CHARLOTTE — It just seems too obvious, doesn’t it? But why wouldn’t Rory McIlroy win the PGA Championship this week at Quail Hollow Country Club? After all: He’s won four PGA Tour events on the golf course, including his maiden…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — There will be an uncomfortable truth lingering around Augusta National this week amidst the litany of delicious storylines that most hope will define the 89th Masters. If you happen to be repulsed by Angel Cabrera playing in…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods won’t be competing at the Masters this week. He’s recovering from surgery on his ruptured Achilles. Steve Williams won’t be caddying at Augusta this week. He’s home in New Zealand enjoying retirement from full-time caddie…
The Mets open their 2025 season on Thursday afternoon in Houston, entering this season with serious championship aspirations after advancing to the NLCS last year only to fall two wins short of reaching the World Series. Before that championship pursuit…
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rickie Fowler isn’t any less popular than he was 10 years ago. But much has changed. The long hair cascading from under the back of his Puma lid is cropped. The loud orange outfits, an…
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — It might be easier for Rory McIlroy if Scottie Scheffler were a little bit less likable, so he could manufacture at least some sort of enemy vibe. Tournament golf, by nature, is not a mano-a-mano sport.…
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Jay Monahan provided a compelling tease on Tuesday, at the beginning of his state-of-the-PGA Tour news conference that annually precedes the Players Championship. “I want to start this morning a little differently with an update…
The buzzer echoed through TGL’s arena in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., like the Knicks had just forced a violation inside the Garden. As the red digits hit zero inside the venue and on the ESPN broadcast, it signaled that Tiger…
Golf is a game with far too many antiquated and austere rules that need changing. The one the bothers me the most and should be so simple to change is the way professional golf handles players’ scorecards after rounds. If…
You may or may not have noticed, but LIV Golf’s first tournament of the 2025 season was set to begin Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. You also may or may not have heard, but on Wednesday the United States Golf…