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New world order: LIV looks to make its mark at Masters

New world order: LIV looks to make its mark at Masters

Apr 6, 2023 / 4:08 pm

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — As Phil Mickelson walked to the first tee — his LIV loyalties prominent on his cap, shirt and bag — he fist-bumped with a young girl...

Tiger Woods' painful Masters walk results in opening 74

Tiger Woods' painful Masters walk results in opening 74

Apr 6, 2023 / 2:55 pm

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods split the fairway with his opening shot Thursday, confidently plucking his tee from the ground before his ball had even...

Hovland overcomes Tiger anxiety, tied for 1st at the Masters

Hovland overcomes Tiger anxiety, tied for 1st at the Masters

Apr 6, 2023 / 2:40 pm

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — When Viktor Hovland learned he’d be playing the first two rounds of the Masters with Tiger Woods, his heart started to race and his...

Garcia chastises Masters media to stop talking about LIV-PGA

Garcia chastises Masters media to stop talking about LIV-PGA

Apr 6, 2023 / 1:00 pm

Sergio Garcia is tired of talking about the LIV-PGA Tour feud. After opening the Masters with a 2-over 74, Garcia shot back at reporters who asked Thursday if...

Live Updates| Norway's Hovland early leader at Masters

Live Updates| Norway's Hovland early leader at Masters

Apr 6, 2023 / 7:43 am

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Latest from the first round of the Masters (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Norway’s Viktor Hovland has raced to the early first round...

European tour wins case with LIV Golf after panel ruling

European tour wins case with LIV Golf after panel ruling

Apr 6, 2023 / 3:16 am

LONDON — The European tour was within its rights to sanction members who competed on the Saudi-funded LIV Golf without permission, an independent tribunal...

Masters '23: Things to watch for as play begins at Augusta

Masters '23: Things to watch for as play begins at Augusta

Apr 6, 2023 / 3:01 am

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — From the renegade LIV tour to Scottie Scheffler's bid for a second straight green jacket to an elongated 13th hole, golf's first major of...

MASTERS '23: A look back at key anniversaries at the Masters

MASTERS '23: A look back at key anniversaries at the Masters

Apr 6, 2023 / 3:01 am

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A look at some of the anniversaries this year at the Masters: 75 years ago (1948) The first 11 winners of the Masters were all tour...

Masters 13th hole goes from relative gimme to hardest par 5

Masters 13th hole goes from relative gimme to hardest par 5

Apr 6, 2023 / 3:01 am

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The 13th hole at Masters went from the easiest of the four par 5s a year ago to the most difficult in Thursday's first round following...

LIV golfers add betting dynamic to Masters

LIV golfers add betting dynamic to Masters

Apr 5, 2023 / 3:53 pm

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The addition of LIV golfers to this week's Masters field has created betting options for those wanting to wager on golf's first major of the...

Mize and Lyle to play final Masters; Hoge wins Par 3 Contest

Mize and Lyle to play final Masters; Hoge wins Par 3 Contest

Apr 5, 2023 / 3:41 pm

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Larry Mize and Sandy Lyle delivered two of the most memorable shots in Masters history in consecutive years. Mize, the first champion born...

Canada's Corey Conners is fresh off a win and ready to contend at Augusta

Canada's Corey Conners is fresh off a win and ready to contend at Augusta

Apr 5, 2023 / 2:37 pm

Corey Conners consistently thrives in early April. He's hoping that can carry him to a win at the Masters, the first major of the men's golf season. The first...

Max Homa: Golf's social media star-turned-Masters contender

Max Homa: Golf's social media star-turned-Masters contender

Apr 5, 2023 / 11:50 am

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Max Homa has a Twitter feed that reads like a "Saturday Night Live" script. The world's fifth-ranked player is quick-witted, cheeky and...

LIV and let live: Masters still about who wins green jacket

LIV and let live: Masters still about who wins green jacket

Apr 5, 2023 / 11:48 am

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Masters Chairman Fred Ridley sat among 33 champions in green jackets at golf's most exclusive dinner. It was a time to celebrate Scottie...

Scheffler looks primed for rare Masters double

Scheffler looks primed for rare Masters double

Apr 5, 2023 / 3:01 am

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — There are plenty of perks that come from being the reigning Masters champion. You have a year to don that cherished green jacket wherever...

Failed 'pond skip' can't dampen Tom Kim's Masters enthusiasm

Failed 'pond skip' can't dampen Tom Kim's Masters enthusiasm

Apr 4, 2023 / 3:01 pm

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Regardless of how Tom Kim's first Masters turns out, he'll leave Augusta National with some great memories. Getting invited to play a...

Woods and his limp back at Masters, but for how much longer?

Woods and his limp back at Masters, but for how much longer?

Apr 4, 2023 / 1:43 pm

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods is back at the Masters, along with his slight limp. It is not every step, every minute. But it is there. And as much hardware...

Mickelson back at Masters after year away from Augusta

Mickelson back at Masters after year away from Augusta

Apr 4, 2023 / 12:28 pm

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Phil Mickelson was back at Augusta National on Tuesday and there were times when it felt as if nothing had changed. He strode purposefully...

Rahm looks to regain momentum at Masters after rough March

Rahm looks to regain momentum at Masters after rough March

Apr 4, 2023 / 10:32 am

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm looked nearly unbeatable just a month ago. Now, the world’s No. 3-ranked player suddenly finds himself looking for a way to...

Column: LIV has more to lose than it does to gain at Masters

Column: LIV has more to lose than it does to gain at Masters

Apr 4, 2023 / 10:03 am

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Masters should be above all the clamor caused by 18 players from LIV Golf and this feeling of “us versus them” in the first major...

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