AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sometimes a late night is required. Other times it’s an early morning. But by now, Jeff Hall knows the drill. As the USGA manager overseeing rules who has been working on U.S. Open pairings since 2006, Hall’s task is relatively straightforward: turn a field of 156 players into 52 threesomes. The process
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1:06 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods will play the first two rounds of his 25th appearance in the Masters in a featured group with Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele. Woods, a five-time Masters champion, will tee off at 10:18 a.m. ET on Thursday and 1:24 p.m. ET on Friday. Woods, 47, has played
AUGUSTA, Ga. — WHEN SCOTT SCHEFFLER showed up in Dr. Troy Van Biezen’s office in Dallas one day in fall 2014, he was panicked. Scheffler’s son, Scottie, had been one of the best junior golfers in the world, but was struggling to even hit a ball straight as a freshman at the University of Texas.
10:27 AM ET Associated Press The European tour has won a key court case in the ongoing dispute with LIV Golf that allows the tour to fine players competing on the Saudi-funded rival league without permission, according to a London newspaper. The Times of London reported that Sport Resolutions, a three-member arbitration panel that heard
5:35 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — At the 2020 Masters, Bryson DeChambeau famously said his strategy would be to play Augusta National as a par-67 course because he was hitting the ball so far off the tee. DeChambeau didn’t come close to that number that year, tying for 34th. The next year, he finished over
4:38 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN AUGUSTA, Ga. — Cameron Smith will be the first to tell you he doesn’t think LIV Golf’s fields are as strong or deep as the PGA Tour’s. In fact, that is precisely what Smith, who joined LIV last year, said Tuesday speaking at his news conference in advance of the
2:38 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Former Masters champion Fred Couples didn’t back down from comments he made last month about LIV Golf League players who have criticized the PGA Tour after leaving. Speaking to reporters after a practice round ahead of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Monday, Couples said he doesn’t
7:30 AM ET Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti The first major of the year is here, and the anticipation for this year’s Masters could not be higher. Between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson
9:29 PM ET Associated Press PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Ruoning Yin became the second Chinese winner in LPGA Tour history Sunday, holding off Georgia Hall in the DIO Implant LA Open. The 20-year-old Yin closed with an eventful 1-under 70 for a one-stroke victory over Hall, the English player whose 5-foot birdie try on
6:54 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Brooks Koepka became the first multiple winner in LIV Golf when he closed with a 3-under 68, making a 4-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory over Sebastian Munoz. LIV Golf-Orlando came one week before Koepka and 17 other players in the Saudi-funded