Month: April 2020

7:00 AM ET A year later, even Tiger Woods says the reaction to his win at the 2019 Masters “blew his mind.” We asked some of the most recognizable names on the planet — celebrities, athletes, coaches, a former secretary of state — to relive the moment, to tell us where they were, what they

In a perfect world, Jim Nantz would be spending this Wednesday making his annual solitary walk from the CBS compound down to Amen Corner, gathering himself for the demands of the four days to follow. On the eve of the Masters he would once again reflect on what his career has given him, how fortunate

Every April, the mere sight of pink azaleas and beautiful sun-soaked skies beating down on the vibrant green turf of Augusta National Golf Club is enough to make golf fans flock to their television sets in droves. Add in a few Sunday storylines, something the Masters provides no matter who is on the leader board,

9:25 AM ET Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on June 13, 2007. MOST EVERYTHING MAKES me think about my Daddy, and this morning, of all the stupid reasons to fight back tears in public, it’s chipped beef on toast. I’m sitting at the corner table on the clubhouse veranda, waiting for Arnold Palmer

The Presidents Cup has played a significant role in Trevor Immelman’s career. It stands to reason that taking on the role of a Presidents Cup captain is one of the most important things he’s ever done in golf. Immelman, just 40 years old, was introduced on Tuesday as the seventh man to lead the International

7:04 AM ET When everything was still seemingly right with the world, in the days before sports were put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic and the Masters Tournament was postponed, Ben Crenshaw was at Augusta National taking it all in. It was roughly a month ago. He had been invited to the club

AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was ghostly quiet on Washington Road for any Monday morning, much less the first Monday in April. Typically, by 8 a.m. on this particular Monday, police have closed off the Exit 198 ramps from Interstate 20 because the volume of cars already has exceeded capacity. Masters week dawned with a bright

Five days after Golf Digest first reported that the Open Championship would be canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the R&A on Monday made it official. Originally scheduled for July 16-19 at Royal St. George’s in England, this year’s tournament will not be held, leaving just three men’s majors to be (hopefully) contested in

8:39 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — For this most unusual year, the Houston Open gets its old spot back one week before the Masters. Augusta National picked Nov. 12-15 as the best date to move the Masters, postponed from this week because of the coronavirus. That week on the schedule previously belonged to the

Golf is not so much our profession as it is our passion at Golf Digest, and often that passion translates to philosophical, analytical, ideological and, occasionally, idiotic workplace discussions about the game. During this time of pause in our sport (and in the world at large), we decided to take these office conversations online in

12:36 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic that shut down sports and altered everyday life across the world has dramatically shifted the golf calendar. Some events have been postponed, others outright canceled. On Monday, which would have been the start of Masters week at Augusta National Golf Club, all of the sport’s governing bodies unveiled a

A new proposed golf schedule will move three of the game’s majors into the late summer and fall, with the cancellation of the sport’s oldest tournament. Augusta National Golf Club, the European Tour, LPGA, PGA of America, PGA Tour, R&A and USGA issued a joint statement on Monday, outlining the framework for golf to eventually

1:03 PM ET A Tiger Woods–Phil Mickelson match that would include other players has been in the works for some time, but the coronavirus pandemic has put scheduling such an event on hold and it has yet to receive PGA Tour approval. Mickelson acknowledged the possibility on Twitter on Sunday when he responded to a

When Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters, he not only broke barriers in terms of being the first person of color to win a major championship. He also set 20 Masters records and tied seven others. Now some of his accomplishments might seem less than monumental (best performance by a champion on Hole No. 11

7:33 AM ET The Royal and Ancient, which organizes The Open Championship, is “continuing to work through our options” regarding the 2020 major. “We are continuing to work through our options for The Open this year, including postponement,” R&A CEO Martin Slumbers said in a statement Thursday. “Due to a range of external factors, that

This is the latest installment of our Masters Rewatch series, in which we watch and recap the last 23 final rounds of the Masters while we’re working from home due to the coronavirus. What better way to get your Masters fix while in quarantine than by firing up YouTube and remembering all the stuff you

President Donald Trump held a conference call on Saturday with leaders of many of America’s professional sports organizations, including PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and his LPGA counterpart, Michael Whan. According to ESPN.com, Trump told the group that he expects the NFL season to start on time in September and he hoped other sports held

8:28 AM ET Associated Press The Senior PGA Championship in Michigan has been canceled. The PGA of America says it based its decision on Michigan’s stay-at-home order that was enacted March 23. The Senior PGA in Benton Harbor, Michigan, was to be played May 21-24. It will be held next year at Southern Hills in