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Interest boomed and prize money skyrocketed after Tiger Woods burst onto the scene. In his absence it stagnated. Now comes another chance.
The president has lavished praise on Woods, a golf and business partner, for winning the Masters on Sunday in a dramatic comeback.
The president has lavished praise on Woods, a golf and business partner, for winning the Masters on Sunday in a dramatic comeback.
Golf is all about how you react when you get a bad bounce.
After his Masters triumph, fans began looking ahead. Is he back, after a decade of injury and personal adversity? Or was the comeback a last hurrah?
As he stood on the 12th green, glaring at Francesco Molinari and Tony Finau, Woods found the killer instinct he — and golf as a whole — had been missing.
After four back operations and nearly a decade of struggles on and off the golf course, Woods is back at the pinnacle.
Ropes and security kept the crowds at the Masters in place, but nothing could contain the sound of their cheers when Woods was around. Imagine if he wins.
Woods is tied for second going into the final round at Augusta National. A win would be something no one thought possible by him as recently as two years ago.
Once a year, Augusta National Golf Club opens its exclusive gates to the world for the Masters. The world is treated to a jewel of history and nature.
The Australian has been ridiculed for always being hobbled by some pain or ailment. This time, his back issues helped him sharpen his focus on the way to a share of the lead.
Five major winners, including Francesco Molinari and Brooks Koepka, are tied at seven under par after the second round. Woods, despite a mishap on the course, is a stroke behind.
Finau kept a ball signed by Billy Casper, the 1970 champion, in his bag during the opening round. Casper had offered encouragement to Finau when he was taking up golf.
Tiger Woods led for part of the opening round. He shot a two-under-par 70, the same first-round score he had when he won in 1997, 2001 and 2002.
She was one of 13 women who started a league of their own, having so little money at first that they traveled to tournaments in highway caravans.
It is hard to imagine Augusta without Whitey Lester, a downtown fixture for decades and the city’s last strip-club impresario.
A fortunate pairing with David Brooker, a top caddie, has led to Ko dominating the L.P.G.A., even if her goal is simply happiness.
The Augusta National Women’s Amateur having a bigger stage and audience than the L.P.G.A.’s first major this week may not best serve the cause of equality.
The South Korean shot a seven-under-par 65 to take a three-shot second-round lead over Katherine Kirk in the first L.P.G.A. major of the year.
McDonald, who birdied the final hole, leads four other players, including Lexi Thompson, by a stroke in the first L.P.G.A. major of the year.
Augusta National officials have trumpeted their amateur invitational as a grand stage for women’s golf, even though it conflicts with the first major of the year.
Kisner, who lost to Bubba Watson last year, gained his first PGA victory since 2017. Despite the loss, Kuchar moved to the top of the FedEx Cup standings.
A comedy of bad shots cost McIlroy in his match against Woods and led to his sulking off after he lost the match on No. 17. Woods then lost to Lucas Bjerregaard.