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PGA Tour gets post-Masters signature event at Hilton Head. LPGA stages first major in Houston

Apr. 16, 2024 14:35 PM EDT

PGA TOUR RBC HERITAGE Site: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Course: Harbour Town GL. Yardage: 7,213. Par: 71. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $3.6 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel);...

Masters champ Jon Rahm squeaks inside the cut line. Several major winners are sent home

Apr. 12, 2024 21:27 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm went from fighting for the green jacket a year ago to fighting back from below the cut line at the Masters. The defending champion was 6 over Friday and in danger of missing the weekend after a three-putt double bogey at the par-4 14th. But during a...

Day 2 of the Masters at a glance

Apr. 12, 2024 20:52 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A brief look at Friday at the Masters, where 27 players finished their first round and the second round took place: LEADING: Max Homa (71), Bryson DeChambeau (73) and Scottie Scheffler (72) were tied at 6-under 138. CHASING: Masters rookie Nicolai...

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...

Justin Thomas parts ways with caddie Bones Mackay

Apr. 03, 2024 15:45 PM EDT

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Two-time PGA champion Justin Thomas has split with caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay one week before the Masters. Thomas did not give a reason for switching caddies, posting a message on X on Wednesday saying it was “incredibly difficult” to announce and that...

Mitchell holes out 7-iron on the 18th to take 2-shot lead heading into final round at Innisbrook

Mar. 23, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Keith Mitchell capped off a magnificent run through the “Snake Pit” at Innisbrook on Saturday with a shot he never saw go in. His 7-iron from the 18th fairway one-hopped into the hole for eagle and a 5 under and a two-shot lead in the Valspar Championship. ...

Cink at age 50 part of a five-way share of the lead at Innisbrook

Mar. 22, 2024 19:58 PM EDT

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Stewart Cink made a great escape from the pine straw for an unlikely birdie and had a 4-under 67 that gave him a five-way share of the lead Friday in the Valspar Championship and a chance to entertain thoughts of winning for the second straight tournament. ...

PGA Tour stays in Florida. LPGA and PGA Tour Champions begin a Western swing

Mar. 19, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

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....

American-owned Leeds coached by promotion specialist Farke on fast track back to Premier League

Mar. 18, 2024 08:24 AM EDT

With Leeds on a fast track back to the English Premier League, its American owners — including golfers Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas — can feel happy they picked the right club and the right coach to revive it. The San Francisco-based 49ers Enterprises ownership group had its...

Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama part of a 6-way tie for lead at Bay Hill

Mar. 08, 2024 19:21 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Shane Lowry set the target Friday at Bay Hill, and as tough as the course plays, he would not have imagined how much company he would have at the top in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Scottie Scheffler chipped in for eagle and holed a 45-foot birdie putt on...