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Golfer Rory McIlroy calls out fellow European players who declined to make trip
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- says European Tour players who compete on the PGA Tour should be willing to put up with the hassle of a quarantine in order to play again after a 13-week break due to the .McIlroy's comments Thursday came after several European players decided to stay away from the early events in the United States due to the restrictions placed on international travelers."If I were in their shoes and I was asked to come over to the States and shelter in place or quarantine for two weeks before these tournaments, I would have done that....…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- says European Tour players who compete on the PGA Tour should be willing to put up with the hassle of a quarantine in order to play again after a 13-week break due to the .McIlroy's comments Thursday came after several European players decided to stay away from the early events in the United States due to the restrictions placed on international travelers."If I were in their shoes and I was asked to come over to the States and shelter in place or quarantine for two weeks before these tournaments, I would have done that....WW…
Slated to have fans, Memorial tourney now won't due to coronavirus
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>The Memorial Tournament has decided to go without spectators next week at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.The tournament hosted by golf legend was to be the first of the PGA Tour's events in the reconfigured schedule to allow a minimum number of spectators. The plan was to allow up to 8,000 fans per day with social distancing measures in place, with no bleachers or grandstands.PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan released a statement regarding the change."Given the broader challenges communities are facing due to the ongoing COVID-19...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>The Memorial Tournament has decided to go without spectators next week at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.The tournament hosted by golf legend was to be the first of the PGA Tour's events in the reconfigured schedule to allow a minimum number of spectators. The plan was to allow up to 8,000 fans per day with social distancing measures in place, with no bleachers or grandstands.PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan released a statement regarding the change."Given the broader challenges communities are facing due to the ongoing COVID-19...WW…
Emotional Tiger Woods relives Masters victory in interview with CBS' Jim Nantz
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>There was no final round of the Masters on Sunday, but there was a replay on CBS of ' comeback victory a year ago at Augusta National.As it played out, CBS' Jim Nantz interviewed Woods at various points before, during and after the round, with the five-time Masters winner getting choked up as he described in great detail the celebratory scene behind the 18th green that he had with his kids, Charlie and Samantha, his mother, Tida, and his girlfriend, Erica Herman.There was a somber tone to Woods at times as he was interviewed from his South...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>There was no final round of the Masters on Sunday, but there was a replay on CBS of ' comeback victory a year ago at Augusta National.As it played out, CBS' Jim Nantz interviewed Woods at various points before, during and after the round, with the five-time Masters winner getting choked up as he described in great detail the celebratory scene behind the 18th green that he had with his kids, Charlie and Samantha, his mother, Tida, and his girlfriend, Erica Herman.There was a somber tone to Woods at times as he was interviewed from his South...WW…
The Open Championship to be canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>The 2020 Open Championship scheduled for Royal St. George's in July will be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Golf Digest.The decision comes in the wake of the Wimbledon tennis tournament being canceled earlier Wednesday, a development the Royal and Ancient, the group that organizes The Open, was waiting on before going ahead with its plan to scuttle The Open for the first time since World War II.Scheduled for July 16-19 in Sandwich, England, the tournament will be canceled rather than postponed because the R&A can...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>The 2020 Open Championship scheduled for Royal St. George's in July will be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Golf Digest.The decision comes in the wake of the Wimbledon tennis tournament being canceled earlier Wednesday, a development the Royal and Ancient, the group that organizes The Open, was waiting on before going ahead with its plan to scuttle The Open for the first time since World War II.Scheduled for July 16-19 in Sandwich, England, the tournament will be canceled rather than postponed because the R&A can...WW…
Tiger Woods says he'd have been healthy for Masters if it hadn't been postponed
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>There is no Masters this week, but had it been played at Augusta National, says he would have been there in good health and ready to go.Woods, who has not competed since Feb. 16 at the Genesis Invitational and missed at least two tournaments he would have normally played, told endorser GolfTV that he has been using the time away due to the coronavirus pandemic to his advantage."Night and day. I feel a lot better than I did then," said Woods, who skipped the WGC-Mexico Championship and the Players Championship after complaining of back stiffness....…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>There is no Masters this week, but had it been played at Augusta National, says he would have been there in good health and ready to go.Woods, who has not competed since Feb. 16 at the Genesis Invitational and missed at least two tournaments he would have normally played, told endorser GolfTV that he has been using the time away due to the coronavirus pandemic to his advantage."Night and day. I feel a lot better than I did then," said Woods, who skipped the WGC-Mexico Championship and the Players Championship after complaining of back stiffness....WW…
