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Not that we should expect intentions to the contrary, but CBS Sports officials said Monday that the network isn’t planning to cover LIV Golf League members who compete in next week’s Masters Tournament any differently than the rest of the field of competitors. At least that’s the party line. What else would you expect them

Like a renowned chef being asked for a restaurant recommendation or a professional race-car driver being told to parallel park, certain occupations come with certain expectations of expertise. It’s no different when your day job involves predicting the weather—and your favorite hobby involves being outside. Such is the case for NBC’s Dylan Dreyer, an avid

1:47 PM ET The next event on the 2023 PGA Tour is the Valero Texas Open, which begins on Thursday. The event will take place at the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course, a par-72 course in Texas. The purse for the event is $8.9 million, a $300,000 increase from last year. Editor’s Picks J.J. Spaun,

A year ago at this time, the official website for the Augusta National Women’s Amateur picked 10 “Players to Watch” for the 2022 championship. The list included most of the top-ranked entrants at the time, including Rose Zhang, Amari Avery and Ingrid Lindblad. A golfer not included: Anna Davis. It was completely understandable, because, at

7:54 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — David Toms fired a 7-under 65 on Sunday for a four-stroke, wire-to-wire win at The Galleri Classic to become the first two-time winner on the PGA Tour Champions this season. Toms closed out his second win in three starts and fourth Champions victory with an eight-birdie,

Celine Boutier made back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole at Superstition Mountain—the first to force a playoff with Georgia Hall, the second to beat her European Solheim Cup teammate—en route to victory at the LPGA Drive On Championship Sunday outside Phoenix. The 29-year-old Frenchwoman, who capped a 20-under 268 performance with a closing 68. “It

9:59 PM ET Associated Press GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — Celine Boutier of France beat Georgia Hall of England with a birdie on the first playoff hole Sunday to win the LPGA Drive on Championship. Boutier forced a playoff by making a testy birdie putt at the par-5 18th to close out a 4-under 68, matching

Sam Burns finally had enough. No more comebacks. No more close calls. He was done with all the stress of the result being in question until the bitter end. After a bogey on the second hole Sunday during the championship of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, the 26-year-old from Louisiana unleashed seven birdies in a

5:55 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Matt Wallace of England was hugging his caddie again Sunday, not to make good from an argument but to celebrate his first PGA Tour title at the Corales Punta Cana Championship. Wallace ran off four straight birdies down the stretch on the Corales course at

The payday is modest when you compare it to the amounts on the line at the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship. But winning the PGA Tour’s Corales Puntacana Championship on Sunday in the Dominican Republic comes with some handsome rewards. Victory locks up a PGA Tour card through the 2025 season. More specifically it guarantees the

5:59 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark played bogey-free Saturday for a 6-under 66 and shared the lead with PGA Tour rookie Sam Stevens in the Corales Punta Cana Championship. Stevens twice had the lead down the stretch on the Corales course until a wobbly finish, making bogey

AUSTIN — Someday, when we’re talking about the old WGC-Match Play events and remembering all the winners, it will be worth taking a moment to recall the hot Saturday afternoon in 2023 when, minutes apart, Scottie Scheffler ended his quarterfinal match against Jason Day with a near-ace and Rory McIlroy buried a 12-foot birdie on

9:42 PM ET Associated Press GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — Celine Boutier of France had an eagle and six birdies in a round of 7-under 65 and moved atop the leaderboard when Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand stumbled down the stretch in Saturday’s third round of the LPGA Drive on Championship. Boutier, a 29-year-old two-time tour winner,

Come Monday, Jason Day will have more to celebrate than his strong recent form and deep run into this week’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. According to a tweet on Saturday by Official World Golf Ranking social media guru Nosferatu, Day is among four players who had not otherwise qualified for the Masters but will make

2:44 PM ET Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Alexander Knappe overtook fellow German Nick Bachem to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Jonsson Workwear Open as he chases a first European tour title. Knappe moved to 17 under par overall Saturday after collecting eight birdies in his third-round, 7-under 65 at The

AUSTIN — The format of the WGC-Match Play lends itself to some interesting situations on Friday, the day when the group stages conclude, playoffs commence if necessary, and one player from each pool advances to the knockout rounds. One of those small oddities played out on the 14th green late in the afternoon, when Billy

9:03 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Matt Wallace of England birdied his last three holes Friday for a 6-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead going into the weekend in the Corales Puntacana Championship. Wallace had missed six out of seven cuts on the PGA Tour until he was in the

An albatross is rare in any week at a professional golf event. After all, making a 2 on a par 5 happens far less frequently than holes-in-one, with only 48 of them in the LPGA Tour’s 73-year history. Yet Superstition Mountain Golf Club in Gold Canyon, Ariz., has celebrated two this week at the Drive

10:48 PM ET Associated Press GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — Jenny Shin of South Korea had a run of five straight birdies to close out her front nine on the way to a 5-under 67 on Friday and a share of the lead with Maddie Szeryk of Canada and Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand after two rounds

In trying go unbeaten and advance out of group play for the first time, Xander Schauffele was having a bit of a rocky day on Friday in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He was 1 down to winless Tom Hoge through 16 holes and needed at least a tie to assure himself of playing in

10:26 AM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play before his tee time Friday, giving Max Homa the day off and a spot in the knockout stage. Matsuyama cited a neck injury for conceding the match against Homa. He was warming up on the range for about

“The LPGA Tour is thankful for Chairman Wang, the GAROC and the Swinging Skirts Foundation team for providing opportunities for LPGA Tour athletes since 2014 and their continued dedication for growing women’s golf in Chinese Taipei, as well as the countless fans and volunteers who have supported the event in its history,” the tour said

9:31 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Rory McIlroy had every reason to love the long ball Thursday. Taken to the 18th hole in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, McIlroy unleashed the shot of the tournament. He smashed a drive on the 375-yard closing hole so magnificently that it pitched on the green and

Danielle Kang went to the emergency room Thursday following withdrawing during the first round of the Drive On Championship. After playing the 14th hole, Kang pulled out of play officially due to illness, per an LPGA official. The 30-year-old shared more detail on her Instagram story in the evening, explaining that had a respiratory infection

11:23 PM ET Associated Press GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — Alison Lee and Jenny Shin each reeled off four straight birdies in the middle of their rounds and joined Gaby Lopez at 7-under 65 Thursday to share a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Drive on Championship. Lee, a 28-year-old American looking for

AUSTIN — There’s an old cliche in basketball that if a shooter is struggling to find his shot, all he needs is a trip to the free throw line. Once he sees a couple freebies fall, his form will click into place and he’ll return to his old self. That was the hope Billy Horschel

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — World Golf Hall of Famer Patty Sheehan was hanging around the clubhouse at her home course, Mission Hills Country Club, a couple of weeks ago when a group of reporters stopped by to say hello. There was a gathering at the course that day to promote the new PGA Tour Champions’

It was one of the best marquee matchups on the first day of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play: Jon Rahm vs. Rickie Fowler. Rahm, of course, has been on or near the top of the world for months now, and with tons of work, Fowler has clawed his way back to respectability and even consistent

8:59 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Keegan Bradley extended his dubious streak to 16 matches over 11 years without winning in the Dell Technologies Match Play. He sure felt like a winner Wednesday. Bradley was 4 down with five holes to play when he rallied to scratch out a halve against Denny McCarthy

AUSTIN — Ben Griffin made one serious mistake in the entirety of his Day 1 match against Tyrrell Hatton at the WGC-Dell Match Play on Wednesday, and it came on arguably the best match-play hole at Austin Country Club. On the short par-4 13th, with its tempting green lying just beyond the watery reach of