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Tiger Woods teases Masters comeback on live broadcast
Tiger Woods is keeping the door slightly ajar for a return to professional golf at the Masters in April.,A five-time Masters winner and 15-time major champion, Woods teased golf fans on Saturday when he joined Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman in the CBS booth during the third round of the Genesis Invit...

Tiger Woods opens door to Masters return, US Ryder Cup captaincy
LOS ANGELES -- Undaunted following a milestone birthday and a trio of recent major physical setbacks that have limited his tournament schedule to a trickle, Tiger Woods believes he has plenty of game left. ,Woods said Tuesday afternoon at the site of the Genesis Invitational at Rivera Country Club h...

Tom McKibbin earns spots in Masters, Open with win in Hong Kong
Tom McKibbin punched his ticket to both the 2026 Masters and 2026 Open Championship by completing a wire-to-wire victory in the Hong Kong Open on Sunday.,McKibbin carded a 7-under-par 63 in the final round to finish 27-under 253, setting a new tournament record by five shots. The 22-year-old finishe...

Lorenzo Musetti, Casper Ruud knocked out at Paris Masters
Lorenzo Sonego rallied past fellow Italian and No. 7 seed Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, and Germany's Daniel Altmaier upset No. 8 seed Casper Ruud of Norway 6-3, 7-5 in the Round of 32 of the Rolex Paris Masters on Wednesday.,Sonego made his mark by converting 4 of 5 break-point opportunities and s...

Augusta chairman on Masters criteria change: 'Golf is a global game'
Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said the recent change in invitation criteria announced by the Masters was driven by the increased international representation at the tournament.,Augusta National Golf Club and The R&A jointly announced on Aug. 26 a change in qualification criteria to ensure "s...

Masters resets rules for qualifying criteria that better align with the Open
Augusta National Golf Club announced Tuesday that winners of six national opens will earn invitations to the Masters starting in 2026.,The Scottish Open, Spanish Open, Japan Open, Hong Kong Open, Australian Open and South African Open will see their winners awarded with a Masters invitation.,The ann...

Paper Rex tops Fnatic for Valorant Masters Toronto crown
Paper Rex defeated Fnatic 3-1 on Sunday in the grand final of the Valorant Masters Toronto 2025 in Canada.,Paper Rex's Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto of Indonesia was selected most valuable player for the event.,The playoffs ran from June 13-22 and featured an eight-team, double-elimination bracket. Four ...

Masters raising ticket prices after secondary market crackdown
If you want to attend the Masters next year, you're going to need some extra money.,Tournament day ticket prices for the 2026 Masters at Augusta National will increase from $140 to $160.,The hike comes after Augusta National reportedly cracked down on the secondary market for tickets this past April...

Scottie Scheffler: ‘Really cool’ to watch McIlroy complete career Slam
Scottie Scheffler woke up Sunday with a realistic chance to come from behind and win another Masters. Once that was out of the picture, he had no issue taking a supporting role in Rory McIlroy's big day.,As last year's champion at Augusta National, Scheffler did the honors of helping McIlroy into th...

Final round of Masters draws big ratings for CBS Sports
Rory McIlroy took viewers on a wild ride this past weekend at the Masters, with the end result being the completion of a career Grand Slam for the Northern Irishman and big ratings for CBS Sports.,Per the network, Sunday's final round averaged 12.707 million viewers -- which is up 33 percent from 20...

Rory McIlroy wins Masters in dramatic fashion, completes career Slam
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland birdied the first playoff hole with a short putt after missing a chance to win in regulation, capturing the Masters and completing the career Grand Slam on Sunday in Augusta, Ga.,McIlroy's 1-over-par 73 left him tied with England's Justin Rose, who posted 66 and wait...

Aiming for first Masters title, Rory McIlroy takes 2-stroke lead into final day
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is back in position to capture an elusive Masters championship, understanding that the stakes might never be higher when he reaches Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday.,"It's going to be a little rowdy and a little loud," McIlroy said. "I'm just going to have to sett...

Aiming for 1st Masters title, Rory McIlroy takes 2-stroke lead into final day
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy roared into the lead and carries a two-stroke advantage into the final round after shooting 6-under-par 66 in the third round of the Masters on Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.,McIlroy, aiming for his first Masters championship to complete a care...

Masters' purse rises to $21 million; winner's share up
When the winner of the Masters Tournament slips on the green jacket Sunday, he might find an extra $600,000 in the pocket.,Tournament officials announced Saturday that the total purse will be $21 million this year, with the winner receiving $4.2 million. That's up from the $3.6 million Scottie Schef...

Fred Couples ‘for sure’ playing Masters in 2026
This week marked the final Masters Tournament for Bernhard Langer, but Fred Couples feels he has at least one more in him.,Both Langer and Couples were on track to make the cut late in the second round Friday before missteps down the stretch drove them to 3-over 147 and 4-over 148, respectively. The...

Bernhard Langer's Masters farewell falls agonizingly short of cut
Bernhard Langer's fairy tale swan song at Augusta National all but ended when his par putt on the 18th hole slid just right of the cup to close his second round on Friday.,In position to make the cut in his 41st and final Masters appearance just an hour before, Langer was even par for the tournament...

Justin Rose clinging to slim lead at Masters
First-round leader Justin Rose of England maintained the top spot through his second round of the Masters by shooting 1-under-par 70 on Friday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.,Rose is 8 under for the tournament, completing his round with a one-shot edge on Bryson DeChambeau, who had fiv...

Justin Rose holds first-round lead at Masters for fifth time
England's Justin Rose shot a 7-under-par 65 with his lone bogey on the final hole to hold the lead through the first round of the Masters on Thursday in Augusta, Ga.,Rose, who began the round with three straight birdies, holds a three-shot advantage. He matched his best round at Augusta National Gol...

Scottie Scheffler off to solid start in Masters opening round
Defending champion Scottie Scheffler was off to a good start during the first round of the Masters, which began Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.,Scheffer, the world's No. 1 golfer, was at 3 under through 14 bogey-free holes, while three golfers from England were among those wit...

Tom Watson casts doubt on likelihood of PGA-LIV deal
Count Tom Watson among those who don't envision the PGA Tour and LIV Golf being able to come together as a means to unify the professional game.,Watson, 75, said Thursday that there are too many issues to overcome for the PGA Tour to come to terms with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which ha...