4:26 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bubba Watson‘s shot out of the trees on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at the 2012 Masters is one of the most famous in golf history. His shot with a gap wedge off pine straw from deep in the woods at Augusta National hooked about 40 yards
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9:09 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods might be the biggest story in the 86th Masters. But everyone is chasing the hottest player on the planet, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has a 5-shot lead heading into Saturday’s third round at Augusta National Golf Club. Scheffler’s advantage matches the largest 36-hole lead in
8:28 PM ET ESPN News Services AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler strolled off Augusta National with both hands in his pockets as if he had just finished a casual round at home in the late afternoon. The Masters was anything but that Friday. The wind roaring through the Georgia pines gave so many golfers all
7:06 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods will be around for the weekend in his return to Augusta National Golf Club. Woods, who is playing in his first tournament since he was seriously injured in a car wreck in February 2021, fought his way through early struggles and windy conditions to
7:44 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Maybe Bryson DeChambeau should have listened to his doctors’ advice. DeChambeau, who has been battling hand and hip injuries for the past few months, was among the biggest names who missed the cut at the 86th Masters on Friday. DeChambeau shot 8-over 80 in Friday’s second round and was
7:30 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods and his rebuilt leg held up for another day at the Masters, overcoming a disastrous front nine to make the cut and enter the weekend nine shots off the lead. To watch him Friday, in pain yet still stoic, was to watch someone battle … the course,
12:59 PM ET LPGA star Nelly Korda recently underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from her left arm and will soon begin rehabilitation, she said Friday. “I recently underwent surgery for a blood clot in my subclavian vein,” Korda, 23, posted to Twitter on Friday. “I am pleased to report the procedure went well
12:40 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen, who played with Tiger Woods in the first round of the Masters, withdrew from the tournament on Friday because of an undisclosed injury. Oosthuizen, who is 14th in the Official World Golf Ranking, shot 4-over 76 in the first round. Woods, who was tied for
7:16 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods says it will be a “game-time decision” on whether he plays in the 86th Masters, which is scheduled to begin Thursday. Woods, 46, hasn’t played a round in a regular PGA Tour event in more than 500 days. He has been recovering from serious
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
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
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
11:54 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Hinako Shibuno’s first impression of Mission Hills Country Club was far from confidence-inspiring — and, in hindsight, mistaken. “It was a hard course for me. I couldn’t even imagine I could play here,” the 23-year-old from Japan said through a translator Friday, recalling the initial time
8:42 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Ryan Palmer shot a bogey-free round of 6-under 66 at the Valero Texas Open to lead by 2 shots over Kevin Chappell, Dylan Frittelli and Matt Kuchar after Friday’s second round. Palmer, at 10 under, surged into the lead with consecutive birdies midway through the back nine.
5:48 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — After falling one shot below the cut line, Rose Zhang, the No. 1 amateur in women’s golf, made birdies on her final three holes at Champions Retreat to qualify for the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Zhang, the former U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, was
12:02 PM ET Six days before the start of the 86th Masters, defending champion Hideki Matsuyama was forced to withdraw from the second round of the Valero Texas Open on Friday because of a neck injury. Matsuyama, who last season became the first man from Japan to win a major championship and the first Asian
9:36 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Anna Davis was little more than a silhouette from right of the ninth green as darkness fell quickly at the end of a long day at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The only light came from a video board and headlights from carts making their way in.