AUGUSTA, Ga. — The captain of the Hy Flyers wasn’t flying so high on Friday afternoon.

The strong, gusty winds that caused his black pantlegs to rustle from the moment he stepped on the first tee and forced him to keep a hand on his black hat for much of the day, put a definite damper on Phil Mickelson’s dream to get in contention to win ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The predominant participant here Friday didn’t take a swing or even wear spikes. It was the U.S. Weather Service, which issued a high wind advisory for the region, and the entire field during the Masters’ second round spent the day in continual genuflection.

The third round will open in a three-way tie between Bryson ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fourteen months ago, Max Homa became a social media sensation when he hit a poor bunker shot at the Waste Management Open and promptly threw his club down the fairway.

Friday, a much more contemplative Homa held the clubhouse lead after two rounds of the 2024 Masters. After the club-throwing incident, Homa started journaling. ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Zach Johnson had some choice words that appeared directed toward Masters patrons after carding a triple-bogey six at the par-3 No. 12 on Friday.

Johnson, who was sitting right on the cutline at 4-over at the time, hit his tee shot left and into the woods. He re-teed and went well right of the green. His ensuing chip rolled well...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The captain of the Hy Flyers wasn’t flying so high on Friday afternoon.

The strong, gusty winds that caused his black pantlegs to rustle from the moment he stepped on the first tee and forced him to keep a hand on his black hat for much of the day, put a definite damper on Phil Mickelson’s dream to get in contention to win ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. – With late-stage greatness comes delusion. The world recognizes when time steals the greatness. Only the great often can’t concede it, looking in a mirror and seeing only a false promise of more glory smiling back.

Sometimes that’s sad. Other times it’s stirring.

Tiger Woods lives somewhere in between those poles.

Friday...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Like a spurned suitor seeking another chance, Bryson DeChambeau did all he could to make up with Augusta National Thursday afternoon. The Masters, in turn, blushed.

Taking advantage of calmer conditions earlier in the day, DeChambeau ripped off a career-low 65 in the first round, providing him a one-shot lead while assuaging a ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau created some headaches for himself a few years ago when he suggested Augusta National wasn't as tough as its billing.

He said the par-72 course was "a par-67 for me" because he could reach all the par-5 holes in two shots. He was mercilessly mocked for the comment, especially after he pulled out of that ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau, now 30 and mellowed, remains golf’s greatest living paradox.

He shot a career-best 65 at the Masters on Thursday and led by one stroke over Scottie Scheffler when play, delayed 2 hours, 30 minutes by morning storms, was suspended because of darkness.

He birdied his first three holes, then birdied five of ...Read more

AUGUSTA — Thursday’s rain delay at the Masters was a godsend. Sure, the first round of the great tournament was thrown all off schedule, likely to be incomplete by day’s end. And the poor elders who traditionally start the event with a ceremonial tee shot — Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson — were kept hanging around for hours ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — As professional golf continues its attempts to resolve how LIV Golf can coexist with the older established competitive bodies, Masters chairman Fred Ridley cracked open the door to including some LIV players who may not qualify for the tournament under current criteria.

With television ratings down and public’s tolerance of ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — On a warming earth, Scottie Scheffler only gets cooler. Scottie Scheffler is so cool, the azalea buds shiver when he walks by and postpone their bloom another day. He is cooler than Beyonce’s freezer.

So Scottie — I guess when he turns 40 or so we can start calling him Scott, but that wouldn’t be as cool — shouldn’t ...Read more

There will be no emotional farewell stroll up the 18th fairway, no hole-to-hole coronation that has greeted past champions as they made their way around Augusta National for the final time.

And yet, for 40 years, Verne Lundquist has been something of a Masters legend. He has delivered with passion and exuberance two of the most iconic ...Read more

AUGUSTA, GA. — The Masters, as the first scheduled and most familiar of golf's majors, has always represented the symbolic start of the golf season. This year, The Masters seems somehow even more important and symbolic, because LIV golfers did not compete at The Players Championship in March, making Augusta National the site of an awkward if ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — As the planet looked toward the heavens to witness the captivating umbra, the stars of golf realigned Monday as three days of practice began for the sport’s annual unofficial commencement and fractured family reunion.

A year ago, the Masters served as the litmus test for Saudi-backed LIV Golf’s legitimacy and Tiger Woods’...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sergio Garcia believes the conflict between the PGA Tour and the LIV Tour is a media creation.

“The professional game, maybe it’s a little more separated, mostly because of the media, not so much because of the players,” Garcia said Tuesday at the Masters.

This, of course, is absurd.

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The dramatic elevation changes of Augusta National are not always evident in Masters broadcasts. It's a common observation by first-timers to the storied golf course that it's far hillier than it looks on TV.

The ups and downs of Tiger Woods? Plainly evident for the world to see.

It all played out on the public stage. The ...Read more