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Scottie Scheffler outlasts protest on 18th green, Tom Kim to win Travelers for 6th victory of year

Jun. 23, 2024 19:33 PM EDT

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim's tying birdie on the last hole of regulation. Those events only delayed what seems to be inevitable on the PGA Tour this season: the best golfer in the world walking off with...

Six climate protesters run onto 18th green and spray powder, delaying finish of PGA Tour event

Jun. 23, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Six climate protesters stormed the 18th green while the leaders were lining up their putts for the final hole of regulation at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship on Sunday, spraying smoke and powder and delaying the finish for about five minutes. The...

Tom Kim clings to a 1-shot lead over Scheffler and Bhatia in rain-delayed Travelers

Jun. 22, 2024 21:18 PM EDT

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Tom Kim made enough birdies on a soft, vulnerable course to stay in front Saturday in the rain-delayed Travelers Championship, getting up-and-down for par on the last hole in near darkness for a 5-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and Akshay Bhatia. ...

Tom Kim builds a 2-shot lead over Scheffler and Morikawa at Travelers Championship

Jun. 21, 2024 21:14 PM EDT

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Tom Kim is looking at the long term with his golf game and is getting short-term results at the Travelers Championship, where he followed an opening 62 with a 5-under 65 on Friday for the lowest 36-hole score of his career and a two-shot lead. Kim had to...

Tom Kim shoots 62 to lead Travelers, with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler 3 shots behind

Jun. 20, 2024 18:20 PM EDT

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim gorged themselves on pizza to get their shared birthday celebration out of the way before turning their focus to golf this week. When they tee it up on the big day, they’ll be fighting for the lead at the Travelers...

US Open at a glance

Jun. 13, 2024 21:18 PM EDT

PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — A brief look at the first round Thursday in the U.S. Open (all times EDT): LEADING: Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy opened with rounds of 5-under 65 at Pinehurst No. 2. TRAILING: Ludvig Aberg (66) was one shot back. Matthieu Pavon and Bryson...

Masters Tee Times

Apr. 13, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. All times EDT a-amateur Sunday Final Round 9:15 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Vijay Singh 9:25 a.m. — Jake Knapp, Grayson Murray 9:35 a.m. —...

Wild prints, trendy wear are making the Masters the center of the golf fashion universe

Apr. 12, 2024 17:46 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — At a place where green jackets never go out of style, the sometimes-wild, often-trendy and always-interesting fashion sense of those playing Augusta National has become a viral subplot to the competition at the Masters this week. At the forefront may have been...

Neither injury nor illness keep golf's greats from playing in the Masters

Apr. 10, 2024 16:04 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Min Woo Lee stared at the 20-pound dumbbell sitting in the corner of the gym with unbridled contempt. Just days earlier, while performing the last rep in a series of side glute bridges, the Australian had thrown it down and somehow clipped his finger. Bad luck...

Masters a reunion of the world's best players. But the numbers are shrinking

Apr. 10, 2024 15:47 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — More than golf's first major championship of the year, the Masters represents unification. This is the first time since July at the British Open the best players regardless of their tours compete against each other — same course, same tournament, same television network. ...