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In 2024, Scottie Scheffler won seven PGA Tour events, including the Masters, and took home the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
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Dec 11, 2024
Scheffler voted PGA Tour Player of the Year for third straight time
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are the only players beside Scheffler to win the award three or more times.
Tiger Woods and his son Charlie Woods walk off the seventh green during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on June 11.
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Dec 11, 2024
Tiger and Charlie Woods set to compete in next week's PNC
"Playing together is something we look forward to," said Tiger Woods.
Scottie Scheffler, seen during the President's Cup in September, won the Hero World Challenge on Sunday.
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Dec 9, 2024
No.1 Scottie Scheffler wins Hero World Challenge to capture ninth title of year
The 28-year-old American fired a bogey-free, 9-under par 63 to finish 25-under 263.
Tiger Woods competes at the British Open in July.
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Dec 4, 2024
Tiger Woods has 'long way to go' after latest back surgery
Woods hasn't played since he missed the cut at the British Open in July.
Tiger Woods in action during the 152nd Open Championship at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, on July 19
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Nov 26, 2024
Tiger Woods to skip Hero World Challenge after back surgery
Woods hosts the annual event but has played just once in the last three years due to health concerns.
Sergio Garcia tees off on the second hole during the final round of the LIV Golf Chicago tournament at Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook, Illinois, on Sept. 15.
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Nov 19, 2024
Garcia reapplies for DP World Tour membership, boosting Ryder Cup hopes
Garcia had resigned from the DP World Tour in 2023 after being sanctioned for breaching conflicting tournament regulations.
Nelly Korda during the Solheim Cup 2024 in Gainesville, Virginia, on Sept. 15
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Nov 5, 2024
Korda clinches LPGA Player of Year award with three events left
The 26-year-old Korda has claimed six victories in 2024 and had three additional top-10 finishes.
Hana Wakimoto hits her tee shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the LPGA Japan Classic in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Thursday. Wakimoto leads the event after two rounds.
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Nov 1, 2024
Outsider Wakimoto keeps two-shot lead at LPGA Japan
Japan's world No. 236 Wakimoto carded a 4-under-par 68 for 13-under score at Seta Golf Course.
Nico Echavarria of Colombia holds the trophy after winning the Zozo Championship on Sunday at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture.
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Oct 27, 2024
Nico Echavarria birdies final hole to win PGA Tour's Zozo Championship in Chiba
The birdie allowed Echavarria to avoid a playoff with two-time major winner Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman.
Nico Echavarria putts on the ninth green during the third round of the Zozo Championships in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, on Saturday.
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Oct 26, 2024
Nico Echavarria takes two-shot lead into final round at Zozo Championship
Echavarria hit five birdies but had bogeys on the fourth and 11th, before holding his nerve to sink an eagle putt from two feet out on the 18th.
Xander Schauffele in action during the final round of The Presidents Cup gold tournament in Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada, on Sept. 29.
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Oct 22, 2024
Schauffele targets more success in Japan after major breakthroughs
The golfer has already tasted success in Japan, winning a pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympic gold in 2021.
Tiger Woods acknowledges the crowd at the 18th green during the 152nd Open Championship at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, on July 19.
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Oct 22, 2024
Woods expected to make TGL debut on Jan. 14
The 15-time major champion's first potential match will come in the second week of the season inside a venue that fits 1,500 fans.
The U.S. team celebrates after winning the Presidents Cup in Montreal on Sunday.
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Sep 30, 2024
U.S. tops Internationals to continue Presidents Cup dominance
The U.S. team featured 12 of the world's 25 top-ranked players and won fights late in matches to continue its domination of the event.
Adam Scott hits an approach shot during his Presidents Cup match on Friday in Montreal.
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Sep 28, 2024
Adam Scott and the International team roar back to tie Presidents Cup
After being swept in the fourball matches on Thursday, the Internationals needed nothing less than a stellar performance on Friday and they got it.
USA captain Jim Furyk and International team captain Mike Weir shake hands before the first round of The Presidents Cup golf tournament in Quebec on Thursday.
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Sep 27, 2024
U.S. sweeps International team 5-0 on Day 1 of Presidents Cup
The 5-0 count marked the first sweep of a four-ball session for the U.S. since the 1994 Presidents Cup.
Corey Conners lines up a putt during the BMW Championship in Castle Rock, Colorado, last month.
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Sep 25, 2024
Corey Conners amped for 'amazing' Presidents Cup atmosphere in Canada
The game of golf has been booming in Canada, with five golfers having won on the PGA Tour in the past two years.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy speaks during a news conference ahead of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in England on Wednesday.
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Sep 19, 2024
McIlroy says players among hurdles to PGA Tour-PIF deal
The four-time major champion said there were different opinions among all the players about the best way forward.
The U.S. team celebrates on the 18th green after clinching their victory over the European team to win the Solheim Cup in Gainesville, Virginia, on Sunday.
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Sep 16, 2024
U.S. team savors Solheim Cup triumph after enduring long wait
Captain Stacy Lewis praised her players for their tenacity and fortitude in pressure-packed situations.
Rory McIlroy has been critical of LIV Golf since it began in 2021.
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Sep 12, 2024
Rory McIlroy not trying to send any 'message' with exhibition against LIV Golf stars
McIlroy has expressed his frustration since the creation of LIV Golf, which began in 2021 and has splintered the sport.
Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the ninth tee box during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta on Saturday.
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Sep 3, 2024
Rory McIlroy aims to cut as many as nine events in 2025
"I felt like I hit a bit of a wall sort of post-U.S. Open, and still feel a little bit of that hangover," the golfer said.
Firms should quit turning foreign workers into Japanese ones
Filipino housekeepers undergo training to work for a Japanese staffing company. By applying the same criteria when hiring overseas and local workers, Japanese firms tend to underutilize the unique skills that foreign nationals can bring.
Hundreds of izakaya going bust as prices rise and customers change
Dining habits have changed since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, with alcohol consumption experiencing a drop.
South Korea's Yoon banned from foreign travel as leadership crisis deepens
Protesters tear signs, depicting the names of ruling People Power Party lawmakers who didn't vote during the impeachment motion against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol last Saturday, as they attend a rally calling for the impeachment of Yoon, who declared and quickly reversed a martial law order last week, in front of the PPP's headquarters in Seoul on Monday.
Tokyo police arrest four men on suspicion of staging colleague’s suicide
Police officers reinvestigate a Tobu Tojo Line railroad crossing in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward on Dec. 27, 2023, after a man was fatally hit by a train weeks earlier.
DOGE's best idea yet is permanent daylight saving time
Elon Musk, a co-leader of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, carries his son X Æ A-Xii Musk following a meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday.
Winter chill, hot baths and the risk of heat shock: How to stay safe
A health ministry survey showed that 5,824 people age 65 and older died in a bathtub in their home or other residential facilities in 2022, more than double the number of people who died in a traffic accident.
45-day negotiation window set to begin as Marines post Roki Sasaki
Roki Sasaki delivers a pitch during the first inning of the World Baseball Classic semifinal against Mexico in Miami in March 2023.
Hundreds of izakaya going bust as prices rise and customers change
Dining habits have changed since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, with alcohol consumption experiencing a drop.
Welcome to Yama, Japan’s first Michelin-starred dessert restaurant
Koichi Katsumata is the first chef to receive a Michelin star in Japan for an 'assiette dessert' (dessert course) restaurant
Futaba pivots to 'hope tourism' to revive its fortunes
The town of Futaba is still dealing with the effects of 3/11, but that isn't stopping some residents from looking forward.

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