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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...

Masters champ Jon Rahm squeaks inside the cut line. Several major winners are sent home

Apr. 12, 2024 21:27 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm went from fighting for the green jacket a year ago to fighting back from below the cut line at the Masters. The defending champion was 6 over Friday and in danger of missing the weekend after a three-putt double bogey at the par-4 14th. But during a...

MASTERS '24: 8th hole at Augusta National has an uphill climb and a blind shot

Apr. 07, 2024 10:07 AM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Bruce Devlin hit the best shot he never saw at the Masters. It was the first round in 1967, and the Australian was 240 yards away on the par-5 eighth hole at Augusta National. He took a lash with his 4-wood. The ball landed on the front of the green, rolled some...

MASTERS '24: Matsuyama impresses champions dinner with speech. In English, no less

Apr. 06, 2024 10:37 AM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama took a few minutes to scroll through his phone until he found the one photo that caused him so much anxiety, and the one that gave 31 men in green jackets deep admiration for the newest member of the Masters Club. The photo shows a typewritten,...

Set to play in US for 1st time in 12 years, Anthony Kim says he's a new person in many ways

Apr. 04, 2024 11:53 AM EDT

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Kim says he once texted 100 people an invitation to come to his home and take away all his golf equipment. He's watched golf in recent years only as a sleep aid. He claims to have learned just this week that Brooks Koepka won back-to-back majors, something that happened...

PGA Tour's Monahan describes 'constructive' meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf

Mar. 19, 2024 11:39 AM EDT

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour took a first step in sparking negotiations with Saudi Arabia's national wealth fund with a meeting in the Bahamas that Commissioner Jay Monahan described as “constructive” without offering many more details. In a memo late Monday night to...

PGA Tour player directors encouraged to meet with Saudi backers of LIV Golf

Mar. 15, 2024 20:33 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott said the player directors on the PGA Tour board are being encouraged to meet with the Saudi Arabia wealth fund leader behind LIV Golf, a sign that could spark talks of an investment. Golfweek reported Friday evening a...

PGA Tour goes to Bay Hill and Puerto Rico. LIV Golf goes to Hong Kong

Mar. 05, 2024 10:56 AM EST

PGA TOUR ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL Site: Orlando, Florida. Course: Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Yardage: 7,466. Par: 72. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $4 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf...

Tiger Woods returns with PGA Tour's top players at Riviera

Feb. 13, 2024 09:56 AM EST

PGA TOUR GENESIS INVITATIONAL Site: Los Angeles. Course: Riviera CC. Yardage: 7,322. Par: 71. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $4 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m....

LIV players coming back to PGA Tour? That depends on whether they want to return

Feb. 09, 2024 11:17 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The video board at Las Vegas Country Club showed 4:29 as it counted down the time to when the range would close and LIV Golf Las Vegas could start. In the sky, a group of parachuters floated their way to the first fairway, adding to the spectacle. A man approached...