7:30 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — For the first time in 509 days, Tiger Woods was back playing a competitive round of golf in the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday. And, thanks mostly to a hot putter, he is in the mix with a 1-under 71 after the

4:31 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — As Tiger Woods stood in the pine straw along the left side of the 14th fairway during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, he had two options: Punch out his ball after a wayward tee shot or rip an iron and try

8:00 PM ET The 86th Masters is not short on big names. Of course, the first name that comes up this week at Augusta National is Tiger Woods. After an opening-round, 1-under 71 he’s the mix. He’s not the only recognizable name near the top. We gathered up our experts to see what comes next

11:13 AM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tom Watson didn’t think eight major championships, including two green jackets, would be enough to join the company of Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus on the first tee at Augusta National. Even at 72, more than a half-century after he made his way down Magnolia Lane for

5:21 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — As tradition dictates, there is now very bad news to report about Canadian golfers Mike Weir and Mackenzie Hughes. Neither will win the Masters. That is, if you believe the superstition — or at least, believe in the historical correlation. No player has won the Par 3

12:50 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley said three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson pulled out of this year’s tournament and was eligible to compete if he wanted to. Mickelson notified Ridley, via text message, in late February or early March that he wouldn’t be playing in this week’s Masters.

Apr 4, 2022 AUGUSTA, Ga. — Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods says it will be a “game-time decision” whether he plays in the 86th Masters, which is scheduled to begin Thursday. Woods, 46, hasn’t played a round in a regular PGA Tour event in more than 500 days. He has been recovering from serious injuries

7:30 AM ET While a good number of people have been betting golf since the new year kicked off in Hawaii, for many, their attention to golf is minimal until this week when the first major of the year — the Masters — takes place in Augusta, Georgia. So for those who might not have

12:28 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Here are the tee times for the first and second rounds of the 86th Masters at Augusta National: All times ET (a) denotes amateur First round 8 a.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, J.J. Spaun 8:11 a.m. — Mike Weir, Padraig Harrington, Austin Greaser (a) 8:22 a.m. — Larry Mize,

11:24 AM ET Tiger Woods is no longer a game-time decision for this week’s Masters, announcing Tuesday that he plans to play in the tournament that begins Thursday. “As of right now, I feel like I am going to play,” Woods said Tuesday. The five-time Masters champion has not played in more than a year