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Hard to believe, but golf’s final major tournament of 2024 is upon us. The Open Championship (or the British Open as we’ve traditionally called it in the States) takes place at Royal Troon in Scotland for its 152nd edition July 18-21. Top contenders include current Masters champion Scottie Scheffler (pictured above) Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, 2024 PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele, 2024 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa and Swedish sensation Ludvig Äberg. Last year, Brian Harman of the U.S. won his first career major championship and claimed the famed Claret Jug with a six-stroke victory. USA Network and NBC air The Open on TV beginning early Thursday (late night Wednesday), with streaming coverage available on Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Peacock’s daily coverage includes four featured groups and featured hole coverage of the Par-3 “Postage Stamp” 8th Hole.

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The 124th US Open Championship has kicked off at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina golf course. (Most) of the world’s best golfers are in North Carolina for the major tournament, including Masters winner Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, and Tiger Woods. A couple of stars are absent — most notably, World No.

Golf’s national championship and the year’s third major, the 124th U.S. Open, tees off at Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) June 13-16. Defending champion Wyndham Clark (pictured above) tries to stave off top challengers Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, and more of the world’s best. World No. 1 and 2024 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler looks to bounce back after a disappointing turn at the PGA Championship last month, where he was arrested. All charges were later dropped. NBC Sports’ broadcast team is led by play-by-play announcer Dan Hicks, joined by analyst Brandel Chamblee. John Wood is the lead on-course reporter. USA Network, NBC and Peacock combine to televise/stream the tournament through Sunday’s final round. All NBC coverage also streams on Peacock. 2024 U.S. Open Golf TV Schedule on NBC Sports All Times Eastern/Central. Thursday, June 13 First Round: 6:30a/5:30a c,...

The year’s second major, the PGA Championship, takes place at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, May 16-19. Defending champion Brooks Koepka (pictured above) aims for his fourth PGA Championship title. He’ll face tough competition in Masters champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and reigning U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark. After a disappointing performance at the Masters, Tiger Woods hopes to show some improvement in his game. “I think every one of the majors he plays he’s got a better chance,” says ESPN analyst and reporter Andy North. “I think they all become easier walks for him as we get into the season. But I think he’s played well at Valhalla. He’s got some great memories there. He’s got a lot of great shots he can step up on tees and remember hitting. I think that’s really important.

The PGA Tour continues with the 2024 Masters golf tournament, which tees off today at Augusta National in Georgia.

The 88th annual tournament, airing on ESPN and CBS from April 11-14, features a star-studded lineup of PGA Tour’s elite goflers. Defending champion Jon Rahm from Spain, five-time winner Tiger Woods and the 2023 PGA Tour Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler are among the notable contenders. Scheffler, who secured a Masters victory in 2022 and has won two of the last three events, is the frontrunner for this year’s green jacket.

Fans who want to watch the Masters online for free can stream the tournament exclusively on Paramount+ with Showtime (which has a seven-day trial for new subscribers) or on live TV streaming services that carry CBS and ESPN, such as DirecTV, Fubo (which offer free trials), Hulu + Live TV and Sling.

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The most iconic golf tournament of the 2024 PGA season gets underway on Thursday, April 11 with the 2024 Masters, live from Augusta National. And all the big names will be there, including Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson, Tony Finau, and Rory McIlroy. The tournament runs through Sunday, April 14, with ESPN covering the first two rounds, and CBS covering the weekend. The two networks’ sibling channels and streamers will also be providing coverage throughout the weekend.

Unfortunately, you cannot watch the 2024 Masters golf tournament on Prime Video as it doesn’t carry any of the needed channels. While Prime Video has recently gotten into live programming, like hosting “Thursday Night Football” during the NFL regular season, it doesn’t have the broadcast rights to the 2024 Masters.

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Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Bubba Watson, and Phil Mickelson all want the same thing this weekend: a green jacket. The 2024 Masters golf tournament gets underway with the first round on Thursday, April 11, and finishes with the final round on Sunday, April 14. ESPN has coverage of the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday, before CBS picks up the broadcast for the weekend. The two networks’ sibling channels and streamers will also be providing coverage throughout the weekend.