Augusta National announces Masters will be postponed
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>The Masters Tournament, golf's first major championship of the year, will be postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak, Augusta National officials announced Friday morning.The Masters, which was scheduled for April 9-12, is the fifth event on the PGA Tour schedule that will not be played in its current spot on the calendar, following the cancellation of the remainder of the Players Championship, Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida, WGC-Dell Match Play Championship in Austin, Texas, and Valero Texas Open in San Antonio."Ultimately,...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>The Masters Tournament, golf's first major championship of the year, will be postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak, Augusta National officials announced Friday morning.The Masters, which was scheduled for April 9-12, is the fifth event on the PGA Tour schedule that will not be played in its current spot on the calendar, following the cancellation of the remainder of the Players Championship, Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida, WGC-Dell Match Play Championship in Austin, Texas, and Valero Texas Open in San Antonio."Ultimately,...WW…
Francesco Molinari is still searching for the game he lost at Augusta National
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>ORLANDO, Fla. -- The most feared short hole in golf exacts a toll every year at the Masters. And it may have stalled a career, too.Some may view that as a leap much longer than the width of Rae's Creek and a heavy burden to place on a space of 155 yards from tee to green.But there is no denying the slump finds himself in as he attempts to defend his Arnold Palmer Invitational title this week at the Bay Hill Club.The Open champion at Carnoustie in 2018 and the first Italian golfer to win a major championship, Molinari, 37, was in position for...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>ORLANDO, Fla. -- The most feared short hole in golf exacts a toll every year at the Masters. And it may have stalled a career, too.Some may view that as a leap much longer than the width of Rae's Creek and a heavy burden to place on a space of 155 yards from tee to green.But there is no denying the slump finds himself in as he attempts to defend his Arnold Palmer Invitational title this week at the Bay Hill Club.The Open champion at Carnoustie in 2018 and the first Italian golfer to win a major championship, Molinari, 37, was in position for...WW…
Tiger Woods enters Northern Trust, first tourney of FedEx Cup playoffs
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>has entered next week's Northern Trust, the first of three FedEx Cup playoff events that will conclude the PGA Tour's 2019-20 season.Although his commitment was expected, Woods waited until Friday's last day to announce his intentions to play at TPC Boston in the second year of a system that sees the event rotate between the New York area and Boston.It will be just the sixth event of this season for Woods. He won the Zozo Championship in October, the sole reason he has qualified for the playoffs and likely the second event, the BMW Championship,...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>has entered next week's Northern Trust, the first of three FedEx Cup playoff events that will conclude the PGA Tour's 2019-20 season.Although his commitment was expected, Woods waited until Friday's last day to announce his intentions to play at TPC Boston in the second year of a system that sees the event rotate between the New York area and Boston.It will be just the sixth event of this season for Woods. He won the Zozo Championship in October, the sole reason he has qualified for the playoffs and likely the second event, the BMW Championship,...WW…
Tiger Woods finds putter, feels good in final round of PGA Championship
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>SAN FRANCISCO -- After a final-round 67 that finally saw him make a few putts at the PGA Championship, tried to look at the positives of a healthy week in chilly San Francisco and the days ahead as he prepares for the FedEx Cup playoffs and the U.S. Open."I think what I got out of this week is that I felt competitive,'' said Woods, who finished at 279, 1 under par but well before the leaders."If I would have made a few more putts on Friday early on, and the same thing with Saturday, I felt like I would have been right there with a chance come...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>SAN FRANCISCO -- After a final-round 67 that finally saw him make a few putts at the PGA Championship, tried to look at the positives of a healthy week in chilly San Francisco and the days ahead as he prepares for the FedEx Cup playoffs and the U.S. Open."I think what I got out of this week is that I felt competitive,'' said Woods, who finished at 279, 1 under par but well before the leaders."If I would have made a few more putts on Friday early on, and the same thing with Saturday, I felt like I would have been right there with a chance come...WW…
Harris English fifth golfer on PGA Tour to test positive
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>on Monday became the fifth PGA Tour player to test positive for the coronavirus, learning the results at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit.English did not play last week's Travelers Championship and traveled Monday to this week's event, where he was required to take a COVID-19 test prior to getting access to Detroit Golf Club.Because of the positive result, he must self-isolate for 10 days and had to withdraw from the event."While it's disappointing to receive this news, as I feel healthy, I'm pleased that the new safety protocols we have...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>on Monday became the fifth PGA Tour player to test positive for the coronavirus, learning the results at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit.English did not play last week's Travelers Championship and traveled Monday to this week's event, where he was required to take a COVID-19 test prior to getting access to Detroit Golf Club.Because of the positive result, he must self-isolate for 10 days and had to withdraw from the event."While it's disappointing to receive this news, as I feel healthy, I'm pleased that the new safety protocols we have...WW…