous lines of Bobby Jones often cited by Jack Nicklaus is that a golfer's career is not complete without winning an Open at St. Andrews.

Will Zalatoris has a chance to join some illustrious company at British Open.

Tiger Woods returns to St. Andrews for the British Open with plenty of memories.

Cameron Tringale finally saw how the other half was living at the Scottish Open.

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

Ian Poulter and two other players who signed up for the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series are allowed in the Scottish Open this week.

Brooks Koepka is all about being bold and blunt.

In Gee Chun breezed to an 8-under 64 and jumped out to a record-tying five-stroke lead in the first round of the Women’s PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy fought off a sinus bug to shoot an 8-under 62 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead with J.

This week's Travelers Championship will feature six of the world’s top 15 ranked players, including No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 2 Rory McIlroy.

Commissioner Jay Monahan says the PGA Tour is in an arms race it can't win with LIV Golf when the weapon is Saudi-funded money.

The U.S. Open began with Phil Mickelson speaking without saying hardly anything.

The putt slid an inch — make that a millimeter — outside the left edge of the cup.

Justin Thomas wanted to honor the spirit of the game.

Joel Dahmen is in the clubhouse at 5 under, good enough with a tie for the lead with Collin Morikawa.

Sunday ahead of the U.S. Open is typically quiet, and such was the case at The Country Club.

Rory McIlroy won the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday and gave the PGA Tour a strong response to the start of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational, closing with an 8-under 62 to win a wild race to the finish with Justin Thomas and Tony Finau.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is blasting the Saudi-based LIV Golf league as a series of exhibitions that spends billions to recruit players without getting a return on the investment.

The Memorial delivered another big lead after 54 holes.

Scottie Scheffler has the lead alone going into the final round at Colonial.

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler is tied for the lead after the second round at Colonial with Scott Stallings and Beau Hossler.

The world's No. 1 golfer is part of a crowded leaderboard at Colonial.

Justin Thomas wasn't alone making the 300-mile south trip to Colonial after he won the PGA Championship and became a two-time major champion.

Shaun Norris is headed home to South Africa to see his young children and decide on his future.

Justin Thomas is the kind of major champion Southern Hills usually produces.

For nearly four full days, the PGA Championship had been a snooze, the cast of characters atop the leaderboard a list mostly made up of also-rans searching for a moment stardom.

Mito Pereira had a one-shot lead in the PGA Championship when he sent his tee shot into the water on the par-4 18th hole at Southern Hills.

Justin Thomas is a PGA champion again when he least expected it.

Justin Thomas has birdied the first two holes of a three-hole aggregate playoff with Will Zalatoris to take a one-shot lead to the demanding 18th hole at the PGA Championship.

Everyone went into a tailspin on a tough day of wind and cold at the PGA Championship.

First-round leader Rory McIlroy's stellar start turned into a stunning slide down the leaderboard.

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

Will Zalatoris shot a bogey-free 65 in the PGA Championship, leaving him at 9 under for the tournament and giving him a one-shot lead over Mito Pereira heading into the weekend.

History is not on Jordan Spieth’s side as he arrives at Southern Hills for the PGA Championship this week.

Southern Hills has undergone an extensive restoration effort ahead of this week's PGA Championship, helping to return the venerable Tulsa layout into what its designer Perry Maxwell had in mind.

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Sebastián Muñoz is atop the leaderboard again at the Byron Nelson after shooting 66.

Ryan Palmer shot a 10-under 62 on Friday at the Byron Nelson for a share of the second-round lead with Sebastián Muñoz and 40-year-old tour rookie David Skinns.

Another major championship, another dose of anticipation.

Harris English has been a forgotten figure in golf the last few months.

Jon Rahm has a two-shot lead going into the final round of the Mexico Open.

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

Scottie Scheffler is the hottest player in golf who never thinks beyond the next shot.

Scottie Scheffler has never been here before.

Scottie Scheffler is one round away from winning his first major at the Masters.