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PONTE VEDRA BEACH — This Scottie Scheffler, with his wide shoulders and ambling gait, brings to mind the jock from yesteryear. He brings to mind certain of his golfing forebears, men who could have played anything and sometimes did. Mike Souchak, for instance. Before he was an Ike-era Ryder Cupper, Souchak was a kicker and

Mar 11, 2023 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy has emerged as one of the faces and most loyal supporters of the PGA Tour during its ongoing battle with LIV Golf. Whether it’s organizing players’ meetings, helping formulate new models for the tour or speaking with the media, McIlroy has been front and center

Mar 11, 2023 Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Adam Svensson hit a shot onto a hospitality tent and made birdie Saturday morning to build a 2-shot lead at the Players Championship. The Players finally finished its second round after storms moved in late Friday and shut down play with half the field unable

An Australian journeyman had a weekend to remember—and may have just pulled off a first in golf history. Peter Wilson shot not one, but two rounds of 59, carding golf’s magic number on back-to-back days at Lang Lang Golf Club, according to the PGA of Australia. The 45-year-old is currently No. 881 in the Official

8:29 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — While Scottie Scheffler was running away with a 5-stroke victory at the Players to pick up his sixth PGA Tour victory in 13 months Sunday, there was still plenty of drama on the leaderboard. With just two weeks left to crack the top 50 of the Official

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler was in perhaps the most difficult spot in golf on at the 2022 Masters. Sleeping on a 54-hole lead at Augusta National has proven challenging for some of the game’s greats, but fortunately for Scheffler, he had help from one of the most respected caddies in golf. Ted Scott—who helped

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — When Jordan Spieth seeks affirmation for the soundness of his golf game, he doesn’t have to look very far. The three-time major winner merely measures himself against his Dallas neighbor, Scottie Scheffler, who is about as useful a measuring stick as you’ll find in professional golf. Scheffler was dominating in capturing

7:02 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler was fearless on a TPC Sawgrass course that can jangle the nerves on every hole. The wind was getting stronger, the targets looked smaller, and all he wanted was to make sure his lead got larger in The Players Championship. “You can’t limp

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — Scottie Scheffler was up big, but the big stick remained in hand, which seemed like a bad idea. The situation—a five-shot lead with four to go—called for a 3-wood, 5-wood, something safe off the 15th tee. The driver? Nothing but trouble and the murmurs around the box—What is he doing?—said as

7:45 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — As Scottie Scheffler stood over his ball lying awkwardly in the rough above a greenside bunker on the eighth hole at the Stadium Course on Sunday, the men trying to chase him in the final round of the Players Championship were self-imploding. Australia’s Min Woo Lee started

11:19 AM ET Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Jorge Campillo held onto his overnight lead to win the DP World Tour’s Kenya Open by 2 shots Sunday with a 5-under 66. The Spaniard put together six birdies and dropped just 1 shot in the final round at Muthaiga Golf Club to go 18 under overall

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — There are occasions when running hot after a blow-up hole pays off. That’s how Alex Smalley ended up notching the third ace of the week on Sunday at the par-3 17th island hole at TPC Sawgrass. Coming off a sloppy double-bogey at the par-5 16th, where he hit a wedge over

8:00 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler won early, holing a chip from deep rough for eagle on the par-5 second hole at the Players Championship to win a bet against his caddie on the number of times the Masters champion chips in during the season. The bigger payoff was

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — It was good for 23 feet, only the hole was 23 feet and a few inches away, and in those final inches Ben Griffin’s ball decided to make a detour from the cup. The thousands engulfing the 17th cried out, “OOOOOOHHHH!,” a sound that seemed harmonious to the life being sucked

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — It wasn’t even 13 months ago that Scottie Scheffler was still searching for his first victory on the PGA Tour. On Sunday, Scheffler will have a chance to pick up his sixth tour win since then — and it would be another big one. Scheffler, who is No. 2 in

