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Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. All times EDT a-amateur Sunday Final Round 9:15 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Vijay Singh 9:25 a.m. — Jake Knapp, Grayson Murray 9:35 a.m. —...
Wild prints, trendy wear are making the Masters the center of the golf fashion universe
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...
The Masters begins after weather delay, though high winds are still expected at Augusta National
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Augusta National that Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and the rest of golf's greats played during their practice rounds for the Masters was a bit different than what greeted them Thursday after they drove down Magnolia Lane. A storm system that raked the...
Van Rooyen returns to the Masters with memories of his late friend fresh in his mind
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Erik van Rooyen strolled beneath the Georgia pines on Monday, those familiar yellow flags of Augusta National flapping in the warm spring breeze, and let his thoughts drift from preparing for the Masters to his old college teammate. It was the first time van...
Austin Eckroat gets his 1st PGA Tour win by prevailing at Cognizant Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Austin Eckroat waited a long time to become a winner on the PGA Tour. Another day didn’t hurt. Eckroat got the first victory of his tour career Monday, topping Erik van Rooyen and Min Woo Lee by three shots to win the weather-delayed Cognizant...
Eckroat leads by stroke over van Rooyen, after rain sends Cognizant Classic to a Monday finish
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Austin Eckroat left PGA National with a share of the lead Saturday. He left with the outright lead Sunday. He'll have to come back Monday to finish the job. A Monday finish awaits at PGA National, after the final round of the opening...
Erik van Rooyen opens with a 63 in bid to win again in Mexico
VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Erik van Rooyen made two eagles Thursday on his way to an 8-under 63 for a one-shot lead in the Mexico Open at Vidanta, a strong start in his bid to win a second PGA Tour title in Mexico in the last four months. Van Rooyen hit 3-iron to 6 feet for eagle on...
Quotes from players on PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A collection of quotes from players interviewed during the Hawaii swing — before the PGA Tour finalized a $3 billion deal with minority investor Strategic Sports Group — on PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan's handling of the Saudi situation: “I...
Pebble Beach has an elite field, no celebrities but the same old 'Crosby' weather
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Even with a smaller field and a bigger purse, one element about Pebble Beach doesn't change. Just check in with Tony Finau. He was on the seventh hole, among the most famous par 3s in golf that measures 106 yards down the hill toward the waves crashing...
