6:05 AM ET The Masters is, finally, here. After a seven-month delay from its normal April date because coronavirus pandemic, and 19 months since Tiger Woods won the event to claim his fifth green jacket and 15th major championship, the best in the world return to Augusta National. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT How to watch the Masters
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Houston, we don’t have a problem. Or at least Sam Burns didn’t on Friday. Halfway through the Vivint Houston Open, Burns has a two-stroke lead over Jason Day and Carlos Ortiz following a sensational bogey-free seven-under 65 at Memorial Park Golf Course. Phil Mickelson, meanwhile, had lots of problems. Here are our takeaways from Day
6:40 AM ET An invitation to the Masters is a cherished memento, physically and practically, for all who receive it, usually around the first of the year. While in almost every case it is expected and a formality, it still signifies something special: the opportunity to compete in one of golf’s most revered tournaments. But
After waiting more than a year to make his Masters debut as a pro, Joaquin Niemann is going to have to wait even longer. Niemann earned an invite to Augusta National with his win at The Greenbrier last September, nearly 14 months ago. He played in the 2018 Masters as the Latin America Amateur Championship
How many times can a player be “back” then immediately “not back”? Jordan Spieth is currently setting the record for this made-up stat, not that we’re keeping track. Each time the three-time major winner tees it up, we see the flashes. The birdie spurts. The heroic par putts. The second-round 65 that precedes a weekend
8:03 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Brandt Snedeker found a lot of fairways and greens at difficult Memorial Park, top-ranked Dustin Johnson returned from the coronavirus, and fans were back, too, Thursday at the Houston Open. Snedeker shot a 5-under 65 in the afternoon to take a two-stroke lead in the last event before
As you prepare your plan for watching the upcoming Masters, here’s one piece of friendly advice: Don’t forget to set your alarm clocks earlier. With the tournament being held in November, Augusta National officials will be racing daylight in order to finish each round. Sunset in Augusta, Ga., for the four competition days will be
8:32 PM ET PGA Tour player Harry Higgs has tested positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from this week’s Vivint Houston Open. Higgs, 28, who is in his second season on the PGA Tour and won on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019, last played at the Zozo Championship at Sherwood two weeks ago, where
Bubba Watson has always been a little bit different from your typical PGA Tour player and now the two-time Masters champion has a decidedly different endorsement deal— a “lifetime contract” with equipment sponsor Ping. Although financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, Ping confirmed the deal extends the relationship well past Watson’s expected PGA
Neil Oxman had a lovely day on Tuesday. He spent the afternoon walking the golf course at Phoenix Country Club to prepare for the start of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the final event in this year’s truncated PGA Tour Champions schedule. Oxman will be caddieing for Fred Couples, whose regular caddie, Mark Chaney, is
11:57 AM ET Dustin Johnson is back after missing two tournaments due to testing positive for COVID-19. After dealing with the coronavirus, quarantining in a hotel for 11 days and getting back to practice only last week, the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world found one silver lining. “The only good thing that came out
The final PGA Tour event before the Masters, the Vivint Houston Open, will feature a strong field gearing up for the November major at Augusta National. Among the headliners competing are World No. 1 and reigning FedEx Cup champion Dustin Johnson. This will be DJ’s first start since his positive COVID test before the CJ
9:00 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders It is the week before the Masters, and the PGA Tour heads to Texas for the Vivint Houston Open, a traditional Masters warm-up — but this time in November. The event was moved to Memorial Park, a course that hosted PGA Tour events from 1951 to 1963. Phil Mickelson,
If ever there were a Masters to wear a green jacket to, it would be 2020’s November edition. The average low temperature in Augusta, Ga., dips into the 40s during that month, making an extra layer (or two) a must. But it sounds like we might see fewer of these coveted coats during this year’s
It is part of Phil Mickelson’s Masters lore. In 2006, as he prepared to play at Augusta National, Mickelson took two drivers to the BellSouth Classic in Atlanta and put them both in play—one to hit fades and the other for draws. Mickelson smoked the field and won at 28 under par, and so they
5:03 AM ET The Ladies European Tour postponed two tournaments on Tuesday which were due to be held in Australia in February, 2021 due to the ongoing travel restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Geoff King Motors Australian Ladies Classic and the Women’s New South Wales Open were set to kick off the 2021 season,
The PGA Tour announced on Tuesday afternoon that Harry Higgs has become the 14th player to test positive for COVID-19, and the 28-year-old from Camden, N.J., withdrew from this week’s Vivint Houston Open. “While I am disappointed to have to withdraw this week, I am grateful that I drove to Houston by myself and was
4:22 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau isn’t the only player headed to Augusta National next week thinking about using different equipment to attack the course that is home to the Masters. Phil Mickelson said he is making changes, too. Mickelson said Tuesday on a podcast hosted by Callaway Golf that he plans to put a driver