Good news! You can watch select live feeds, along with the CBS coverage of the third and final rounds of the 2024 Masters with Paramount+. For all four days of Masters Tournament play, Paramount+ will carry live coverage of Featured Groups starting at 9:15 a.m. Et, along with a stream of Amen Corner, and Holes 15 & 16. Plus, Paramount+ will also carry the main CBS feed of Saturday’s third round from 3 p.

Amen Corner. Butler Cabin. The azaleas. The green jacket. “A tradition unlike any other.” Golf’s first major of 2024, the 88th Masters Tournament, tees off at hallowed Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia with the first round on Thursday, April 11. Jon Rahm (pictured) faces Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele and more of the world’s best as he aims to become the first repeat champion since Tiger Woods in 2001-02. While the Masters is steeped in tradition, Augusta National isn’t afraid to tinker with the course layout to keep pace with today’s longer hitters. This year, the par-5 second hole (“Pink Dogwood”) has been lengthened by 10 yards. The first and second rounds are on ESPN (streaming on the ESPN App), and the third and final rounds are on CBS (...

The biggest event in golf tees off this weekend with the 2024 Masters tournament from Augusta National. Tiger Woods will make just his second start of the season, alongside the best players in the game like Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson, Tony Finau, and Rory McIlroy. The first round of the 2024 Masters gets underway on Thursday, April 11, and runs until Sunday, April 14, with ESPN carrying the first two rounds and CBS covering the weekend. The two networks’ sibling channels and streamers will also be providing coverage throughout the weekend.

Good news! Fubo carries both ESPN and CBS in its base plan, so you can watch the entire 2024 Masters golf tournament with this service. Plans start at $91.99 per month, once you factor in the regional sports network (Rsn) fee that most customers have to pay. It includes a free trial, the length of which depends on what time of...

SiriusXM is excited to once again be the exclusive audio broadcaster of golf’s premier event, the Masters Tournament. Acclaimed broadcaster Mike Tirico is our voice of the Masters, while 1971 Masters low amateur Steve Melnyk is our lead analyst.

Throughout Masters week (April 6–14), tune in to Masters Radio (Ch. 92) on car radios and the SiriusXM app to hear the latest updates live from Augusta National Golf Club, including coverage of all four days of Tournament play with daily Masters-focused talk programming and specials, as well as the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and Masters Par 3 Contest.

Plus, hear regularly-scheduled shows throughout the week hosted by our exceptional roster of current and former players, instructors, and other experts on the game.

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April 11–14, hear live Tournament coverage each day starting at 2pm Et and running through the completion of play. Plus, tune in for live...

Is the Saudi-Hollywood love affair back on?

Judging by the third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, which wrapped on Dec. 9, the answer is yes. A parade of stars including Will Smith, Michelle Williams, Chris Hemsworth, Johnny Depp and Halle Berry made the pilgrimage to Jeddah even as the Israel-Hamas conflict raged just 700 miles north.

This year’s guest list signals a dramatic reversal in relations from five years ago, when Hollywood’s outrage campaign was in full swing following the murder of The Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of Saudi government agents. In the aftermath, WME’s Ari Emanuel cut ties with the kingdom, returning its $400 million investment just six months after courting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to Los Angeles.

While enticing big-name talent this year generated positive publicity, the real Saudi mandate is to diversify the country’s economy beyond oil,...

Tgl presented by SoFi, the made-for-primetime TV golf competition founded by PGA Tour legends Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports executive Mike McCarley, officially has a U.S. TV home.

ESPN has secured the media rights for Tgl, and will debut the league Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, the day after the College Football Playoff National Championship. The second match will run Tuesday Jan. 16, the night after ESPN’s Monday Night Football NFL Wild Card game, giving both matches a football-driven promotional boost.

There will be 15 regular season matches, plus semifinals and finals matches.

All the matches will run on ESPN or ESPN2, and will also be simulcast on ESPN+. ABC will also air a Tgl preview show Saturday, Dec. 30. Tmrw Sports and ESPN say that it is a “multi-year partnership.”

“We think Tgl is a well-aligned partner…from the time I was first connected with Mike I was impressed by their vision,...

One of the most exciting events in all of sports kicks off on Friday, Sept. 29 as some of the best golfers in the world compete for the 2023 Ryder Cup. Team Europe, captained by Luke Donald, and Team USA, captained by Zach Johnson will face off in a mix of team and individual match play rounds to determine who takes home one of the most coveted prizes in the entire sport. You can watch all of the action on the USA Network, NBC, and Peacock starting at 1:30 a.m. Et on Friday and running through the final holes on Sunday. You can watch USA Network and NBC with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, Peacock, or YouTube TV.

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Atlanta, Aug 27 (Ians) Viktor Hovland delivered a commanding performance to pull away in the Tour Championship. He shot a 4-under 66 that gave him a six-shot lead going into the final round of the PGA Tour season.

The Norwegian star is now 18 holes away from the $18 million bonus in the FedExCup.

Hovland came into East Lake fresh off a 61 in the final round at Olympia Fields to rally for a victory in the BMW Championship.

He was tied with Collin Morikawa to start the third round, with Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele all lined up behind him. Hovland pulled despite a 90-minute stoppage because of storms in the area.

The top Asian is Tom Kim (72) in 24th place, while Sungjae Im (68) and Si Woo Kim (68) are T-25 in the 30-man field.

Hovland, who started at 8-under par as the No. 2 seed under the staggered start system in the Tour Championship,...

The PGA’s grand finale takes place this weekend when the PGA Tour Championship tees off from East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga. We’ll see the top golfers on the PGA Tour, including Jordan Spieth, Colin Morikawa, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Max Homa, and more, as they try to end the year on a high note. The PGA Tour Championship begins this Thursday, Aug. 24 and continues through Sunday, Aug. 27 on Golf Channel, CBS, ESPN+, and Paramount+. You can watch the action with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.

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Chicago (USA), Aug 21 (Ians) Viktor Hovland played one of his best rounds of the year as he shot a course-record 9-under 61 to win the title at the BMW Championship.

The win moved Hovland to the second spot in the FedExCup standings ahead of the Tour Championship with Scottie Scheffler at the top.

Korea’s Sungjae Im, fired a closing 4-under 66 at Olympia Fields for a solo seventh at 10-under, a distant seven strokes back of Hovland.

A record three Koreans led by Im moved into the Tour Championship. After a tied sixth in the first FedExCup Playoffs event in Memphis last week, the 25-year-old Im successfully advanced into his fifth straight Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta after jumping from 28th to 17th position on the FedExCup points list.

Joining Im at the Tour Championship, limited to the top 30, are Tom Kim, who will make his debut in the...

This weekend, the BMW Championship gets underway at Olympia Fields Country Club’s North Course in Olympia Fields, Il as part of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs. This event features the top 50 players from the FedExCup eligibility and playoff points list, with notable players like Lucas Glover, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, and more. As the second of three playoff events, the BMW Championship will determine the 30 players who will advance to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The 2023 BMW Championship takes place this Thursday, Aug. 17 through Sunday, Aug. 20 on Golf Channel and streaming live on both Peacock and ESPN+. Watch it with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.

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In his first event from an ankle injury, Republic of Korea’s Tom Kim fired a superb 6-under 64 in the St. Jude Championship to lie one back of leader Jordan Spieth.

With his pants rolled up to his calves, fans and viewers were left wondering if it was purposefully done to create airflow to his right ankle which suffered a grade 1 tear last month or just a statement of his bizarre fashion sense which caused a social media stir in the first of three FedExCup Playoffs events.

“It was wet, man, gosh. It’s one of the wettest rounds I’ve played in a long time. It’s like, I think a lot of people are actually having fun out of it, way more than I thought. I didn’t want to get myself dirty. Just don’t like it. I’ve had a really bad week once this year,...

The end of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season is approaching fast! The top 70 golfers on the tour will get to participate in this year’s Fed Ex Cup playoffs, the run up to determining who this year’s PGA Tour champion will be! The playoffs begin with the St. Jude Championship starting Thursday, Aug. 10 at 8:45 a.m. Et on ESPN+, Golf Channel and Peacock. You can watch every swing, slice and bunker shot with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.

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The 151st British Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake is the next destination for the PGA Tour. NBC Sports will present nearly 50 hours of live championship coverage Thursday-Sunday across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock Thursday, July 20 through Sunday, July 23. Pre-championship coverage begins Monday, July 17, with Golf Central Live From The Open on Golf Channel and Peacock. You can watch the action with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.

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Former ESPN personality Trey Wingo will join NBC Sports and lead coverage of “Open Championship All Access,” which will complement the traditional broadcast coverage. The whip-around show will tap into the main telecast,...

Golf’s final major of 2023, The Open Championship (or the British Open as we call it in the States) takes place at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, for its 151st edition July 20-23. Australia’s Cameron Smith (pictured) won the Claret Jug last year. He had an emotional parting with the trophy this week, though he says it’s only temporary. Top contenders this year include 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, 2023 PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka and 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark. USA Network and NBC air The Open on TV, with streaming coverage available on Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Mike Tirico hosts the broadcast and also does play-by-play duty for his 25th Open, rotating with Dan Hicks, Terry Gannon and Steve Sands. Analysts are Paul Azinger, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon and John Cook.

Who was the best athlete in the various sports during the past year? What was the best play and top record-breaking performance? Who made the biggest breakthrough? ESPN today revealed the nominees for its 2023 ESPYs, which will name winners in those categories and more.

The hardware will be handed out July 12 in Los Angeles, with ABC airing the ceremony live at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et. See the full list of nominees below.

Global soccer superstar Lionel Messi, who is taking his talents to South Beach to play for the Mls’ Inter Miami Cf next month, is up for Best Athlete, Men’s Sports for the first time, as is MLB slugger Aaron Judge. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin has a third nom for Best Athlete, Women’s Sports, vying against three first-timers: the WNBA’s A’ja Wilson, the Nwsl’s Sophia Smith and tennis ace Iga Świątek.

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Attention fans of Dateline NBC! There is an important update regarding the episode scheduled for June 16, 2023. Unfortunately, the episode has been pre-empted due to the U.S. Open Second Round taking place at the renowned Los Angeles Country Club.

During the second round of this prestigious golf championship, the top 60 players (and ties) will compete for a chance to advance to the weekend rounds. Notable golfers such as Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, and Xander Schauffele will showcase their skills and battle it out on the course.

Dateline NBC will return with more episodes next week.

The national championship goes Hollywood with the year’s third major, the 123rd U.S. Open, taking place at The Los Angeles Country Club June 15-18. Top challengers this year include 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, 2023 PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka and defending U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick (pictured). NBC Sports’ broadcast team is led by play-by-play announcer Dan Hicks, joined by analysts Paul Azinger and Brad Faxon. John Wood is the lead on-course reporter. It’s the U.S. Open’s first visit to Los Angeles in 75 years, so expect the tournament to take on a little additional glitz and glamour. “Los Angeles is a great sports town. It is just an incredible sports town,” Hicks says. “Look at all the great history you’ve got there, all the iconic moments. We start it off, this is only the second U.

History will soon be written in Los Angeles.

The U.S. Open, one of golf’s top tournaments featuring the sport’s biggest names battling it out on the fairways, will unspool at the Los Angeles Country Club (North Course), marking the first ever U.S. Open at the exclusive private club. The event also marks the 75th anniversary of the first and only U.S. Open played in the L.A. area, one that went down in 1948 at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.

Expect to see golf stars like Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and more hitting the greens at L.A.’s exclusive hideaway, one of the country’s oldest country clubs, having been established in 1897. It has previously hosted the Los Angeles Open and Walker Cup. The Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course...

A handful of heavyweights from the music industry are betting that America has an unmet appetite for golf content.

Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled, Macklemore, Darius Rucker and Jake Owen have signed on as investors in Tmrw Sports, a sports, media and entertainment company co-founded by golfers Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, and media veteran Mike McCarley.

The first venture from Tmrw Sports is a made-for-tv golf league called the Tgl, which will develop tech-forward golf competitions, to be held in a custom-built arena live in primetime. Woods, McIlroy, Adam Scott, Jon Rahm and other PGA Tour pros have already committed to participating when it goes live next year.

While Tmrw Sports’ initial investment round was led by Connect Ventures and 25madison Ventures, it has since added a who’s who of backers from the sports, entertainment and tech worlds. MLB star Mike Trout, NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade,...

New Delhi, May 20 (Ians) The US Kids Golf Tour India on Saturday announced that it is set to expand to different parts of India and will also have its first overseas series next month in Singapore.

While the series of six events in Singapore begins next month on June 13, the Indian expansion will see six events on the local Tour in the North Zone and then six each in the West and South Zones.

