AUGUSTA, Ga. — Among the many rules at Augusta National — no cell phones, no booing, no lying in the grass — patrons are not allowed to run.

Somebody tell Rory McIlroy.

The defending Masters champion was sprinting away from the field Friday, building a six-shot lead heading into the weekend and putting himself in prime position to become...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — The sport’s biggest star is a 50-year-old man who during its biggest week is currently overseas recovering from his latest off-the-course incident involving the police.

Golf desperately needs to move away from the Tiger Woods era, but that may not happen for another 20 years.

“Golf is so rooted in nostalgia. Jack ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Mason Howell hit the first shot of his Masters career from the No. 1 tee box at Augusta National. He whacked his second shot from the ninth fairway. Yeah, it wasn’t pretty.

“I was on the first tee and couldn’t feel my arms,” Howell said.

The 18-year-old who’s still a senior at the Brookwood School in Thomasville, Ga....Read more

Jack Nicklaus had a warning for all the fans who lined the fairway to watch his ceremonial tee shot Thursday at the Masters.

"Oh, boy, watch out," the 86-year-old golf legend said. "And I don't mean that facetiously."

Nicklaus' line prompted heavy laughter from the gallery at Augusta National, but the 18-time major championship winner wasn't ...Read more

The last time neither Tiger Woods nor Phil Mickelson participated in a Masters, the Soviet Union still existed, Rodney King had just become big news, and Monica Lewinsky wouldn’t meet Bill Clinton for four more years. Only one of the past five Masters champions was born, and that was reigning champion Rory McIlroy, who, like Taylor Swift, was ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Often called "a tradition unlike any other," the Masters golf tournament has a non-traditional media partner this year.

For the first time, Amazon Prime Video will stream two hours of early-round live coverage from Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday and Friday (10 a.m. Pacific) ahead of ESPN's telecasts on cable and its ...Read more

Tiger Woods is facing potential jail time after being formally charged with a DUI for his recent crash in Florida.

The five-time Masters champ, 50, was charged Tuesday with two misdemeanors: driving under the influence and refusing to take a chemical or physical test of his breath or urine, following his rollover crash last month near his home ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Among the fortunate (relatively) few headed to the Masters? You might spend a bundle on merchandise, but you're unlikely to go broke buying food.

For $75.75 you can purchase the entire menu. That's 26 items, including eight different types of freshly made sandwiches — the famous pimento cheese one costs $1.50 — water, soft ...Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is everywhere and nowhere at Augusta National this week.

In the wake of last month's rollover car accident and DUI charge, the five-time Masters winner has stepped away from golf indefinitely and reportedly could be receiving treatment in Switzerland for an addiction to painkillers.

"He's not immune to it just ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — It all started here.

That’s the part that’s hard to shake if you live in Orlando, covered Tiger Woods in Orlando, watched Tiger Woods in Orlando, and, in many ways, watched Tiger Woods unravel in Orlando.

Before that fateful Thanksgiving night in 2009, Tiger wasn’t just the best golfer in the world; he was something ...Read more

Vanessa Trump gave her boyfriend, Tiger Woods, a special social media shoutout after his DUI rollover crash in Florida last month.

“Love you,” Trump wrote in an Instagram story on Friday.

The post also included a cozy photo of the couple lounging outside together with a few bright-red heart emojis. It marked 48-year-old Trump’s first ...Read more

Tiger Woods indicated that he phoned President Trump while police were investigating a crash that resulted in a DUI charge against the famed golfer.

Woods reportedly wandered out from the back of a police cruiser uncuffed while cops perused the Florida crash site where he allegedly clipped the back of a trailer being pulled by a work truck on ...Read more

Tigers Woods’ private plane reportedly touched down in Zurich Friday.

A Florida judge reportedly gave the embattled golfer permission to leave the U.S. for treatment after he was charged with DUI following a rollover crash last week. TMZ confirmed his plane landed in Zurich around 10 a.m. local time. The jet is said to have then returned to ...Read more

Tiger Woods appears sweaty and spacey in the immediate aftermath of his recent DUI rollover crash in Florida, newly released bodycam video shows.

The crash occurred in Hobe Sound on Friday around 2 p.m., not far from where Woods lives in Jupiter Island. Police said Woods at the time was attempting to a pass a pressure cleaner truck, eventually ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shortly after his attorney entered a plea of not guilty, Tiger Woods announced he will seek treatment "to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery."

The golf legend was arrested Friday on suspicion of DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a urinalysis stemming from a rollover crash near his home on ...Read more

Tiger made it to 50, anyway.

Speed was always his worst enemy. Club-head speed on the tees and fairways sent golf balls flying higher and farther and faster than anyone dared imagine. That impossible swing challenged a body perfected, but mortal; it helped make him the best golfer the world had ever seen and, as such, a beacon of hope for a ...Read more

NEW YORK — Tiger Woods will not pursue a sixth green jacket following last week’s DUI arrest in Florida.

Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley confirmed the once-unstoppable golfer with not participate in the Masters tournament when it gets underway Monday in Georgia.

“Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament fully...Read more

The name of Tiger Woods’ organization that helps kids is the TGR Foundation, and it has a mandate to offer educational programs and learning labs so students can “find and follow their passions on their path to a brighter future,’’ its website says.

The phone just rang at one of its offices Tuesday, and rang, at a time its founder needs...Read more