PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — For much of Thursday morning and into the early afternoon, it sure appeared as if Rory McIlroy’s early exit struggles at the Masters last month were carrying over into the PGA Championship. …
The PGA Championship stuck to its mission of getting the strongest field of the four majors, announcing a field Wednesday that includes 99 of the top 100 in the world ranking no matter what tour they …
The road to the U.S. Open began this week for thousands of players, with an 18-hole local qualifier in the Houston area on Monday and another in North Carolina on Wednesday. A dozen or so players …
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — It started with a letter that Martha Burk figured would never see the light of day. When she mentioned the all-male membership at Augusta National, the National Council of Women’s Organization didn’t …
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Such are the times in golf that so much attention at The Players Championship is on a player who is not even part of the strongest field of the year. …
Davis Thompson, a 23-year-old PGA Tour rookie and former No. 1 amateur, needed only five words to indicate the odds he faced in the final round of The American Express. “I’m playing against Jon Rahm.” This …
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Shane Lowry tapped in for birdie at the 18th hole and then had to wait and see if Rory McIlroy could produce something special to force a playoff at Wentworth. McIlroy …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Billy Horschel finally made a U.S. team as one of six players added Wednesday to a stacked American team that will try to win the Presidents Cup for the ninth …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Rory McIlroy walked toward the stage in the media room at East Lake, the FedEx Cup silver and shiny on the table, when he raised his arm …
A chaotic summer for professional golf has become slightly more so with news of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Patrick Reed against Golf Channel and analyst Brandel Chamblee. Court documents revealed on Tuesday detailed extensive …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer The PGA Tour is closing in on $500 million in prize money for next season, with eight tournaments offering $15 million or more and limited spots available for the postseason. …
Hideki Matsuyama and his caddie, Shota Hayafuji, slunk off the course in shame — a stark contrast to the iconic visual of Hayafuji bowing in appreciation of Augusta National last spring. In a stunning development on …
Dustin Johnson is a simple man with simple tastes and a simple solution for golfers struggling to hit a fade. He likes to play golf and he likes to fish — and not necessarily in that …
On Wednesday Rory McIlroy gave us the ultimate “perspective” moment, making a self-deprecating crack as he held his young daughter in front of a mural of the PGA Championship’s past winners. “That’s when daddy was good,” …
The 2014 PGA Tour season saw Rickie Fowler finish in the top 5 of all four major championships — a feat that landed him in the company of none other than Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. …
He’s not playing this week. We don’t know when (or if) he can be reasonably expected to compete again on the PGA Tour. But alas, the friendly environs of the Hero World Championship are once again …
My ears perked up when I heard Frank Nobilo make a comment about distance control during a telecast earlier this year — during the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. One of the leaders had just left a …
Former Masters and U.S. Open Champion Angel Cabrera won’t be teeing it up for the foreseeable future as he was sentenced to two years in prison on charges of assault against an ex-girlfriend. Cabrera was convicted …
Two-time major champion Angel Cabrera was extradited from Brazil to Argentina on Tuesday to face charges of assault, theft, illegal intimidation and repeated disrespect to authorities. The winner of the 2007 U.S. Open and 2009 Masters …
Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday afternoon that he had recently undergone yet another back surgery, a microdiscectomy, his fourth of that kind and his fifth back surgery since 2014. The statement, released just after 4:30 p.m. …
