Scottie Scheffler's Masters title defense took some unusual detours into the flora surrounding Augusta National's ryegrass fairways and bentgrass greens Friday.

Five holes into the second round, the 27-year-old PGA Tour rookie Matt McCarty thought his first Masters was going to turn out to be a short one.

Justin Rose is still in the lead at the Masters.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler opened with a bogey-free 68 on Thursday to put himself in the mix at the Masters.

Patton Kizzire provided the first viral moment of the 2025 Masters when his errant tee shot on the fifth hole sailed right of the fairway on the fifth hole, prompting the American to crawl through some shrubbery on his hands and knees in an effort to find his ball and attempt to save par.

Justin Rose showed there's more than two players capable of winning a Masters green jacket.

Jordan Spieth's 3-year-old son, Sammy, was among the kids who stole the show at the Masters Par 3 Contest on Wednesday.

Olympic golf will be awarding medals for a mixed-team competition at the Los Angeles Olympics.

Rasmus Hojgaard and identical twin brother Nicolai grew up playing golf in Denmark, occasionally pretending they were on the other side of the world at Augusta National.

Augusta National looks as pristine as ever on the eve of the Masters.

Angel Cabrera is back at Augusta National, walking the fairways at the Masters six years after his last appearance and less than two after he was paroled from an Argentine prison.

Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are getting a rare chance to compete against all the best players.

Scottie Scheffler is back at Augusta National to defend his Masters title this week.

Xander Schauffele has all the evidence he needs to believe he can reach the career Grand Slam.

Justin Rose remained atop a star-studded leaderboard after the second round of the Masters on Friday.

By the yardage alone, the third hole at Augusta National would seem to be a reachable par 4.

The driving force behind Scottie Scheffler and his rise to No. 1 in the world is an old-school Texas golf instructor.

Min Woo Lee is finally a winner on the PGA Tour and it he had to sweat it out at the Houston Open.

Min Woo Lee cooked up a 63 in the Houston Open to blow past Scottie Scheffler and everyone else.

Scottie Scheffler opened with two straight birdies and was on his way Friday in the Houston Open, tying the Memorial Park record with an 8-under 62 for a one-shot lead when the second round was halted by darkness after a two-hour storm delay Friday.

Ryan Gerard and Keith Mitchell are part of a four-way tie for the lead at the rainy and windy Houston Open.

Scottie Scheffler has added a few wrinkles to the menu for the Masters Club dinner he will host as the defending champion.

Winning The Players Championship gave Rory McIlroy so much he doesn't need.

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Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia share the lead at The Players Championship in what could be a wild weekend with expected wind.

Lucas Glover never knows what he's going to get at the TPC Sawgrass.

Scottie Scheffler is the first back-to-back winner at The Players Championship and goes for three in a row this week.

Russell Henley has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the biggest victory of his career.

Collin Morikawa wound up on top after the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Shane Lowry likes the grind and Bay Hill is every bit of that.

Wyndham Clark has the lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after a brutal day of cold and wind at Bay Hill.

If form holds, Jake Knapp will probably shoot something around a 69 on Friday at PGA National in the second round of the Cognizant Classic.

Aldrich Potgieter has a one-shot lead in the Mexico Open.

Tiger Woods and PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan have taken part of a White House meeting with President Donald Trump that signals more progress in getting a deal done with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.

Ludvig Aberg left Torrey Pines feeling as bad as possible with a stomach bug that caused him to lose 10 pounds.

Patrick Rodgers has a chance for his first PGA Tour victory after a wild day at the Genesis Invitational.

Davis Thompson has the lead at the Genesis Invitational thanks to a birdie on the final hole for a 66.

Denny McCarthy is leading the Genesis Invitational thanks to two holes to close out an otherwise tough and miserable day of weather.

So much about Torrey Pines looks just like it did three weeks ago.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says the White House meeting with President Donald Trump last week gets golf closer to reunification.

Max Homa hasn't looked the same since he was a bright spot in the Ryder Cup and had a Sunday chance at the Masters.

Thomas Detry nearly aced the rowdy 16th hole in a stretch of four closing birdies, shooting a 6-under 65 to win the Phoenix Open by seven shots for his first PGA Tour victory.

Thomas Detry shot a 6-under 65 on Saturday to take a five-shot lead into the final round of the Phoenix Open as he chases his first PGA Tour victory.

Thomas Detry nearly aced the par-3 16th hole and shot a 7-under 64 in the second round to take a two-shot lead lead in the Phoenix Open.

