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See how players have qualified for the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The 87 players expected to compete in the 89th Masters, to be played April 10-13. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur). Masters champions Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson,...
Indoor golf league created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy has a loud, swift debut match
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Ludvig Aberg will be the answer to a trivia question: He made the first birdie in TGL history. And with that, the indoor golf competition that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had envisioned for years was finally underway. TGL had its...
No wind at Kapalua means no stopping record scoring
HONOLULU (AP) — Ludvig Aberg now is a veteran of two years at Kapalua for The Sentry, and he already has figured out the formula for the Plantation Course. “You need to shoot a lot of low scores here to keep up,” he said. Aberg was nine shots out of the lead,...
Hideki Matsuyama sets personal best with 11 birdies for a 62 and leads Morikawa by 1 at Kapalua
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa had to judge how his ball would come out of the first cut of rough on the 16th hole at Kapalua, and it was close to perfect, settling 20 inches away for a sure birdie in his terrific duel with Hideki Matsuyama. Matsuyama was some 20 yards...
PGA Tour contemplating changes to Tour Championship, AP sources say
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The PGA Tour is contemplating another change to the format at the Tour Championship to crown a FedEx Cup champion as part of its response to what fans, television and corporate partners want to see. Two PGA Tour officials said several concepts are still under...
Tom Hoge leads at Kapalua where good golf exceeds expectations in PGA Tour opener
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Tom Hoge grew up in North Dakota and found the ideal vibe for Kapalua on Thursday, keeping expectations low and riding the momentum of good golf on his way to a 9-under 64 to take a one-shot lead at The Sentry in the PGA Tour season opener. Hideki Matsuyama...
Golf goes indoors on prime time with high-tech TGL league
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Xander Schauffele is making his season debut twice in the span of seven days at venues separated by a lot more than some 5,000 miles. One is at The Sentry, the season opener on the PGA Tour that starts Thursday on hilly terrain in Maui with endless...
Xander Schauffele has 2 majors and still a long way from No. 1 in the world
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Winning two majors only made Xander Schauffele that much more eager for the next one. The only downer about winning the claret jug at Royal Troon was knowing it would be more than eight months until the next one. Also on his agenda is reaching No. 1 in the...
Schauffele says Ryder Cup pay for Americans is going to charity and 'we're going to take crap'
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Americans are getting paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time, and Xander Schauffele said Tuesday the plan is for them not to get a dime. “I just see it as a whole lot of money going to charity and we're going to take a lot of crap,” Schauffele...
New PGA Tour season starts at Kapalua without its best player
PGA Tour THE SENTRY Site: Kapalua, Hawaii. Course: Plantation Course at Kapalua. Yardage: 7,596. Par: 73. Purse: $20 million. Winner's share: $3.6 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 6-10 p.m. (Golf Channel);...
