Golf

8:45 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — For the first nine holes on Saturday, the leaderboard at the Masters was crowded. Then, after a weather delay, Hideki Matsuyama blistered the second nine at Augusta National, shooting 30 on his way to a 7-under 65 in the only bogey-free round at this place this year. So can

8:07 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Here are the tee times for the final round of the 85th Masters at Augusta National: All times ET 10 a.m. — Jim Herman, Adam Scott 10:10 a.m. — Brendon Todd, Jose Maria Olazabal 10:20 a.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Gary Woodland 10:30 a.m. — Paul Casey, Billy Horschel 10:40

2:28 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Corey Conners started his third round at the Masters five shots behind 36-hole leader Justin Rose. Birdies at the second and third gave him a push. But a bogey at the difficult par-4 fifth put the brakes on his momentum. Then, at the downhill, 182-yard par 3 sixth came

7:08 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — The process is far from complete, with plenty of work to be done. The prolonged slump might be a thing of the past, but getting his game to the level of those bygone days is still the goal for Jordan Spieth. He’s on another leaderboard, this time at the

8:17 PM ET AUGUSTA, Georgia — Defending Masters champion Dustin Johnson won’t be around for the weekend at Augusta National Golf Club after missing the cut. Neither will four-time major winners Brooks Koepka or Rory McIlroy. But after England’s Justin Rose came back to the field a little bit in Friday’s second round, there still

8:13 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — This is the Augusta National that leaves you breathing fire rather than soaking in its beauty, spewing expletives rather than hosannas, walking off bewildered. Other than Justin Rose, who somehow shot 7-under-par 65 after not playing for more than a month, most of those who traversed the hallowed ground

8:51 PM ET AUGUSTA, Georgia — Justin Rose entered the 85th Masters this week ranked No. 41 in the Official World Golf Ranking, his lowest ranking entering a tournament in a decade. Rose, 40, hasn’t won on the PGA Tour in more than two years, and he has just one top-30 finish in five worldwide

8:35 PM ET Abraham Ancer unknowingly touched the sand with his club before making his third stroke on the 15th hole from a greenside bunker on Thursday and was assessed a 2-stroke penalty following the first round of the Masters. Ancer had originally signed for a 73 and exited the scoring area. But video was

10:34 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — As the sun peeked over the tall Georgia pines on Thursday morning, Lee Elder joined Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as honorary starters on the first tee at Augusta National Golf Club for the 85th edition of the Masters. Elder, 86, was driven to the No. 1 tee in

2:50 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy, who is known to be one of the most thoughtful and introspective golfers on the professional touring circuit, ended his pre-Masters news conference by going on an extended riff about Tiger Woods. That felt perfect because even though Woods is at home recovering from his car wreck,

7:20 AM ET AUGUSTA, Georgia — The 85th playing of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club returns to its traditional spot in April this week. There will be limited patrons once again because of the coronavirus pandemic, and no Tiger Woods as the five-time Masters champion recovers from serious injuries suffered in a

7:22 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Look through the list below. There are lot of different players in this 2021 Masters who could walk away with the green jacket and it wouldn’t surprise you. There is Dustin Johnson, the defending champion who torched the place just five months ago in a one-time-only fall Masters. There

7:08 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — On Tuesday of Masters week, every former winner who wants to attend comes to Augusta National for the Champions Dinner. It is one sports’ most exclusive dinner parties. This year, defending champion Dustin Johnson is the host. This is his menu. His brother, Austin, who is Johnson’s caddie and

4:47 PM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host Life comes at you pretty fast. Gamblers know that all too well. And this week at the Masters, second betting favorite Jordan Spieth is a reminder of just how quickly everything can change. Spieth currently is

7:30 AM ET MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina — Six years ago, not long after Dustin Johnson had completed one of the worst collapses in golf history at the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, he was behind the wheel of his courtesy car headed back to his rental house. No one in the car —

3:26 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth got to drive down Magnolia Lane late Monday morning with a sense of relief. For the first time in nearly four years, he was a winner again Sunday on the PGA Tour, the constant scrutiny and questions concerning his troubling play now changing to talk of him

7:00 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau was going to obliterate Augusta National last fall. He was coming off a convincing 6-shot win at the U.S. Open, overpowering famed Winged Foot. He arrived at the Masters with a plan to do the same. But a funny thing happened on the way to a green

9:38 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Patty Tavatanakit had no idea Lydia Ko was tearing up the course three groups ahead on Sunday in the final round of the ANA Inspiration. “Didn’t look at the leaderboard at all today,” Tavatanakit said. “Just because — I saw her name up there, but I