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Tiger's son makes the ace. Bernhard Langer makes the winning putt in playoff over Woods at PNC

Dec. 22, 2024 18:38 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods never had so much fun losing in a playoff. For the 67-year-old Bernhard Langer, it never gets old winning the PNC Championship with his son. They all delivered a riveting show Sunday, from 15-year-old Charlie Woods making his first hole-in-one to...

Tiger's son comes up aces in PNC Championship with a hole-in-one

Dec. 22, 2024 17:45 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods isn't the only member of his family who can produce big moments. His 15-year-old son Charlie made his first ace Sunday in the PNC Championship. Woods was more excited than if he had made the hole-in-one himself. “That was the thrill...

Tiger Woods and son Charlie share the lead at PNC Championship in Orlando

Dec. 22, 2024 08:06 AM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods and 15-year-old son Charlie ran off five straight birdies on the back nine Saturday for a 13-under 59 in the scramble format, giving them a share of the lead in the PNC Championship in Woods' first competition since back surgery in September. Woods...

Tiger Woods' immediate goal: Keep his son from beating him in golf for 18 holes

Dec. 20, 2024 17:21 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods turns 49 at the end of the month and he has one pressing goal that relates to his golf. He wants to prolong that inevitable day when his son beats him over 18 holes. They will be playing with — not against — each other this week for the fifth...

LIV adds Florida State alum for second signing of a young player

Dec. 20, 2024 13:40 PM EST

LIV Golf is looking younger as it adds new players to the team rosters, the most recent Friday when the Cleeks announced it was signing Fredrik Kjetterup of Denmark, who finished among the top 10 in the PGA Tour University ranking at Florida State. The Iron Heads two weeks ago signed...

Derek Sprague chosen as CEO of PGA of America

Dec. 20, 2024 12:49 PM EST

Derek Sprague has been selected as the next CEO at the PGA of America, the first time a club professional has been chosen to lead the organization in nearly 20 years. Sprague, who spent 25 years at his hometown Malone Golf Club in New York, also becomes the first CEO to have served...

Scheffler and McIlroy have easy time as PGA Tour stars beat LIV Golf's Koepka and DeChambeau

Dec. 17, 2024 22:49 PM EST

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy never trailed and needed only 14 holes to beat Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV Golf in a made-for-TV exhibition Tuesday night that gave fans a chance to see PGA Tour and LIV stars together for the first time outside the...

High school junior Blades Brown becomes pro golfer at 17

Dec. 17, 2024 17:11 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Blades Brown is ready to become a professional golfer even before finishing high school. Brown, a 17-year-old junior in high school in Nashville, Tennessee, announced on social media Tuesday that he will turn pro. He already has accepted an exemption to play...

PGA Tour to hire CEO to run expanding business. Jay Monahan stays on as commissioner

Dec. 17, 2024 12:24 PM EST

The PGA Tour, flush with a $1.5 billion investment from private equity and still negotiating with the Saudi-backers of LIV Golf as a minority investor, is hiring a CEO for the first time who will work alongside Commissioner Jay Monahan. Monahan made the announcement to his staff...

Americans are getting paid to play the Ryder Cup. Now the pressure is on to win: Analysis

Dec. 17, 2024 09:15 AM EST

Bringing the Ryder Cup to notoriously nasty Bethpage Black already was cause for concern. Imagine the most passionate, patriotic event in golf played before a flag-waving crowd that once harassed Sergio Garcia so badly he pointed at them with the wrong finger. This could make the...