The entrance to the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Getty A man has been charged with transporting millions of dollars worth of golf memorabilia for over a decade in Georgia. Richard Brendan Globensky allegedly transported stolen Masters golf tournament merchandise and memorabilia from the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, between 2009 and 2022, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Globensky allegedly moved goods from Georgia to Tampa, Florida, knowing their were stolen, officials said. No oth ..read more

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said he met with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the Public Investment Fund that provides the money behind rival LIV Golf. Lynne Sladky/AP PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The PGA Tour took a first step in sparking negotiations with Saudi Arabia's national wealth fund with a meeting in the Bahamas that Commissioner Jay Monahan described as "constructive" without offering many more details. In a memo late Monday night to players, Monahan said the player directors on the PGA Tour Enterprises board met with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the Public Investment Fund that p ..read more

Charlie Woods, shown in front of father Tiger in December, failed to qualify for his first PGA Tour event. Kevin Kolczynski/AP HOBE SOUND, Fla. — The PGA Tour will have to wait for the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods. In a pre-qualifier Thursday, Charlie Woods took a 12 on one hole and shot 86. Woods didn't make a birdie at Lost Lake Golf Club, one of four pre-qualifier sites for the Cognizant Classic. About two dozen players combined from the four sites would move on to Monday's qualifier, from which four players earn a spot in the PGA Tour event. Charlie Woods, who turned 15 earlier thi ..read more

Tiger Woods makes his 2024 debut this week in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, a signature event on the PGA Tour in which he is the tournament host. Dante Carrer/AP LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods is starting a new year with a new look. Just not a different color. Woods makes his 2024 debut this week in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, a signature event on the PGA Tour for which he is the tournament host. The first order of business is unveiling what he referred to in December as the next “chapter.” Woods and Nike ended 27 years together at the end of last year. He wore the swoosh on h ..read more

Jack Burke Jr., the oldest living Masters champion, died Jan. 19, 2024, in Houston. He was 100. AP Jack Burke Jr., the oldest living Masters champion who staged the greatest comeback ever at Augusta National for one of his two majors, died Friday morning in Houston. He was 100. Burke, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, also won the PGA Championship and was equally skilled as a teacher. He built the fabled Champions Golf Club in Houston and delivered lessons along with a dose of homespun wisdom. His passing was confirmed by Steve Timms, the CEO and president of the Houston Golf Assoc ..read more

Tiger Woods and Nike have severed their business relationship after more than 27 years. Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images Tiger Woods is no longer a Nike athlete after 27 years, ending a partnership between the swoosh and golf’s biggest star and raising questions about the future of both in the sport. Woods in a social media post thanked Nike co-founder Phil Knight for his “passion and vision” that brought Nike and the Nike Golf partnership with Woods together. “Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world,” Woods wrote. “The days ..read more

Evans Scholarship recipient Diana Llamas poses with golf pro Viktor Hovland at last weekend’s BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club. Western Golf Association In February, high school senior Diana Llamas wasn’t sure she could afford to go to college. She had applied for scholarships and pondered taking a gap year to work. A hole-in-one from golf pro Viktor Hovland at the 2022 BMW Championship in Delaware changed her life. Llamas, 18, was a senior at Francis W. Parker School in Lincoln Park when she found out she had been selected to receive an Evans Scholarship, which provides tu ..read more

Scottie Scheffler watches his tee shot on the first hole during the third round of the BMW Championship. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Scottie Scheffler was feeling good enough with his short game that he was willing to take on a long shot with high risk. Just like everything else Saturday, it worked out just fine for him in the BMW Championship. In wind that gusted through tree-lined Olympia Fields, Scheffler hit a driver off the fairway on the par-5 15th hole that traveled 299 yards — a lot of it on the ground — to just short of the green to set up his seventh and final birdie in a round of 6 ..read more

Max Homa watches his bunker shot next to the 15th green during the second round of the BMW Championship on Friday in Olympia Fields. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Max Homa was aware of the course record at Olympia Fields, and not just because of how well he was playing Friday in the BMW Championship. He happened to see a video board just as it flashed a message that Chris Kirk was challenging the course record of 63. “Just randomly saw that today, and then I had to think about it,” Homa said. Homa broke the record even with two bogeys, making 10 birdies in his round of 8-under 62 that gave him ..read more

“The one spot I want to be on is on that Ryder Cup team,” Keegan Bradley said. “Wherever that is on the FedEx Cup, I’ll take it.” Charles Rex Arbogast/AP OLYMPIA FIELDS — The BMW Championship is the final event that decides who reaches the FedEx Cup finale, and it’s all about position in the standings. For the Americans, it has nothing to do with money. “The one spot I want to be on is on that Ryder Cup team,” Keegan Bradley said. “Wherever that is on the FedEx Cup, I’ll take it.” The BMW Championship also is the final qualifying event for Americans to earn the six automatic spots on the ..read more