Jim Furyk is returning as U.S. Ryder Cup captain for 2027, AP sources say
HOUSTON — Jim Furyk is returning as U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland as the Americans try to get back on track against a European team that has dominated the last three decades, The Associated Press has learned. Furyk would be the fourth U.S. captain to...
Nelly Korda off to fast start with 65 to lead by 2 in Chevron Championship
HOUSTON — Nelly Korda leaned on her putter to save pars early and then poured it on her back nine of Memorial Park for a 7-under-par 65, her best start to a major in four years to take a two-shot lead Thursday in The Chevron Championship. Patty Tavatanakit, who won...
Fitzpatrick brothers 6 shots behind Smalley and Springer at Zurich Classic
AVONDALE, La. — Matt Fitzpatrick, fresh off his RBC Heritage victory, teamed with younger brother Alex to shoot an 8-under-par 64 in better-ball play Thursday in the Zurich Classic, leaving the English duo six shots behind Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer. Smalley and Springer matched the tournament record with a...
5 local golfers advance to U.S. Open final qualifier
The United States Golf Association’s 126th Open championship will be played June 18-21 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y. Five local players have hopes to be part of the final field after taking the first step Tuesday at the USGA local open qualifier at The Club at Nevillewood....
Brooks Koepka appears to have left LIV Golf at just right time
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Brooks Koepka never spent more time doing so little at a golf course. Considering where he could have been — Mexico City, still part of LIV Golf — it was a small price to pay. Koepka was the first alternate for the RBC Heritage so...
Aloha, PGA Tour. Hawaii will be without a tour event in 2027 for the 1st time in 56 years
The PGA Tour will not be in Hawaii in 2027 for the first time in 56 years as it moves toward a revamped schedule that no longer will start the season in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Sentry was canceled last January on drought-stricken Maui when the grass...
Matt Fitzpatrick delivers another playoff winner to beat Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Matt Fitzpatrick was in a playoff at Harbour Town against an American favorite Sunday, facing a large and noisy gallery cheering and chanting for his opponent — Scottie Scheffler this time, the No. 1 player in the world. It was practically a repeat from three...
Bryson DeChambeau withdraws from final round of LIV Golf with wrist injury
MEXICO CITY — Bryson DeChambeau withdrew from the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City on Sunday, citing an injury to his wrist that he did not want to further aggravate. DeChambeau, who was trying to become the first player to win three straight times on LIV Golf, started poorly...
Fitzpatrick rides good bounce, great golf to 1-shot lead
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Matt Fitzpatrick had one good break and a lot of great golf for an 8-under-par 63 to take a one-shot lead Friday over Viktor Hovland on a blistering day of heat and big numbers in the RBC Heritage. Fitzpatrick was cruising along when his tee...
Tiger Woods’ lawyer vows to fight subpoena for prescription records in DUI case
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods ’ attorney intends to fight an attempt by prosecutors to subpoena the golfer’s prescription drug records following his arrest last month in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence. Attorney Doug Duncan said this week in a court filing that Woods has a constitutional...
LIV Golf leader says the show will go on amid reports of Saudi funding uncertainty
LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil sought to quell speculation about the league’s financial future Wednesday evening with a memo to his staff that said the 2026 season will continue as planned without interruption and “at full throttle.” The memo, a copy of which was sent to The Associated Press, followed...
Hilton Head a time to exhale and move on from the Masters
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Two golf tournaments separated by one week and 150 miles (240 kilometers) could not be any more different. The Masters is the first major of the year, a high-stress test at Augusta National that requires full attention on just about every shot because of the...
Rory McIlroy is a repeat Masters champion. The next step might be the toughest of all
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The passing comment Fred Couples said to his caddie on the 12th hole of the opening round at the Masters was worth another listen when Rory McIlroy slipped both arms into the green jacket for the second year in a row. “Rory may never lose this thing...
Rory McIlroy is a Masters champion again and the chase is on for more majors
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy went from becoming the sixth player with the career Grand Slam to only the fourth player to win the Masters two years in a row. Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only other players to occupy both clubs. Elite company, indeed. If joining the...
Scottie Scheffler falls a stroke short of a record Masters comeback after a flawless weekend
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler conjured a moment of brilliance on the 15th hole and nearly re-created a classic Masters moment on No. 17. He played the final two rounds without a single bogey. It wasn’t quite enough. Scheffler shot a 4-under-par 68 on Sunday at Augusta National and finished...
Masters notebook: Tyrell Hatton excited to see daughter in coveralls after qualifying for next year’s Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tyrell Hatton can’t wait to see his soon-to-be born daughter in white Masters coveralls next year at Augusta National. That possibility became a reality Sunday after Hatton was one of several players to receive an automatic invitation to next year’s Masters for finishing in the top 12...
Justin Rose rues his miscues through Amen Corner and another lost chance at winning the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Perhaps the only solace Justin Rose can take from another Sunday heartbreak at the Masters is that he didn’t finish second again. He finished in a four-way tie for third. The popular 45-year-old Englishman, who lost a playoff to Rory McIlroy last year, ended up two shots...
Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy is the Masters champion again, this time without falling to his knees on the 18th green and sobbing over finally achieving his lifelong dream. That didn’t make Sunday at Augusta National any easier. McIlroy coughed up a six-shot lead in the third round. He fell...
Rory McIlroy’s resilience will be tested again after 6-shot lead evaporates at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy never seems to make anything easy at the Masters. Year after year, for more than a decade, the Northern Irishman threw away chances at completing the career grand slam. And when he finally accomplished the feat last year, McIlroy did it only after recovering from...
Moving day: Record scoring leaves 12 players within 6 shots of the lead entering 4th round Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters looked as if it might be a runaway entering the weekend. Moving day changed all of that. When the sun set on one of the wildest Saturdays in Masters history that featured dramatic movement on the leaderboard, Rory McIlroy’s six-shot lead had evaporated, leaving the...
Rory McIlroy stumbles at the Masters and now shares the lead with Cameron Young
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy’s march to another Masters title took a ride through the Georgia pines and into the water and all sorts of places he didn’t want to be Saturday, including having to share space at the top of the leaderboard with Cameron Young. This one-man show has...
Scheffler moves up with a 65 at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler needed something special over the final two days to rally at the Masters. This was certainly a start. Scheffler matched this week’s lowest score at Augusta National by shooting a 7-under-par 65 on Saturday as the field closed the gap on Rory McIlroy. By the...
Masters gnomes a hot commodity at Augusta National amid speculation this is final year of production
AUGUSTA, Ga. — John James arrived at Augusta National an hour before the gates opened to patrons for the 90th Masters — all for the purpose of securing a 13 1/2-inch tall gnome. “Had to have one,” said James, who was attending the Masters from Wyckoff, N.J. “It’s a novelty.”...
Rory McIlroy pulls away with birdie binge and sets Masters record with 6-shot lead
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The only thing that stopped Rory McIlroy in the Masters was running out of holes to play Friday. McIlroy stood on the 12th tee in a tie with Patrick Reed and with a dozen other players bunched together in what was shaping up to be a compelling...
Justin Rose fades at Masters, still joins Scottie Scheffler in the hunt
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose is back in contention at the Masters, one year after his playoff loss to Rory McIlroy. Might be better off that he’s not back in the lead, too. Rose has held at least a share of the first-round lead a record five times at Augusta...
