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See how players qualified for the 2025 Masters

Dec. 24, 2024 09:12 AM EST

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,...

Rory McIlroy says LIV Golf and PGA Tour match is giving back to fans of a divided sport

Dec. 11, 2024 15:20 PM EST

Two of the best players each from LIV Golf versus the PGA Tour in a televised match might remind golf fans what they're missing outside of the four majors. Rory McIlroy believes it shows they're at least trying to repair a divided sport. McIlroy will have Scottie Scheffler as his...

Lindsey Vonn to make her comeback to downhill racing at age 40 this weekend

Dec. 04, 2024 12:23 PM EST

At age 40, Lindsey Vonn is going to enter an official ski race for the first time in nearly six years this weekend. Having already announced last month that she was coming out of retirement, Vonn will race lower-level FIS downhills and super-Gs on Saturday and Sunday, respectively,...

Martin Slumbers hangs his hat on making British Open big and promoting women's golf

Nov. 22, 2024 09:03 AM EST

Martin Slumbers could not have witnessed greater theater than his first British Open in charge of the R&A, the record-setting duel between Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson at Royal Troon. His only concern in 2016 was the audience. “I walked around quite a bit...

Rory McIlroy sees glass half-full with 4 wins. The US Open makes it feel half-empty: Analysis

Nov. 19, 2024 09:00 AM EST

Tied for the lead with three holes left in an exhausting season for Rory McIlroy, he launched a pitching wedge toward the 16th green in Dubai and barked out desperate instructions. “Go! Go! Go!" he urged the golf ball as it descended over the water. It dropped in...

Nelly Korda will miss two events in Asia with a neck injury. She also misses out on the Vare Trophy

Oct. 15, 2024 11:07 AM EDT

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...