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Golf Bryson DeChambeau is sporting a 7-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead for first following day one at the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday in Augusta, Ga. Defending champion Rahm 8 shots back; Woods 1-under par thru 13 before darkness Doug Ferguson · TheContinue Reading

Golf Canada’s Nick Taylor will tee it up at the Masters, the first major of the men’s golf season on Thursday, but this time, his whole family will be there and he’ll be able to soak in the “true” Augusta experience after his debut came during COVID-19. B.C. native lookingContinue Reading

Golf All the top players — from reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka representing Team LIV to world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy teeing it up for the old guard — will be looking to not only claim a green jacket, but score bragging rights forContinue Reading

Golf Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round Sunday, ending his streak of completing all 72 holes of every tournament he has played at Augusta National as a professional. 5-time champ could make history with 24th straight made cut at season’s 1st majorField LevelContinue Reading

Golf Nelly Korda is on a roll not seen on the LPGA Tour in 16 years. She won four of the first seven holes, largely making the rest of the final Sunday in the T-Mobile Match Play a formality in beating Leona Maguire 4 and 3 at Shadow Creek inContinue Reading

Golf Akshay Bhatia nearly celebrated too soon Sunday, hurting his left shoulder while pumping his arms on a 12-foot birdie to force a playoff. He recovered to make birdie on the first extra hole and win the Texas Open over hard-luck Denny McCarthy to earn a trip to the Masters.Continue Reading

Golf Accomplished amateur and professional player Lisa Meldrum has been selected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. The 41-year-old from Montreal will be inducted into the player category in a May 28 ceremony. 41-year-old now head teaching professional at Royal Montreal Golf ClubThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 27,Continue Reading

Golf Local favourite Patty Tavatanakit shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Thailand tournament. Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., shot 68 and was in a group tied for sixth, five strokes behind the leader. Local favourite Patty TavatanakitContinue Reading

Golf Six shots behind to start the final round of the Genesis Invitational, Shigeki Matsuyama delivered a record performance — 9-under 62, the lowest closing round by a winner at Riviera — to achieve the record that really mattered. Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., finishes tied for 4th as top CanadianContinue Reading