11:26 AM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When golfers walk up to the 16th hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Saturday amid the craziness and rowdiness of 20,000 fans, they’ll pass by a tribute to Jarrod Lyle, who died in August after a long battle with cancer. Lyle, who hit a hole-in-one on the

10:02 AM ET Former U.S. Masters champion Sergio Garcia was disqualified during the Saudi International third round on Saturday for intentionally damaging the greens at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City. Garcia apologized in a statement posted on the European Tour website. “I respect the decision of my disqualification,”

8:51 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — After the opening round of the Phoenix Open, Rickie Fowler lamented a missed putt that would have given him the outright lead and household bragging rights. Following an impressive string of birdies to close out his second round, Fowler will get his chance to trash-talk Justin Thomas,

4:15 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Johnny Miller knew that Saturday of the Phoenix Open was the right fit for his last broadcast. When the 25-time PGA Tour winner-turned-NBC broadcaster decided to retire last year, he had to pick his send-off tournament. He didn’t want it to be during the FedEx Playoffs because they’re “big

9:22 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Harold Varner III overcame an early bogey with three straight birdies, moving himself into position to tie for the lead. He got it with a long putt and a dab on the loudest hole in golf. Varner snaked in a long birdie putt on the par-3 16th

4:16 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas aren’t just co-leaders at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. They’re also cohabitants for the week. The two close friends are sharing a house with their significant others in Scottsdale this week, which will give them plenty of time on Thursday night to talk, rib

11:53 AM ET Participants at this year’s Masters will find a significantly altered fifth hole at Augusta National, the only major change to the course that became apparent this week with the release of the tournament media guide. Already considered one of the tougher holes at the home to the year’s first major championship, the

6:54 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Gary Woodland walked through the tunnel to the Phoenix Open’s 16th hole, the par 3 with an atmosphere more like a football game than a golf tournament. Waiting for him was a young lady in a purple shirt with some game of her own. After hitting his

5:14 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson still wants to get to 50 career wins on the PGA Tour, but he’s not as confident that it’ll happen as he was in March. On Wednesday, Mickelson, who has 43 career tour victories, walked back an assurance he made after winning the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship