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Jon Rahm of Spain hits his tee shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the Waste Management...

Waste Management Phoenix Open expects traditional operations in 2022

Tickets are now on sale for Waste Management Phoenix Open. The hosts of the annual event expect next year's event to look like it did prior to the pandemic.

2 months ago

United States' Collin Morikawa celebrates on the 18th green after winning the British Open Golf Cha...

Morikawa wins British Open for 2nd major at age 24

Collin Morikawa won the British Open on his links debut and became the first player to capture two different majors at the first attempt.

2 months ago

Spain's Jon Rahm gestures on the practice ground ahead of a practice round for the British Open Gol...

Jon Rahm reveals reason for short backswing, has shot at history

Jon Rahm arrived at Royal St. George’s with the chance to join an elite group of players who have won golf’s two oldest championships in the same year.

2 months ago

Kramer Hickok, left, congratulates Harris English after he won the Travelers Championship golf tour...

English wins Travelers, beating Hickok in 8-hole playoff

Harris English won an eight-hole playoff — tied for the second-longest sudden death in PGA Tour history — to win the Travelers Championship.

3 months ago

Kramer Hickok watches his shot off the ninth tee during the first round of the Travelers Championsh...

Kodaira, Hickok each shoot 63 to share Travelers lead

Satoshi Kodaira and Kramer Hickok each shot a PGA Tour career-best 7-under 63 to share the first-round lead Thursday in the Travelers Championship.

3 months ago

Phil Mickelson plays his shot from the 12th tee during the first round of the U.S. Open Golf Champi...

Phil Mickelson off to uneven start after dinging at U.S. Open

Phil Mickelson backed off his shot and asked for quiet after a phone went off in the gallery. Exasperated, he stepped back a second time when it happened again.

3 months ago

Arizona State golf falls to Oklahoma in NCAA men’s national semifinals

The Arizona State Sun Devils fell to the Oklahoma Sooners 3-2 in the NCAA men's national semifinals on Tuesday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale.

4 months ago

Phil Mickelson and NFL player Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stand in the rain on the 13th g...

Tom Brady pokes fun at DeChambeau-Koepka spat ahead of The Match 4

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady let the memes fly following The Match's pairing announcement that features Bryson DeChambeau on Wednesday.

4 months ago

Fans cheer after Phil Mickelson hit his second shot on the 16th hole from the rough during the thir...

A wild ride for Phil Mickelson and 18 holes away from history

With a one-shot lead over Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson is 18 holes away from becoming the oldest champion in the 161 years of the majors.

4 months ago

Women golfers to play in Arizona after canceled NCAA regionals

Whirlwind Golf Club has volunteered to host teams whose seasons ended with a canceled NCAA Women's Golf Regional in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

4 months ago

Phil Mickelson smiles to the crowd after the third hole during the first round of the Wells Fargo C...

Phil Mickelson 11 shots worse, still in the mix at Quail Hollow

Phil Mickelson was 11 shots worse than his best score in nearly a year Friday, limping to the finish for a 4-over 75 in the Wells Fargo Championship.

5 months ago

Amy Bockerstette, a golfer with Down Syndrome who became an internet sensation when she made par on...

Amy Bockerstette to play for junior college national championship

Amy Bockerstette is set to become the first person with Down syndrome to compete in a national collegiate athletic championship.

5 months ago

Si Woo Kim forced to putt with 3-wood after breaking putter at Masters

Si Woo Kim clearly did not keep his cool in Round 2 of the Masters on Friday afternoon after missing a short putt for par.

5 months ago

Jon Rahm, of Spain, stares at the ball when his birdie putt stopped short of the hole on the No. 17...

Jon Rahm loses cool, gets round back on track in match play win

Jon Rahm put a drive in a river on Friday and didn't appreciate some folks in a boat on that river.

6 months ago

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland putts on the 14th green during the final round of the RBC Canadian...

Canadian Open canceled for 2nd straight year amid pandemic

The RBC Canadian Open has been canceled for the second straight year because of circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 months ago

This Dec. 19, 2020, file photo shows Tiger Woods watching his tee shot on the first hole during the...

Tiger Woods involved in car accident, hospitalized with leg injuries

Golf star Tiger Woods was injured Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County, authorities said. His agent confirmed multiple leg injuries.

7 months ago

Larry Fitzgerald, Bill Murray pair up in Pebble Beach Pro-Am charity match

Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is teeing it up with comedic actor Bill Murray on Wednesday for the AT&T Every Shot Counts Charity Challenge.

7 months ago

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 05: Fans look on near the 18th hole during the second round of the W...

WM Phoenix Open missing its soul without raucous crowds

Golf wins. Anarchy loses. Beer vendors mourn with the drivers for hire. That’s the story of the Waste Management Pandemic Open.