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Golf has a ratings problem, and the Masters could shine a light on why viewers are tuning out
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Golf has a ratings problem. The week-to-week grind of the PGA Tour has essentially become No Need To See TV, raising serious concerns about what it means for the future of the game. Now comes the Masters, the first major championship of the year...
Lottie Woad delivers Masters-like charge to win Augusta National Women's Amateur
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Lottie Woad watched the Augusta National Women's Amateur when it began in 2019, and she has watched the Masters even longer. To find herself in Butler Cabin on Saturday to join the long list of champions was surreal. And how she got there was even more amazing....
MASTERS '24: A trivia quiz on all things Masters and Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — How well do you know the Masters? Try this 18-hole quiz: 1. Who is the youngest Masters champion? a. Tiger Woods b. Jordan Spieth c. Gene Sarazen 2. Who holds the 72-hole scoring record at the Masters?...
Spieth is part of a big field at Valspar. That's a big opportunity for players not in the Masters
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Innisbrook and Bay Hill are separated by 100 miles (160 kilometers) on the road, two weeks on the PGA Tour calendar and $11.6 million in prize money. Another big difference might be the size of the field. The Valspar Championship begins Thursday with 154...
Column: Scottie Scheffler has a big golf game. What he doesn't have is a big head
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler would rank near the bottom if the popular “strokes gained” statistic of golf had a category for celebrations. And he would be the first to concede that. Just two weeks ago — right before he earned $8.5 million for winning two...
PGA Tour stays in Florida. LPGA and PGA Tour Champions begin a Western swing
PGA TOUR VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Palm Harbor, Florida. Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). Yardage: 7,340. Par: 71. Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner's share: $1.512 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m....
Scheffler is chasing history in The Players Championship. No one has ever repeated as champion
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods never did it. Neither did Jack Nicklaus, even before The Players Championship found its home in a former swamp now known as the TPC Sawgrass. This is the 50th edition of the PGA Tour's premier championship, and no one has ever defended his...
Patrick Reed's streak of playing in majors in jeopardy at PGA Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Patrick Reed has not missed a major since he first became eligible for them at the 2014 Masters, a streak that now is in peril with the PGA Championship two months away. The PGA of America sent out its first batch of invitations, and Reed was not on...
Column: Brice Garnett shows why winning means just as much to the little guys
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Until Sunday, about the only thing Scottie Scheffler and Brice Garnett had in common was PGA Tour status and serving together on the Player Advisory Council last year. They won tournaments held 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) apart — separated by...
The Players Championship gets all the attention in a quiet week of golf
PGA TOUR THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Course: TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium). Yardage: 7,275. Par: 72. Prize money: $25 million. Winner's share: $4.5 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-7...
