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Stewart Cink wrapped up the wire-to-wire victory Sunday at the RBC Heritage, winning for the second time this season. Here’s everything you need to know: Leaderboard: Stewart Cink (-19), Harold Varner III (-15), Emiliano Grillo (-15), Maverick McNealy (-13), Corey Conners (-13), Matt Fitzpatrick (-13), Chris Kirk (-12), Collin Morikawa (-12) What it means: Despite

Getty Images There is no time for a post-Masters golf lull as a really strong RBC Heritage gets cranked at Harbour Town Golf Links this week. Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tyrrell Hatton, Webb Simpson and Patrick Cantlay make up half of the top 10 players in the world, and all five are in the field

1:01 AM ET Associated Press KAPOLEI, Hawaii — Lydia Ko is golfing like she is a kid again. In other words, she’s tough to beat. No one came close at this week’s Lotte Championship. Ko torched Kapolei Golf Club and tournament records in the process. A final-round 65 Saturday left her at 28-under 260 and

Getty Images HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Stewart Cink maintained his five-stroke lead and set another scoring mark at the RBC Heritage with a 2-under 69 on Saturday, moving closer to his third victory at Harbour Town Golf Links. Cink, 47, cooled off from his pace in the first two rounds, when he shot

Hideki Matsuyama made history on Sunday, becoming the first Japanese man to win a major championship. His caddy, Shota Hayafuji, played a major role in that win, and he found a way to pay tribute to the great Augusta National golf course during a long-held caddy tradition. The moment came after Hayafuji collected the flag

Hideki Matsuyama won the 85th Masters in dramatic fashion on Sunday, holding off Xander Schauffele down the back nine to become the first Japanese man to capture a major golf title. Carrying the hopes of a nation on his shoulders, Matsuyama calmly grinded out clutch pars and struck for crucial birdies in a pressure-packed march

The Telegraph Rafael Nadal accuses Novak Djokovic of being ‘obsessed by the race for grand slam titles’ Six weeks before the French Open, defending champion Rafael Nadal has highlighted the major difference between himself and Novak Djokovic, the man chasing his record tally of 20 grand-slam titles. According to Nadal, it is a question of

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 10: Hideki Matsuyama of Japan celebrates with his caddie Shota Hayafuji after finishing on the 18th green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2021 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) AUGUSTA, Ga. — Moving Day at The Masters always brings

AUGUSTA, Ga. — We’ve all been there. We’re frustrated at how our round of golf is going, we slam our club into the ground and break it, we’re forced to play the final holes of our round at Augusta National putting with a 3-wood. Well, maybe not that last part. But other than that, we

There was one obvious question raised by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s declaration that Tiger Woods’ February car crash was caused by excessive speed. Why didn’t Woods receive so much as a speeding ticket or reckless driving citation if he was traveling nearly twice as fast as the permissible speed on the twisting road where

Abraham Ancer was assessed a two-stroke penalty on Thursday following what he thought was an opening-round 73 after unknowingly grazing the sand with his club prior to making his third stroke from the greenside bunker on hole No. 15. The penalty was delivered after video evidence was reviewed by Augusta National competition committee regarding a

Abraham Ancer finished Thursday at the Masters with a one-over par 73, a solid score on a tough day at Augusta. Or so he thought. After his round was over, rules officials delivered bad news. He was being penalized two strokes for a bunker infraction on No. 15.  Penalty puts Ancer on wrong side of

Fresh off a win at the Texas Open last weekend, Jordan Spieth entered Masters week as one of the favorites to claim the green jacket. He was 10-1 with the second-best odds behind defending champion Dustin Johnson, according to William Hill Sportsbook. A tree on No. 9 had other ideas for how Spieth’s attempt to

Getty Images Five months removed from winning his first green jacket at the 2020 Masters, world No. 1 Dustin Johnson returned to the hallowed grounds of Augusta National on Thursday and turned in a 2-over 74 as he began his championship defense. Johnson snapped a streak of 11 consecutive under-par rounds at Augusta as he

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy has not gotten off to a good start in his quest to complete the career Grand Slam. Still looking for his first Masters victory, to go along with wins at the PGA (twice), U.S. Open and British Open, McIlroy made six bogies at Augusta National en route to a first

Getty Images As consistent as Augusta National is from year to year, the one variable that exists for any outdoor event is the weather. The Masters course has been firm and fast ahead of Round 1, but there is a chance that the course could take different shapes throughout the week. From the beginning of

Tiger Woods has undergone surgery and is recovering after the car crash.© AFP Tiger Woods was driving at nearly double the 45 mph speed limit when he crashed in California in February, Los Angeles County’s sheriff said Wednesday. Woods’s SUV was travelling at up to 87 miles (140 kilometers) an hour before it flew off

Tiger Woods said Tuesday he has left hospital and is recovering at home after being seriously injured in a car crash in Los Angeles last month. In a statement released on social media, the golf superstar thanked hospital staff who cared for him following his single vehicle car accident on February 23. “Happy to report