DOUG FERGUSON

AP Golf Writer
Patrick Reed celebrates after a eagle on the 17th hole during the final round at the Masters golf tournament, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Patrick Reed has a good Masters that brings US Open into view
Patrick Reed is disappointed about his putting at the Masters that he says kept him from a chance to win. But the bright side is his third-place finish. That moves him to No. 49 in the world. He’s set for the PGA Championship.
 
Scottie Scheffler puts the green Jacket on winner, Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, at the Masters golf tournament, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Rory McIlroy has the Masters and a Grand Slam. That gives him freedom to chase more
Rory McIlroy is now part of the most elite club in golf with the career Grand Slam. The Masters made his dreams come true and gave him the final piece of the slam. It also gives him freedom to chase even more titles.
 
Winner Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, holds the trophy at the Masters golf tournament, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Rory McIlroy showed he can handle the tough times. It made him a Masters champion
Rory McIlroy finally has a Masters green jacket after a roller-coaster day at Augusta National. In so many ways, that final round resembled his last 11 years trying to get the one major he didn’t have. He looks brilliant at times.
 
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, celebrates winning in a playoff against Justin Rose, of England, after the final round the Masters golf tournament, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam
Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest performance of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam.
 
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, celebrates after making a putt on the fifth hole during the third round at the Masters golf tournament, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Rory McIlroy has masterful start at Augusta and closes in on career Grand Slam
Rory McIlroy is one round away from the green jacket and career Grand Slam. He got off to the greatest start in Masters history with six straight 3s on this card. He had another eagle late in the round for a 66.
 
Justin Rose celebrates on the 17th hole during the second round at the Masters golf tournament, Friday, April 11, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Justin Rose stays in the Masters lead with some all-star company
Justin Rose is still in the lead at the Masters. He suddenly has a lot of all-star company around him. Rose managed a 71 and was one shot ahead of Bryson DeChambeau. Rory McIlroy played bogey-free for a 66 to get back in the game.
 
Justin Rose waves after making a putt on the 18th hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Justin Rose steals the Masters show and builds 3-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler
Justin Rose showed there’s more than two players capable of winning a Masters green jacket. With all the attention on Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy he matched his personal best at Augusta National with a 65.
 
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, walks on the green on the fifth hole during a practice around at the Masters golf tournament, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Masters ends the 9-month wait for golf’s most anticipated major
For a sport renowned for moving slowly, the Masters can’t get started fast enough. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are the main attractions for the most anticipated major of the golf season.
 
Gold medalist Scottie Scheffler, of the United States, cries as the national anthems are played during the medal ceremony for men's golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.(AP Photo/Matt York, file)
Olympic golf to get a mixed-team event for the 2028 Los Angeles Games
Olympic golf will be awarding medals for a mixed-team competition at the Los Angeles Olympics. The International Olympic Committee formally approved the program for the 2028 Games during an online board meeting Wednesday.
 
Jon Rahm, of Spain, walks to the 14th tee during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are back in the fold at the Masters. It’s a rare occasion
Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are getting a rare chance to compete against all the best players. That’s where the world of golf is at the moment with the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf unable to come to any kind of agreement.
 
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits from the 12th tee during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Rory McIlroy and hopes for a Masters green jacket lie with his willingness to suffer heartache
Rory McIlroy is back for either more heartache or a green jacket that will allow him to take his place in golf history. And to think he was 21 when the Masters looked like it would be the first major he won.
 
Xander Schauffele hits an approach shot to the second green during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament Friday, March 14, 2025, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Xander Schauffele is on the mend and motivated as ever at the Masters
Xander Schauffele has all the evidence he needs to believe he can reach the career Grand Slam. He picked up two majors last year in the PGA Championship and the British Open. But he’s a little under the radar coming into the Masters.
 
Jason Day, of Australia, waves after making a putt on the 18th hole during the weather delayed first round round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, April 12, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)
MASTERS ’25: Jason Day wanted his own look and got a Masters memory with Malbon
Jason Day was looking for a new identity with clothing that would make him stand out on the golf course and feel fashionable off it. He got every bit of that with Malbon Golf at the Masters last year.
 
Bob Jones, president of Augusta National Golf Club, left, presents a plaque to Jimmy Demaret, center, as amateur Frank Stranahan, at right, looks on April 9, 1950 at the Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo, file)
MASTERS ’25: A look back at key anniversaries at Augusta National
The Masters is loaded with history, and a look back 75 years, 50 years and 10 years ago is filled with memorable winners. Jimmy Demaret became the first three-time Masters champion 75 years ago in 1950. And then there was 1975.
 
Carla Bernat Escuder, of Spain, poses with the trophy after winning the Augusta National Women's Amateur golf tournament Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Carla Bernat Escuder leans on her Spanish roots to win Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Carla Bernat Escuder has won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur by coming from two shots behind with a 68 at the home of the Masters. She knows the tournament usually starts on the back nine and that’s what stands out.
 
