May 17 Masters champion arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns to course hours later By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 10:28 How Charlie Sifford broke the PGA's color barrier and changed the course of golf By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Juliet Fuisz, Harry Zahn Charlie Sifford was the first Black player to get a PGA card, qualifying him for the professional golf tour. It came in 1961, a full decade after the color barrier had fallen in professional football, baseball and basketball. John Yang… Continue watching
Jul 11 WATCH: Senate panel examines merger between PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf By Associated Press The negotiators of a business deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi funders of LIV Golf discussed ousting LIV chief executive Greg Norman and giving Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy their own LIV teams. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 5:41 Trump's business deal with Oman raises new ethical questions By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori As former President Donald Trump makes another run at the White House, he’s partnering with a key U.S. ally on a new business venture that is raising serious ethical questions. The multi-billion dollar deal between Trump, the government of Oman… Continue watching
Jun 07 With LIV-PGA deal, Saudi Arabia's crown prince makes dramatic move to extend kingdom's influence By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Tuesday's surprise announcement of a commercial merger between Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and the PGA Tour looks to end a messy legal battle between the two rivals. Continue reading
Jun 06 Surprise merger announcement ends feud between PGA Tour and LIV Golf By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press The PGA Tour ended its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia's golf venture and now is joining forces with it. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 5:59 What results from the Masters mean for the rivalry between Liv Golf and the PGA By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings It was a history-making win for Spanish golfer Jon Rahm at the Masters tournament. In securing his second major championship, Rahm became the first European ever to win both the Masters and the U.S. Open. But the event was not… Continue watching
Apr 09 Due to injury, Tiger Woods withdraws from Masters before completing 3rd round By Dave Skretta, Associated Press The tournament announced about 90 minutes before play began that Woods, who is still hobbled by the effects of the 2021 car accident that nearly cost him his right leg, had withdrawn. Continue reading
Apr 06 What to watch for as the Masters begins in Georgia By Paul Newberry, Associated Press Welcome to the Masters, where the golf year really gets started Thursday amid the azaleas and towering pines of Augusta National Golf Club. Continue reading
Dec 25 Kathy Whitworth, winningest golfer in history, dies at 83 By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press Whitworth, whose LPGA Tour victories spanned nearly a quarter-century and who became the first woman to earn $1 million on the LPGA, died on Christmas Eve, her longtime partner said. She was 83. Continue reading