Golf

Michael Block—$150 for a lesson—had the tournament of a lifetime. He’s exactly what the sport needs.

The 33-year-old American became the first player on the Saudi-backed circuit to win a major, the fifth of his career.

After the course had changed dramatically over the years, Oak Hill Country Club was renovated to bring back designs from when the East Course was built a century ago.

The upstart Saudi-backed circuit hasn’t been accredited by the official world rankings, but a golf analytics website helps show the growing divide in the sport.

The 52-year-old surged in the final round to finish tied for second, following a year of flashpoints for his leading role as the Saudi-backed LIV Golf divided the sport.

The Spaniard overtook Brooks Koepka to take the green jacket, while Phil Mickelson surged up the leaderboard on Sunday to finish tied for second.

Sam Bennett is in the hunt to win the Masters. He also has a swagger unlike anyone else who’s trying to pull off an all-time stunner.

The star who once dominated majors, then was hampered by injuries, was back in form at the top of the leaderboard during Friday’s second round.

Augusta National doesn’t allow fans to bring in cell phones. But devices such as electronic watches aren’t part of the ban—and are a hack for fans to skirt the rules.

With players in LIV gear at Augusta National, the club’s chairman tiptoed around the feud that’s upending a sport with an uncertain future.

The field at this season’s first major is already being reshaped by the tumult in the golf world—and it foreshadows more drastic effects to come.

In a news conference dominated by LIV and the Tour’s changes in response it, commissioner Jay Monahan skirted naming the rival.

The Tour told players that it will go ahead with a slate of events that feature smaller fields and no 36-hole cut—which is similar to rival LIV Golf’s format.

A lawsuit initially brought by players against golf’s biggest touring body is now pitting the PGA Tour directly against the wealth of Saudi Arabia.

Tiger Woods handed Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him during Thursday’s round. Backlash to the joke prompted an apology Friday.

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and its governor had argued they had sovereign immunity in the legal battle.

After its splashy challenge to the PGA Tour last year produced few tangible results, LIV’s managing director, chief marketing officer and chief communications officer have departed.

Augusta National Golf Club, in a rare statement, says it will use current criteria for its April tournament.

Atul Khosla has exited as LIV tries to land the media-rights deals and sponsors that will determine the enterprise’s financial viability.

In a court filing, the Saudi-funded golf league says its rival is behind attacks that claimed the upstart league was a mechanism for whitewashing Saudi Arabia’s reputation.