Latest Gary Woodland News

Eugenio Chacarra is out of LIV Golf and losing prime years. It's a cautionary tale for youth
HONOLULU (AP) — One of the complaints that Eugenio Chacarra had about LIV Golf concerned money, of all things. Chacarra left Oklahoma State in 2022 to join the Saudi-funded league, the brightest of the young players on a roster of mostly aging veterans. He won in his fifth start,...

Gary Woodland had a surprise passenger on his island flight to Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — Gary Woodland had a brief vacation with wife Gabby on the Big Island before coming over to Oahu for the Sony Open. Never was a 45-minute flight more memorable. They were in the second row on the Hawaiian Airlines flight. The final passengers to board were in the...

J.J. Spaun takes the lead at Sony Open with a wide-open chase in the wind of Waialae
HONOLULU (AP) — Stephan Jaeger had nine birdies for the lowest round this week at Waialae, and two of the most important holes for him Saturday in the Sony Open were pars. Jaeger knows dropping a shot is losing ground, and the way the Sony Open is playing out, no one can afford to...

Patrick Fishburn and Denny McCarthy share Sony Open lead
HONOLULU (AP) — Patrick Fishburn found some early momentum and Denny McCarthy overcame a sluggish start Friday, both winding up in the same spot — a share of the lead in the Sony Open going into what figures to be a wide-open weekend at Waialae. Fishburn ran off three straight...

Grayson Murray memories at Sony Open remind Woodland of the value of support
HONOLULU (AP) — Gary Woodland was like so many other players when he arrived at the Sony Open. His thoughts immediately went to defending champion Grayson Murray, who openly shared his struggles with anxiety and addiction, and who took his own life four months after winning. ...

Tales from the tour in a year filled with medals and tears and a few digs
Scottie Scheffler won a lot of tournaments and had to do a lot of talking this year. One theme stood out even as Scheffler was dominating his competition by winning nine times. The answer could be found on a white board in Paris. Golfers at the Olympics were asked to...
