Golf

2/25/2026 |  Tiger Woods nearing decisions on whether to play in the Masters and be Ryder Cup captain (Associated Press (AP)) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods is on the clock.
Woods kept everyone guessing — a favorite hobby of his — with one word and a smug grin last week at Riviera when he was asked if playing in the Masters was off the table.
“No,” he replied.
The grin indicated there would be nothing to add. To borrow a phrase from Dan Hicks at NBC when Woods forced a playoff in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, “Expect anything different?”

2/25/2026 |  Will Tiger Woods be 2027 U.S. Ryder Cup captain? PGA of America wants decision by the Masters, per report (CBS Sports) Tiger Woods made headlines last week when he gave a coy smile and insisted that playing in the 2026 Masters was not out of the question. Woods is back to hitting full shots for the first time since having a seventh back surgery in September 2025, and he is trying to figure out when he'll be able to return to competing.

2/25/2026 |  Jim Furyk to dip toes in the TV waters. He will be in Golf Channel booth at Bay Hill and Sawgrass (Fox Sports) Former U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk is testing the television waters as the lead analyst in the booth for Golf Channel during its weekday coverage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and The Players Championship.

2/24/2026 |  Scottie Scheffler's first-round struggles prove capability of world's No. 1 golfer -- despite lack of wins (CBS Sports) Slow starts have hindered Scottie Scheffler early in the 2026 PGA Tour season. You know it. He knows it. The whole golf world knows it. Of course, "slow" and "hindered" are relative when it comes to what the world No. 1 is capable of accomplishing. 

2/24/2026 |  PGA Tour Stars Heating Up as Florida Swing Approaches (DEADSPIN) The PGA Tour’s biggest stars have started to take flight, although they did board actual airplanes when they said farewell to the West Coast and prepared to take residence in Florida for a month.
While Jacob Bridgeman earned his first career victory Sunday in the Los Angeles area at the Genesis Invitational, many of the game’s best have shown in recent weeks they are ready for the stakes to be raised.