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12:17 PM ET Macklemore (aka Ben Haggerty) has fallen hard for golf. Now, when he sits up straight in bed, it isn’t because he thought of new rap lyrics: It’s about golf. But don’t get things twisted. He didn’t always feel this way. And that’s how this conversation starts, with me calling him out! Collins:

It’s unclear exactly when the money earned this past weekend at the WGC-Workday Championship and the Puerto Rico Open hit the bank accounts of the PGA Tour pros. But on Sunday night, Tommy Fleetwood and Branden Grace earned paychecks at the respective tour events to share in achieving a curious financial milestone. In some order,

BRADENTON, Fla. — “Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies …” Or, if John Lennon’s vision of tranquility isn’t for you, picture yourself walking down the pale green fairways of western Florida, the sun brighter on the water than it is in the sky, everything about your day

7:02 PM ET Associated Press BRADENTON, Fla. — PGA champion Collin Morikawa shook off an early mistake and played a steady hand on a Concession golf course known for calamity, closing with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot victory in the Workday Championship. Morikawa picked up a few short-game tips from major champions – Mark

I have worked in the golf industry for more than 25 years. I have played golf for 44 years. I have truly experienced some incredible highs in the game. I have served as a collegiate golf coach, an author, director of a junior golf program and worked with countless young people from all over the

7:32 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Local favorite Rafael Campos took a share of the lead Saturday in the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open, waiting out a series of rain delays to shoot a 5-under 67 at windy Grand Reserve. The 32-year-old from San Juan followed a birdie on the par-4

Watching the world’s best players take on The Concession calls to mind the old saying “if you don’t like the weather [insert place], just wait five minutes.” At Concession, if you don’t like the leader board, just wait five minutes. Saturday’s third round at the WGC-Workday featured more lead changes than a Big 12 football

8:05 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Mike Weir went on a back-nine birdie binge to take control of the Cologuard Classic. Phil Mickelson waded into the mud for the second straight day and will have to dig out of a deep hole if he’s going to make history. Weir shot a 5-under 67

Tiger Woods will receive one of the more heartfelt tributes imaginable on Sunday at the WGC-Work Day Championship when his fellow players essentially wear his “uniform” in competition. Numerous players, including Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, have said they will don red and black—Tiger’s signature Sunday colors—for the final round of the tournament at The

Viktor Hovland not only rebounded admirably from his quadruple-bogey eight to close out his second round at the WGC-Mexico World Championship, but has put himself in position to do something only four players have done since 1980—win on the PGA Tour with a quadruple bogey on their 72-hole scorecard. Hovland closed his first round with

8:31 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson waded into the mud after his tee shot on Tucson National’s 15th hole trickled into a pond. He adjusted his feet for balance and punched a 9-iron down the fairway, earning applause from playing partner Fred Couples. Another 9-iron on the par 5 to 4

The direction Phil Mickelson’s career will turn, like so many of his tee shots through the years, is anyone’s guess, and the first round of the Cologuard Classic on Friday provided no clarification. Mickelson, 50, began his bid to become the first to win his first three starts on the PGA Tour Champions with a

8:21 PM ET Tiger Woods is “recovering and in good spirits” after undergoing follow-up procedures on his leg injuries Friday morning, according to a statement posted on his Twitter account. Woods had his procedures at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was transferred Wednesday night following the single-vehicle crash the day before that

Through 36 holes at The Concession Golf Club, Brooks Koepka holds a one-shot lead. Suffice to say, things would really have to go south over the weekend to cause him to snap anymore sets of golf clubs. Although, he might not be too pleased that despite his great play for two days, we’re going to

When Tiger Woods returned to the Masters in 2018 after a two-year absence because of chronic back problems, expectations for him still were remarkably high to the point that he had to interject in his pre-tournament interview, “I have four rounds to play, so let’s just slow down a bit.” He was responding to a

8:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Tiger Woods has been transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following the single-vehicle crash Tuesday that left him with serious leg injuries, according to a statement released Thursday. Dr. Anish Mahajan said Woods, 45, was moved from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, which is located about 18 miles south

