Golf

In another sign that the value of sports media rights is still growing rapidly, the PGA Tour is expected on Monday to announce a lucrative new media rights agreement through 2030. Golf tournaments will remain on CBS, NBC and the Golf Channel — where they have been shown since the mid-2000s — while ESPN will […] More

ORLANDO, Fla. — A year ago at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tyrrell Hatton of England hit a golf shot so crooked and so wayward that he turned to his caddie, Mick Donaghy, and asked, “Have you seen a worse golf shot?” Donaghy, lugging a bag professionally for more than three decades, stayed mute until Hatton […] More

ORLANDO, Fla. — Even after his stunning victory at last year’s Masters, Tiger Woods warned he would remain ever cautious with his surgically repaired back for the rest of his career. In that context, as Woods played only 12 tournaments in 2019, the decision was viewed as sensible and raised few eyebrows. Less than three […] More

This article is part of our International Homes special section, which takes a look at homes and golf, from planned communities and sustainability to course designers and where they live. Pete and Alice Dye were known for creating excruciatingly challenging PGA Tour courses. T.P.C. Sawgrass in Florida and PGA West in California — both with […] More

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Sungjae Im, a precocious 21-year-old from South Korea, has been playing professional golf in the United States since 2018. Im, however, does not own a home, rent an apartment or even spend a few weeks at an Airbnb in America, despite a 10-month playing schedule that includes prolonged breaks between […] More

Mickey Wright, who won 82 L.P.G.A. tournaments, 13 of them majors, and was perhaps the finest player in the history of women’s golf, died on Monday in Florida. She was 85. The cause was a heart attack, her lawyer, Sonia Pawluc, told The Associated Press. Wright had been hospitalized for the last few weeks after […] More

Tiger Woods was clad in his hallmark red for the final round at the Farmers Insurance Open last month when he took a compact swipe at his 141-yard approach shot on the second hole. The ball found the green and took two short hops before it bounced in and out of the cup, leaving him […] More

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Nick Taylor had more trouble with the wind than he did with Phil Mickelson. Taylor, a Canadian, managed both just fine on Sunday and won the Pebble Beach Pro-Am for his second career victory. With the gallery eager to see Mickelson add a record sixth victory at Pebble Beach, Taylor showed […] More