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I’m a morning person. I especially like Civil Twilight, what scientists call the half hour before sunrise when, on clear days, a warm glow imbues the landscape. At the Masters in 2019, I got up before 5 each day and drove to the course alone, in the dark, so I could walk the grounds before

Editor’s Note: Our Masters Preview Issue was printed before the postponement of the 2020 Masters. Read more here >> I’ve been at Augusta National for years, but every day feels like my first. I imagine it’s how a pilot feels ascending into the sky, or when a skipper wakes up surrounded by the blue unknown.

5:14 PM ET The closure of Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, has put the status of the 2020 U.S. Open in limbo as organizers are unable to proceed with the build-out of the major championship site. An executive order by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had resulted in the indefinite closure of

It started as an outreach program to help hurricane victims in their gated community in Pinehurst, N.C. But it’s needed just as much in these strange days, when a storm can take on a different but still devastating form. The ill wind of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has blown a hole in the normal rhythms

Where were you when it happened? Tiger Woods, 43 last April and 11 years removed from his last major-championship victory, turned doubters into believers again by winning his fifth Masters green jacket in the most emotional final day at Augusta National Golf Club since a 46-year-old named Jack Nicklaus won his sixth in 1986. We

12:44 PM ET What appeared inevitable in recent days became reality Tuesday as the Tokyo Olympic Games were postponed, thus meaning another big event on the golf calendar will not take place as scheduled. The decision is understandable in light of the coronavirus pandemic, but still heartbreaking for the dozens upon dozens of athletes whose

When news came out that Brooks Koepka was donating $100,000 through his foundation to a Florida COVID-19 relief fund, it came as no surprise. He raised $450,000 for Hurricane Dorian aid last year, so clearly local causes are a major focus of his charitable work. But it was the timing that resonated. In the past

Tiger Woods won’t be the only defending champ at Augusta National whenever the Masters is finally contested. Matt Wallace will return as the reigning King of the Par 3 Contest. Not that he ever plans on winning it again—he knows better now. After taming Augusta’s short course, making an ace, and taking some money off

This is a new series on the 70th anniversary of Golf Digest commemorating the best literature we’ve ever published. Each entry includes an introduction that celebrates the author or puts the story in context. The late Charles Price had the raspy look and voice of the Burgess Meredith character in the “Rocky” movies, but the

11:19 AM ET ESPN News Services The Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony for Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player has been postponed indefinitely amid the coronavirus pandemic. The pair of retired pro golfers was to have been honored by President Donald Trump during a White House ceremony Monday. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest

If you squint tight enough so you only see the lucrative tip of the professional golf iceberg, you’ll get the sense that the coronavirus hiatus has been … inconvenient. Boring, more than anything. PGA Tour pros are holed up in their mancaves—just as they should be—looking for something to occupy their time that would have

10:17 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Leading golf instructor Pete Cowen tells The Daily Telegraph in Britain he has all the symptoms of the new coronavirus and says he has told all his players to follow health and government guidelines on COVID-19. “I’m feeling horrendous and wouldn’t wish this on anyone, no matter how

It was inevitable that the LPGA Tour would announce another wave of tournament postponements due to the coronavirus, having previously only addressed events through early April. But the tour offered a bright side to its Friday announcement that three more tour stops were on hold: the 2020 ANA Inspiration, previously postponed, has a new date.

Depending on an assortment of factors, playing golf right now is either weird, discouraged, or restricted outright. This is not the place to debate that reality. But since your home is believed to be safer, and your home is presumably not a golf course, it’s worth asking how one can experience some semblance of golf

In these difficult times, there remains a soothing constant in the golf world: The Old Course at St. Andrews is open for play. That doesn’t mean everything is normal at the Home of Golf during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews sent an email to its membership on Saturday

Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, like most California courses, announced March 19 that it was closing until at least April 8 after the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, issued a stay-at-home order to slow the spread of Covid-19. Then, a day later, a new announcement came from Poppy Hills: “Open for play with limitations.”

While investigating ways to kill the golf-less hours recently, I was informed that Pebble Beach offers four different live video feeds on the course, covering the first tee, 17th green, 18th green and putting green. In better days, I would not deign to spend my precious time watching low-context, low-quality footage of amateurs playing golf

10:45 AM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Anna Nordqvist drained a birdie putt on the second playoff hole, pumped her fist and gave a slight wave to the half-dozen people clapping near the green. The tournament title in hand, the two-time major champion turned to playing partner Lisa Pettersson and hesitated. The customary postround hug

The first known tour pro has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Victor Lange, a 26-year-old on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica, was tested on Sunday in his native South Africa and received word that it had returned positive on Tuesday, according to the PGA Tour. “In speaking with Victory, thankfully, he has no symptoms and is expected

8:42 PM ET In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and cancelations of several tournaments, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is forgoing his salary, several executives are taking pay cuts and all of the tour’s employees are seeing their pay frozen to 2019 levels, a PGA Tour source confirmed to ESPN. Monahan, who became commissioner

A week ago, tournament chairman and Augusta National club president Fred Ridley announced the 2020 Masters would be postponed due to concerns over the spreading coronavirus. The socially responsible move left the golf community appreciative that the year’s first men’s major hadn’t been canceled outright and, naturally, guessing when it might be rescheduled. Though there

It was drizzling that Thursday afternoon, just after 1 p.m. at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif., as the Pepperdine men’s golf team prepared for a rare practice in rain gear. Umbrellas in hand, head coach Michael Beard and the players were getting organized, when all at once, their phones started to flood

11:19 AM ET Associated Press Amid a slew of postponements and cancellations in golf, the LPGA Tour announced a September date for what traditionally is its first major championship of the year. The ANA Inspiration, previously scheduled for April 2-5 in Rancho Mirage, California, now will be played Sept. 10-13. That date previously was for

With the PGA Tour season on pause due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, Byeong Hun An is stepping up his YouTube game. Just don’t expect him to talk about one particular aspect of his golf game. The 28-year-old is tied for second on tour this season with five top 10s, but he’s a notoriously bad

11:12 AM ET Associated Press The first player under the PGA Tour umbrella has tested positive for the coronavirus after returning home to South Africa from playing a developmental tour event in Mexico. The PGA Tour says Victor Lange made his only PGA Tour Latinoamerica start in the Estrella Del Mar Open in Mazatlan, Mexico.

This is the first 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

Ryan Porter drags on a cigar from his porch. A former mini-tour player, Porter is contemplative as he puffs into the cool March evening. His house sits a par 5 away from the shores of Narragansett Bay. His beloved course is even closer. “I’ve made it from my driveway to the Met’s parking lot and

8:40 AM ET PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The conditions are pristine, and there are plenty of golfers who are taking advantage, enjoying the pure, slick greens — maybe not so much the thick Bermuda rough. The Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort still looks primed to host the best golfers in the world, but obviously

Golf’s utility beyond competition and camaraderie is its contribution to sanity. What would we do without the rub of the green? It allows us to weather the bad bounces in golf—in life, too—for which we may or may not be responsible, though in Haley Moore’s case, she unequivocally deserved better. Moore, who because of her

Like most businesses during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, golf clubs are trying to figure out how to maintain elements of their operation while still protecting the safety of their employees and members. As a board member and a past president of a small private club in Connecticut, I’ve been a part of a series of