Woods joins a list of legendary golfers who have received special exemptions from the USGA that includes Jack Nicklaus (seven times), Arnold Palmer (five times) and Tom Watson (five times).
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, Tiger Woods convinced a 60-year-old Jack Nicklaus that his competitive career was over. He didn’t say it in so many words. He didn’t use words at all. Woods simply played to a level Nicklaus no longer could summon within himself. As the 106th Read more…
Classic Tiger. And we’re guessing whoever is in charge of Sun Day Red’s marketing has sketched out tweaked logos using 16-plus stripes.
So why did this become a thing? Was it a nod to Tiger’s alma mater, Stanford University? Is it simply his favourite colour? Is Mars his favourite planet? Actually, the answer is none of the above.
The wait is finally over, Tiger Woods’ Sun Day Red apparel collection is finally available for purchase. After 27 years with Nike, Woods announced in February that he’s teamed up with TaylorMade on a collection of golf apparel, accessories and shoes—some of which we got a sneak peek of at the Masters. Several pieces are Read more…
How did we get to opening up an old Woods debate from what happened at the Zurich Classic?
Tiger Woods was announced as an owner and player for one of the new TGL franchises late last year. Now he’s actually got a team roster to work with.
Sometimes it’s the simple things that make the biggest impact.
In 2000, Woods shattered the record with more than $US10.7 million in earnings, but that’s chump change to what it would be now.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — By any measurement, a dream week at the Masters for Neal Shipley concluded with a dream Sunday. The Ohio State grad student who earned his invite to Augusta National by finishing runner-up at last year’s U.S. Amateur finished as the tournament’s low amateur and played with—and beat—Tiger Woods during the final round. Read more…
The five-time champion finished with a 16-over 304 total, surpassing the 301 strokes he accumulated two years ago as his highest aggregate score in his 26 Masters appearances. Will there be another? That remains to be seen.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Neal Shipley was crushed after his third round on Saturday. The only amateur to make the cut, Shipley posted an eight-over 80, which was capped off by an ugly double bogey. One bad round wasn’t going to spoil his dream week at Augusta National, but he wasn’t exactly thrilled after playing the Read more…
As you’ve almost certainly heard, Verne Lundquist will complete his 40th and final Masters broadcast on Sunday, closing the book on one of the most iconic careers in sports journalism. Earlier this week, he ranked Jack Nicklaus’ green-jacket charge in 1986 and Tiger Woods electric chip-in in 2005 as the “1 and 1A” of his Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods’ weekend struggles at the 2024 Masters continued on Sunday, leaving his loving patrons disappointed. But at least they can learn from the 15-time major champ’s worst hole of his early final round. Woods made a mess of the fifth on Sunday as he tumbled farther down the leaderboard. What was Read more…
Happy Masters Sunday. The Golf Digest team is live from Augusta National, bringing you minute-by-minute updates from the final round of the Masters. Tiger Woods is off early, so we’ll update you on his final round before the leaders get going later. (Scroll down for the latest updates from our crew at Augusta National.) RELATED: Read more…
With no mobile phones or tablets, or really any contact with the outside world, the galleries at the Masters exist blissfully in a time capsule. Nowhere does that feel more the case than the farthest reaches of Augusta National, at the grand terrarium that is Amen Corner. There, above the 11th green, is the massive hand-operated scoreboard that keeps thousands updated on the tournament’s machinations.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Max Homa claims it as his first golf-watching memory, and in that, he shares the experience with thousands of others. On April 13, 1997, he was 6 years old and completely enthralled watching Tiger Woods wrap up his record-setting first Masters victory. Homa vividly remembers the champion’s drive far to the left Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods emerged after signing his scorecard and walked over to talk to the media on a sunny Friday at Augusta National that began for him in the darkness. The 48-year-old looked tired following a 23-hole marathon, but he also seemed content. Not only will Woods get to tee it up again Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods has set another record at the Masters. For the 24th consecutive time he’s played, he has navigated the cutline and will play the weekend at Augusta National. Woods has set the standard in so many ways for consistency throughout his career, but does making the cut really mean anything from Read more…
When Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters, he re-wrote a good portion of the tournament’s history by breaking 20 records and tying seven others. In the ensuing 26 years, Woods has continued to match or erase marks at Augusta National with remarkable frequency—it’s what happens when you win the event five times. Although some of Read more…