AUGUSTA Ga. — Perhaps the most influential tournament in my golf-watching childhood was seeing Phil Mickelson birdie five of his last seven holes to slip on his first green jacket in 2004. He was presented with the green jacket that year by Mike Weir, who became the first left-hander ever to win the Masters a Read more…
Korda’s 12th career title makes her the first to win four events in a row since Lorena Ochoa in 2008 and the first American to do so since Nancy Lopez in 1978.
Nelly Korda just keeps on cruising, no matter the format. Even switching to match play can’t throw her for a loop, as she won the T-Mobile Match Play to collect her fourth straight victory. Korda easily topped Ireland’s Leona Maguire, 4 and 3, in the championship match. She earned $300,000 from a $2 million total Read more…
If you think the current generation of golfers is powerful, just wait until you see what’s coming up next. Ariel Collins provided a taste of it at the 2024 Drive, Chip and Putt National Final at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. Competing in the Girls 14-15 age group, the Locust Grove, Ga., native smashed Read more…
Akshay Bhatia won – or maybe the better word is “survived” – the Valero Texas Open today by beating Denny McCarthy on the first hole of sudden death. And he did it playing injured.
Adam Scott has performed well in his last competitive start before the Masters at Augusta National, registering a tie for 14th at the Valero Texas Open.
The par-4 11th was named “Dogwood” for the 155 white dogwood trees that lined the fairway when the course opened in 1933. Along with holes 10 and 12, the 11th was cut through the pines on the lowest, most forested section of the property to the south. Augusta National’s seventh and 11th are the most Read more…
Officially, there is only one notable change to Augusta National for this year’s Masters, with the tee at the par-5 second hole extended back and to the left by 10 yards. Unofficially, however, patrons and players will notice a handful of other modifications.
There are optical illusions all over Augusta National, according to Ralph Bauer, a PGA Tour putting coach to multiple players in the Masters field and co-founder of the popular Tour Read putting app.
Although winner’s status and LET points are not awarded for a one-round event, the records will show Australia’s Jess Whitting, Denmark’s Nicole Broch Estrup and Taipei’s Peiying Tsai as joint winners after their rounds of six-under 66 on Saturday.
Not even a format change can stop Nelly Korda’s LPGA tour de force. The No. 1 player in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings advanced to the final of the T-Mobile Match Play in Las Vegas after winning her quarterfinal and semifinal matches on Saturday. Korda will play Solheim Cup stalwart Leona Maguire at Shadow Creek Read more…
Take a look at the photo above. Or at the PGA Tour video below. See how the golfer is playing his third shot on the 18th hole at TPC San Antonio, and the conclusion could be that this is a screen shot from a video game. There is no green grass in sight. No flagstick. Read more…
England’s Lottie Woad punctuated a comeback from a stumble with three birdies in the last four holes – including a converted 15-footer at the 18th – to capture the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
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