8:55 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Co-leader Matthew NeSmith nearly made a hole-in-one on the par-3 16th and barely got a reaction from the few fans. Xander Schauffele flubbed a chip and couldn’t help but hear a surprised spectator’s reaction. With attendance capped at about 5,000 at sunny TPC Scottsdale, a fraction of

9:00 AM ET The PGA Tour heads to Arizona this week for the Waste Management Open at TPC Scottsdale. Chris “The Bear” Fallica nailed Patrick Reed‘s victory last week, picking him at 25-1 odds to win at the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed, who was embroiled in some controversy, is not playing this week’s event, but

3:30 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rory McIlroy revealed new information Wednesday that explained why he thought his second shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines was embedded. A volunteer stepped on the ball while searching for it but did not share that information with

1:29 PM ET Augusta National and the Masters Tournament are partnering with a local health organization — and donating $1 million — to help with COVID-19 vaccinations on property donated by the club. Club chairman Fred Ridley announced Wednesday that Augusta National is providing property in the Washington Square shopping center to serve as a

12:50 PM ET After being canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Open is scheduled to be played in July “with or without spectators,” said Martin Slumbers, chief executive of the R&A. In an interview with Sky Sports News in the United Kingdom published Tuesday, Slumbers said he was optimistic some number of

6:36 PM ET The Saudi International was a controversial addition to the European Tour schedule two years ago, given the country’s human rights issues and the fact the event is supported by the government and meant to bring positive reviews to the region. Paul Casey was among those who declined lucrative appearances to play, citing

5:48 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Justin Thomas will help Titleist with inclusion and diversity training of employees in the wake of his anti-gay slur last month at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawai’i. Thomas said Tuesday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open that Titleist executives invited him to take part in the training

4:12 PM ET PointsBet, an online sportsbook that has a partnership with the PGA Tour, has offered refunds to all of those who did not bet on Patrick Reed at the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed, who won the tournament Sunday, had a high-profile rules issue that was deemed to be handled correctly by the PGA

7:26 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed was so unaffected by a rules controversy a day earlier that he won the Farmers Insurance Open by five shots, the biggest margin in his nine career PGA Tour victories. Reed closed with a 4-under 68 at Torrey Pines, making an eagle on the par-5

3:39 PM ET The rules issue that Patrick Reed faced during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open is one that Rory McIlroy also confronted — without a rules official and with virtually no fanfare. Reed was allowed to take a drop from what he believed was an embedded lie on the 10th hole