Wyndham Clark saved par after hitting his tee shot into the water on the par-4 17th hole and shot a bogey-free 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead in the first round of the Phoenix Open.

Rory McIlroy brought some life to a sleepy start to the PGA Tour season.

Sepp Straka has a one-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry going into the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Sepp Straka beat most of the weather and shot another 65 to build a three-shot lead in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Scottie Scheffler looked every bit like the No. 1 player in the world even if he didn't make a hole-in-one during the exciting start to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Scottie Scheffler figures the injury to his hand that kept him out of golf for a month could have been worse.

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Scottie Scheffler will be skipping another tournament to let his injured right hand heal.

Commissioner Jay Monahan wasn’t kidding when he told the PGA Tour staff in his year-end message that everything was on the table.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan told his staff that everything is on the table.

Tom Hoge has a new baby and no expectations.

Scottie Scheffler injured his right hand on a broken glass preparing Christmas dinner, forcing the top-ranked player to withdraw from the PGA Tour’s season-opening event in Hawaii.

The one week of the year where golf tours around the world go silent is always a good time to reflect on some of the tales from the tours.

Gary Player is constantly preaching the value of love in society.

Shohei Ohtani has been named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time.

Tiger Woods turns 49 at the end of the year and he has one pressing goal.

Patrick Mahomes threw a walk-off pass to win the Super Bowl.

As if the American team wasn't under enough pressure to win back the Ryder Cup, now they are painted as being greedy for getting paid to play.

Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year in a vote that had about as much drama as some of his victories.

Brooks Koepka is expecting Ryder Cup vibes when LIV Golf gets to square off against PGA Tour stars in Las Vegas next week.

Scottie Scheffler ended his biggest year with another victory.

Justin Thomas has a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler going into the final round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

Scottie Scheffler used a big run of birdies to take a two-shot lead in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

Scottie Scheffler has a new putting grip, and it helped him shoot a 5-under 67 in the first round of the Hero World Challenge.

Golfweek reports there will be a made-for-TV match involving top players from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

Scottie Scheffler feels like he squeezed an entire lifetime into one year in golf.

Scottie Scheffler has polished off the best year in golf in nearly two decades with the biggest prize.

Scottie Scheffler has extended his lead to five shots going into the final day of the Tour Championship.

Scottie Scheffler had a chance to run away with the FedEx Cup finale.

Scottie Scheffler started the Tour Championship with a two-shot lead.

Xander Schauffele has earned enough points through his two majors that he would have clinched the PGA of America award for player of the year.

Adam Scott was happy to be in the BMW Championship because he's assured of being in all the signature events next year.

Keegan Bradley went from sweating whether he would get to the BMW Championship to taking the lead at Castle Pines.

Scottie Scheffler says it's silly to call the FedEx Cup title a season-long competition when it comes down to one tournament at the end.

Hideki Matsuyama and Denny McCarthy are tied for the lead going into the weekend at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Chris Kirk is in the lead at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Scottie Scheffler starts the final leg of his remarkable year in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs.

Golf has been part of the Olympics for the last three Summer Games and continues to deliver big stars to the podium and memorable outcomes.

Scottie Scheffler is the best player in golf and has an Olympic gold medal to show for it.

Double major winner Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm share the 54-hole lead in Olympic men's golf, setting the stage for a big finish.

Tommy Fleetwood is chasing more gold outside Paris, this time an Olympic medal and not the Ryder Cup trophy.

Scottie Scheffler decided to build a golf room at his Dallas house earlier this year.

The 2024 Paris Olympics are underway.

Royal Troon has some unique aspects but maybe most curious is the private house that sits in the middle of the championship course and has views of five holes for the British Open starting Thursday.

Scottie Scheffler might not be the biggest draw in golf but he's the center of attention at every major.

The final men's major of the year is the oldest championship in golf.

Jordan Spieth became a footnote in history as the only player on the PGA Tour to twice play alongside someone who shot 59.

Scottie Scheffler beat Tom Kim on the first playoff hole to win the Travelers Championship on Sunday.

Six people protesting climate change came out of the crowd and stormed the 18th green while the leaders were lining up their putts on the final hole of regulation at the Travelers Championship on Sunday, delaying the finish for about five minutes.

Tom Kim has made just enough birdies to keep in front at the rain-softened Travelers Championship.

Cameron Young has shot the 13th round of 59 or lower on the PGA Tour.

Tom Kim talks about building blocks of momentum for the rest of the season.

Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim share a birthday and they will be fighting for the lead in the second round at the Travelers Championship.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says he understands why Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Travelers Championship to recover from a late-Sunday meltdown at the U.S. Open.