“The series of events will soon expand to other Asian countries. We are also expanding our outreach in the South and West Zones and by 2024 we will add East Zone. With 24 local events and regional finals in each zone and an Indian Championships, it will become the most exhaustive series offering a pathway to US Kids European and World Championships,” said Rajesh Srivastava, President of US Kids Golf India, who is also President of US Kids Golf Asia,...

Golf’s best head to Oak Hill Country Club near Rochester, New York, for the year’s second major, the PGA Championship, May 18-21. Last year, Justin Thomas (pictured above) won a three-hole playoff to claim his second Wanamaker Trophy. Top challengers to Thomas this year include 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa and Matt Fitzpatrick. Jordan Spieth is nursing an injured wrist but is expected to play. (Tiger Woods will not compete.) ESPN and CBS combine to televise the tournament through Sunday, with ESPN+ streaming live competition coverage of featured groups and holes throughout the weekend. CBS coverage will be streamed live on Paramount+. PGA Championship 2023 TV & Streaming Schedule All Times Eastern. Thursday, May 18 First Round 7am-1pm, ESPN+ 1pm-7pm, ESPN Featured Groups/Holes on ESPN+ 8am: Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Gary Woodland (10th tee) 8:11am: Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas,...

The PGA Tour is headed down south, but they want to take all their fans along for the ride! The 2023 Mexican Open in Puerto Vallarta starts on Thursday, April 27 on CBS, Golf Channel, ESPN+ and Peacock. ESPN+’s coverage will feature four concurrent streams, including a Spanish-language option in a first for PGA Tour event presentations in the United States. You can watch every stroke, putt, and birdie with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.

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Hilton Head Island (USA), April 17 (Ians) England’s Matt Fitzpatrick halted defending champion Jordan Spieth’s attempt to successfully defend the Rbc Heritage title on the third playoff hole and pick his first victory since the U.S. Open last June.

Fitzpatrick trailed Spieth by two with five holes to play but made birdies on the 15th and 16th holes to tie for the lead at 17-under.

On the third playoff hole, Fitzpatrick hit his 9-iron to within 1 foot on the closing lighthouse hole to set up the winning birdie.

American Indian Sahith Theegala, fresh from his Top-10 finish at the Masters, where he was ninth, shot 65 and was tied fifth with Hayden Buckley.

Fitzpatrick thus won on the Pete Dye course he used to play on as a child on vacation.

Spieth had his chances on the first two play-off holes but things did not go his way. He...

Hilton Head Island (USA), April 14 (Ians) South Korean golfer Sungjae Im found his touch just in time in the opening round of the US$20 million Rbc Heritage championship, a key event on the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour.

An early bogey jolted Sungjae Im into life as he fired a superb 5-under 66 in the first round of the event for a share of fifth place, two back of clubhouse leader Viktor Hovland.

The World No. 17 was hot with his iron play at Harbour Town Golf Links on Thursday as five of his six birdies were inside of nine feet while he holed a monstrous 36-footer for birdie on the seventh, having started the day from the 10th hole.

Im emerged as the leading Asian in the eighth designated tournament of the PGA Tour 2022-23 season, a sign of his recent run of good form where his last four starts have...

Chandigarh, April 12 (Ians) American Varun Chopra, Gurugram-based Tapy Ghai, Mysuru’s Yashas Chandra and Mohammad Sanju of Kolkata shot scores of four-under 68 to make up the leading quartet on Day One of the Rs. 1 crore Pgti Players Championship 2023 at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Wednesday.

On a windy day, the leaderboard looked packed with seven golfers bunched in tied fifth place just one shot behind the lead at 69.

This chasing pack included Delhi’s Sachin Baisoya who made a hole-in-one on the eighth as well as Chandigarh pros Harendra Gupta, defending champ Yuvraj Singh Sandhu and Akshay Sharma. The three other players in tied fifth were Mari Muthu, Harsh Gangwar and Divyanshu Bajaj.

Inspired by Spaniard Jon Rahm’s winning performance at the Masters last week, rookie Varun Chopra put behind the disappointment of a double-bogey on his opening hole of the tournament with a superb display thereafter as he...

Augusta, April 9 (Ians) Brooks Koepka added one more birdie to his total to get to 13-under, even as his closest rival, Jon Rahm, slipped from 10-under to nine-under and the lead had swelled to four shots at the 87th Masters.

