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PGA Championship to return to Kiawah Island in 2031

Apr. 17, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

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...

Scottie Scheffler had a quick Masters celebration. Now, it's time to get back to work

Apr. 17, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler would be the first to lament he doesn't spend enough time celebrating his achievements, which are piling up at an alarming pace. He made an exception after winning his second green jacket in three years. He flew...

Korda chases fifth straight victory to tie LPGA record in Chevron Championship

Apr. 17, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda hasn’t really considered her place in history as she prepares to chase her fifth consecutive victory, which would tie the LPGA record, this weekend at the Chevron Championship. “I’m so in the present that I don’t let myself think...

Man charged in transport of Masters golf tournament memorabilia taken from Augusta National

Apr. 17, 2024 13:08 PM EDT

A man has been charged in federal court in Illinois in the transport of millions of dollars worth of Masters golf tournament merchandise and memorabilia stolen from Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. A document filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...

Rory McIlroy debunks LIV Golf rumors. Greg Norman claims unanimous support during Masters trip

Apr. 16, 2024 15:53 PM EDT

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...

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);...

AP Sports Week in Pictures: Masters golf glows, Tsitsipas' title and no more 'Neverkusen' in Germany

Apr. 16, 2024 07:20 AM EDT

Associated Press photographers captured the emotions of Masters golf, Stefanos Tsitsipas lifting the tennis trophy at Monte Carlo, and the end of a 120-year wait by Germany's Bayer Leverkusen for its first Bundesliga title. Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, earned...

Ludvig Aberg backs up the hype, finishes 2nd at the Masters in his first major

Apr. 14, 2024 20:53 PM EDT

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...

Tiger Woods finishes Masters with his highest score as a pro, sets sights on upcoming majors

Apr. 14, 2024 15:32 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods finished the Masters on Sunday with a record he could do without, walking off the course with a 16-over 304, his highest 72-hole score in a career that spans three decades. Woods’ previous high was 302 at the Memorial in 2015. He has only failed to...

The Masters: How to watch the final round and betting odds for golf's first major of 2024

Apr. 14, 2024 09:54 AM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler enters the final round of the Masters with a one-shot lead over Collin Morikawa and a two-shot advantage over Max Homa. Scheffler used an eagle on the par-5 13th hole on Saturday at Augusta National to position himself for his second green...