Golf

Every state has opened their golf courses, giving golf a chance to expand its reach to people looking for a safe outdoor respite. More

The L.P.G.A. Tour rescheduled its tentative events to July from June on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the P.G.A. of America announced that the Women’s P.G.A. Championship, a major, was moving to October from June. Five other L.P.G.A. events were canceled. The first event of a resumed L.P.G.A. Tour schedule, the Dow Great […] More

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — The 18 holes of the Boca Delray Golf and Country Club have been closed since late March, when administrators of Palm Beach County, Fla., decided to shutter every business and activity deemed nonessential. Apparently, some members didn’t get, or didn’t like, the message. “People have called to let us know that they’ve […] More

A televised charity golf match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, who will be joined in the contest by Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, is planned for next month, Turner Sports announced on Wednesday. The location of the event was not disclosed, and a spokesperson for the PGA Tour, which would need to approve the […] More

The PGA Tour announced on Thursday that it would resume its season in mid-June with a tournament in Fort Worth, which would likely make men’s golf among the first major American professional sports to restart competition since the coronavirus pandemic halted most events in March. The tour said the event, the Charles Schwab Challenge at […] More

Doug Sanders, who lit up the otherwise staid golf circuit of his time with his colorful attire and became a fan favorite while winning 20 PGA Tour events, only to fall just short of capturing a major tournament, died on Sunday in Houston. He was 86. The PGA Tour confirmed his death. Sanders was trim […] More

The day after his stirring, historic victory at last year’s Masters tournament, Tiger Woods grabbed his cellphone to check the feedback about his monumental achievement. There were hundreds of congratulatory missives on social media, but Woods was most struck by what people wanted him to see. “I was surprised by the amount of videos I […] More

Competitive golf’s governing bodies boldly remade the schedule of the men’s major championships and other professional events on Monday with the Masters tournament, a signature event of the American sporting calendar, moving to November because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Masters, a ritual of spring that was scheduled to be played this week at Augusta […] More