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3:04 PM ET Associated Press The top 50 from the final world ranking of the year was set on Sunday, adding 10 players to the field for the Masters in April. The list includes Matthew Wolff, Mackenzie Hughes of Canada and Ryan Palmer, who are exclusive members of the PGA Tour. The final ranking, along

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods knows the challenges he faces, understands the physical limitations that will hamper him, realizes that this week at the PNC Championship is just one small step — however painful — on his way back from a serious car crash. All of that perspective served him well as he played his

A year almost to the day after his last round of competitive golf, Tiger Woods returned to the course, playing the first of two rounds at the PNC Championship in Orlando. Given how much Woods endured to get back to this point, it’s not too much to say Woods’ return is the sports version of

4:04 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods did his best again Friday to downplay expectations surrounding his return to golf, but even he can’t help himself once in a while. So it was that he flashed a bit of anger at a tee shot he hit off the toe on the ninth hole during

Tiger Woods is riding in a cart this week at the PNC Championship, which marks his first time back out on the course after his February car crash. Though this week is different — Woods is playing alongside his son, Charlie, in the modified 20-team, two-person event in Orlando — Woods insisted that he’d never

Tiger Woods is looking forward to his first competitive rounds since suffering career-threatening leg injuries in a February car crash, but he said Friday the PNC Championship family tournament is no gauge of his readiness for the PGA Tour. “I still have a long way to go in this rehab process,” said the 15-time major

4:13 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. – It is no surprise that Justin and Mike Thomas will be paired with Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie, during the opening round of the PNC Championship on Saturday. They did so during the first round a year ago, and are neighbors in South Florida. But what was interesting

Getty Images There are a thousand ways to rank golfers in a given year. Most wins, most top 10s, most money earned or best performance at major championships are all variations of an answer to the same question: Who played the best golf of the season? There are times where all are appropriate answers, but

Like father, like son. Before his return to competition at the PNC Championship, where he’ll again team up with his 12-year-old son, Charlie, Tiger Woods sat down to watch some highlights of he and Charlie from last year’s event at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. Only these weren’t your typical highlights. Instead, PGA

Getty Images In his first semester at North Carolina A&T State University, former NBA player JR Smith earned a 4.0 grade-point average. The 36-year-old also joined the golf team as a walk-on in his first year at the school. The two-time NBA champion who spent 16 years in the league is getting a degree in liberal

4:53 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Jason Kokrak and Kevin Na birdied 12 of their last 13 holes Sunday in fourballs and closed with a 12-under 60 to rally from a three-shot deficit and win the QBE Shootout. Kokrak and Na were five shots behind after a bogey on the par-3 fifth hole

The QBE Shootout has been a mainstay as part of professional golf’s silly season, and Kevin Na’s performance in the final round was just plain silly, indeed. The five-time winner on the PGA Tour made seven consecutive birdies himself to help he and teammate Jason Kokrak shoot up the leaderboard Sunday at Tiburon Golf Club

Getty Images It’s the holiday season, which means it’s time for the golfer in your life to start stocking up for 2022. Golf has been thriving over the past few years, especially as an outdoor activity, and we’ve put together a great collection of gear, accessories and products that should be a delight to anyone

5:21 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Jason Day and Marc Leishman had 12 birdies, two eagles and finished one shot short of the record for the scramble format, posting a 16-under 56 that gave the Australian duo a one-shot lead Friday in the QBE Shootout. Day is making his first start in the

NAPLES, Fla. — The Shark is feeling great about his new job and what comes with it. Greg Norman, 66, the QBE Shootout founder and host recently became the CEO of a new Saudi Arabia-backed golf league, of which he will serve as commissioner. The Asian Tour had announced an allegiance that would result in

Thorbjorn Olesen was cleared of all charges Wednesday related to an incident on a 2019 flight after the World Golf Championships-FedEx. St. Jude Invitational, according to The Associated Press. The Danish golfer was acquitted at a London court of sexual assault, common assault and being drunk on an airplane. The jury deliberated for less than

Getty Images The 2021 QBE Shootout marks the end of the calendar year for the 2021-22 PGA Tour schedule. It’s an event that doesn’t award FedEX Cup points, but does have a prize purse of $3.6 million. Play begins on Friday at Tiburon Golf Course in Naples, Fla., and it’s a unique format that features

File photo of Tiger Woods© AFP Tiger Woods said Wednesday he will make his return to competitive golf at next week’s PGA Tour PNC Championship in Florida. The former world number one, who has not played since suffering career-threatening leg injuries in a car crash in Los Angeles in February, will play in the December