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See how players qualified for the 2025 Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The 85 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,...
High school junior Blades Brown becomes pro golfer at 17
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...
UCLA duo Knapp and Tavatanakit deliver late birdies and win Grant Thornton Invitational
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Patty Tavatanakit holed a 25-foot birdie putt and Jake Knapp gave them the lead on the next hole with a tough pitch to set up birdie as the UCLA duo combined for a 7-under 65 on Sunday for a one-shot victory in the Grant Thornton Invitational. They won on their...
UCLA pair Knapp and Tavatanakit widen lead to 2 shots in Grant Thornton Invitational
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Patty Tavatanakit delivered the birdie putts and Jake Knapp kept their UCLA team in front with one big par save after another, leading them to a 6-under 66 in the more difficult foursomes Saturday and a two-shot lead in the Grant Thornton Invitational. ...
UCLA alums Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit birdie entire front 9 for 58 and lead mixed-team event
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — UCLA alums Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit birdied the entire front nine in a scramble format Friday and finished eagle-birdie for a 14-under 58, giving them a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Grant Thornton Invitational. The tournament has 16...
Scottie Scheffler goes on a run of birdies in the Bahamas and leads by 2
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler birdied every hole but the par 3s on the front nine at Albany Golf Club on Friday and finished his bogey-free round with an 8-under 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in the Hero World Challenge. Two months off did nothing to slow the world's...
Scottie Scheffler has new putting grip and trails Cameron Young by 3 in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler brought a new putting grip to the Hero World Challenge and felt enough improvement to be satisfied with the result, a 5-under 67 that left him three shots behind Cameron Young on Thursday. Young was playing for the first time since the BMW...
Nelly Korda will miss two events in Asia with a neck injury. She also misses out on the Vare Trophy
Nelly Korda won't be making a sweep of all the LPGA awards this year. The No. 1 player in the women’s world ranking, Korda had to withdraw from the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea and the Maybank Championship next week in Malaysia. She cited a minor neck injury sustained...
