Golf

9:44 AM ET Will Zalatoris, who finished in the top 10 of three of four majors last season and pulled out of the Masters just before the start of this year’s event, will miss the rest of the golf season after having a procedure on his back, he said Monday. “After careful consideration and seeking

10:15 AM ET Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 87th edition of the Masters delivered all of the storylines we wanted to see at Augusta National Golf Club this past

6:36 AM ET A golf ball Tiger Woods gave to a young fan during the final round of his victorious 1997 Masters tournament has sold for $64,124, auction house Golden Age Auctions said on Sunday. Woods bogeyed the fifth hole and handed the ball to Julian Nexsen, who was nine-years-old at the time. Bidding for

10:12 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — After LIV Golf League captain Brooks Koepka failed to hold a 54-hole lead in the final round of the Masters on Sunday, it was fairly obvious what the most oft-told joke would be on social media this week. Koepka wasn’t used to playing 72 holes. But after all the

7:29 PM ET ESPN News Services AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jon Rahm turned the longest day into his sweetest victory, starting Sunday with a 4-shot deficit in the morning chill and finishing in fading sunlight as the fourth Spaniard to become a Masters champion. Rahm closed with a 3-under 69 to pull away from mistake-prone Brooks

7:47 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — On the day Seve Ballesteros would have celebrated his 66th birthday — and in the week of the 40th anniversary of his second Masters victory — a fourth Spanish champion was crowned at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. Jon Rahm, who started the day 4 strokes behind Brooks

7:21 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods, who looked to be in serious pain during a rain-filled day at the Masters on Saturday, withdrew before play resumed at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday morning. Woods, 47, was limping badly as he played many of the first eight holes of the third round in

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka has played this perfectly. Not only has he been the clear best player at Augusta National this week, but the luck of the draw has favored the four-time major winner. Koepka is now 30 holes from winning his fifth major after third-round play was suspended Saturday afternoon. As the weather

12:19 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods was the first golfer to arrive at the course on Saturday morning, a half hour before sunrise, and he went alone to a pitch-black driving range. He smiled and he grimaced and he worked. With eight holes left to play of the delayed second round, he stood

11:09 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods needed some help Saturday but made the cut for the 23rd consecutive time at the Masters, tying Fred Couples and Gary Player for the longest streaks in the tournament’s history. After making a bogey on each of the last two holes to fall back

3:58 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — WHEN BROOKS KOEPKA finished his round, his name atop the leaderboard headed into the weekend at Augusta National, he walked alone down a sidewalk and stomped his feet to knock off dirt before going inside one of the many white buildings hidden in the shrubs, trees and flowers. The

6:25 PM ET A federal judge on Friday vacated the scheduled trial date for LIV Golf’s federal antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour and indicated it might not start until May 2024 at the earliest, as the sides continue to work through discovery disputes involving Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the fund’s governor. In

7:01 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Past Masters champion Patrick Reed has heard all the jokes about how LIV Golf League members wouldn’t be able to compete for a green jacket this week because they’re no longer playing serious golf and only 54 holes in tournaments. “Last time I checked, I’m the one with the

8:43 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka didn’t want to share the gruesome details of the injury. But after shooting a 7-under 65 to tie for the first-round lead at the Masters with Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland, he obliged. The now-member of the LIV Golf Tour and four-time major winner explained

8:23 PM ET ESPN News Services AUGUSTA, Ga. — On his way to the second tee Thursday at the Masters, Jon Rahm thought of the famous quote from his Spanish idol, Seve Ballesteros, who once four-putted at Augusta and said, “I miss, I miss, I miss, I make.” “If you’re going to make a double

10:58 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Kevin Na won’t be around for the celebration if a LIV Golf League player claims a green jacket Sunday in the 87th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Na, captain of the Iron Heads GC, withdrew from the Masters on Thursday after scoring 4-over 40 on the first nine

5:43 PM ET ESPN News Services AUGUSTA, Georgia — Tom Hoge had one of five holes-in-one made on the day — including two by Ireland’s Seamus Power — en route to winning the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National on Wednesday. Hoge finished at 6-under 21 on the short, nine-hole layout in the casual, fun-filled

7:11 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Larry Mize and Sandy Lyle delivered two of the most memorable shots in Masters history in consecutive years. Mize, the first champion born in Augusta, holed a 140-foot chip from right of the 11th green in the second hole of a playoff to beat Greg Norman in