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Analysis: Golf has two dominant forces in Scheffler and Korda. It didn't happen overnight

Apr. 23, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Golf went a decade without being able to identify a dominant player. And then within the last month, the sport suddenly has two of them. Scottie Scheffler won his first PGA Tour event in the Phoenix Open two years ago and now he has 10 tour titles,...

Jordan Spieth's left wrist injury isn't getting any better. It's also not getting worse

Apr. 23, 2024 17:27 PM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The left wrist injury Jordan Spieth first suffered a week before the PGA Championship last year hasn’t gone away. That doesn’t necessarily means it’s worse — or better. “It’s a come-and-go thing,” Spieth said last week...

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...

Scottie Scheffler finishes off another win at Hilton Head to extend dominant run

Apr. 22, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A Masters green jacket wasn't enough for Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler was running on emotional fumes fresh off his four-shot victory at Augusta National, but full of purpose that more than made up for his lack of preparation for the RBC Heritage. The...

Scottie Scheffler builds 5-shot lead at Hilton Head. Rain forces a Monday finish

Apr. 21, 2024 21:08 PM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Turns out only the rain can stop Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler holed a difficult pitch for eagle on his second hole Sunday to build some separation in the RBC Heritage and looked so flawless that it was only a matter of time. ...

Analysis: Scottie Scheffler comparisons with Tiger Woods is a tribute to both

Apr. 16, 2024 12:47 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Just think if Scottie Scheffler had not misread that 5-foot birdie putt that kept him out of a playoff at the Houston Open. Imagine him slipping his arms into that size 44 long Masters green jacket as a winner of his last four tournaments. The comparisons with...

Scottie Scheffler is a Masters champion again. And he's never satisfied

Apr. 15, 2024 13:08 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler manages enormous expectations so well because he never spends too much time thinking about the past or the future. The temptation was never so great at the Masters. Behind him was a swift sequence of events that put him in control at Augusta...

Scheffler turns the Masters into another Sunday yawner with a dominating win

Apr. 15, 2024 06:09 AM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler drained all the drama out of the Masters. Which has become a familiar storyline at Augusta National. Despite that familiar refrain about the tournament not beginning until the back nine on Sunday, it's become a rarity for it to...

Low amateur Neal Shipley plays final round with Tiger Woods during 'dream week' at the Masters

Apr. 14, 2024 22:35 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Neal Shipley was feeling pretty bummed on the practice range at Augusta National after a third-round 80 in the Masters. Then came the ultimate pick-me-up. The amateur's caddie and good friend, Carter Pitcairn, walked over Saturday night and...

Scottie Scheffler unstoppable and wins another Masters green jacket

Apr. 14, 2024 21:52 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler spent more time looking at his feet than any of the white leaderboards at Augusta National, all of them showing what everyone was watching — a Masters champion again, the undisputed best player in golf. He prefers to stay in his own little...