Golf

6:26 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods longs for peace. For most of his professional life, he has sought refuge from the masses, on his yacht, appropriately named Privacy, or at his gated enclave in South Florida. Such calm is nearly impossible to find in Woods’ golf world, and yet there it was on

3:48 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods waited 19 months to defend his Masters title. On Thursday, he had to wait three more hours thanks to a weather delay that hit not long after play began in the first round at Augusta National. Tiger Woods’ defense of his Masters title will begin at 10:55

10:33 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods was emotional during his news conference Tuesday recalling his 2019 Masters victory. Apparently that carried over to the Champions Dinner he hosted Tuesday night at Augusta National. Per tradition, the defending champion leads the dinner that includes only past tournament winners and the club chairman, Fred Ridley.

1:58 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Other than Augusta National members plus players’ spouses and coaches, there will be no spectators on the grounds when the 84th Masters begins Thursday. Whether will be any significant numbers of people allowed for the 85th Masters in April is still to be determined. Augusta National and Masters chairman

6:40 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — For 19 months, Tiger Woods has been the reigning Masters champion. Now, finally, it’s time to defend his green jacket. We rounded up our experts to see who they think will win this first fall Masters. (Hint: Nobody thinks Woods is walking off the property with a sixth coat).

6:45 AM ET The wait ends. Nineteen months after the most recent Masters, the best in the world are ready to tee it up again at Augusta National — in the fall for the first time. The place looks different. It sounds quieter. But will it play different? If so, does it give anyone (looking

2:56 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods became emotional on Tuesday talking about his 2019 Masters victory, recounting the scene as he played the 18th hole at Augusta National, being moved by the spectators chanting his name, and then embraced his kids behind the green. “I’m still just getting chills thinking about it,” he

6:40 AM ET AUGUSTA, GA. — How different will Augusta National Golf Club be in November, compared to its traditional Masters date in April? It will be a Masters tournament unlike any other. 2 Related With the coronavirus pandemic pushing the Masters back nearly seven months, the course figures to be longer, softer and less

8:30 AM ET Tommy Bennett did not want to caddie for Tiger Woods at the 1995 Masters. “I didn’t want no damn amateur,” he recalls. “I wanted that green jacket.” He wanted to carry for Dicky Pride, a promising young pro who had won a PGA Tour event the previous summer in Memphis, Tennessee. But

4:51 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — In Monday’s practice round at Augusta National Golf Club, Bryson DeChambeau consistently hit his tee shots 20 yards past Justin Thomas, 40 yards by five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods and, well, even farther past 1992 champ Fred Couples. The scary part? DeChambeau said he can hit it even farther

2:44 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Lee Elder, the first Black golfer to compete in the Masters, will be an honorary starter along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player at the 2021 tournament in April. Elder, 86, who received death threats in 1975 when he was the first Black player invited to the Masters, qualified

6:18 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods won his 15th major championship title at the Masters last year. But you knew that. And you knew it was his first major in 11 years. And you knew it was his fifth Masters victory. And you knew 14 years had passed since he last won a

8:54 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The PGA Tour Champions season will last at least another day. The final round of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship will be played on Monday after Kevin Sutherland and Paul Broadhurst traded pars through six playoff holes in near darkness. Broadhurst played a superb final round on

5:58 PM ET Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre clinched his maiden European Tour title at the Cyprus Showdown on Sunday, finishing one shot clear of Japan’s Masahiro Kawamura. MacIntyre, who came tied third at the Cyprus Open last week, made four birdies in his last six holes to finish with a seven-under-par 64 in wet conditions. The

7:35 AM ET Editor’s note: This was originally published on April 8. A year later, even Tiger Woods says the reaction to his win at the 2019 Masters “blew his mind.” We asked some of the most recognizable names on the planet — celebrities, athletes, coaches, a former secretary of state — to relive the

7:27 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Kevin Sutherland hit a sand wedge to inches on the par-5 18th for one last birdie on a windy Saturday afternoon in the desert at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Sutherland shot a 7-under 64 to take a five-stroke lead into the final round at Phoenix Country Club.

6:45 AM ET The question is inevitable, and Rory McIlroy always handles it with insight and reflection, never showing any hint of frustration or annoyance. For five years, ever since he won The Open at Royal Liverpool, it has lingered over every Masters. A victory at Augusta National means completing the career Grand Slam. This

Apr 6, 2020 Editor’s note: This was originally published on April 4, 2019. All statistics have been updated to reflect action from the 2019 Masters Tournament, won by Tiger Woods. This week, as they are every spring, the visuals from Augusta National and the Masters would have been everywhere. Amen Corner. Magnolia Lane. Azaleas and