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Except for the identity of the player slipping on the green jacket, when we watch the Masters each April, we do so knowing in advance what we’re about to see. There’s a certainty we’ve come to expect, perhaps even count on. The manual leader boards. The caddies in their white jumpsuits. The azaleas. The patrons

Brian Gay is keenly aware of the fact that he’s 48. He also knows that he’s competing with players on the PGA Tour who can hit their golf balls into the next county while his don’t come close to the county line. And yet, on Sunday, he found out that he can compete with them—and,

1:01 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau will become the first golfer to wear a logo of a sports betting or fantasy sports company during the Masters after agreeing to a partnership with DraftKings. DeChambeau will wear a DraftKings logo on his hat during the Masters next week as part of an exclusive, multiyear relationship with the

On Sunday, Gary Player celebrated his 85th birthday, just the latest milestone in a life full of them. In lieu of birthday gifts, the nine-time major champion had but one request from his fans and fellow tour pros. He wanted everyone to donate $8.50—more was certainly appreciated—to Golf Fights Cancer. The goal: to raise $85,000

4:45 PM ET Associated Press SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — In the 20-plus years and more than 600 times Brian Gay has played on the PGA Tour, he realizes the game is still full of surprises. Sunday was a big one. Gay rallied from a 3-shot deficit on the back nine, hit gap wedge to 3 feet

Ever since the Brysonball Brand launched (Established: Sept. 20, 2020, Mamaroneck, N.Y.), there has been no shortage of discussion over how distance is dominating the game and whether anything can/should be done to keep bombers from overpowering professional golf. The usual solutions have all been offered up: Roll back the ball. Limit the size of

The last trophy Darren Clarke hoisted prior to Sunday was the claret jug, his Open Championship victory coming more than nine years ago. And though presumably one does not forget how to win, neither do they forget how to lose. The thought crossed his mind when he double-bogeyed the ninth hole of the final round

5:31 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Darren Clarke won the TimberTech Champions on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions title, two-putting for birdie on the par-5 18th for a one-stroke victory over Jim Furyk and Bernhard Langer. Clarke hit his second shot on 18 to 30 feet and rolled his eagle

The 54-foot putt Callum Shinkwin holed across the 18th green at Aphrodite Hills meant a lot of things to the 27-year-old Englishman. An eagle 3 on the 538-yard par 5. A back-nine of 29. A closing 63, low round of the week in the European Tour’s inaugural Cyprus Open. A total of 20 under par.

9:24 PM ET Associated Press PINEHURST, N.C. — Ana Belac of Slovenia won the Carolina Golf Classic on Saturday at Pinehurst No. 9 for her first Symetra Tour title, wrapping up an LPGA Tour card with the breakthrough victory. The former Duke star closed with a 2-over 74 for a four-stroke victory. Six strokes ahead

The last two weeks on the PGA Tour were more or less a case of the rich getting richer—limited field Invitationals, no cuts, pristine golf courses, perfect scoring condition. And, apart from some lesser-known Asian players getting exemptions, fields of mostly established players. This week’s Bermuda Championship has a distinctly grittier feel. Apart from an

Torey Edwards was flirting with the unthinkable in golf and his friends weren’t giving him any breaks. The 38-year-old Southern Californian shot a 14-under-par 58 in 2008 when he was still attempting to make it on the pro mini tours. Twelve years later, on Thursday in a sanctioned Southern California Golf Association Scratch League event

6:37 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Darren Clarke eagled the par-5 18th hole Saturday for a 10-under 62 and a share of the second-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ TimberTech Champions. Winless on the 50-and-over tour, the 52-year-old major champion from Northern Ireland had eight birdies at The Old Course at

Phil Mickelson will make his final Masters tune-up in the Lonestar State. Mickelson committed to the Vivant Houston Open, a week after stating he might not play in the event due to health and safety concerns. The Houston Open is allowing a limited amount of fans on property next week, a prospect that left Mickleson

5:52 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Playing his fourth event since revealing he’s fighting bladder cancer, John Daly shot an 8-under 64 on Friday for a share of the lead with Jim Furyk in the PGA Tour Champions’ TimberTech Champions. Daly had his lowest score in his five-year career on the 50-and-over