The play was suspended just as the lead trio approached the seventh green, which itself had a lot of water. That means the lead group, Koepka, Rahm and amateur Sam Bennett will need to play almost 30 holes on Sunday.

Augusta National officials announced that play will resume on Sunday at 8.30 am and the final round with players starting from first and tenth is expected to begin at 12.30 pm.

By the time play was called off, Koepka with a customary birdie on the Par-5 second — his seventh on a Par-5 apart from one eagle — had moved to 13-under, while Rahm, who started the third round at 10-under, picked a shot on...

Augusta, April 8 (Ians) Korea’s Kh Lee brilliantly carded the joint low score of the day with a 5-under 67 on Friday to make the weekend rounds of the weather-hit Masters Tournament and was joined by countrymen Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim.

The year’s opening major was disrupted by inclement weather twice in the afternoon before play was suspended for the day, but well before American Brooks Koepka signed for a bogey-free 67 and 12-under 132 total, tied for third lowest in the tournament history, to seize the clubhouse lead at Augusta National.

World No. 3 Jon Rahm of Spain was sitting on 9-under through nine holes of his second round before being called off the golf course while amateur Sam Bennett delivered a second straight 68 to sit in solo third on 8-under.

Legend Tiger Woods, a five-time Masters champion and 82-time PGA Tour winner, was also battling for a record-equalling 23rd...

Augusta, April 7 (Ians) The Augusta National Golf Club seemed to have kept its sharp bite for the latter stages of the tournament as it threw up low scores on the first day of the 87th Masters. A benign course with soft greens meant three players shared the lead with 65 each and there were 42 scores of par or better.

There was a three-way tie at the top with Viktor Hovland rising to the occasion in Tiger Woods’ company and Jon Rahm showing he is a fighter to the core and Brookes Koepka once again emphasising his focus at the Majors. They shot 65 each on the first day of the 87th Masters.

However, at Augusta, the greens always become drier, faster and tougher as the week progresses. The weather is also expected to be rough over the next three days, as rains are expected in the second half of the second day.

Golf’s first major of the year, the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, is shaping up to be a showdown between the world’s three elite players: Scottie Scheffler (pictured), Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm. Since winning the Masters in 2022, Scheffler tied for second at the U.S. Open in June and claimed the Wm Phoenix Open title in February. Red-hot Rahm is reigning U.S. Open champion and won three of the first six tournaments he played in 2023. FedExCup champ McIlroy had a top-10 finish in all four majors last year and won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January. Of course, there’s always the chance a Max Homa, Kurt Kitayama or Chris Kirk could sneak up and seize Masters glory. Maybe more Masters magic is in store for Tiger Woods, who admits his days as a competitor at Augusta are running short. Despite the media’s...

Austin (USA), March 25 (Ians) The Asian challenge at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play ended in the group stage with all five golfers — Si Woo Kim, Sungjae Im, Tom Kim, K.H. Lee and Hideki Matsuyama — bowing out on the third day of the competition at the Austin Country Club here.

Entering the final round-robin group matches on Friday, Si Woo Kim was the best placed to advance after garnering two impressive wins in Group 8 but he fell to a 7 and 6 defeat to American veteran star Matt Kuchar, who tied Tiger Woods’ tournament record of having the most match victories at 36.

Kim, a four-time PGA Tour winner, dropped five bogeys in his first eight holes and made the turn 5-down, before Kuchar, winner of the event in 2013 and runner-up in 2019, closed out the match on the 12th green at Austin Country Club.

Sungjae Im was the day’s lone victor...

Austin (Texas), March 23 (Ians) Korean star Sungjae Im romped to a stylish 8 and 6 victory over American Maverick McNealy as the Asian brigade enjoyed a stellar opening day at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play on Wednesday.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler launched his title defence with a hard-fought 1-up win over Davis Riley while second-seed Jon Rahm fell to a 2 and 1 loss to a resurgent Rickie Fowler.

Sungjae Im’s countrymen Si Woo Kim and debutant Tom Kim secured 4 and 3, and 2 and 1 wins over Chris Kirk of the U.S. and Sweden’s Alex Noren respectively while Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama ground out a 1-up victory over former champion Kevin Kisner at Austin Country Club.

The only Asian golfer to suffer an opening-day loss in the first of three round-robin group matches was K.H. Lee, who fell 3 and 1 to left-handed American Brian Harman.

