Mickelson to miss The Masters
Phil Mickelson at the 2021 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club

Mickelson to miss The Masters

Six-time Major champion Phil Mickelson will not play in next month’s Masters, missing the Augusta National showdown for the first time since 1994.

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Riley fires sizzling 62 to seize Valspar lead
Davis Riley of the United States

Riley fires sizzling 62 to seize Valspar lead

Davis Riley fired a nine-under-par 62, his best PGA Tour round by three strokes, to seize a two-shot lead after Saturday’s third round of the Valspar Championship.

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NeSmith fires stunning 61 to grab Valspar lead
Matthew NeSmith of the United States

NeSmith fires stunning 61 to grab Valspar lead

Matthew NeSmith birdied six of his last nine holes, matching the course record with a 10-under-par 61, to seize the lead after Friday’s second round of the Valspar Championship.

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Four share Valspar Championship lead
Sam Burns of the United States waits with his caddie Travis Perkins

Four share Valspar Championship lead

Defending champion Sam Burns closed with back-to-back birdies to match three others for the lead after Thursday’s opening round of the Valspar Championship.

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Morikawa, Hovland chase world No 1 ranking
Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland shake hands at the 2021 Ryder Cup

Morikawa, Hovland chase world No 1 ranking

Playing partners Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland, the world’s No 2 and 3 players, will be chasing the summit of the global rankings at the Valspar Championship starting on Thursday.

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Smith’s birdie blitz clinches Players win
Cameron Smith celebrates with THE PLAYERS Championship Trophy

Smith’s birdie blitz clinches Players win

Australia's Cameron Smith charged to victory at the weather-disrupted Players Championship on Monday, carding a closing six-under-par 66 to win by one shot.

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Van Rooyen, Oosthuizen stay in Players hunt
Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa plays his shot from the eighth tee

Van Rooyen, Oosthuizen stay in Players hunt

South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen and Louis Oosthuizen were four and five shots behind the leader, respectively, before darkness halted this past Sunday’s third round of the storm-hit Players Championship.

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Dream win awaits Du Plessis
Hennie Du Plessis of South Africa

Dream win awaits Du Plessis

“If you build it, he will come” is what Kevin Costner’s character is told in the movie ‘Field of Dreams’. So, Hennie du Plessis Snr built it.

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Hovland seizes two-shot halfway lead
Viktor Hovland of Norway plays a shot

Hovland seizes two-shot halfway lead

Viktor Hovland rode a hot putter to the top of the Arnold Palmer Invitational leaderboard on Friday, taking a two-shot halfway lead at Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida.

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Woods scoops PGA Tour’s $8m popularity prize
Tiger Woods

Woods scoops PGA Tour’s $8m popularity prize

Tiger Woods hasn’t played in a PGA Tour event in more than a year, but the golf great still won the inaugural Player Impact Program bonus that rewards a player’s popularity.

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