Based off his current position in the World Ranking, Matthew Wolff absolutely belongs in the field at The Concession Golf Club for this week’s WGC-Workday Championship. Based off his first-round scorecard, he does not. The former NCAA champion’s opening round in Bradenton, Fla., was doomed from the beginning, as he started par-bogey-bogey-double bogey on the

1:50 PM ET The burden of fame never faded, but Tiger Woods showed a softer side, a more appreciative outlook in the past few years. Never was that more than the case than in December, where the joy of a father playing golf with his son could not have been more apparent. The PNC Challenge

The move was announced in a statement by Dr. Anish Mahajan, interim CEO/CMO of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, on Thursday evening. “On behalf of our staff,” the statement reads, “it was an honor to provide orthopaedic trauma care to one of our generation’s greatest athletes.” Woods suffered comminuted open fractures to both the upper and lower

BRADENTON, Fla. — On Tuesday, just for fun, I posted a simple yes-or-no question in an online chat room populated by about 40 golf fans: Before this week, did you know what “the concession” was? Keep in mind that these were not casual golf fans, but people who had purposely sought out a golf channel

7:21 PM ET ESPN News Services ORLANDO, Fla. — Annika Sorenstam smiled and began shaking her head before she heard the rest of the question, already aware what others might think about one of the LPGA Tour’s most dominant players returning to competition after 12 years. She is among the 120 players in the field

BRADENTON, Fla. — To nobody’s surprise, Tiger Woods’ car crash and subsequent emergency surgery continued to be the biggest story at The Concession Golf Club, site of this week’s WGC-Workday Championship. Justin Thomas appeared before the media on Tuesday moments after the news became public and appeared to be fighting off tears when asked about

7:50 PM ET This story was originally published on Nov. 27, 2019. It was updated on Feb. 24, 2021. Injuries are nothing new to Tiger Woods, but he has never faced ones as serious as his multiple leg fractures suffered in a car crash on Tuesday in Southern California. Still, he has dealt with numerous

What’s next? It is a question Tiger Woods has faced countless times over the past decade. It is a question that tackles a different beast today. As the shock of Woods’ devastating car accident transitions to the reality of his circumstance, it’s apparent Woods faces an arduous road to recovery. But a number of medical

Players in the field at this week’s Puerto Rico Open are all hoping they can follow in Viktor Hovland’s footsteps. A year ago, the rising talent from Norway rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to claim his first career PGA Tour title. The victory continued the momentum that the 23-year-old had

9:15 AM ET Tiger Woods, a 15-time major champion and winner of a record-tying 82 PGA Tour tournaments, was seriously injured in a car wreck in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Woods, 45, underwent several hours of emergency surgery to repair what doctors called “significant orthopaedic injuries” to his lower right leg and ankle. Here’s everything

The statement, released on Woods’ social channels, confirms that Woods was involved in a single-car accident this morning in Los Angeles before providing a detailed update on Woods’ condition. “Mr. Woods suffered significant orthopaedic injuries to his right lower extremity that were treated during emergency surgery by Orthopaedic trauma specialists at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a

2:40 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Golf star Tiger Woods was injured Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County. “Tiger Woods was in a single-car accident this morning in California where he suffered multiple leg injuries,” his agent Mark Steinberg said. “He is currently in surgery and we thank you

I walk into the house, early afternoon, the TV still on a channel usually reporting politics, and I hear, “Breaking news. Golf pro Tiger Woods…” and I think, ‘Oh, God, what now?’ It’s a one-car rollover accident. I see Tiger’s car. It seems to have rolled up a long, rocky, barren hill. At what speed,

Tiger Woods was hospitalized after being involved in a single-car accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. The extent of any potential injuries, as well as the circumstances of the accident, remain unclear. Woods, 45, was in California for a two-day content shoot with Golf Digest/GOLFTV after serving as host for the PGA Tour’s Genesis