Scottie Scheffler arrives at Masters with infant son and a game he hopes is readyVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler arrived at Augusta National on Sunday, and he brought the whole family with him. All four of them. Scheffler, who tends to keep his golf separate from his home life, had not shared any information since withdrawing from the Houston Open two...
Masters ’26: Augusta’s ‘beautiful little hole’ at No. 7 has turned much nastier
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Go back through 89 previous editions of the Masters, every shot on every hole, and no one will ever match what Byron Nelson did on the par-4 seventh hole at Augusta National. Nelson drove the green and two-putted for birdie in 1937 on his way to his...
MASTERS ’26: Capsules of notable players at Augusta National
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A capsule look at notable players in the Masters, which starts Thursday at Augusta National (listed in predicted order of finish): Scottie Scheffler Age: 29. Country: United States. World ranking: 1. Worldwide wins: 23. Majors: Masters (2022, 2024), PGA Championship (2025), British Open (2025). Masters appearances: 6....
Robert MacIntyre has big finish, builds 4-shot lead in Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO — Robert MacIntyre added the Valero Texas Open this year to be sharp for the Masters, and he looked every bit of that Friday with four birdies in his last five holes for an 8-under-par 64 and a four-shot lead over Ryder Cup teammate Ludvig Aberg. MacIntyre felt...
Hubbard’s bold finish gives him a 1-shot lead in Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO — Mark Hubbard was bold all the way to the end, taking on a creek at the par-5 18th and converting his sixth birdie over his final eight holes Thursday to post a 7-under-par 65 at dark for one-shot lead in the storm-delayed opening round at the Valero...
Mickelson pulls out of the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Three-time champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from the Masters on Thursday, citing a personal health matter with his family that kept him out of all but one of the five LIV Golf events this year. “Unfortunately I will not play in the Masters Tournament next week and will...
Bodycam shows a stunned Tiger Woods handcuffed after a Florida rollover crash
Tiger Woods expressed astonishment as he was handcuffed after crashing his SUV last week in Florida, according to body camera footage released Thursday that also shows deputies removing two pills from the golfer’s pocket. “I do believe your normal faculties are impaired, and you’re under an unknown substance, so at...
Masters preview: Rory McIlroy sheds burden of winning green jacket. Now it falls to others
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy had the green jacket on his shoulders and an enormous weight off his back when he looked ahead to the 90th edition of the Masters with a question and a coy smile. “What are we going to talk about next year?” he said. Next year...
Woods turns down Ryder Cup captain’s job and seeks treatment
Tiger Woods formally turned down the Ryder Cup captaincy Wednesday as he steps away from golf activities, and a Florida judge approved his motion to leave the country to seek treatment. The developments come one day after Woods entered a not guilty plea to suspicion of driving under the influence...
Tiger Woods says he’ll step away, seek treatment after pleading not guilty to DUI
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods said he’ll step away and seek treatment Tuesday, days after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. “This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery,” he said in...
Tiger Woods is a big topic again for the wrong reason as the Masters nears
Tiger Woods had been taking up all the attention in golf with the Masters approaching. That’s not always a good thing. Woods has been the center of golf’s universe his entire professional career, if not longer, as one of the few athletes who not only lived up to potential but...
Masters field all but set for Augusta National
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Players eligible to compete in the 90th Masters, to be played April 9-12. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur). Tiger Woods has not said whether he intends to play. One spot remains if the Texas Open winner is not already...
Mark Madden: Tiger Woods’ latest crash exposes America’s double standard
The current Tiger Woods situation has turned America into a sociological experiment. Woods got popped for his second DUI. Rolled his car. Could have killed somebody. It’s his fourth major car accident. Yet a vast fraction of the population passionately leaps to his defense. “He has a problem.” “Show some...
Gary Woodland wins Houston Open for 1st PGA Tour title since brain surgery
HOUSTON — Gary Woodland won the Houston Open on Sunday, an emotional moment that seemed so improbable 30 months ago when he had brain surgery and even two weeks ago when he opened up about his frightening struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. Woodland looked better than ever at Memorial Park,...
Gary Woodland stays in front at Houston chasing 1st win since U.S. Open
HOUSTON — Gary Woodland had to play hard to stay in front Saturday in the Houston Open, and he added a pair of birdies late in his round for a 5-under-par 65 that gave him a one-shot lead over Nicolai Højgaard as he goes for his first win since the...
Masters offers a locker room unlike any other with first photos of new Player Services Building
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy went upstairs in the Augusta National clubhouse the night he won the Masters, eager to see the small locker room only for Masters champions. He returned last month to find another locker room not nearly as exclusive but no less impressive. “They’ve created this unbelievable...
Tiger Woods arrested at crash scene on suspicion of DUI, sheriff says
JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. — Tiger Woods was arrested Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence after his Land Rover traveling at “high speed” on a residential road clipped a truck and rolled onto its side. Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said Woods and the person in the other vehicle...
Paul Waring trying to get his game on track and leads in Houston by 1 shot over Woodland
HOUSTON — Paul Waring felt he had been giving away shots, and he was in position to do that again Thursday in the Houston Open. Instead, the Englishman made a great escape for par and opened with a 7-under-par 63 for a one-shot lead over Gary Woodland. Waring and Woodland...
Masters coverage to include stats-driven look at Amen Corner on Prime Video
AUGUSTA, Ga. — For those who can’t get enough of the Masters, Augusta National is providing even more coverage this year. Its new deal with Prime Video will include a stats-driven broadcast of Amen Corner. The Masters released its broadcast schedule Thursday for the April 9-12 tournament, which offers its...
Fitzpatrick goes from disappointment to winning at Valspar Championship
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Matt Fitzpatrick took longer than usual to get over his loss last week at The Players Championship, mainly because he played so well and did so little wrong until Cameron Young won on the difference of one tee shot at the final hole. “To lose it...
Sungjae Im takes lead into Innisbrook finale, with Brandt Snedeker also in final group
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Sungjae Im was in position for a wire-to-wire victory in the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook after a slow start in his return from a wrist injury. Brandt Snedeker was right beside him in the final pairing, with a hot new putter in the bag. Im holed...
Cameron Young delivered big moment at The Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Cameron Young had given up on his own expectations, and for good reason. Seeing him pose with The Players Championship trophy makes it easy to forget that he once tied a PGA Tour record with seven runner-up finishes — all of them in a 30-month...
Cameron Young is clutch on island green, rallies to win The Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Cameron Young delivered the biggest birdie of his career on the most notorious hole on the TPC Sawgrass, a sand wedge to 10 feet to tie for the lead in The Players Championship. And then he was even better on a shot equally daunting. Young...
Ludvig Aberg builds 3-shot lead heading into final round of The Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The biggest challenge for Ludvig Aberg was finding satisfaction in a three-shot lead Saturday at The Players Championship instead of wondering how much larger it could have been. Aberg had only two bogeys on his card all week and was four shots ahead of Michael...
Ludvig Aberg aces Sawgrass with 63 to lead The Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Ludvig Aberg had a dream start that carried him to a 9-under-par 63 and a two-shot lead Friday in The Players Championship. Scottie Scheffler had a clutch finish, but only to avoid missing the cut. Aberg was 5-under through his opening four holes and motored...