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Ex-Augusta National chair Johnson dies

Ex-Augusta National chair Johnson dies

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hootie Johnson, the South Carolina banker and Augusta National chairman who stubbornly stood his ground amid pressure for the club to invite female members, died Friday morning. He was 86. Augusta National announced [...]

Yay! Greens makeover at Chambers Bay

Yay! Greens makeover at Chambers Bay

UNIVERSITY PLACE — The return of major-championship golf to the Pacific Northwest might depend on the fate of the greens at Chambers Bay. The maligned putting surfaces on the links-style layout by Puget Sound became as [...]

Schauffele another first-time winner

Schauffele another first-time winner

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — A strong finish in the U.S. Open last month helped prepare Xander Schauffele for the nerve-racking grind of chasing a title on the PGA Tour. The rookie made a 3-foot birdie [...]

Kirk captures LPGA win on final putt

Kirk captures LPGA win on final putt

ONEIDA, Wis. — Katherine Kirk won the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic on Sunday, matching Ashleigh Buhai with a birdie on the final hole for a one-stroke victory. Four strokes ahead of Buhai entering the round, Kirk [...]

Rahm storms to Irish Open victory

Rahm storms to Irish Open victory

Spain’s Jon Rahm consolidated his status as the hottest property in golf with a resounding victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, his second win in just his 25th event as a professional. Rahm fired [...]

McIlroy misses the cut in Irish Open

McIlroy misses the cut in Irish Open

Defending champion Rory McIlroy crashed out of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open on Friday, missing the cut in his home event for the fourth time in five years. After labouring to an opening 72 on [...]

‘Bones’ joins NBC as on-course reporter

‘Bones’ joins NBC as on-course reporter

Jim “Bones” Mackay will soon return to the fairways of the PGA Tour, just not in his old role. Mackay, who spent the past 25 years as the caddie for Phil Mickelson, will join Golf Channel [...]

Spieth to skip John Deere Classic again

Spieth to skip John Deere Classic again

Jordan Spieth, a two-time winner of the John Deere Classic, announced that he will miss the tournament for the second straight year. “I’m sorry I won’t be at this year’s John Deere Classic,” Spieth said in [...]

Perry notches second Senior Open title

Perry notches second Senior Open title

PEABODY, Mass. — Kenny Perry claimed his second U.S. Senior Open on Sunday, pulling away from Kirk Triplett at Salem Country Club to finish at 16 under and win by two strokes. The 56-year-old Perry closed [...]

Kang edges Henderson for LPGA win

Kang edges Henderson for LPGA win

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Danielle Kang birdied the final hole to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, edging defending champion Brooke Henderson. Kang bogeyed the tricky par-3 17th, [...]