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A 10-year-old Georiga boy has dreams of being a professional golfer, and as the story goes, he’s well on his way.

The Masters, the major known as much for the roars of the crowd as the raw beauty of Augusta National, will be on mute this year. The club decided Wednesday there will be no spectators. That means all three majors in this year of COVID-19 will not have fans, and the silence figures to be most deafening at Augusta National…

Collin Morikawa has won the PGA Championship with one of the greatest shots hardly anyone witnessed at a major

Dustin Johnson emerged from the pack to get another crack at a major

Jack Nicklaus revealed Sunday during the CBS telecast of the Memorial that he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus at the onset of the pandemic.

A PGA official and his three children were among the fatalities in the holiday weekend’s small plane collision in Idaho, authorities said Tuesday.

Ryan Palmer was selected to hit the opening tee shot at the Charles Schwab Challenge as a Colonial member who raised money for COVID-19 pandemic relief through his “Pros For A Purpose” campaign.

For each of the last three summers, Kayode Adebogun has spent nearly every day caddying at Olympia Fields Country Club. During that time, he carried countless golf bags and raked innumerable sand traps. To some, a job as a caddie isn’t real meaningful, but to Adebogun, it’s meant everything. “Caddying has been life changing for me,” Adebogun said. Like...

In Illinois, area golfers have been able to go out and play with restrictions since May 1, but even with the June 1 easing of restrictions, caddies still aren’t allowed. NBC 5’s Mike Berman reports.

Tom Brady delivered the shot of the match by holing out from the fairway.

President Donald Trump says his idea of golf getting back to normal is fans who aren’t wearing masks and are practically standing on top of each other.

Golf courses will be allowed to reopen and operate under Illinois’ modified stay-at-home order taking effect Friday, but that comes with strict restrictions. Last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the statewide stay-at-home order will now be in effect through May 30, though some changes will be put in place, including modified restrictions for non-essential businesses like golf courses. Courses will…

Illinois residents will once again be able to tee it up when golf courses reopen on May, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. On Thursday, Pritzker announced the statewide stay-at-home order will now be in effect through May 30, though some changes will be put in place, including modified restrictions for non-essential businesses like golf courses. Courses will soon be able…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced an extension of the state’s stay-at-home order Thursday, a new mask requirement starting May 1 and the reopening of several types of businesses.

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are ready for a made-for-TV rematch at a time when fans are craving live action. And this time, they’ll have company. Turner Sports says quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will join them for a two-on-two match sometime in May. Missing from the announcement were such details as when and where the match would...

The PGA Tour is laying out an ambitious plan to resume its season

Tiger Woods was a Masters champion for the fifth time, a major champion for the 15th time. But last year’s Masters brought a sensation he had never felt. It showed in the way he scooped up his son and practically hugged the breath out of him.

During Thursday’s opening round of the American Express in La Quinta, Laurent Hurtubise lined up a 6-iron from 151 yards on the par-3, 4th hole at the PGA West Stadium Course and hit the shot of a lifetime.

Molly Solomon began her career at NBC Sports as a researcher for its Olympics coverage. Nearly 30 years later, she will lead its coverage. NBC announced Tuesday that it has promoted Solomon to executive producer and president of the network’s Olympics unit, becoming the first woman to be an executive producer for a network sports division.