5:50 PM ET Tiger Woods indicated in an interview with CBS’ Jim Nantz on Sunday that he’s not been doing much practicing in the wake of a fifth back surgery in December and that he was not guaranteeing being a part of the final round of the Masters in seven weeks. “I’ve got to get
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The PGA Tour is making a change to its sudden-death playoff format beginning this week, according to a memo the organization sent to players on Monday. No longer will the order of play in a playoff be determined by blind draw. Instead, it will be based on a “first-to-finish, first-to-play” method. For players tied in
7:32 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Winning at Riviera was always a dream for Max Homa since he first attended the PGA Tour event as a toddler. He never could have scripted a finish like Sunday at the Genesis Invitational. Homa missed a 3-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for the win.
It was huge. It was blue. It was controversial. It was… a backstop on the 18th green at a major? At the 2020 ANA Inspiration, the hospitality tent that usually sits behind the 18th green wasn’t there. With no fans on site, there was no need for any sort of stands. The 18th is a
When the PGA Tour makes a one-time visit this week to The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla., contestants will find one of the most penal and pernicious layouts in the Sunshine State, and that was before a couple of hundred yards or so recently were tacked onto the par-72 layout that previously measured 7,474
10:31 AM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN LPGA Tour player Madelene Sagstrom first shared her secret five years ago. For 16 years, she acted like nothing had happened. She immersed herself in golf, creating an identity on the course. But in March 2016, as she prepared for a Symetra Tour event, Sagstrom couldn’t keep it in any
The expression on Max Homa’s face never seemed to change as he walked closer and closer to where his tee shot came to rest on the first playoff hole at the Genesis Invitational. Viewers at home knew his ball had stopped nearly flush against a eucalyptus tree left of the green on Riviera’s short par-4
7:30 PM ET A change of plans to include a trip to Florida this week ended up not being necessary for Jordan Spieth. He made a spirited run at qualifying for this week’s World Golf Championship event. He also came up short on his other more focused goal of winning again on the PGA Tour
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Max Homa would come to this event as a kid. The signage has since changed a few times—it was the Nissan Open back then—but Riviera Country Club hasn’t, and Homa would make the drive from nearby Valencia year after year to “watch the professionals.” It’s easy to imagine 10-year-old Max, stuck
PACIFIC PALISADES. Calif. — It’s not a sight any golfer wants to see: Dustin Johnson strutting towards you in the rearview mirror. On the other hand, if you’re beating DJ, it usually means you’re somewhere close to the lead. That’s exactly where Sam Burns is after 54 holes at the Genesis Invitational, despite continuing his
1:30 PM ET Michelle Wie West had strong words for Rudy Giuliani via Twitter after the former New York City mayor and attorney for former President Donald Trump joked about being able to see the golfer’s underwear when she putted during a golf outing with radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh several years ago. Appearing
All the Hollywood glitterati were members of Riviera Country Club in Tinseltown’s heyday and many big names still are. But the star on Saturday was an invisible one, noticeable by what the players felt, and what their golf balls did, leaving some in disbelief. Play was halted for four hours at the Genesis Invitational thanks
9:40 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The wind stopped Sam Burns right when he was about to get started with a five-shot lead Saturday at the Genesis Invitational. Darkness stopped him right after two straight bogeys narrowed his lead to two. Thus ended a wild afternoon at Riviera, where the wind was raging
The horn didn’t sound soon enough for Keegan Bradley. Starting his round on Riviera’s drivable 10th hole, Bradley hit his tee shot left of the green. Usually, it’s not a bad place to miss. But with a back pin and no angle to the flag, all he could do was pitch safely to 60 feet.
