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Out with the old, in with the new, it is said annually as the calendar changes years, but applying it to the PGA Tour Champions is problematic so long as Bernhard Langer keeps showing up. Yes, he’s old, by athletic standards, 65, but he steadfastly declines to act his age and isn’t going anywhere. In

The PGA Tour on CBS returns next week after a five-month hiatus, the Farmers Insurance Open kicking off the 2023 season for the network. Similar to last year the Farmers will finish on a Saturday to not coincide with the NFL’s conference championship games, meaning Jim Nantz will be calling the Torrey Pines event remotely.

6:09 PM ET Ian Poulter‘s love affair with the Ryder Cup might be over. The outspoken Englishman said Tuesday that it’s no guarantee he would play for Europe in the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome if he does manage to qualify. “I would love to qualify. Whether I play or not would be a different

Last October, in a bid to stop LIV Golf from luring away players with big-money paydays, the PGA Tour named the four existing tournaments that would join eight previously announced “elevated” events on the 2023 schedule. The strategy was understandable given the threat from LIV, but none other than Jack Nicklaus wondered aloud about the

Jan 14, 2023 Associated Press Continental Europe will take a two-point lead into the final day of the Hero Cup after extending its advantage over Britain & Ireland in the afternoon foursomes on Saturday. The inaugural tournament is giving European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald a chance to assess players under match-play pressure ahead of

ABU DHABI — The inaugural Hero Cup—and the result, a 14½-10½ victory for the Continent of Europe over Great Britain & Ireland—is in the books and, perhaps more importantly, in the hearts and minds of the participants and officials on both sides. Billed as a Ryder Cup rehearsal of sorts, the three-day contest at the

Given the proximity of Hawaii to Australia, it’s little surprise the 42-year-old is heading home for a few weeks before returning to play again on the tour. Scott announced on Sunday that he’ll next compete in the Genesis Invitational in mid-February. When Scott revealed his schedule, there was a natural follow question to be asked:

Jan 15, 2023 Associated Press Continental Europe, led by Francesco Molinari raised aloft the Hero Cup as they beat Great Britain and Ireland in the inaugural competition on Sunday. Now he wants back in for an even bigger team event in golf — the Ryder Cup, being held in his native Italy later this year.

The year newly over was a bad one for hero worship, and the continuation of a pattern: It has been a rough new century for most anybody on a pedestal, literally and otherwise. We know too much about our heroes. I’m glad I had Roberto Clemente, E.B. White and Mickey Wright when I did. As

8:59 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Si Woo Kim battled all day from a 3-shot deficit in the Sony Open, and when he finally caught up late Sunday afternoon, it only got harder. His 7-iron to the par-3 17th bounded over the firm green and into a tough patch of grass in the rough.

Not surprisingly, the PGA Tour’s ongoing evolution in the face of the threat from the LIV Golf League played a large role in Scott’s decision to join the 16-player committee that consults with and makes recommendations to the tour’s Policy Board (board of directors) and commissioner Jay Monahan. So did seeing other notable players such

HONOLULU — There was a moment at last September’s Presidents Cup, during his singles match against Justin Thomas, when Si Woo Kim converted a tying seven-foot par putt on the 15th hole and then brazenly put his index finger to his lips, gesturing to shush the pro-American crowd at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C.

5:16 PM ET Associated Press Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira made two straight birdies to turn away his last challenge and closed with a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Latin America Amateur Championship, earning a spot in three majors this year. Fernandez de Oliveira, the second Argentine to win since the Latin America Amateur

There was technically a winner at the Hero Cup on Sunday at Abu Dhabi Golf Club: Continental Europe defeated Great Britain & Ireland, 14½-10½, winning all four sessions over the three-day event that brought together hopefuls looking to make the European Ryder Cup team that will play September in Rome. More substantively, European Ryder Cup

8:52 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Two swings were all it took for Hayden Buckley to become another face in a large crowd of contenders to a 2-shot lead Saturday in the Sony Open. On a day when there was an eight-way tie for the lead at one point, Buckley made a pair of

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — There were, perhaps, a few hints that Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira might be a player of destiny this weekend at Grande Reserve Golf Club on the north coast of Puerto Rico, where this year’s Latin America Amateur Championship will culminate on Sunday. First, of course, was his skill—he’s the second-highest

HONOLULU — Hayden Buckley didn’t pick up a club for six weeks after he completed the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Ga., in late November. He did pick up a bride, however, getting married in early December to his girlfriend Feleysa, and the couple then moved to Jupiter, Fla., where they are renting a house.

