6:58 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — J.J. Spaun won his first PGA Tour event — and his first trip to the Masters — by firing a final-round 69 at the Valero Texas Open on Sunday. In his 147th PGA Tour start, Spaun survived a double-bogey start to his round by recording five birdies
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5:36 PM ET Associated Press BILOXI, Miss. — Steven Alker cruised to his second victory on the PGA Tour Champions, shooting a 7-under 65 in the final round Sunday to win the Rapiscan Systems Classic by six shots. Alker’s total of 18 under was a record at the event, which moved to Grand Bear Golf
2:23 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Let the Tiger Watch begin. Tiger Woods wasn’t ready to officially say on Sunday that he’ll play in the 86th Masters, which is scheduled to begin Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. But in a statement on Twitter, Woods did say that he’s arriving here Sunday to continue practicing
10:08 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods says it will be a “game-time decision” on whether he competes in the 86th Masters, which is scheduled to begin Thursday. Woods, 46, gave the update in a tweet Sunday, writing that he would be returning to Augusta National Golf Club “to continue my preparation and practice.”
7:05 AM ET Zach Johnson’s favorite thing to wear from the Masters didn’t come with a price tag. It’s not sold anywhere on the grounds of Augusta National Golf Club, either in the massive merchandise building that’s used once a year or in the members-only pro shop. Actually, only a select few own one. It’s
7:10 AM ET For the first time since 2019, when Tiger Woods won his fifth green jacket, the Masters will be back to normal. The Par 3 Contest, a moment to breathe on the eve of the first round, makes its return. And, most notably, a full capacity of patrons returns to Augusta National after
9:37 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Jennifer Kupcho started fast and kept on going Saturday in The Chevron Championship to take a six-stroke lead into the last round ever at Mission Hills in the major championship. Kupcho shot an 8-under 64 on another hot and sunny afternoon in the Coachella Valley for
7:20 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Brandt Snedeker and Beau Hossler each shot 5-under 67 to join J.J. Spaun and Dylan Frittelli atop the leaderboard after the third round of the Valero Texas Open on Saturday. Both Spaun, who shot 69, and Frittelli (70) bogeyed the last hole to finish with a share
3:59 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Anna Davis didn’t know many of the players when the 16-year-old arrived for her first Augusta National Women’s Amateur. They all know who she is now. Davis got into the mix with two birdies around Amen Corner, closed with a 3-under 69 and took the title Saturday
5:47 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Shortly after LSU junior Latanna Stone walked off the 18th green in the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur on Saturday, Annika Sorenstam, a 10-time major championship winner, was waiting to hug her. So was two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza