How will Augusta National play next week? Rory McIlroy has an idea. In speaking with ESPN.com’s Bob Harig, McIlroy revealed that he and his father, Gerry, traveled to Augusta for a scouting trip on Oct. 27-28, getting in 27 holes …

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Frida Kinhult picked a good time for her first professional victory. The 21-year-old Swede, who turned pro midway through her sophomore season at Florida State, won the Symetra Tour Championship on Friday in Davidson, North Carolina. The rookie’s win not …

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Any NFL teams need a quarterback? During Friday’s opening round of the PGA Tour Champions finale, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, rules official Brian Claar showed off his arm accuracy in helping Billy Andrade identify his ball. Confused? Let us …

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The first Masters withdrawal related to COVID-19 came Friday. Joaquin Niemann announced via Twitter that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will subsequently miss next week’s major at Augusta National. “I have tested positive for coronavirus and unfortunately …

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HOUSTON – Brandt Snedeker found a lot of fairways and greens at difficult Memorial Park, top-ranked Dustin Johnson returned from the coronavirus, and fans were back, too, Thursday at the Houston Open. Snedeker shot a 5-under 65 in the afternoon to take a two-stroke …

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Jordan Spieth spent the majority of his opening round challenging for the lead at the Vivint Houston Open. A back-nine collapse, however, sent him spiraling from T-1 to outside the top 90. Spieth was 3 under par through 12 holes …

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Only slightly less headline grabbing, but every bit as entertaining as Bryson DeChambeau’s experiment to use a 48-inch driver shaft next week at the Masters, will be a similar decision by Phil Mickelson to chase distance at the season’s final …

Phil Mickelson to use 47 1/2-inch driver shaft at Masters Read more »

It’s rare to have a player in the top 40 missing from the Masters, much less four of them. Rarer still is to show up at Augusta National and notice who’s missing. That element won’t change, especially with so much …

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World No. 1 Dustin Johnson is grouped with a pair of top international players, while Brooks Koepka will play alongside the defending champion at the Vivint Houston Open. Among the featured groups at Memorial Park Golf Course, Johnson will go …

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Harry Higgs became the 16th PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from this week’s Vivint Houston Open. “While I am disappointed to have to withdraw this week, I am grateful that I drove to Houston …

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