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HONOLULU — Tiger Woods is a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team that will attempt to win in Europe for the first time in 30 years this September in Italy. Whether or not he is holding a golf club during that week is still to be determined. U.S. captain Zach Johnson said on Wednesday

Nearly a year to the day Netflix officially announced a docuseries focused on professional golf, the streaming service finally dropped the first teaser. And golf fans look like they’re in for a real treat. The show has been billed as golf’s version of Netflix’s wildly popular “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” series, also produced by

HONOLULU – Tom Hoge was bracing for a few barbs from his Peach State peers after he arrived at Waialae Country Club around 3 p.m. HST Tuesday following his quick trip from Maui to Los Angeles and then to Oahu for the Sony Open in Hawaii. A graduate of TCU, Hoge took a red-eye flight

The Sony Open in Hawaii marks the first full-field PGA Tour event of 2023 and it will showcase some of the game’s top talent with the likes of fan-favorite Jordan Spieth and rising star Tom Kim in the field. These two new BFFs are Nos. 14 and 15 in the World Ranking, respectively, and hope

The last remaining “open” spot on the USGA calendar for a U.S. Open through 2031 was filled on Monday when the governing body announced it was bringing back the national championship to the West Course at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., in 2028. “Winged Foot has provided the backdrop for some of the

On Sunday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, as Collin Morikawa found himself in the midst of becoming the ninth player in PGA Tour history to lose a tournament after holding a six-shot 54-hole lead, there was much talk on the broadcast about the specter of “scar tissue.” In a way, that’s perfectly understandable; it’s

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Deep in the Plantation Course clubhouse, behind a wall of hats in the pro shop, through some backroom cubicles, there is a small, windowless conference room. A few minutes before 11 on Sunday morning, a dozen frumpy sportswriters (and one well-tanned TV smoothie) were ushered into the room for an audience with

Jan 8, 2023 Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan described a landscape Sunday of two rival leagues going down different paths, even as the PGA Tour is still trying to formulate plans for a revamped structure in 2024. “We’re at a point now where it’s product versus product,” Monahan said. He

There’s no questioning Jon Rahm’s game, especially after the Spaniard’s surprising victory on Sunday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. His packing skills, however, could use some work. Rahm kicked off his post-round press conference in Maui by noting his wardrobe choice for the final round was an accident. “I’m wearing black pants and the

8:25 PM ET ESPN News Services KAPALUA, Hawaii — Jon Rahm left Maui with a trophy he wasn’t expecting, all because of a collapse from Collin Morikawa no one saw coming. Rahm started the final round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions seven shots behind. He bogeyed his first hole. He was six shots back

KAPALUA, Hawaii — After his inspired comeback victory over Collin Morikawa on Sunday in the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Jon Rahm feels like he is the best player in the world, and he doesn’t need to return to the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking to validate that sentiment. “Had they not

There will be a day when Cameron Young can look back at what happened on the 15th hole Saturday afternoon at the Plantation Course and laugh a little bit about what transpired. Mind you, that day probably don’t come until the Sentry Tournament of Champions is over, and the pain of the moment feels less

It was essentially a foregone conclusion that Adam Scott would achieve a unique money milestone this week at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. So long as he finished all four rounds at the Plantation Course, the 42-year-old Australian would guarantee earning a minimum of $200,000, which would bump his career earnings into rare territory. Having

9:13 PM ET ESPN News Services KAPALUA, Hawaii — Collin Morikawa can make golf look simple. He has a shot in mind and the ball is going where he’s looking. The difference at the Sentry Tournament of Champions is that includes shots on the green. He was particularly effective Saturday on the stretch of scoring

KAPALUA, Hawaii – It’s not quite accurate to say that Collin Morikawa is hungry for a win. “That would be an understatement,” he said, clarifying he feelings about trying to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions. After feasting on the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort for a third straight day, he’s set himself up for

Some PGA Tour players have requested and been granted conflicting-event releases to play in the Saudi International, according to a report from the Golf Channel. The event is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and notably sponsored by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which is the primary backer of LIV Golf. A provision in the PGA

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Jordan Spieth is always going to do those “Jordan things,” like he did on Thursday on the 16th hole at the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort when he hit a sky shot from just outside of a greenside bunker and watched the high-risk flop find its way into the cup. He ranked

10:43 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Winless last year for the first time in his young career, Collin Morikawa is playing as though he wants to put that behind him quickly. Morikawa was dialed in with his irons early and took advantage of some of the scoring holes late in his second round

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Tom Hoge would love nothing more than to realize a rare double next week. OK, incredibly rare. OK, call it impossibly rare, but who are we to question his goals? The TCU graduate hopes to see—in person—his Horned Frogs win the college football national championship on Monday night against mighty Georgia and

The seven-time PGA Tour winner first encountered back problems last month at the Hero World Challenge, where he finished fourth, but he said that he experienced no discomfort in the interim between then and his arrival on Maui. On Monday, however, the pain resurfaced and grew progressively worse, forcing him to withdraw from the pro-am

6:27 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — A nagging back injury in the Bahamas has turned into something more mysterious for Xander Schauffele, who withdrew from the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Friday and plans to get an MRI to see what’s wrong. Schauffele, the No. 6 player in the world and a three-time

KAPALUA, Hawaii — History will show that a new era on the PGA Tour was ushered in by, of all people, Adam Svensson (above). On a perfect Thursday morning on Maui, Svensson, a 28-year-old Canadian with one career win, smoked a towering draw down the first fairway of the Plantation Course, kicking off the Sentry

10:57 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Jon Rahm is starting to get used to low scoring on the Plantation Course at Kapalua. He can only hope this start leads to a better finish in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. One year after he was 33-under par and still finished second, Rahm birdied three

KAPALUA, Hawaii — An undiagnosed back injury that first afflicted Xander Schauffele at last month’s Hero World Challenge continues to plague the No. 6 player in the world, and the timing couldn’t be worse as he attempts to navigate one of his favorite venues at less than 100 percent. Schauffele managed to open the Sentry

Another top executive has reportedly left LIV Golf. According to the Sports Business Journal, Matt Goodman, the president of franchises for the Saudi-backed circuit, is no longer with the organization. Goodman joined LIV last May from the New York City Football Club, where he was COO and chief commercial officer. Prior to his stint with

10:24 AM ET Augusta National Golf Club has invited reigning NCAA Division I men’s champion Gordon Sargent and Kazuki Higa of Japan to compete in the 87th Masters, bringing the field for the April major to 80 players. Sargent, 19, a sophomore at Vanderbilt, birdied the first hole of a four-man playoff in May to

The field for the 2023 Masters got a little bigger on Thursday with two golfers accepting special invitations. Augusta National Golf Club announced that amateur Gordon Sargent and Japan Tour pro Kazuki Higa will play in this year’s tournament. Both will be making their Masters debuts. Sargent, a Vanderbilt sophomore, is the reigning NCAA champion.

9:33 PM ET Pinehurst Resort, already the site of nine top-quality 18-hole golf courses, is adding No. 10. The North Carolina resort, which has hosted the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup in the past, announced Wednesday it will be constructing an additional golf course slated to open when

KAPALUA, Hawaii – Justin Thomas has resolved to read one book a month in 2023, and his selection for January is quite deep. The book is “Why Buddhism is True,” by Robert Wright, which, among other things, delves into meditation. The choice is not necessarily surprising given that the reigning PGA champion enjoys the self-help

Chances are you’ve heard a lot already about the PGA Tour establishing a series of “elevated” events for 2023 and beyond. And you’ll hear plenty more this week, as the first of the 13 scheduled for the new year takes place in Maui with the playing of the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Created as a