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2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The PGA Tour heads south of the border for this week's Mexico Open at Vidanta, which begins Thursday at Vidanta Vallarta....

LIV's Joaquin Niemann one of three special invites to Masters
LIV Golf's Joaquin Niemann of Chile was among three players given a special invitation to play in the Masters in April....

Golf Glance: Tony Finau defends in Mexico; LPGA begins Asia swing
Players on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions have left the United States and spread out across three continents this week....

Tony Finau: 'I'm prime to go on a run'
Tony Finau finished the 2023 season with a flourish and has started the 2024 campaign on the right foot as well....

Stacy Lewis names '24 Solheim Cup assistant captains
Captain Stacy Lewis named Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford, Paula Creamer and Brittany Lincicome as her assistant captains on Tuesday for the United States team at the Solheim Cup....

Hideki Matsuyama leaps into OWGR top 20 with Genesis win
Hideki Matsuyama picked up even more than a $4 million paycheck and 700 FedEx Cup points on Sunday at the Genesis Invitational....

Hideki Matsuyama shoots 62, surges to victory at Genesis
Hideki Matsuyama fired a bogey-free, 9-under 62 — one shy of tying the record at Riviera Country Club — to overtake the field and win the Genesis Invitational by three strokes on Sunday in Pacific Palisades, Calif....

LIV’s David Puig plays his way into Open Championship field
LIV Golf member David Puig won much more than a golf tournament on Sunday in Malaysia....

Stephen Ames wins Chubb Classic after final round canceled
Stephen Ames was declared the winner of the Chubb Classic on Sunday morning after the PGA Tour Champions shortened the event to 36 holes due to inclement weather in Naples, Fla....

Patrick Cantlay’s lead shrinks after 70 at Genesis Invitational
Patrick Cantlay gave up some ground on his five-stroke lead heading into Saturday's third round but still sits atop the leaderboard after his 1-under-par 70 at the Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, Calif....

Stephen Ames shoots 64, takes 3-shot lead at Chubb Classic
Canadian Stephen Ames shot an 8-under-par 64 and passed Rocco Mediate to take first place atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the Chubb Classic on Saturday in Naples, Fla....

Tiger Woods confirms WD from Genesis due to flu diagnosis
Tiger Woods confirmed Saturday over social media that he is dealing with the flu....

Golf influencers invited to qualifier for new PGA event
Golf social media influencers were invited to compete with home-state favorites in a qualifying tournament that will award a place in the inaugural Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Classic....

Jordan Spieth DQ'd for scorecard error
Jordan Spieth admitted his error after he was disqualified from the Genesis Invitational on Friday for signing an incorrect scorecard....

Patrick Cantlay separates from pack at Genesis Invitational
Patrick Cantlay opened up a five-shot cushion at the Genesis Invitational with his second-round, 6-under 65 on Friday in Pacific Palisades, Calif....

Wild eagle helps Rocco Mediate card 63, take Chubb Classic lead
Rocco Mediate put his own, personal spin on how he felt about the 9-under-par 63 that gave him a three-shot lead after one round of the Chubb Classic on Friday in Naples, Fla....

Tiger Woods withdraws from Genesis Invitational due to illness
Tiger Woods withdrew from the Genesis Invitational due to illness seven holes into his second round on Friday in Pacific Palisades, Calif....

Verne Lundquist to retire after calling 2024 Masters
Venerable longtime sports broadcaster Verne Lundquist will be giving up the last of his remaining broadcasting gigs when he calls his final Masters Tournament this April....

Patrick Cantlay takes early lead at Genesis Invitational
Patrick Cantlay rode his irons and putter to an opening 7-under-par 64 Thursday, giving him a one-shot lead after 18 holes at the Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, Calif....

Tiger Woods opens Genesis with 1-over 72 in return to action
Tiger Woods ended an uneven day with an eventful bogey to shoot a 1-over-par 72 at the first round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday in Pacific Palisades, Calif....