We see John Daly and everything seems as it always was. The outrageously colorful pants and oversized yellow shirt that is bright enough to be a beacon on a lighthouse. The flowing long hair, though it seems a tad more gray and less dirty blond now. The impossibly tanned and thick forearms, and the cartoonishly

After an absolutely prime day for scoring on Thursday in Bermuda, it looked like we were headed for another week where 20 under or lower was required to get a win. Mother Nature decided to fight back on Friday at Port Royal Golf Course. Here are our takeaways from the second round of the Bermuda

6:26 PM ET Associated Press SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Ryan Armour and Wyndham Clark survived ferocious wind Friday in the Bermuda Championship to share the lead going into a weekend that includes 64-year-old Fred Funk. Armour could only guess where the 30 mph gusts would blow his golf ball across Port Royal. The 44-year-old from Ohio

Camiko Smith making his long-awaited PGA Tour debut on the golf course he grew up on already had the makings of a Hollywood script. On Thursday, though, he produced the perfect climactic scene if there’s ever a movie made about his story. Smith’s childhood home abuts the fourth hole at Port Royal GC, site of

4:20 AM ET Mitch Waite and Johannes Veerman lead a tight pack after the opening round of the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open with four-time European Tour winner Andy Sullivan one shot behind. Sullivan, the highest ranked player in the field, posted a six-under 65 after he birdied the final two holes in a low-scoring day.

It may look like a laid-back affair on television, but make no mistake, there is a lot on the line for many players competing at this week’s Bermuda Championship. You’re going to hear “a good finish here could set (insert player) up for the rest of the season” this week, which is absolutely true. Here

An abiding enthusiasm for golf fueled Tim Rosaforte’s nearly four-decade career covering the game, more than 20 years of it spent as a senior writer for Golf Digest and Golf World. So, too, did his curiosity to tell the stories of those who shared that enthusiasm, be they recreational golfers, club professionals or Hall of

5:39 PM ET Associated Press SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Peter Malnati saw his infant son at a PGA Tour event for the first time since the pandemic, which brought a smile to his face and another birdie on his card for an 8-under 63 and a one-shot lead Thursday in the Bermuda Championship. The tournament is

Bubba Watson thought he was going to die. That was the vision the two-time Masters champion said coursed through his mind on many a night and sometimes during the day, too. In a compelling interview with Golfweek, Watson opened up about his years-long battle with anxiety that on three occasions had him rushing to the

11:39 AM ET Due to the lack of daylight during what will be a first Masters Tournament in November, the event will utilize a two-tee start in threesomes with morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, Nov. 12-13. Augusta National also announced Tuesday that the annual Par-3 Contest, which is played on club’s

Bryson DeChambeau’s driving prowess recently led to a first major title and currently have him as the favorite to win the 2020 Masters. But before you bet any of your hard-earned money on him, you might want to consider this stat first. No one is better at digging through numbers than 15th Club’s Justin Ray,

Ever since winning the Bermuda Championship last year, Brendon Todd has proven to be one of the more consistent players on the PGA Tour. He added a victory the following week at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, nearly won again the following week at the RSM, and has since made 11 of 14 cuts with five

11:10 AM ET ESPN’s College GameDay Built By the Home Depot show has originated from dozens of college campuses across the country since 1993. On Saturday, Nov. 14, the show will combine two of sport’s greatest traditions — college football and the Masters. ESPN announced on Tuesday that College GameDay will originate from Augusta National

Just a couple of weeks from the Masters, the Bermuda Championship is the second-to-last event before play begins at Augusta National. In its second year, the tournament will feature defending champion Brendon Todd and former FedEx Cup winner Henrik Stenson. There are several major champions competing this week including Danny Willett, Jason Dufner, Stewart Cink

10:46 AM ET Kamaiu Johnson, 27, is going from 8th grade dropout to playing on the PGA Tour. Farmers Insurance and the Farmers Insurance Open are announcing that Johnson, winner of the 2020 APGA Tour Championship, is being awarded an exemption into the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open in January. This will be his first start