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We’re entering a fantastic stretch of great events leading up to the Masters, which is great if you’re a PGA Tour fan—and even better if you’re a bettor. The fields will be stacked like it is this week—providing serious value on players a little bit down the odds board. No, we’re not talking about Dustin

6:36 PM ET On the 25th anniversary of “Happy Gilmore,” Adam Sandler proved he’s still got it. Happy loves you all! Thanks for everything! pic.twitter.com/p1aY9JcFWh — Adam Sandler (@AdamSandler) February 16, 2021 The film featured Sandler as Happy Gilmore, a wannabe hockey player who never made it and instead stumbles into golf. He develops a

Phil Mickelson has never shied away from the role of raconteur, with the five-time major winner leaning into showmanship as of late with a pop-in at the CBS booth during the 2020 PGA Championship and playing the de facto ringleader in his made-for-TV exhibitions. However, it appears Mickelson may be looking for a more permanent

Statistically speaking, this week’s Genesis Invitational has the strongest field of any men’s pro tournament to date in 2021. Seven of the top 10 players in the world will be competing at Riviera Country Club outside Los Angeles, along with 30 of the top 50. And so will Angus Flanagan. The native of England who

7:15 AM ET The mere mortals among us who slap it around a golf course while looking for some idea as to how far we need to hit a shot to the green have embraced the use of distance-measuring device for years. Golf’s governing bodies made them legal back in 2014, which meant those who

After they fist-bumped on Spyglass Hill’s ninth green Friday afternoon, good friends Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth went their separate ways, both literally and figuratively. Spieth went on to contend for a second straight week, the latest positive sign in his comeback process. Fowler, meanwhile, had missed his second straight cut, a continuation of the

Francesco Molinari had glory within his grasp as he made the uphill walk from the 11th green to the 12th tee at Augusta National. It was April 14, 2019, the final round of the Masters, and he held a two-shot lead over a who’s who of the game’s elite. Having won the Open Championship just

PEBBLE BEACH — The eyes of the golf world fixated upon Jordan Spieth on Sunday. Hard to blame them, really, considering the storyline in play: a win, at this iconic golf course, to end The Slump. If someone was going to steal the win from him, it’d be Patrick Cantlay. Cantlay shot 62 on Thursday,

Nate Lashley was a surprise contender on Sunday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Sure he started the day only two strokes back of Jordan Spieth in a tie for second place with four other players. But the 38-year-old journeyman with the lone PGA Tour win (2019 Rocket Mortgage) wasn’t the guy most figured would

6:56 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Daniel Berger got into the mix quickly with an eagle and finished it off with one even better, holing a 30-foot putt on the par-5 18th for a 7-under 65 and a two-shot victory Sunday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Berger won for the second

PEBBLE BEACH — For the second straight day, a player in contention at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was dealt a one-shot penalty after accidentally causing his ball to move. A day after Maverick McNealy was penalized for a similar situation, Russell Knox was given the extra shot on Sunday. The infraction happened on the

If you feel like there’s some déjà vu going on this Sunday regarding Jordan Spieth, well you’re not alone. Just seven days after Spieth held a share of the lead entering the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, he once again is out front in a PGA Tour event. Only this time the

6:51 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jordan Spieth holed out from 160 yards for eagle on the 16th hole at Pebble Beach, the start of a stunning turnaround that took him from two shots behind to a two-shot lead Saturday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. These moments used to happen when

They’re just two dudes playing at Pebble Beach on a Sunday. Nothing to see here really. If there were fans at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the pairing of Joel Dahmen and Sung Kang (along with C.T. Pan)—starting way out on the 10th tee for the fourth round, no less—wouldn’t attract even the seagulls, unless

1:16 PM ET The first tee can be a nervous place. The first tee at Pebble Beach? Yeah, that adds another layer of nerves. But the professionals, especially someone like Francesco Molinari, who has a major championship, aren’t like the rest of us. Well, maybe they are … Stay dry out there today. 🌧 There

Narratives can change very quickly on the PGA Tour, even in a span of less than 24 hours. On Friday evening, Jordan Spieth was most definitely back, having taken sole possession of the 36-hole lead at Pebble Beach. Then, after a brutal start to his back nine on Saturday, he was two shots off the