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Tiger Woods to be lone player on negotiating committee with Saudis

May. 08, 2024 20:58 PM EDT

Tiger Woods will be the lone player on a five-member subcommittee that will be involved in negotiations with the Public Investment Fund, part of a busy day of governance as the PGA Tour tries to strike a deal with Saudi backers of LIV Golf. Woods was appointed to the PGA Tour board...

PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world

May. 07, 2024 23:03 PM EDT

The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, giving the major 99 of the 100 in the world ranking at Valhalla next week. The PGA of America strives to have the top 100 in the world to...

Hush money, catch and kill and more: A guide to unique terms used at Trump’s New York criminal trial

May. 05, 2024 08:15 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial is full of terms you don’t typically hear in a courtroom. Centering on allegations Trump falsified his company’s records to conceal the nature of hush money reimbursements, it's the first ever criminal trial of a former...

Tiger Woods gets special exemption to US Open at Pinehurst

May. 02, 2024 13:57 PM EDT

Tiger Woods accepted a special exemption for the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, the first time the three-time champion has needed an exemption to play. Woods has been exempt for every U.S. Open since he first played in 1995 as the reigning U.S. Amateur champion. His five-year...

Charlie Woods, son of Tiger, shoots 81 in US Open local qualifier and fails to advance

Apr. 25, 2024 19:34 PM EDT

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Woods failed to advance in a U.S. Open local qualifying event Thursday, shooting a 9-over 81 at Legacy Golf & Tennis Club. The 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods tied for 61st among the 74 players who finished. The top five advanced to regional...

Analysis: Golf has two dominant forces in Scheffler and Korda. It didn't happen overnight

Apr. 23, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Golf went a decade without being able to identify a dominant player. And then within the last month, the sport suddenly has two of them. Scottie Scheffler won his first PGA Tour event in the Phoenix Open two years ago and now he has 10 tour titles,...

Jordan Spieth's left wrist injury isn't getting any better. It's also not getting worse

Apr. 23, 2024 17:27 PM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The left wrist injury Jordan Spieth first suffered a week before the PGA Championship last year hasn’t gone away. That doesn’t necessarily means it’s worse — or better. “It’s a come-and-go thing,” Spieth said last week...

Webb Simpson offers to resign from PGA Tour board. But only if McIlroy replaces him, AP source says

Apr. 23, 2024 15:58 PM EDT

A plan is in place for Rory McIlroy to rejoin the PGA Tour board, a move that would require the board's approval and could be viewed as a chance to help to improve stalled negotiations with the Saudi financial backers of LIV Golf. McIlroy resigned from the board in November, saying...

Scottie Scheffler finishes off another win at Hilton Head to extend dominant run

Apr. 22, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A Masters green jacket wasn't enough for Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler was running on emotional fumes fresh off his four-shot victory at Augusta National, but full of purpose that more than made up for his lack of preparation for the RBC Heritage. The...

Scottie Scheffler builds 5-shot lead at Hilton Head. Rain forces a Monday finish

Apr. 21, 2024 21:08 PM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Turns out only the rain can stop Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler holed a difficult pitch for eagle on his second hole Sunday to build some separation in the RBC Heritage and looked so flawless that it was only a matter of time. ...