The New York Times – Sports:
The Official World Golf Ranking is a dividing line between LIV Golf and the sport’s establishment. Since the metric helps determine access to major tournaments, the argument is hardly academic.
Category: Masters Golf Tournament
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2023 Masters: Fred Couples Talks About Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy
The New York Times – Sports:
Jordan Spieth is looking for his first major victory since 2017, and the weather forecast for the Masters Tournament is becoming less encouraging.
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Bubba Watson Knows People Are Mad. He Loves LIV Golf Anyway.
The New York Times – Sports:
The two-time Masters Tournament winner talked with The Times ahead of his return to Augusta National Golf Club, where every member of his LIV team will be in the field.
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2023 Masters: Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Are Back
The New York Times – Sports:
Plus, Rose Zhang won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in breathtaking fashion.
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LIV Golf Talks a Big Game to the Global Elite. Now Come the Majors.
The New York Times – Sports:
Despite setbacks, LIV’s executives insist the Saudi-backed league is soaring. For many fans, the rhetoric is less important than results at events like the Masters Tournament.
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PGA Tour-LIV Golf Rivalry Could Make for a Tense Masters Dinner
The New York Times – Sports:
Players from the competing tours will be shoulder to shoulder at the traditional Champions Dinner. Feelings about that are mixed.
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Tiger Woods Is Back. He’s Still a Work in Progress.
The New York Times – Sports:
Woods shot a two-under-par 69 on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational in Southern California. Every stroke amounted to research for the bigger ambitions that still linger.
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Anthony Kim Was Compared to Tiger Woods. So Why Did He Walk Away From Golf?
The New York Times – Sports:
Is it OK for an athlete — or anyone, really — to have an extraordinary gift and not use it? The golfer Anthony Kim apparently decided, emphatically, that it is.
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Real Estate Agent With Same Name as Golfer Is Invited to the Masters
The New York Times – Sports:
Scott Stallings of Georgia was surprised to receive a formal invitation from Augusta National Golf Club. It was meant for a pro golfer with the same name.