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Giants legend highlights loaded field at new celebrity golf event
A unique celebrity golf competition will come to Liberty National Golf Club this summer. The Post has learned that, from June 30-July 1, the Icons Series will conduct its debut...
The Masters rookie surprisingly in contention
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s always difficult to properly measure these things, of course, because it’s sports and there are so many variables involved. But Will Zalatoris might be a name...
Ernie Els: Tiger Woods crushed our Presidents Cup dream
MELBOURNE, Australia — It was a bitter defeat for Ernie Els. The captain of the International team had hoped his team would end the American dominance in the Presidents Cup....
Tiger Woods' perfection sparks US to Presidents Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia — If great leaders lead by example, then Tiger Woods was the best of leaders this week at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. The first playing captain at the...
Impact of Patrick Reed saga could be felt for years
MELBOURNE, Australia — I thought Patrick Reed deserved the benefit of the doubt. That was my thinking after reviewing what happened at the Hero World Challenge last weekend in the...
Ernie Els doesn't hold back on his goal for the Presidents Cup
VICTORIA, Australia — Ernie Els said it was a “privilege” to have played golf in the Tiger Woods era and appreciates all Woods has done for the game and his...
Tiger Woods facing tricky Presidents Cup decision
VVICTORIA, Australia — Tiger Woods wore a serious look on Tuesday morning in Australia (Monday in the United States), ready to assume his role as captain of the U.S. Presidents...
Pebble Beach has many traps in store for the field
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Its beauty can be intoxicating with the sparkling Pacific Ocean as a backdrop, along with the sandy beaches, the jagged cliffs, the generous fairways and the...
Ernie Els is so done with Masters: It was a 'f--king nightmare'
ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s that time of year in the world of golf: The Masters is on the horizon, and that means everyone is talking about it. It’s not only...
Why this US Open figures to be the most fascinating in years
This will not be a boring U.S. Open. There are too many elements that figure to make the week a memorable one at Shinnecock Hills. You have your pick of...
US dominance means the Presidents Cup needs fixing
The Presidents Cup has fallen and it can’t get up. Not even President Trump, who helicoptered into Liberty National on Sunday to witness the finishing touches the Americans put in...
Rivals Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els share a piece of greatness
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — So often in sports, we’re numbed by the numbers. We take them for granted and, with society’s scant attention span, we mindlessly move onto the next thing....
Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els on how many majors Tiger took from them
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els had interesting answers when they were asked how many more majors they think they might have won by now had Tiger Woods...
How Jordan Spieth had to slay demons — and begin Tiger whispers
Sometimes for athletes at the highest level, it’s not just the act of doing it. It’s how they do it that’s significant. In the case of Jordan Spieth and his...
Davis Love IV can handle US Open pressure, too
ERIN, Wis. — This was all a first for Davis Love IV (nicknamed Dru), and he conceded to being “nervous, excited, anxious more than anything" for his U.S. Open first...
Rory McIlroy will make his next Masters push when he's married
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy’s third bid to complete the career Grand Slam came to its official close again Sunday as he never mounted a run at his first Masters...
Golf's present and past tell how Tiger's '97 Masters changed everything
There are some sporting events that grace our lives and leave such an indelible mark on us that we remember exactly where we were and what we were doing at...
A review of President Trump's golf game
President Trump still has some game. That's according to four-time golf major champion Ernie Els, who accepted a last-minute invitation to tee off with the president and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...
Phil Mickelson has good excuse for jetting away from US Open
OAKMONT, Pa. — One star player who was conspicuous by his absence at Oakmont on Tuesday was Phil Mickelson, who flew home to California after his Monday practice round to...
Bird poops on Ernie Els
https://twitter.com/skratchTV/status/731859115710910464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw It's about as bad as a birdie gets in golf. Ernie Els was down in the dumps Sunday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., beginning the last round of the...