Column: Rory McIlroy, hopes for Masters green jacket lie with his willingness to suffer heartacheVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy had every reason to believe the Masters would be the first major he won. He was 21 with no scar tissue, only brown, curly locks spilling out of his cap. And most importantly that Sunday afternoon in 2011, he had a four-shot lead. Now it’s...
Xander Schauffele is on the mend, motivated as ever at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Two majors made Xander Schauffele believe he was capable of winning them all. Two months out of golf with a rib injury is putting that belief to the test. Schauffele is more than capable of winning the Masters. The proof comes from his birdie putt on the...
Tiger Woods will design a par-3 municipal course and build a new learning center in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods was playing golf with Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley ahead of the Masters two years ago when Ridley mentioned the club’s soon-to-be-announced project to renovate a municipal course that for nearly a century had been an affordable haven for Augusta’s working-class and Black golfers. Woods...
Jason Day wanted his own look, got a Masters memory with Malbon GolfVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jason Day was looking for a new identity with his clothing, having spent his entire career with two of the most famous apparel brands in sport. He wanted something that would make him stand out on the golf course and feel fashionable off it. He got every...
Brian Harman handles wind, cold to win at Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO — Brian Harman handled the wind and the chill with a pair of key birdies on the back nine Sunday in the Valero Texas Open, closing with a 3-over-par 75 for a three-shot victory, his first title since the 2023 British Open. Harman began the final round with...
Brian Harman survives wind, leads Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO — Brian Harman survived 30 mph wind by playing the final 13 holes without a bogey, giving him an even-par 72 and a three-shot lead in a Valero Texas Open so difficult that only six players managed to break par. Harman had his chance to join them until...
Brian Harman builds 4-shot lead at Texas OpenVideo
SAN ANTONIO — Brian Harman found the range with his iron shots and converted eight birdie putts Friday, none outside 12 feet, for a 6-under-par 66 that gave him a four-shot lead over Keith Mitchell going into the weekend at the Valero Texas Open. Harman has his first 36-hole lead...
Masters 2025: Rory McIlroy takes aim at Grand Slam; Scottie Scheffler goes for another green jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters has its largest field in 10 years, and yet the first major championship of the year still feels like it’s mainly about two players. Expectations have followed Rory McIlroy down Magnolia Lane for the last decade, each trip to Augusta National giving him a shot...
Sam Ryder takes only 21 putts for a 63, leads Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO — Sam Ryder wasn’t sure his neck would feel good enough for him to play Thursday in the Valero Texas Open. He found a swing and hardly missed a putt on his way to a 9-under-par 63 and a one-shot lead over Keith Mitchell in the final tournament...
Local pro, amateur, junior golfers set for 2025 season
The U.S. Open is not the only big golf event in Western Pennsylvania this summer. There are several Tri-State Section PGA and Western Pennsylvania Golf Association events for golf pros and amateurs. The Pennsylvania Golf Association also will host events across the state, and there are numerous junior events, including...
Min Woo Lee pulls away from Scottie Scheffler and everyone else to lead Houston Open by 4Video
HOUSTON — Min Woo Lee chipped in for birdie to take the lead and then left Scottie Scheffler and everyone else in his wake Saturday with a 7-under-par 63, giving him a four-shot lead in the Houston Open as the Australian closes in on his first PGA Tour victory. Scheffler...
Scottie Scheffler 2 back of a 4-way tie for the lead at Houston Open. Rory McIlroy 5 behindVideo
HOUSTON — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy wanted a final tune-up before the Masters and spent parts of Thursday at the Houston Open under an umbrella in wind and rain that prevented anyone from getting too far away. Keith Mitchell made a late eagle, and Ryan Gerard let a good...
Viktor Hovland’s pursuit of hitting pure golf shots is really not that complicatedVideo
Golf doesn’t have to be that complicated. Viktor Hovland only makes it sound that way. Hovland was confounding as ever at the Valspar Championship. His confidence was so low that he arrived at Innisbrook uncertain if he was even going to play, and then, five days later, he delivered two...
