4:05 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods is set to begin the 2020 part of his PGA Tour schedule this week at the Farmers Insurance Open, looking to keep the momentum going after an impressive conclusion to 2019. Ranked sixth in the world, Woods, 44, won the Zozo Championship in Japan, finished fourth at
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1:07 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods is a good bet to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021. That’s because officials announced Tuesday that the Hall of Fame is lowering its age to be eligible for induction to 45 or three years retired. Woods will turn 45 in December
8:49 AM ET NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. — There is not much vanity on display in the Nicklaus home, the one that overlooks a pool and Lake Worth Lagoon, a waterway to the Atlantic Ocean and where the most accomplished golfer in the game’s history has resided since 1970. Jack Nicklaus moved here just after
8:50 AM ET Jack Nicklaus won 18 majors championships. He was second in majors 19 times. He won 73 PGA Tour titles. And he won each of the Grand Slam events a minimum of three times. But you knew that. Here, then, are 18 things about the Golden Bear you might not have known as
4:40 PM ET Don’t worry, it won’t look like this for the Masters. Augusta National doesn’t even look like this now. But photos that surfaced in recent days via Google Earth show a dormant Augusta National, with work being done on the land purchased from nearby Augusta Country Club, as well as a new building
9:34 AM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Having already battled for five extra holes into darkness without producing a champion a day earlier, Gaby Lopez and Nasa Hataoka showed up to work at 8 a.m., just like regular folks. The early wake-up call and extra golf was worth it for Lopez, who
8:47 PM ET Lisa D. Mickey LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The LPGA kicked off the new year and the 2020 season with an outright tussle for the title at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. But at the end of four rounds, five playoff holes and the gloaming of another day, a playoff between
7:25 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Andrew Landry regrouped to win The American Express after blowing a six-stroke lead on the back nine Sunday. Landry broke a tie with Abraham Ancer with a 7-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole — the jagged rock-ringed, island-green par 3 called Alcatraz — and made
7:09 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The final round of the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions featured a little bit of everything: Clutch shots, bold play, lead changes, a few costly mistakes and even bonus golf. Everything but decide a champion. Nasa Hataoka and Gaby Lopez matched par five times in
6:55 PM ET La Quinta, Calif. — Despite the criticism, Phil Mickelson said he is committed to playing the Saudi International tournament on the European Tour next week and is looking forward to the trip to the Middle East. Mickelson, who is skipping a long-time staple on his schedule, the Waste Management Phoenix Open the