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PGA Championship to return to Kiawah Island in 2031
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The PGA Championship is returning to the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island in 2031, the coastal course where the previous two champions set tournament records. Phil Mickelson became the oldest major champion at age 50 in 2021 when he won the PGA Championship...
Rory McIlroy debunks LIV Golf rumors. Greg Norman claims unanimous support during Masters trip
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — This wasn't the kind of attention Rory McIlroy was hoping for on the day after the Masters. A London financial paper, City A.M., cited anonymous sources as saying McIlroy was believed to be close to an $850 million deal to join LIV Golf. The publication did not...
Analysis: Scottie Scheffler comparisons with Tiger Woods is a tribute to both
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Just think if Scottie Scheffler had not misread that 5-foot birdie putt that kept him out of a playoff at the Houston Open. Imagine him slipping his arms into that size 44 long Masters green jacket as a winner of his last four tournaments. The comparisons with...
Ludvig Aberg backs up the hype, finishes 2nd at the Masters in his first major
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy has insisted for quite some time that Ludvig Aberg is poised to become a huge star in golf. The world found out why on Sunday. Aberg, a Swede who entered the Masters ranked ninth in the world at age 24 less than a year after turning...
Rory McIlroy's bid to complete career Grand Slam with Masters win put on hold for yet another year
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s bid to complete a career Grand Slam will have to wait yet another year after the world’s second-ranked golfer failed to make a leap up the leaderboard on Saturday at the Masters. McIlroy shot 71, which was solid, but not nearly enough to climb...
Day 2 of the Masters at a glance
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...
Grand Slam quest: Rory McIlroy staying positive, in contention at Masters after first-round 71
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sometimes you need to catch a break or two to win a major. Rory McIlroy got one on Thursday when his tee shot hit a tree on the ninth hole at Augusta National and kicked out into the middle of fairway, giving him a workable second shot. McIlroy saved par and...
As golf's civil war rages, all the top PGA Tour and LIV players are at the Masters this week
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — In some ways, golf finds itself at a point in time not unlike pro football in the 1960s, when two rival leagues duked it out but found a path to reconciliation that produced a game far bigger than anyone could've envisioned. Bryson DeChambeau, for one, is...
Rory McIlroy is brimming with confidence as he sets out to complete career Grand Slam at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy made that familiar turn off Washington Road and onto Magnolia Lane a year ago, the one that seems to suck in those fortunate enough to make it back in time, and felt as certain as ever that it was his time to win the Masters. After all, McIlroy had...
Analysis: Does golf need a dominant player? That depends on who it is
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Golf after the peak years of Tiger Woods is just like it was before that “Hello, world” moment when he arrived. There was no shortage of talent or even rivalries. No dominant figure, either. Nick Faldo and Greg Norman brought a...
