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September 16, 2020

A tough US Open and letting 'Winged Foot be Winged Foot'

Waiting for the green to clear ahead, Sergio Garcia looked behind him at the five holes he played Wednesday at Winged Foot ...

September 15, 2020

McIlroy shaped by perspective of fatherhood at U.S. Open

First-time fatherhood has suited Rory McIlroy. He has doted on daughter Poppy in the two weeks since she was born, and he ...

September 14, 2020

US OPEN '20: A quiz covering more than a century of US Opens

How well do you know the U.S. Open? Try this quiz: 1. Phil Mickelson was one of two players who made double bogey on the ...

September 12, 2020

US OPEN '20: A capsule look at 10 contenders for US Open

DUSTIN JOHNSON Age: 36. Country: United States. World ranking: 1 Worldwide victories: 24. Best of 2020: Winning three times ...

September 08, 2020

Johnson, Scheffler favorites for tour's top player, rookie

Dustin Johnson won the silver trophy as the FedEx Cup champion. Odds are he soon will pick up another trophy, this one a ...

September 08, 2020

Column: Credibility for Dustin Johnson and for the FedEx Cup

Sometime after Paul Azinger stopped winning and before he went on television to talk about those who were, he described ...

September 08, 2020

Dustin Johnson cashes in and finally wins the FedEx Cup

Dustin Johnson only looks like he plays without a pulse. Beneath his stoic stare and that swagger as he walked the fairways ...

September 05, 2020

Rahm has 65 to catch up to Johnson at Tour Championship

Five days later, Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm are still going at it. They dressed about the same Friday in the Tour ...

September 03, 2020

McIlroy's approach: Absolutely nothing beats fatherhood

Rory McIlroy was the last of 30 players to arrive Wednesday at the Tour Championship, and even with a shot at becoming the ...

September 01, 2020

PGA Tour reaches rich end to a pandemic-shortened season

PGA TOUR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Atlanta. Course: East Lake GC. Yardage: 7,319. Par: 70. Purse: $45.6 million.

August 30, 2020

Johnson, Matsuyama tied for lead at tough Olympia Fields

Dustin Johnson says his game feels similar to last week when he had the easiest of his 23 career victories. It just doesn't ...

August 29, 2020

McIlroy, Cantlay the sole survivors to par at Olympia Fields

Rory McIlroy doesn't need fans to keep his head in the game at the BMW Championship. Olympia Fields is so tough it won't ...

August 28, 2020

Matsuyama leads on long birdie to end tough day at Olympia

One of the toughest tests of the year made it clear that par would be a great score at Olympia Fields. Leave it to Hideki ...

August 26, 2020

Woods to host TV match at Missouri public course he designed

Tiger Woods is unveiling his first public golf course design with an exhibition that will be the closest golf gets to a Ryder ...

August 25, 2020

FedEx Cup gets a new venue in Chicago; Lefty joins seniors

PGA TOUR BMW CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Olympia Fields, Illinois. Course: Olympia Fields CC (North). Yardage: 7,366. Par: 70.

August 25, 2020

Spieth, Fowler among those needing help for big fall events

Jordan Spieth is only three years removed from winning the British Open and now has to ask for sponsor exemptions. So does ...

August 24, 2020

Dustin Johnson wins by 11 shots and is back to No. 1

Dark clouds gathered. Thunder rumbled. Lightning flashed on the horizon. Just as unsettling was seeing Dustin Johnson in ...

August 23, 2020

Johnson's big finish gives him 5-shot lead at TPC Boston

Dustin Johnson arrived at the TPC Boston this week, headed to the practice range and then looked at his swing coach.

August 22, 2020

Just like us: Tiger and Rory play 18 and then grab a burger

The scene is almost as old as the Royal & Ancient game. Two friends meet at the club on a summer morning for a quiet round ...

August 19, 2020

Morikawa puts his own kind of stamp on winning PGA title

Collin Morikawa put his own kind of stamp on winning his first major at the PGA Championship. He was unpacking from his week ...