Scottie Scheffler hits his tee shot on the third hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)
MASTERS ’25: Augusta’s 3rd hole so cleverly designed it doesn’t get tweaked
By the yardage alone, the third hole at Augusta National would seem to be a reachable par 4. It’s only 350 yards. It was like that 91 years ago when the Masters began. But it has continued to confound players even with advancements in technology.
 
MASTERS ’25: A trivia quiz covering nine decades at Augusta National
A trivia quiz on all things Masters and Augusta National.
 
Randy Smith watches Scottie Scheffler during a practice round at The Players Championship golf tournament Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
MASTERS ’25: Scottie Scheffler the latest in a long line who learned from Randy Smith
The driving force behind Scottie Scheffler and his rise to No. 1 in the world is an old-school Texas golf instructor. Randy Smith has been at Royal Oaks Country Club for nearly half a century. His success is not defined by working with Scheffler.
 
This combo of file photos shows professional golfers, from top left, Joaquin Niemann, Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele, bottom row from left, Ludvig Aberg, Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, and Rory McIlroy. (AP Photo/File)
MASTERS ’25: 10 players likely to contend for a green jacket
Here’s a capsule look at 10 players who are likely to contend for a Masters green jacket. It starts with Rory McIlroy going after the final leg of the career Grand Slam. Scottie Scheffler has won two of the last three Masters.
 
MASTERS ’25: A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National Golf Club
 
Scottie Scheffler speaks after winning the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
MASTERS ’25: Rory McIlroy takes aim at a Grand Slam. Scottie Scheffler goes for another green jacket
Never mind the Masters having its largest field in 10 years. The 89th edition seems like it’s all about two players. Rory McIlroy goes to Augusta National for the 11th time with the career Grand Slam at stake.
 
In this April 14, 2019, file photo, Tiger Woods reacts as he wins the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
The Masters goes on without Tiger Woods. No joke
Tiger Woods is out of action with a ruptured Achilles tendon and has plenty of time for social media. His latest move was an April Fools’ Day joke saying that he had miraculously healed and would be playing at the Masters next week.
 
Fans watch play during a match of the TMRW Golf League (TGL) between Jupiter Links Golf Club and Boston Common Golf, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell,File)
TGL indoor golf hitting a younger audience and already contemplating expansion
The TMRW Golf League’s inaugural season is in the book and officials already are looking ahead to next year. Mike McCarley is the co-founder with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
 
Viktor Hovland, of Norway, reacts as he hold the trophy after winning the Valspar Championship golf tournament Sunday, March 23, 2025, at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Viktor Hovland’s pursuit of hitting pure golf shots is really not that complicated
Viktor Hovland can sound like a player who is bent on perfection. But it’s really not that complicated. All he wants to do is hit flush shots. And he’s patient enough to keep searching until he has the answers.
 
Sahith Theegala chips onto the 14th green during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament Friday, March 14, 2025, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Love wasn’t in the air for everyone at Valspar Championship. Tempers were flaring
Love wasn’t in the air for everyone at the Valspar Championship. Tempers were flaring over bad shots and missed putts. Golf can do that even to the best. Scottie Scheffler says Augusta National brings nothing but peace.
 
Tiger Woods walks to the green on the fifth hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Tiger Woods confirms his relationship with Vanessa Trump in a social media post
Tiger Woods has confirmed his relationship with the former daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump. Woods posted two images of he and Vanessa Trump on social media. In one of them, she is cuddling with him on a hammock.
 
United States' Angela Stanford tees off in the singles matches on Day3 of the Golf Solheim Cup in St.Leon-Rot, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.(AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
Angela Stanford named US captain of Solheim Cup for the 2026 matches in the Netherlands
Angela Stanford is the next American captain for the Solheim Cup. The matches will be held in the Netherlands in 2026. The Americans haven’t won the cup overseas since 2015.
 
Scottie Scheffler lines up his shot on the second green during the final round of The Players Championship golf tournament Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Scottie Scheffler to serve a similar Masters dinner with a twist. Ravioli is on the menu
Scottie Scheffler has added a few wrinkles to the menu for the Masters Club dinner he will host as the defending champion. Yes, there will be ravioli. Scheffler revealed the menu during a conference call ahead of the Masters.
 
Danny Walker holds his club on the second hole during the final round of The Players Championship golf tournament Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A dream week for Danny Walker at The Players. Graeme McDowell faces big week in Macau
Danny Walker was happy simply to get into The Players Championship as an alternate. And then the PGA Tour rookie made the most of it. He battled to the very end and tied for sixth.
 
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts during a trophy ceremony after winning a playoff round of The Players Championship golf tournament Monday, March 17, 2025, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Rory McIlroy wins The Players Championship and Masters expectations rise
Winning The Players Championship gave Rory McIlroy so much he doesn’t need. The $4.5 million payoff went to a player closing in on $100 million for his career. All the exemptions he already has.
 
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