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News Articles: golf

The Master flag waves to the breeze on the second hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Augusta, Ga.

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The Masters: When it starts, how to watch, betting odds for golf's first major of 2024

The 88th Masters got underway following a 2 1/2-hour weather delay and ceremonial tee shots from Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Gary Player down Tea Olive, the first hole at Augusta National.

April 11, 2024
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A patron walks past a sign displaying the prices of food items during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga.

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No inflation here: Affordable Masters' menu still includes $1.50 pimento cheese sandwiches

Inflation may be driving up food cost around the country, but patrons generally won't see those increases at Augusta National. The prices at the Masters have mostly remained fixed for years.

April 11, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Patrons walk past Azalea's during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Monday, April 8, 2024, in Augusta, Ga.

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Augusta National in bloom and the conditions dry for Masters. So far

Forget the azaleas and dogwoods at Augusta National. Players are marveling over firm and fast conditions for the Masters.

April 09, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Patrick Cantlay finishes the first round at Torrey Pines, at the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament in San Diego on Jan. 24. He is a member of the PGA Tour board, which unanimously approved a $3 billion deal with an investment group.

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PGA Tour strikes a $3 billion deal with a sports owners investment group

The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal that would give players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new PGA Tour Enterprises.

January 31, 2024
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Jack Burke Jr. is helped by Cary Middlecoff as he puts on the traditional coat after winning the 20th Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Ga., on April 8, 1956. Burke, the oldest living Masters champion, died Friday in Houston. He was 100.

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Jack Burke Jr., who was the oldest living Masters champion, dies at age 100

In 1956, Burke staged the greatest comeback ever at Augusta National. He was a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, won the PGA Championship and was equally skilled as a teacher.

January 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Tiger Woods celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia.

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Tiger Woods' partnership with Nike is over. Here are 5 iconic ads we'll never forget

The golf legend's famous partnership with Nike Golf has ended after nearly three decades. Here are some of the most iconic advertisements from their time together.

January 09, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price, left, and PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne are sworn in before testifying at a Senate hearing on the proposed PGA Tour-LIV Golf partnership on July 11.

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Senate hearing scrutinizes PGA-LIV golf merger

PGA Tour leaders argued a deal would allow expensive legal fights and fracturing player and fan base to end. But lawmakers caution against too much involvement with the Saudi government.

July 11, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Harold Varner III (left) is doused by teammate Talor Gooch after Varner won the LIV Golf Invitational - DC at Trump National Golf Club on May 28, in Sterling, Va. The upstart tour will be united along with the PGA Tour, in a blockbuster merger.

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'I still hate LIV': Golf's civil war is over, but how will pro golfers move on?

"I still hate LIV. Like, I hate it. I hope it goes away," Rory McIlroy, the world's no. 3 player, said of the new deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi fund behind LIV.

June 08, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
GA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the start of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Cromwell, Conn.

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PGA Tour commissioner has 'heated' meeting with players after LIV Golf merger

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spent more than an hour explaining to players Tuesday afternoon why he changed his mind about taking Saudi funds in a surprise collaboration, saying it ultimately was for their benefit.

June 07, 2023
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  • Associated Press
South African golfer Charl Schwartzel plays a last shot during the LIV Golf Invitational Series in St. Albans, England, in June 2022. The launch of the series rocked the world of golf by setting up rival leagues.

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In a stunning move, PGA Tour agrees to merge with its Saudi-backed rival, LIV Golf

The merger will end all pending litigation between the parties, mending a burgeoning split in men's professional golf that remade the game in the last year.

June 06, 2023
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  • Emily Olson

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Golf allows me to pursue perfection, all while building a community

The sense of community I've regained with the game of golf during the pandemic is more than I could've ever imagined.

May 08, 2023
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  • Gus Contreras

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Pimento cheese for $1.50, tickets for $90,000: The Masters by the numbers

Augusta National Golf Course is the home of The Masters and one of the most exclusive clubs in the country. Patrons' tournament experiences vary according to the size of their wallets. 

April 07, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
WMAZ's weather forecast predicts the possibility of rain for the 2023 Masters tournament.

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Day-by-day Masters forecast swings from warm to cool, sunny to soggy

In Augusta, where temps will range from 55 to 86 degrees, Easter weekend golf patrons may need to pack their parasols with their bonnets.

April 05, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff and
  • WMAZ
Tiger Woods works out on the range during a practice for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Augusta, Ga.

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Woods and his limp back at Masters, but for how much longer?

Tiger Woods is at the Masters for the 25th time, but not even he knows how much longer he will keep playing. Woods brings a degree a normalcy to this Masters that is filled with chatter and speculation about LIV Golf.

April 05, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Jacob Eagan, 9, of Castle Rock, Colo., react after a putt at the Drive Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Augusta, Ga.

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Augusta National has Sunday unlike any other at Masters

The Sunday before Masters week is unlike any other major. It's a blend of kids as young as 7 years old competing in the Drive, Chip and Putt. And then there are Masters champions like Gary Player and Bernhard Langer who are on the putting green right there with them.

April 03, 2023
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