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The inevitability of Scottie Scheffler. He wins by 3 in Monday finish at RBC Heritage
It was inevitable.
Delayed but not derailed.
Not even Sunday’s deluge of rain could dampen Scottie Scheffler’s history-making performance Monday at the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island as he sauntered to a three-shot victory over Sahith Theegala, who finished alone in second place.
With the course closed to spectators, only a few ...Read more
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RBC Heritage golf tournament suspended until Monday. Here's when play will resume
Update: After a more than two-hour weather delay, play in the RBC Heritage resumed for 50 minutes Sunday night and then was called at 7:50 p.m. “due to darkness” with a handful of players needing to return Monday morning at 8 a.m. to complete their final rounds.
Scottie Scheffler briefly showed the golfing world he is actually human when ...Read more
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Jim Souhan: Tiger Woods should keep playing golf
AUGUSTA, GA. – Tiger Woods set a record with his 24th consecutive made cut at the Masters, then faltered on the weekend, shooting an amateurish 82 on Saturday.
That performance would make this a good time for Woods to retire from the PGA Tour. His body won't hold up for four competitive rounds, he rarely plays anymore and his latest Masters ...Read more
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Max Homa, Collin Morikawa get a lesson in how to close a Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. – You have to go low on the back nine on Sunday to win the Masters. Neither Max Homa nor Collin Morikawa did, so they stood aside and watched Scottie Scheffler get fitted with another green jacket.
It wasn’t like two of the PGA Tour’s up-and-comers threw up on their shoes, though. They both played steady, respectable final ...Read more
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Marcus Hayes: Scottie Scheffler's empty mind earns him a second Masters title in three years
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau came to the Masters with a brand-new set of irons that weren’t even deemed legal until 72 hours before he teed off.
Collin Morikawa switched putters for the week, then, after shooting 1-under in the first round, switched again.
Max Homa spent the week near the top of the leaderboard because, he said, he’s...Read more
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Jim Souhan: Scottie Scheffler shows what makes him special as he wins second Masters
AUGUSTA, GA. – Running is not allowed at the Masters.
Dancing is approved, if you're doing the Scheffler Shuffle.
Scottie Scheffler flaunted his ball-striking dominance and unique footwork Sunday to win his second Masters in three years. The world's No. 1-ranked player surged when he could have stood still, becoming the only player on the ...Read more
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Scottie Scheffler has dominion over Masters and all of golf
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The one-and-only, the original was fading at a heartbreaking rate right before our eyes. So by Sunday afternoon at the Masters, auditions for the next Tiger Woods – or a reasonable facsimile – had become even more urgent.
Good news, though. Scottie Scheffler stepped up and dazzled. He once more confirmed that he is the most...Read more
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Tiger Woods shoots a 77 in final round of Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods made history again this week by making the Masters cut for a record 24th consecutive time. But he couldn’t do much more than that.
He shot a five-over-par 77 on Sunday, a day after a dismal 82 in the third round.
Woods was able to finish a tournament for the second time since the start of 2023.
“It was a good...Read more
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Scottie Scheffler lives up to his No. 1 ranking by winning his second Masters title
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler said all last week that he would pull out of the Masters if his expectant wife went into labor during the tournament.
Instead, Scheffler delivered a second green jacket.
The world’s No. 1 player was true to form Sunday, remaining steady through “Amen Corner” when the rest of his top competitors got ...Read more
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Rookie mistake spoils Ludvig Aberg's run at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Ludvig Aberg’s attempt to win the Masters in his major-championship debut fell short because of a rookie mistake.
From the days of Ben Hogan, the conventional approach to the par-4 11th hole is to play to the right side and avoid the pond in front of the green. Aberg, playing his first Masters, hit his drive down the left ...Read more
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Rory McIlroy leaves Augusta without a Masters title -- again
AUGUSTA, Ga. — For Rory McIlroy, the wait continues.
It will be 11 years before next he comes to Augusta National in an attempt to win the Masters and, finally, complete his career Grand Slam.
It wasn’t to be in Year 10.
McIlroy finished the 2024 Masters at 4-over par. He shot 71-77-71-73. The Friday second-round 77 sticking out like a ...Read more
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Might it be best if this was Tiger Woods' last Masters?
AUGUSTA, Ga. — That figure in Sunday red, the color of at least two of the best three moments in Masters history, surely could not be Tiger Woods.
He possessed the build of a Tiger, ripples of muscle spreading across broad shoulders and chest. That familiar athlete’s physique — not necessarily a golfer’s — V-ing at the waist. And when...Read more
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Tiger Woods plans to play all four majors this year
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Next up for Tigers Woods – the PGA Championship.
Woods said on Sunday following his fourth round at the Masters – his 100th overall here – that he intends to play the other three majors this year.
“I’m going to do my homework going forward at Pinehurst, Valhalla and Troon, but that’s kind of the game plan,” Woods...Read more
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Steve Hummer: Everyone's chasing Scheffler again at Masters -- and he's fine with that
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The last time Scottie Scheffler slept on a 54-hole Masters lead — just two springs ago — he woke up in a puddle of doubt.
“I don’t feel like I’m ready for this,” he told his wife.
“I just felt overwhelmed,” he said.
The fact that Scheffler confessed all these dark emotions just hours later during the 2022 ...Read more
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After chaotic day, Scottie Scheffler remains at top of Masters leaderboard
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was just about 5 o’clock when the Masters began to lose its mind Saturday.
What had been for a couple days a nice little bro-to-bro match between Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa and Bryson DeChambeau was transformed into an international chariot race all over the back nine with six players taking and/or losing shares of the ...Read more
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Jim Souhan: Masters delivers class, drama atop the leaderboards
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Stroll the grounds of Augusta National, and you'll hear whispers that the green jackets who run the joint have a direct line to higher powers. That theory was strengthened on Saturday.
Men's professional golf in 2024 is riven by divisiveness and greed, yet the Masters enters the final round with three untainted, even likable, ...Read more
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Master of change: Collin Morikawa tweaks his way into contention
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A swing thought. That’s as detailed as Collin Morikawa will get about the “something” that he and his coaches “found” in his swing on Monday here at Augusta National.
“I’m not going to let you know,” Morikawa said with a mischievous grin Saturday. “I need it to work one more day.”
Whatever it was, five days...Read more
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What do Masters champions get besides the green jacket? And what is on the trophy?
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Everybody knows about the green jacket. That's emblematic of Augusta National. But besides the jacket (for a year) and the $3.6 million in prize money, what else do Masters champions receive?
A lot of people don't know about the silver trophy, a three-dimensional depiction of the clubhouse that weighs about 20 pounds and is ...Read more
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Jason Day asked to remove 'busy' vest by Augusta National
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fashion has its limits at Augusta National.
Just ask Jason Day.
Day wore a loud sweater vest as part of his outfit during Friday’s second round. Day’s attire had already garnered attention earlier in the week due to his baggie pants. His outfits and specifically the vest are made by Malbon Golf. The vest is white with ...Read more
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Tiger Woods works overtime to set Masters record
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Tiger Woods is a retired professional golfer, whether he admits it or not. He has completed four rounds in a tournament once in the last 14 months, and he spent the first two rounds of the Masters this week looking like the 48-year-old he is, with his litany of injuries and a chronic limp.
"The guy has barely played at all in ...Read more
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