6:57 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina had a record day at Grand Reserve to build a 4-shot lead Saturday in the Latin America Amateur Championship, leaving him one round away from a spot in the Masters and U.S. Open. Fernandez de Oliveira, who missed a

The math was simple and yet still challenging for Adam Svensson as he played the final few holes of his second round at the Sony Open in Hawaii. The projected cutline was two-under 138, and the 29-year-old Canadian, who had claimed his maiden PGA Tour win last fall at the RSM Classic, was at even

12:18 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Chris Kirk in the lead might have been the only shred of normalcy in the Sony Open. Jordan Spieth started Friday with a share of the lead. He walked off the 18th green at Waialae in a minor state of shock after missing the cut. “I felt I

By now, nothing Jordan Spieth does on the golf course should shock us. The good, bad and ugly are to be expected every time he tees it up. Spieth would not know a boring round of golf if it came up and smacked him in the face. Still, Friday’s second-round stumble at the Sony Open

Michael Castillo’s 36-hole total of 13-over 153 has him in dead last at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He will not be around for the weekend, the Kapalua head pro missing the cut by 15 shots. And yet, he already won the week by simply showing up and completing two rounds. Castillo, 60, was diagnosed

Jan 12, 2023 Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Mateo Fuenmayor of Colombia opened with a 6-under 66 on Thursday to take a 1-shot lead in the Latin America Amateur Championship. Fuenmayor, a junior at Oregon State, arrived at the Grand Reserve Golf Club having tied for seventh last week in the South American

Chi Chi Rodriguez is 87 years young, and if there’s one thing he hopes competitors in the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship embrace, it’s finding more enjoyment in the game. “Golf is much too serious these days,” says Rodriguez, who made a habit of having fun during his Hall of Fame career. This week, the

12:10 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Jordan Spieth played about the way he expected Thursday, another sign of growing confidence in his game, as he opened with a 6-under 64 and a share of the lead at the Sony Open with Chris Kirk and Taylor Montgomery. Harris English had a 65 on a gorgeous

HONOLULU — Jordan Spieth’s last three tournaments all have been on islands. Bahamas. Maui. Oahu. After opening with a six-under 64 Thursday at the Sony Open in Hawaii with an all-around solid effort at Waialae Country Club, Spieth was quizzed at length on his newest piece of equipment—which has absolutely no bearing on his fortunes

Parker McLachlin may be known as the “Short Game Chef,” but he’s hitting a pretty long ball these days. And through one round at the 2023 Sony Open, it’s certainly paid off. The Hawaii native and a PGA Tour winner turned short-game coach in recent years is making his 13th start at the tournament. But

The PGA Tour’s 2023 calendar started with a bang last week, as Jon Rahm rallied from a 6-shot deficit over the final nine holes to catch Collin Morikawa at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawai’i. The tour stays in the islands for one more week at the Sony Open in Honolulu, before starting

For most golfers, the currency that measures our skill is a handicap. It is a measure not only of our scores, but the difficulty of where we play. Both factors are essential. Why don’t pros need handicaps? Because pros always play straight up, and the handicap’s main purpose is to help players of different abilities

HONOLULU — Zach Johnson’s goal for the coming season is to play well enough to qualify for the U.S. Ryder Cup team on which he serves as captain. It’s ambitious for a player who hasn’t won in more than seven years, is 22 months removed from his last top-10 finish and turns 47 next month.