8:43 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print SAN ANTONIO — Si Woo Kim birdied five of his final eight holes Thursday for a 6-under 66 and the first-round lead at the Valero Texas Open. Kim, the 2017 Players Championship winner, leads by a shot over Abraham Ancer, J.T. Poston, Brian
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10:10 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Ally McDonald made a 5-foot birdie putt on the final stroke of the first round Thursday to take the ANA Inspiration lead. Can this ANA Inspiration possibly top last year’s marathon championship, which finished on the eighth playoff hole on Monday? McDonald shot a 4-under 68
8:32 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jennifer Kupcho took care of the preliminaries in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and now has a shot at a title that never seemed likely: A chance to become the first woman to win at the home of the Masters. Her only regret was that her one-shot
Apr 7, 2019 Last year, MLB handicapper Joe Peta put away the baseball spreadsheets and began immersing himself into the world of golf betting. His latest book, A 2019 Masters Preview, was published last month (available on Amazon) and contains never-before-revealed analytics and insights on the Masters. As part of his look at the most
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Close your eyes and pick a hole at Augusta National. You can see so many in your mind’s eye — picturing the pond and the big Masters scoreboard beside No. 11, the Hogan Bridge leading to No. 12, the steep bank and the water in front of the 15th green. The U.S.
5:07 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — NCAA champion Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest was first to tee off in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur and kept right on going until she had a 4-under 68 for a share of the lead after the opening round Wednesday. Zoe Campos, a 16-year-old Californian, birdied
2:21 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — A year ago, Devon Bling stood at the practice range at Augusta National Golf Club watching PGA players like Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth preparing to play in the Masters Tournament. Bling and his UCLA teammates had just finished playing in a collegiate tournament at Augusta University,
12:15 PM ET The 83rd Masters begins April 11 at Augusta National Golf Club. Here is everything you need to know leading into the tournament, as play happens and after the green jacket has been placed on the shoulders of the 2019 champion. Last year, Patrick Reed held off both Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.
1:58 PM ET Jake Owen, country singer and avid golfer, apparently was not a big fan of The Match, a much-hyped 18-hole pay-per-view event won by Phil Mickelson in extra holes over Tiger Woods – with a winner-take-all payday of $9-million – the day after Thanksgiving. And Owen let Mickelson know about it. A day
12:31 PM ET For Tiger Woods, a trip to Augusta National is expected this week, perhaps the disappointment by then having dissipated after a frustrating end to the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He said it would take a few days to shake the sting of defeat. Right now, there’s little time to waste. The Masters