Golf

FORT WORTH — Maybe the PGA Tour’s three-month layoff was a blessing in disguise for Jordan Spieth. It has been almost three years since he last won a PGA Tour event and almost as long since he’s held or shared the lead after 36 holes, but Spieth walked off the Colonial Country Club course on […] More

The first women’s golf major championship of this year, the Evian Championship, scheduled from Aug. 6 to 9 in France, was canceled on Tuesday because of travel restrictions and governmental quarantine requirements related to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a statement from the L.P.G.A. Tour. The event will return to the women’s tour schedule in […] More

The United States Golf Association amended rules on what counts as a holed shot to accommodate coronavirus health precautions. The change has lowered handicaps and started arguments in some circles. More

Tiger Woods beat Phil Mickelson in a head-to-head rematch while their mortal-looking N.F.L. partners — Tom Brady and Peyton Manning — drew barbs and laughs. More

Woods said his balky back had improved greatly since mid-February, when he played his last tournament, and called the difference “night and day.” More

A cornerstone tradition of the United States Open was canceled on Monday for this year’s tournament. The United States Golf Association, which conducts the championship, determined that the vast system of qualifying rounds, which is held throughout America as well as in several other countries and customarily selects a wide swath of the field for […] More

McIlroy ended the charity skins match over Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and Matthew Wolff in a closest-to-the-pin finale. Their camaraderie exemplified the nation’s “we’re in this together” refrain. More