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) — Jon Rahm kept hearing how he was destined to win this Masters because so many Spanish stars were aligned in his favor. Sunday was the birthdate of Seve Ballesteros, his idol and inspiration for …
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Three towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday, though nobody was hurt, and the second round of the Masters was suspended for the day amid heavy wind and …
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — As Phil Mickelson walked to the first tee — his LIV loyalties prominent on his cap, shirt and bag — he fist-bumped with a young girl hanging along the ropes before acknowledging …
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Phil Mickelson was back at Augusta National on Tuesday and there were times when it felt as if nothing had changed. He strode purposefully through the back nine during a practice round …
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm looked nearly unbeatable just a month ago. Now, the world’s No. 3-ranked player suddenly finds himself looking for a way to regain his top form this week at the Masters. …
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Masters should be above all the clamor caused by 18 players from LIV Golf and this feeling of “us versus them” in the first major championship of the year. But just …
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Cameron Smith returned to the Masters on Monday with a small measure of trepidation, an unusual feeling for someone who has contended two of the last three years and who refers to …
Tiger Woods returns to the Masters, no longer a surprise as it was a year ago but no less a rare appearance. This will be only his third tournament against elite competition since he remarkably hobbled …
Welcome to Three Shots at the Green, where each week I’ll use my experience as a PGA Tour caddie and golf writer to identify the three best bets on the board. The Valero Texas Open, the …
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington of Ireland, the late Tom Weiskopf and the remaining founders of the LPGA Tour were among those elected Wednesday for the World Golf Hall of …
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Justin Rose and Joaquin Niemann are at different stages of their careers and their achievements in golf are nothing alike. Their words, while not verbatim and lacking context, felt familiar. They …
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Francesco Molinari raised aloft the Hero Cup in front of his jubilant Continental Europe teammates. Now he wants back in for an even bigger team event in golf — …
State-of-the-art video boards on the PGA Tour don’t tell the whole story. The numbers were enough to tell Jordan Spieth what happened to Collin Morikawa at Kapalua. He just didn’t know how. Morikawa was leading the Sentry …
For European golf, this year’s Ryder Cup is set to mark a break from the past. This week might provide a hint as to who is part of the future. The Hero Cup match-play event takes …
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — One moment the splash of a humpback whale’s tail pierced the Pacific blue below the Plantation Course at Kapalua. Before long, as players began lining up for practice rounds, a brief shower …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Players who defected from the PGA Tour to join Saudi-funded LIV Golf are still welcome at the Masters next year, even as Augusta National officials expressed disappointment Tuesday in the …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — The player everyone assumed was a lock to join LIV Golf is still a PGA Tour member and might be the only one capable of making …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Rory McIlroy thought his differences with Greg Norman over a Saudi-funded rival golf league had been patched up. That changed when Norman accused him of being “brainwashed” by golf’s ruling …
