Every golfer dreams of what it would be like to play at the Masters. We’ve all heard the stories of what pros feel when that envelope shows up in their mailbox on a fall afternoon. But what would it take for a player not to go to Augusta National? In this special Masters edition of

AUGUSTA, Ga. — For the first time since 2015, Tiger Woods participated in tournament activities at Augusta National on Monday, playing a nine-hole practice round with Fred Couples and Justin Thomas and drawing rave reviews in the process. With an enthusiastic gallery following, Woods looked at ease as he played the front nine in warm

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods was not on the grounds at Augusta National on Sunday, choosing to spend at least the early part of Easter at home before venturing north from Florida to a place he feared might never again be part of his competitive future. Woods was here a little over a week ago

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Inbee Park and Pernilla Lindberg played until it was too dark to see Sunday night — and still couldn’t decide the ANA Inspiration. They’ll return to Mission Hills on Monday morning for the fifth extra hole in the LPGA Tour’s first major of the season. “Inbee’s one of the best female

HUMBLE, Texas — Ian Poulter delivered another big moment Sunday, this one for himself. Down to his last putt, Poulter made a 20-foot birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff with Beau Hossler, and then he won the Houston Open with a par on the first extra hole to earn the last spot

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Pernilla Lindberg glanced at Poppie’s Pond walking off the 18th green Saturday at the ANA Inspiration, knowing that she put herself in perfect position to celebrate her first professional title with the traditional victory plunge. “I’ve played a lot of golf in my life, and I just feel like the pieces

HUMBLE, Texas — Ian Poulter has played in the Masters a dozen times, never missing the cut. Beau Hossler has never played a competitive round at Augusta National. Both are in position to become the last man in the Masters field, and neither wants to think about it. The 42-year-old Poulter surged into a share

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Michelle Wie fought through vertigo, Lexi Thompson battled a balky putter — and Pernilla Lindberg and Sung Hyun Park quietly broke away Friday at the ANA Inspiration. Park and Lindberg shared the lead at a tournament-record 12-under 132, three strokes ahead of Jessica Korda, after two rounds in hot and mostly

HUMBLE, Texas — Beau Hossler was steady while better-known players faltered down the stretch Friday at the Houston Open, leaving him with a one-shot lead heading into the weekend. The 23-year-old Hossler shot a 4-under 68 for a two-day total of 11-under 133, good enough for the second 36-hole lead of his rookie season. He

With his first Masters in three years approaching next week and a good deal of optimism surrounding his game, Tiger Woods acknowledged surprise at how far he has come since spinal fusion surgery less than a year ago. “I got a second chance on life,” Woods said Friday in a story posted on his website.