10:36 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawai’i — Gary Woodland chipped in for the first of five consecutive birdies on the back nine Friday on his way to another 6-under 67 that gave him a three-shot lead going into the weekend at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Just about everyone in the winners-only field at
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10:26 PM ET Kevin Na withdrew from the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii, before his scheduled tee time Thursday because of a fractured bone in his right pinkie finger. Na told the Golf Channel that he injured the finger last week and estimated he would miss about four weeks. He was in the
10:17 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Kevin Tway returned to Kapalua a lot older, taller and better, and made his Sentry Tournament of Champions debut with a 7-under 66 to build a one-shot lead Thursday after the first round of the new year. Tway last came to this idyllic resort on the west
5:19 PM ET Mike Davis, the chief setup person for U.S. Open courses since 2005, is relinquishing those duties voluntarily to focus on his responsibilities as the USGA’s chief executive officer. The move, Davis said, has been under consideration for several years and is not in response to several recent controversies at the U.S. Open,
9:35 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Patrick Reed, who says he can’t please everybody, is sure going to try when he hosts the dinner for Masters champions in April. His menu starts with ribeye steaks, macaroni and cheese, creamed spinach and creamed corn. But he wants options in case some Masters champions don’t
4:20 PM ET Rory McIlroy‘s focus for 2019 is the United States. Specifically, the PGA Tour. That is why, for the first time, McIlroy is competing in this week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, an event he previously qualified for six times but skipped. And that is why McIlroy, who is from Northern Ireland,
7:02 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — The PGA Tour might be taking another step toward connecting players with television viewers. Several years ago, it asked players in contention on the weekend to allow for TV interviews before their rounds, usually as they were arriving or leaving the practice range. Now the tour is
1:11 PM ET Throughout the back issues that kept Tiger Woods from competing for the better part of two years, caddie Joe LaCava waited for him to return — forgoing opportunities to work for other players. The question seems preposterous, given how far Tiger Woods had fallen. It won’t be easy, but it’s not impossible,
9:05 AM ET Birthdays have not served as great benchmarks of late for Tiger Woods, especially as he passed into that “twilight” area of his career where the days grow shorter and the opportunities more fleeting. Athletes in their 40s already face long odds of success, and Woods’ plight has been made all the more
6:14 PM ET The agent for Tiger Woods called the golfer’s match in Las Vegas last month against Phil Mickelson a success, but denied any deal is in place to have subsequent big-money encounters — although he expects discussions to take place early in 2019. Golf Digest reported that Turner Sports had signed a three-year