The 24-year-old Im registered the third-largest margin...

The most prestigious non-major tournament in the PGA is coming to NBC, Peacock, Golf Channel and ESPN+ this week: the Players Championship. The tournament starts Thursday, March 9 and continues through Friday, March 10, with comprehensive live coverage on NBC. Check below for a full viewing schedule of both days of the Players Championship tournament, and watch it all with a Subscription to Sling TV (50% Off).

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Ever since 1974, the PGA Players Championship has been one of the most illustrious events in the golf world. It has been dubbed “the fifth major” by many, and its total prize purse of $20 million is the largest of any PGA event. Winners of the PGA Players Championship get 80 points toward their world ranking,...

Orlando, Fla, March 6 (Ians) Kurt Kitayama has finally won a PGA Tour title and it came at the iconic Arnold Palmer Invitational.

He beat a big collection of world class players with a crucial birdie and the best lag putt of his life to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.

Kitayama finished at 9-under 279 and earned $3.6 million. It also secured him a spot in the 151 Open at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake.

It was a dramatic finish with five players tied for the lead with only three holes left, Kitayama pulled ahead with a birdie putt from just inside 15 feet on the par-3 17th hole for the lead. Then, his 50-foot putt on the last hole stopped an inch from the cup and he parred for 72. Kitayama hung in and sealed the deal.

Earlier Rory McIlroy had four birdies in a five-hole stretch around the turn but missed a 10-foot...

Orlando, Fla, March 4 (Ians) Indian-American golfer Sahith Theegala moved up 30 places at the midway stage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Theegala, who reached right up to the Tour Championship, but is still looking for his first individual win on the PGA Tour, shot 72 in the first round added 70 in the second to be 2-under and tied 20th.

Theegala was tied 20th alongside the likes of Rory McIlroy (73-69), Tom Kim (72-70), Shane Lowry (72-70) and Tony Finau (70-72).

Kurt Kitayama (67-68) chasing his first PGA Tour victory, Kitayama was at 9-under 135 and he faced the challenge from Jordan Spieth (68-69).

Jon Rahm, the first round leader by two shots, had a rough round for the first time this year. His last five holes had a double bogey, three bogeys and a birdie and he shot 76, his highest card since the 76 he had in the third round of the PGA Championship last May.

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2023 marks a new chapter for the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. Like this year’s Wm Open in Phoenix, the Genesis Invitational is now a “designated event” in the PGA tour, which means the purse has been increased to $20 million the playing field will be packed with the world’s very best golfers.

And to make this year’s Genesis Invitational even more special, we’ll also...

Abu Dhabi, Jan 12 (Ians) Luke Donald has experienced a winning feeling every time he has been on the European Ryder Cup team. And now he is looking forward to captaining the Ryder Cup team in Rome this year.

He relishes the opportunity of being able to see all the probables — apart from the sure-shot members he will have on his team at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Italy.

Meeting the media ahead of the inaugural Hero Cup, the 2023 Ryder Cup captain, Donald said he was happy to have a chance to see a lot of players who could be on the European team. The event is an all-European version with 10-member teams of Great Britain & Ireland and Continental Europe clashing over three days at the 7,444 yard long par-72 Abu Dhabi Golf Club.

The event itself is a brainchild of Donald, who worked it out. The three-day match...

Father’s Day 2021 is one that new dad and U.S. Open winner Jon Rahm will never forget. NBC was also pretty pleased with the golf tournament’s initial ratings results. Rahm, who was leading golf’s Memorial tournament mere weeks ago before having to bow out due to a positive Covid-19 test, came from behind Sunday to finish birdie-birdie and win the major tournament. As far as golf goes, it was pretty bonkers. NBC followed up the golf with more U.S. Olympics Trials. Those are worked pretty well for a few weeks now, and Sunday’s track & field was no exception. Fox and The CW both averaged fewer than half-a-million total viewers last night, when CBS settled for a 0.1 rating among adults 18-49. NBC was first in ratings with a 0.9 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 4.6 million, according to preliminary numbers.

This was an extraordinary moment of live television. As CBS Sports’ Jim Nantz was wrapping up the network’s coverage of the Memorial golf tournament’s third round, saying that “tomorrow will be fun folks,” viewers could see defending champion Jon Rahm, leader by six heading into the final round, double over during a conversation with two men, visibly upset.