Michelle Wie West has responded to a story told by Rudy Giuliani, calling the former lawyer to Donald Trump and New York City mayor’s remarks “unsettling” and “highly inappropriate.” Speaking on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast on Thursday, Giuliani recalled a round he played with Wie and the late Rush Limbaugh during a charity fundraiser
7:01 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Now that Phil Mickelson is not eligible for a World Golf Championship, he’ll go for a hat trick with the seniors. The PGA Tour Champions says Mickelson is set to play the Cologuard Classic next week in Tucson, Arizona, where 30 years ago he became the last
Nearly 40 years into his pro career, Phil Mickelson seemingly has very few “firsts” left to chase. The biggie, of course, is the U.S. Open victory that has painfully eluded him and denied the World Golf Hall of Famer the career Grand Slam. But Mickelson has found new competitive life in the 50-and-older set, and
8:50 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Sam Burns wanted to pay respect to tough Riviera by playing it safe. It led to a 5-under 66 on Friday to tie the 36-hole record at the Genesis Invitational and build a five-shot lead going into the weekend. Among those chasing is Dustin Johnson, the No.
OK, it’s not Jack Youngblood playing on a broken leg in the Super Bowl (or, given the audience, Tiger playing on one leg at the U.S. Open). Still, if there is a takeaway after two days at Riviera, it is this: Tyler McCumber is a bad, bad man. McCumber is seven under at the halfway
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — As far as golf goes, Riviera Country Club has not been friendly to Tiger Woods. At least, not as friendly as other golf courses—he does have a runner-up and seven other top-20 finishes at this kikuyu-covered gem, but he’s played 13 tournaments here and left without the trophy 13 times. It’s
8:55 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Sam Burns had the ideal start at Riviera. His finish was even better. Burns opened with an 18-foot eagle putt and closed with three straight birdies Thursday in the Genesis Invitational, giving him a 7-under 64, the third time this season he has shot 64 in the
Much was made about the strength of the field (or lackthereof) last week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. There were no such complaints in the lead-up to this week’s Genesis Invitational, where eight of the top 10 players in the World Ranking are in the field. Unfortunately, two of them (and perhaps a few
9:59 PM ET After spending 10 days in his hotel room because of COVID-19, Padraig Harrington was anxious to get back on the golf course Thursday for the opening round of the Genesis Invitational. He did so after a late-night drive of more than five hours from Pebble Beach, California to Los Angeles and the
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — You won’t find it in the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM, but Just Happy to Be Here syndrome is absolutely a real thing. You’ve seen it before: When a 10-seed makes the Elite Eight at the NCAA basketball tournament and loses by 40, or a qualifier makes the Wimbledon semis and lays
Growing up, I was a textbook daddy’s girl. I threw a temper tantrum any time he went somewhere without me. That included the golf course. After work or on weekends, he’d go play or go to the range, and I was the tag along. My dad taught me how to play golf when I was
7:20 AM ET Sam Puryear wants HBCU golf to be on equal footing. And the coach at Howard University knows what it will take to get there. After winning a national championship at Stanford, then a Big Ten title with Michigan State, the golf coach, with an assist from NBA champion Steph Curry, literally started
Cameron Champ has withdrawn from the Genesis Invitational. The PGA Tour announced the move Wednesday night. Champ’s representatives told Golf Digest the decision is related to the winter storms hitting Texas, where Champ has a home in Houston. Champ was scheduled as one of the featured pairings at Riviera with Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau,
11:26 AM ET Mike Whan, who announced last month that he will be stepping down as commissioner of the LPGA Tour, has been named to replace Mike Davis as CEO of the United States Golf Association. Whan, 56, who guided the LPGA for 11 years, will take over after Davis leaves the organization later this
The debate over whether Jordan Spieth is “BACK!” or not rages on, but the three-time major champ never left when it comes to being one of the top draws on the PGA Tour. After a disastrous start to the 2020-2021 season that dropped Spieth to 92nd in the Official World Golf Ranking and extended his
Mike Whan didn’t waste much time moving into a new slot in the golf leadership hierarchy. The man who orchestrated a record turnaround in the fortunes of the LPGA while serving as the longest-tenured commissioner in the organization’s history, was named CEO of the USGA on Wednesday, set to succeed Mike Davis in the post.