Golf
Masters field facing supreme test at firm and fast Augusta
Five months after Dustin Johnson shattered the course record with a 20-under par 268 in rain-softened conditons, the Masters is back in its typical April...
But the 45-year-old superstar, whose 15 major titles include five Masters green jackets, will have his legacy felt across the famed layout.
The three-time Grand Slam winner, 33, told the Gentleman's Journal there was "crossover" between the two sports and he could make a difference.
The event, announced Tuesday in Chicago by sports marketing firm Intersport, will be a match-play battle between United States, Europe and World teams in an annual event fashioned after the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.
The 45-year-old American, among the world's most famous athletes for the past quarter-century, underwent surgery for multiple leg injuries following an early morning car crash near Los Angeles.
The 149th Open was scheduled to take place at Royal St George's Golf Club in Kent, southeast England, last year.
The 26-year-old carded a final round 69 for a total of 270 and a five-shot victory over Wales' Jamie Donaldson, who also finished with a 69 at the Gary Player Country Club.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, the lowest ranked golfer in the field at 61, holed long birdie putts at 14 and 15 to build a two-shot advantage.
"I think we're at a crossroads as relates to these issues," the Augusta National supremo said on the eve of the 84th Masters, adding, "We're coming close to a call for action."
The golds and reds of autumn leaves will replace spring blooms as the traditional opening major of the golf season was delayed from April to November, creating a Masters showdown unlike any other.
"Hansen tested negative on site but has been withdrawn from the tournament as a precaution," the European tour said in a statement.
World number three Thomas, the 2017 PGA Championship winner, fired a five-under-par 65 at Winged Foot to edge ahead of fellow American Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, at the famed Mamaroneck, New York, layout.
During more than a decade of dominance between Woods' first major victory in 1997 and his 14th major at the 2008 US Open, the former world number one played in 46 consecutive majors.
It was 382 days ago when Shane Lowry lifted “The Claret Jug” as the Champion Golfer of the Year. This was, without the world knowing it, the last time we would see a men’s major golfing title being won.
The PGA Tour, which only restarted last week after a three-month COVID-19-forced hiatus, confirmed its first positive test, removing Nick Watney from second-round play at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Top-ranked South African ladies golfer Ashleigh Buhai speaks to EWN Sport about her time as an amateur, the challenges she has faced on the LPGA Tour and the status of ladies golf in the country.
In #ExtraTime this week we shine the spotlight on golf and speak to Sunshine Tour Commissioner, Selwyn Nathan about how the sport has changed over the years.
Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa held a briefing on Saturday to clarify how the change in lockdown levels impacts sports in the country.
A statement said the decision to scrap the 2020 tournament, scheduled for July 16-19 in Kent on England’s south-east coast, had been made with a “heavy heart” but was the only option.