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Schauffele exits TOC due to lingering back injury

Jan 6, 2023 Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — A nagging back injury in the Bahamas has turned into something more mysterious for Xander Schauffele, who withdrew from the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Friday and plans to get an MRI to see what’s wrong. Schauffele, the No. 6 player in the world and a three-time …

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Pinehurst Resort to add Tom Doak-designed 10th 18-hole course

9:33 PM ET Pinehurst Resort, already the site of nine top-quality 18-hole golf courses, is adding No. 10. The North Carolina resort, which has hosted the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup in the past, announced Wednesday it will be constructing an additional golf course slated to open when …

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Rough approach: Wrong man gets Masters invite

10:58 AM ET An amateur golfer from Georgia lived every weekend hacker’s dream when an invitation to the Masters recently showed up in his mailbox. The invitation was actually meant for PGA Tour pro Scott Stallings, who made the Masters field by qualifying for the season-ending Tour Championship in 2022. In a tweet on Tuesday, …

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Happy birthdays to them: Tiger and LeBron not the only ones sharing big days

Dec 30, 2022 Jeremy WillisESPN.com Break out the cake and balloons because Dec. 30 might be one of the best days for athlete birthdays. In 1975, Tiger Woods was born in Cypress, California. Nine years later, in Akron, Ohio, LeBron James came into this world. That’s a whole lot of athletic dominance and mega-stardom for …

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Masters criteria allow LIV golfers to play in ’23

10:03 AM ET Augusta National Golf Club announced Tuesday that any golfer who qualified for the Masters tournament based on its previous criteria will be invited to play in 2023, including 16 players who are currently competing in the LIV Golf League. Six past Masters champions are part of the group that defected from the …

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