4:49 PM ET The World Golf Championship event scheduled for Mexico City is being moved for one year to Florida due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sponsors of the WGC-Mexico Championship, Grupo Salinas, did not want to play at Chapultepec Golf Club – where the tournament relocated to in 2017 – due to restrictions that

12:50 AM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Joaquin Niemann had no regrets about the 18th hole at the Sony Open. Four days after a pair of pars on the final hole at Kapalua led to a playoff loss, Niemann holed a 50-foot chip for eagle on the 18th hole Thursday for an 8-under 62 and

10:15 PM ET SAO PAULO — Brazil’s federal police arrested Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera on Thursday for extradition to his homeland to face charges for several crimes allegedly committed from 2016 to last year, two officers said. Cabrera, a past winner of both the Masters and the U.S. Open, was on Interpol’s red code list.

12:59 PM ET The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be played without its traditional pro-am format next month when the event is contested over two courses in Northern California. The PGA Tour announced the change due to local COVID-19 circumstances in the Monterey Peninsula area. 2 Related The professional portion, featuring 156 players, will be

4:49 PM ET Associated Press The Gainbridge LPGA tournament is moving to Lake Nona, giving the LPGA Tour three consecutive events in Florida to start the 2021 season. The Gainbridge LPGA, to be played Feb. 25-28, is in its second year. It was played last year at Boca Rio Golf Club in Boca Raton. The

12:57 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The most-attended tournament on the PGA Tour saw its capacity dwindle further Wednesday. The Waste Management Phoenix Open, which will be played Feb. 4-7 at the TPC Scottsdale, announced Wednesday that, as of now, it will let in fewer than 5,000 fans Wednesday through Sunday of tournament week because

8:59 PM ET The PGA Tour Hawai’i two-stop swings over to Honolulu and Waialae Country Club for the Sony Open. Defending champion Cameron Smith, as well as 13 of the top 30 players in the world will be in the event. So which players are the favorites, who offers good odds and what props are

10:53 PM ET Associated Press Jhonattan Vegas has tested positive for the coronavirus and withdrawn from the Sony Open in Hawaii. Vegas is the second PGA Tour player to withdraw because of a positive test this year. Jim Herman tested positive before leaving for Hawaii for the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Xander Schauffele and Webb

11:33 AM ET The Masters Tournament announced Tuesday that it intends to limit attendance at April’s tournament and institute similar health and safety standards to those in place when the event was won by Dustin Johnson in November without spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic. Augusta National said that efforts are being made to include

7:39 AM ET The PGA Tour is expected to announce shortly that the WGC-Mexico Championship will not be played in Mexico City this year. The Feb. 25-29 is likely to be relocated because Grupo Salinas, the sponsorship group in Mexico, was unwilling to stage the event locally without the ability to have spectators or hospitality