Viktor Hovland finds a swing that works and rallies to beat Justin Thomas at InnisbrookVideo
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Viktor Hovland found a swing that worked down the tough closing stretch at Innisbrook on Sunday, making three late birdies to rally past Justin Thomas with a 4-under-par 67 for a one-shot victory in the Valspar Championship. Hovland has changed coaches five times since he last...
Jacob Bridgeman leads Valspar; Viktor Hovland among those 1 back
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Viktor Hovland is searching for his swing and found himself in contention Friday at the Valspar Championship, where Jacob Bridgeman has a one-shot lead and a host of others were right behind going into the weekend at Innisbrook. Bridgeman was among several players atop the leaderboard...
Keith Mitchell settles for 5-way tie for Valspar Championship lead
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Keith Mitchell thrived in a tough wind on a tough Copperhead course at Innisbrook on Thursday until he dropped two shots late in his round and had to settle for a 4-under-par 67 and a five-way share of the lead in the Valspar Championship. The gusts...
Rory McIlroy takes drama out of playoff to win The Players, build momentum to the Masters
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The playoff was only three holes. Rory McIlroy needed only three swings. And yet his victory Monday over J.J. Spaun in The Players Championship revealed so much about the state of his game and the cruel nature of the notorious TPC Sawgrass. McIlroy delivered an...
Rory McIlroy, J.J. Spaun tie at The Players Championship to set up Monday playoff
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy built a three-shot lead on the back nine at The Players Championship, and unheralded J.J. Spaun didn’t blink. They wound up tied after a four-hour rain delay and have to return Monday for a playoff to decide who wins the richest tournament in...
J.J. Spaun takes the lead at The Players Championship on windy day that wrecked roundsVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — J.J. Spaun only had to look at the video boards around the TPC Sawgrass to appreciate the chaos going around him Saturday in The Players Championship. Will Zalatoris was tied for the lead, and then his name was gone after an astonishing stretch of 9-over-par...
Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia share lead at The Players as Justin Thomas ties course mark with 62Video
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia shared the lead at The Players Championship going into a weekend with strong wind in the forecast and the potential for a wide-open chase. That includes Justin Thomas, the biggest surprise Friday. Thomas opened with a 78 and was...
Camilo Villegas and Lucas Glover among those sharing Players Championship lead on wild dayVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Camilo Villegas was on the phone the day before The Players Championship trying to sort out his swing with a coach who is in Singapore caddying at a LIV Golf event. He wound up tied for the lead, a peculiar twist in a tournament filled...
After latest injury, has golf seen the last of Tiger Woods?
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Golf without Tiger Woods was inevitable simply because of age. He turns 50 at the end of this year and once leaned on the adage that “Father Time remains undefeated.” But for Woods, it has been the mother lode of injuries that is keeping him...
Tiger Woods says he ruptured his Achilles tendon, an injury likely to keep him out of the MastersVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods had a less invasive surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon on Tuesday, which will keep him out of the Masters and leaves in question whether he can play in any other major championship the rest of the year. Woods posted the development on...
Russell Henley with a late charge and a big eagle wins Bay Hill for biggest career winVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Russell Henley delivered a late charge that would have made Arnold Palmer proud, capped by chipping in for eagle on the 16th hole to rally with a 2-under-par 70 at Bay Hill on Sunday for the biggest victory of his career. Henley trailed Collin Morikawa by three...
Rio Takeda of Japan shoots a blistering 8-under 64 in China to win her second LPGA title
SANYA, China — Rio Takeda shot a blistering 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the LPGA’s Blue Bay tournament by six shots ahead of Minjee Lee of Australia, the second LPGA title for the young Japanese. The 21-year-old Takeda finished on 17-under 271 for the four rounds on China’s southern...
