8:00 AM ET The relationship between caddies and players has never gotten more attention. You can thank Matt Kuchar and the controversy surrounding his initial payment of $5,000 to fill-in caddie David “El Tucan” Ortiz after Kuchar won the Mayakoba Classic in November. Kuchar, who took home $1,296,000, eventually got around to giving Ortiz a

8:18 AM ET It’s almost here. One month from now, returning champion Patrick Reed, along with Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods return to Augusta, Georgia, for the 83rd edition of the Masters Tournament. That’s right, the grandest golf tournament in the world and the first major championship of the PGA Tour

9:05 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Kirk Triplett made a 12-foot eagle putt on the second hole of a playoff with Woody Austin on Sunday to win the Hoag Classic for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory. The 56-year-old Triplett forced the playoff with a similar left-to-right breaker for birdie on the

8:09 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — The door that Rory McIlroy keeps knocking on refuses to open. Sure, it would help if the four-time major champion did more to barge through it, but he has maintained a modest, almost stately approach to adding tournament hardware to his collection, only to come up empty. Sunday offered

6:29 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — British Open champion Francesco Molinari rolled in a 45-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Bay Hill that capped off an 8-under 64, taking him from five shots behind to a two-shot victory Sunday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Molinari watched the putt kiss off the

8:58 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — On a sweltering summer day that saw him sweat through a couple of golf shirts, Tiger Woods emerged from the scoring area to a scene he has encountered hundreds of times in his career: fans screaming his name at the top of their lungs, imploring him for

8:59 PM ET Associated Press DOHA, Qatar — Justin Harding birdied three of the last four holes to win the Qatar Masters by 2 strokes Sunday and earn his first European Tour title. The South African shot 6-under 66 in the final round for a 13-under total of 275, ahead of a packed group in

12:18 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — After missing this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational with a neck strain, it appears Tiger Woods will try to compete at the Players Championship later this week. The PGA Tour said Sunday that a news conference has been scheduled for Tuesday morning following a nine-hole practice round at TPC-Sawgrass. Woods,

8:39 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Fran Quinn birdied three of the final holes in breezy conditions Saturday for a 4-under 67 and a three-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Hoag Classic. Tied for the first-round lead with Scott McCarron after a 64 in strong wind Friday, Quinn rebounded from a