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — With Jordan Spieth, there’s always a twist. On Friday at the Players Championship, the three-time major champion was sitting at two over par and right on the cutline when he blocked a drive way right off the par-5 ninth, his 18th hole of the day at TPC Sawgrass. Spieth’s ball was

It has been one of the better golf barstool debates for a while: Will Tiger Woods play on PGA Tour Champions after he turns 50 in December 2025? I’ve always taken it one step further: Who will play more on the Champions Tour, Woods or Phil Mickelson? That may be moot if Mickelson never returns

10:20 AM ET The Players Championship, the unofficial “fifth major” on the PGA Tour, is closely contested after second round action. Adam Svensson has a solo lead at 9 under, with Scottie Scheffler close behind with a 7 under solo second. Ben Griffin, Min Woo Lee and Collin Morikawa and Christiaan Bezuidenhout are not too

We don’t know what kind of internal turmoil Keith Mitchell was facing in the moment. We do know that the first 13 holes of his second round on Friday in the Players Championship were eventful. Starting on No. 10, he’d made four birdies and four birdies to be even for the day and tied for

3:32 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Standing on the ninth tee box, his last hole of the second round at the Players on Friday, Jordan Spieth was 2 over par and probably needed a birdie to make the cut and stick around for the weekend. Spieth’s tee shot sailed far right and was

Well, this figures. Twenty-four hours ago, we were celebrating the fact that we weren’t going to experience last year’s nightmare of long weather delays that pushed the Players Championship finish into Monday. And then on Friday … we get a weather delay. And not just a short stoppage, but a suspension of the second round

6:31 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Chad Ramey became the only player to reach double digits under par at the Players Championship. The TPC Sawgrass, as usual, had the final say. Ramey put two tee shots in the water on the island-green 17th hole Friday for a quintuple bogey that cost

PONTE VEDRA BEACH—Jon Rahm has withdrawn from the 2023 Players Championship. The No. 1 player in the world was announced as a late WD ahead of his second round tee time Friday at TPC Sawgrass. The PGA Tour announced that Rahm dropped out due to an unspecified stomach illness. Rahm was part of the super-pairing

12:49 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — World No. 1 golfer Jon Rahm withdrew from the Players Championship shortly before the start of the second round at TPC Sawgrass on Friday because of a stomach illness, according to the PGA Tour. Rahm, from Spain, carded a 1-under 71 in the first round on Thursday.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — Aaron Wise averted equalling the highest-ever score on the 18th hole at TPC Sawgrass during the Players Championship on Thursday, only because he got up and down from 69 yards for a 10 on the par 4. Wise hit three consecutive tee shots into the water on 18. Each looked identical

6:30 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — It almost seemed like the PGA Tour’s middle (and working) class had a reminder for its stars in the opening round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday. The message: Hey, we’re not that bad either. After the tour announced Tuesday that it will stage

After the first day of the 2023 Players Championship, we do know this: We’re not going to deal with the nightmare of a year ago, when the second round wasn’t completed until Sunday afternoon, and Cam Smith’s victory was celebrated late on Monday. Though there is some light rain in the forecast for Friday afternoon,

8:05 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Chad Ramey managed to avoid stress and bogeys Thursday in the Players Championship for an 8-under 64, making him an unlikely leader on a TPC Sawgrass course that rarely fails to deliver a surprise. Ramey had a 1-shot lead over two-time major champion Collin Morikawa

Rory McIlroy did something to a golf ball on Thursday morning that only a few people on the planet could even dream of. Unfortunately, moments later, he did something that every golfer can relate to. The four-time major champ’s 16th hole on Day 1 at the 2023 Players was a wild swing of emotions. Let’s

Mar 7, 2023 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — While acknowledging that the emergence of the LIV Golf League led to radical changes on the PGA Tour, including future events with limited fields of 70 to 80 players and no 36-hole cuts, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan insisted Tuesday that the rival circuits won’t be the