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Sergio Garcia Becomes Eighth Player Ever To Ace No. 17 At The Players Championship

Sergio Garcia became the eighth player ever to record a hole-in-one on the famed island green during today’s first round of the Players Championship:

McGirt grabs early lead at Sawgrass (May 11, 2017)

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) William McGirt made a pair of eagles on the back nine and shot a 5-under 67 to take the early lead in The Players Championship.

Fore or timber? Vandals cut trees at Trump-run golf course

NEW YORK (AP) Four 30-foot trees have been cut down at a Trump Organization-run golf course in New York City, and police are searching for the vandals.

More water on a new risk-and-reward hole at Sawgrass

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) As if the TPC Sawgrass didn’t have enough water at The Players Championship.

A strong field, an unpredictable course at Players

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) The Players Championship attracts the strongest and deepest field in golf. In its 43-year history, all but 10 winners of the PGA Tour’s premier event have captured a major championship.

Dustin Johnson: Big wins, not much of a pulse

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) During his march to victory in the Dell Technologies Match Play, Dustin Johnson at times looked as though he had no pulse.

Column: Day ready to start the climb back toward No. 1

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Jason Day used to think no one could beat him, and there wasn’t much evidence to prove him wrong.

PGA Tour extends FedEx Cup sponsorship for 10 years

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) The PGA Tour has announced a 10-year extension for the title sponsorship of the FedEx Cup. Along with continuity of the season-long competition, it gives the tour flexibility as it explores reshaping its season.

Brian Harman holes incredible 28-foot putt to win Wells Fargo Championship

This was an epic way to win.

Fred Funk's luxurious Ponte Vedra Beach home listed for $6.1 million

For the sticker price of $6.1 million, you can live like a Players champion.

Dustin Johnson returns to a course that feels like Augusta

WILMINGTON, North Carolina (AP) Dustin Johnson was walking the expansive, manicured fairways where the sun filtered through the towering pines. On his first day back to work, it was a reminder of what he missed. This wasn’t Augusta National. It was Eagle Point, the beautiful replacement course for the Wells Fargo Championship.

But Did He Call Glass

George Coetzee eagled the 18th today at the China Open by ricocheting a shot into a once-in-a-lifetime situation—and taking the South African from one-over to one-under after the third round.

Every Day of the Trump Presidency Is a Hellish Game of Ethics Whac-A-Mole

What’s wrong with this photo?

Pro Golfer Creeps On High School Student, Deletes Tweet

Grayson Murray, one of golf’s up-and-coming talents, has spent the past month pushing golfers to take a more active role in showing off their personalities online. On Wednesday, Murray shared a little too much of his.

USGA Finally Changes Rules To Thwart Snitching TV Viewers

One of the weakest things to happen in sports this year was Lexi Thompson losing an LPGA major because some asshole who was watching the tournament at home tattled on her for placing a ball no more than an inch away from where she had previously marked it.

Watch Out For Bits Of Golf Ball In Your Hash Browns

In what would be the ideal alarmist story for a local news program to tease at the top of the show, McCain Foods announced a voluntary recall Friday for packages of frozen hash browns that “may be contaminated with extraneous golf ball materials.” A classic mixup.

Let's Check In With Tiger Woods

At a press event today for a new public golf course in Ridgedale, Mo., a kid reporter challenged old and fucked up Tiger Woods to a “friendly” competition from the range. Woods, sounding like he was reading a cue card, said, “There’s nothing friendly about it.” He smiled. Chuckles all around.

Sergio Garcia Was The Good Guy For Once

“He’s pooping his pants,” one fan yelled as Sergio Garcia backed off a shot on 10. Garcia bogeyed 10, bogeyed 11, and, already down two strokes, bounced his drive off a tree and into the bushes on 13. Somewhere in that stretch, the same thought crossed the minds of every single person watching: He’s doing it again.

Sergio Garcia Wins Masters In Playoff, His First Major In 74 Attempts

Sergio Garcia overcame choking an easy putt to win at 18 by beating Justin Rose in the first playoff hole to claim the Masters title and his first major championship after failing in his first 73 appearances.

Leaked Voicemail: Phil Mickelson Plans To Hustle Suckers For "Some Serious Cash"

Phil Mickelson is the same guy on the golf course as off, meaning that he gambles no matter where he is. Wherever Phil lays his bets is his home.

Dustin Johnson Questionable For Masters After Supposedly Falling Down The Stairs

Dustin Johnson, reigning U.S. Open champion and current No. 1-ranked golfer in the world, might have to miss this weekend’s tournament after he suffered a back injury at his rental home in Augusta, Ga.

TV Viewer Snitches On Lexi Thompson, Costs Her A Major

It should’ve been a runaway victory for Lexi Thompson, and it would’ve been if not for one tattletale viewer and some truly unfair rules. Thompson had a significant lead in the final round of the ANA Inspiration, the first LPGA major of the year, when a viewer wrote in to alert officials to a violation the previous day…

Broken Tiger Woods To Miss Masters

Tiger Woods announced in December he was returning to golf, but his broken, fucked-up body won’t allow it—as Woods announced on his website today that he’ll miss the Masters for the third time in four years.

Zach Johnson Banks In Birdie Shot Off Another Player's Ball

Zach Johnson had a rather unusual way of getting a birdie on the 17th hole during this weekend’s Arnold Palmer Invitational—banking it in off the ball of Byeong Hun An.

Golfer Rudely Startles Chill Gator Into Water

This alligator was minding its own business, soaking up some rays on the edge of the fairway at the Arnold Palmer invitational on Thursday, when Golfer Cody Gribble went out of his way to nudge it into the water.

Golf Highlight Of The Day: Bigass Gator With Bigass Fish

“I don’t wanna get near you. I’m glad you got the fish.”

Consecutive Shots Land In Green-Side Sprinkler Head Divot

The fourth at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens is hungry for golf balls, as consecutive shots by Tyrrell Hatton and tournament leader Rickie Fowler ended up deposited in a divot housing the green-side sprinkler head.

Pro Golfer Shawn Stefani Strips Down And Takes Shot In Nothing But His Underwear

Being a professional is about always showing up to work and being prepared to get naked if the job calls for it, which it occasionally does. Shawn Stefani hit into a water hazard fully clothed and got out of it in just his briefs.

Trump Makes Thirsty Business Asshole Tell Flattering Golf Story

Here’s Day-Glo leatherette Cialis tote Donald Trump, in a meeting with various manufacturing executive types, prodding General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to tell the story of the time Trump boasted about being a rich person who plays golf (probably true) and then hit a hole-in-one on his own golf course (hmmmmm).

Donald Trump Doesn't Want Anyone To Know How Much Time He Spends Playing Golf

As Donald Trump makes the transition from rich dipshit golf club owner to rich dipshit golf club owner with a side gig as President of the United States, the poor guy has to make a number of lifestyle concessions. Now, he can only go to Mar-a-Lago on the weekend, and he’s spent only three out of the five weekends he’s…