Golf

Golf continued to be on the upswing in Canada in 2024, and Brooke Henderson expects even more in the new year.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Xander Schauffele is making his season debut twice in the span of seven days at venues separated by a lot more than some 5,000 miles.

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Winning two majors only made Xander Schauffele that much more eager for the next one. The only downer about winning the claret jug at Royal Troon was knowing it would be more than eight months until the next one.

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Americans are getting paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time, and Xander Schauffele said Tuesday the plan is for them not to get a dime.

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Viktor Hovland will have been away from competition for 122 days when he tees it up at The Sentry on Thursday. It's the longest break of his professional career, and the Norwegian star was excited to get going.

Encores are never easy in golf, and that's particularly true for Scottie Scheffler. For starters, he can't win another Olympic gold medal until 2028 in Los Angeles, though getting his hands on a 17-inch gold Ryder Cup trophy might suffice.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hall of Famer Lydia Ko has been made a Dame in the New Year’s honors list in New Zealand for her services to golf.

Scottie Scheffler injured his right hand on a broken glass preparing Christmas dinner, forcing the top-ranked player to withdraw from the PGA Tour's season-opening event in Hawaii.

Scottie Scheffler won a lot of tournaments and had to do a lot of talking this year. One theme stood out even as Scheffler was dominating his competition by winning nine times. The answer could be found on a white board in Paris.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gary Player is a big believer that one can't go through life without love. Even at age 89, he's never too old to find it. Player happily shared his big news at the PNC Championship. He has a new girlfriend.