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1:03 PM ET The ongoing battle between the PGA Tour and the breakaway LIV Golf League continues to be one of the biggest storylines in men’s professional golf, but past Masters champions Patrick Reed and Bubba Watson insist it won’t be a distraction at Augusta National Golf Club next week. Speaking to reporters ahead of

The Masters holds a fond place in golfer’s hearts for many reasons, including the fact it is the much-anticipated first men’s major championship of the season. But that is far from the only “first” in the tournament’s rich history. As it is played at the same venue each year, there is an opportunity to evaluate

The Masters is a week away, and with it comes with several certainties. We know pimento cheese sandwiches will be sold at Augusta National, continuing the annual argument whether they’re actually edible. We know players will drive down Magnolia Lane and capture the excitement and beauty on video to share with the masses. We know

1:22 PM ET Associated Press The LPGA Tour is going back to Malaysia and restoring what could have been another gap in the Asia swing. The Maybank Championship will be Oct. 26-29 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, replacing the void created when the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA was canceled. The Maybank Championship will

With one last shot at the Masters coming this week at the Valero Texas Open, Rickie Fowler will lead a bevy of tour pros looking to sneak into the revered major with a win at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course. Despite being 25th in the FedEx Cup standings, Fowler is on the verge of missing out

10:48 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN This week, for the fourth time in five years, the best amateur women’s players in the world will descend upon Augusta, Georgia, ahead of the fourth installment of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Editor’s Picks In just a short period of time, the ANWA has become a premier showcase of

What Sunday final pairing are you hoping for at Augusta? @Feralgolfer There is only one correct answer to this, and it’s Rory-PReed: Tour vs. LIV, good vs. evil, etc. Despite what happened in Dubai, I think Reed is more game for this kind of death match. It reminds me of the Fred Couples-Corey Pavin matchups

Not that we should expect intentions to the contrary, but CBS Sports officials said Monday that the network isn’t planning to cover LIV Golf League members who compete in next week’s Masters Tournament any differently than the rest of the field of competitors. At least that’s the party line. What else would you expect them

1:47 PM ET The next event on the 2023 PGA Tour is the Valero Texas Open, which begins on Thursday. The event will take place at the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course, a par-72 course in Texas. The purse for the event is $8.9 million, a $300,000 increase from last year. Editor’s Picks J.J. Spaun,

Like a renowned chef being asked for a restaurant recommendation or a professional race-car driver being told to parallel park, certain occupations come with certain expectations of expertise. It’s no different when your day job involves predicting the weather—and your favorite hobby involves being outside. Such is the case for NBC’s Dylan Dreyer, an avid

11:02 AM ET Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout and 15-time major champion Tiger Woods are teaming up to build a new private golf club in southern New Jersey, the pair announced Monday. Trout National-The Reserve will feature an 18-hole course that will be designed by Woods and his firm, TGR Design. The club will

A year ago at this time, the official website for the Augusta National Women’s Amateur picked 10 “Players to Watch” for the 2022 championship. The list included most of the top-ranked entrants at the time, including Rose Zhang, Amari Avery and Ingrid Lindblad. A golfer not included: Anna Davis. It was completely understandable, because, at

Celine Boutier made back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole at Superstition Mountain—the first to force a playoff with Georgia Hall, the second to beat her European Solheim Cup teammate—en route to victory at the LPGA Drive On Championship Sunday outside Phoenix. The 29-year-old Frenchwoman, who capped a 20-under 268 performance with a closing 68. “It

9:59 PM ET Associated Press GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — Celine Boutier of France beat Georgia Hall of England with a birdie on the first playoff hole Sunday to win the LPGA Drive on Championship. Boutier forced a playoff by making a testy birdie putt at the par-5 18th to close out a 4-under 68, matching

Sam Burns finally had enough. No more comebacks. No more close calls. He was done with all the stress of the result being in question until the bitter end. After a bogey on the second hole Sunday during the championship of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, the 26-year-old from Louisiana unleashed seven birdies in a

5:59 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark played bogey-free Saturday for a 6-under 66 and shared the lead with PGA Tour rookie Sam Stevens in the Corales Punta Cana Championship. Stevens twice had the lead down the stretch on the Corales course until a wobbly finish, making bogey

The payday is modest when you compare it to the amounts on the line at the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship. But winning the PGA Tour’s Corales Puntacana Championship on Sunday in the Dominican Republic comes with some handsome rewards. Victory locks up a PGA Tour card through the 2025 season. More specifically it guarantees the

AUSTIN — Someday, when we’re talking about the old WGC-Match Play events and remembering all the winners, it will be worth taking a moment to recall the hot Saturday afternoon in 2023 when, minutes apart, Scottie Scheffler ended his quarterfinal match against Jason Day with a near-ace and Rory McIlroy buried a 12-foot birdie on