Golf

Tiger Woods was 6 years old the first time he crossed paths with Sam Snead, who played a two-hole exhibition in Southern California with Woods and said afterward, “If the kid doesn’t burn out, he’ll be the greatest golfer the world has ever seen.” Thirty-seven years later, Woods again found himself in Snead’s company. At […] More

INZAI, JAPAN — Yasuo Shiina left his home in Tokyo at dawn Thursday to get a spot at the 10th tee of the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, about 90 minutes away. Shiina plays a round or so a month and watches lots of golf on television. But he has never seen the likes of […] More

Nike said on Tuesday that its chief executive, Mark Parker, who led the company through a period of tremendous growth but also saw his leadership challenged by a number of controversies, would step down early next year. He will be replaced by John Donahoe, a member of Nike’s board and the chief executive of ServiceNow, […] More