As the group headed to the clubhouse, with Rahm wiping off tears and his caddy turning away the camera that followed them, Nantz, clearly stunned by what was unfolding, addressed viewers.

“What’s going on here?,” he said. “Somebody gave Jon some news. This is not good.” (Watch the video below.)

It turned out the news the tournament officials delivered to Rahm after the final hole was that he had tested positive for Covid-19 and had to withdraw from the event he was so close to winning again. It was a major blow to Rahm,...

San Diego (California), Jan 26 (Ians) Given that there is already an array of incentives -- for instance, a $7.5 million purse, a potential winning prize of $1.35 million, and a swanky and eclectic oceanfront locale in Southern California -- one wouldn't think that talented professional golfers would find anything else to prompt them to enter the Farmers Insurance Open golf this week.

Yet that is the case with the annual tournament in San Diego, set for January 28 to 31. This PGA Tour stop -- where Marc Leishman of Australia arrives as defending champion -- never struggles to attract a stellar field, but this year the star power is even more excessive and the stage, Torrey Pines' South Course, is a big reason why.

The beefy, 7,765-yard golf course that sits high atop majestic cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean maintains such a persona that it is worthy of two top-billings in 2021. First, as site...

La Quinta (USA) Jan 22 (Ians) India's Anirban Lahiri got off a fine start with a four-under 68 and was lying tied-15th after the first round of the American Express golf on Thursday.

Lahiri opened with a bogey, but steadied himself to pick five birdies and finish with a solid round on a course that is more difficult of the two on which the PGA Tour tournament is being played.

Lahiri, 33, got off to a shaky start due to a few average shots.

"I did hit a few iron shots that kind of finished right where I wanted to hit them. But I kind of got it back later in the round," he said.

"I hit a lot of good shots but didn't really make a lot of birdie putt and then I got a couple of bonuses. I missed a really short foot on 14 and on 13 where I hit a...

Looks like we spoke (published) too soon. On Sunday, this TV editor and golf fan rushed to his computer to share Dustin Johnson’s remarkable putt at the BMW Championship’s 18th hole, forcing a sudden-death playoff with Jon Rahm. But then Rahm Immediately upstaged D.J.

Johnson had virtually no chance to force a playoff with the tournament’s leader Rahm, especially after D.J.’s tee shot at 18 found the rough.

But then, a miracle happened on NBC. And then another.

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First, Johnson needed a birdie at the tournament’s final hole (in regulation) to tie Rahm, who was in the clubhouse with the lead.

From a precarious position, Dustin Johnson hit a very good second shot, but a hard bounce left him pretty far from — and well above — the hole. Any...

Broadcast viewers had barely any original programming to watch on Sunday night, as the major networks aired reruns left, right and center.

ABC technically won the night, with a “Celebrity Family Feud” replay leading the way at a 0.6 rating among adults 18-49 and 4.1 million total viewers. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” came second with a 0.5 and around 4.3 million viewers. Replays of “Press Your Luck” and “Match Game” both mustered up a 0.4 rating. 2.9 million pairs of eyeballs tuned in to the former, 2.8 million to the latter.

CBS was the only network which didn’t air entirely reruns, with its coverage of the finale day of the Memorial golf tournament hitting the fairway at a 0.5 rating and 5.3 million total viewers. Spaniard Jon Rahm came away a worthy winner of the tournament, snatching a spot at the top of the world golf rankings in the process. “60 Minutes” was delayed slightly by the golf,...

A polite ovation of golf claps is in order as the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament, which won a quiet Sunday night in the ratings. The tournament, which aired on CBS, delivered a 0.5 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.25 million viewers. The numbers, as with all live events, will likely be adjusted in the final numbers later today.

The tournament, won by Jon Rahm to give him the world’s No. 1 ranking, was followed by the only other bit of original programming on the night, a fresh episode of 60 Minutes (0.3, 3.73M). It took a two-tenths hit from last week. CBS ended the night with repeats of Tough As Nails and NCIS: Los Angeles.

Reruns, repeats and encores populated the rest of the networks, with ABC winning the night averaging a 0.5 in the demo with second helpings of America’s Funniest Home Videos, Celebrity Family Feud, Press Your Luck and Match Game.