COLLIN MORIKAWA

Kevin Na has matched his career-low with a 61 to lead the Sony Open.

Cameron Smith was going the wrong direction at Kapalua.

A new year in golf brings several questions that will take time to sort out.

Viktor Hovland is the winner of the Hero World Challenge and even he couldn't believe it.

Collin Morikawa is one round away from reaching No. 1 in the world.

A holiday exhibition in the Bahamas suddenly is shaping up to be a lot more.

Rory McIlroy is playing so well he wishes the year wasn't about to end.

The Hero World Challenge might feel like a working vacation being in the Caribbean the first week of December.

Mollie Marcoux Samaan heads into her first full year as LPGA commissioner with high hopes.

The chances of an American golfer being crowned as European No. 1 for the first time were already strong heading into the Race to Dubai finale this week.

Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama had three birdies in five holes on the back nine and eagled the 18th for good measure for a five-stroke victory at the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship.

Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama held on to a one-stroke lead at the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship after a 2-under 68 which included a bogey on his last hole to make things interesting for Sunday's final round.

Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama overcame cold temperatures and often steady rain showers to shoot a 2-under 68 and take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship.

Rory McIlroy picked up his 20th victory on the PGA Tour when he least expected it.

Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka are finally getting their day in the sun.

The PGA Tour is moving the Farmers Insurance Open off a big NFL Sunday.

A young and hungry U.S. squad didn't just take back the Ryder Cup.

The best player on the U.S. Ryder Cup team also happened to be the oldest.

The Ryder Cup is going back to the Americans.

Not even the rest afforded by a career-first Ryder Cup benching in the morning could turn things around for Rory McIlroy.

All the drama Saturday at the Ryder Cup was to see if Europe could make a game of it.

The U.S. closed out Saturday’s fourball matches with an 11-5 lead in the Ryder Cup for its biggest two-day advantage since 1975.

Capsules from the opening day at Whistling Straits in the Ryder Cup.

Youth is being served for this U.S. team in the Ryder Cup.

Tyrell Hatton made a 7-foot putt on the 18th green to salvage a half-point for the struggling European team late on opening day at the Ryder Cup.

No team in sports embraces the underdog label like Europe's Ryder Cup squads.

No team in sports embraces the underdog label like Europe's Ryder Cup squads.

The Americans are running out of excuses at the Ryder Cup.

The Americans always seem to bring the better players to the Ryder Cup.

Sergio Garcia is still the youngest Ryder Cup player in history.

Steve Stricker has filled out his U.S. Ryder Cup team with six captain's picks.

Jon Rahm's birdie on the final hole of the Tour Championship earned him a trophy.

Patrick Cantlay has won the FedEx Cup and it's $15 million prize, and he did it style.

Patrick Cantlay takes a two-shot lead over Jon Rahm into the final round of the season with nothing less than $15 million riding on the line.

If you hate the way he eats cereal, he gets it, but he's never going to change.

Fans who yell “Brooksie!”.

Patrick Cantlay is proving his mettle.

Patrick Cantlay has earned a spot in his first Ryder Cup.

Bryson DeChambeau goes into the weekend at the BMW Championship with a one-shot lead over Patrick Cantlay.

Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas share the lead at 63 after one round of The Northern Trust.

Dustin Johnson doesn't feel much urgency about anything.

Harris English shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to match his lowest PGA Tour score and take the first-round lead in the FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

Xander Schauffele has won the Olympic gold medal in golf in a tense finish.

Sepp Straka of Austria has the lead after the first round of the Olympic men's golf competition.

Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm are known for their towering drives but they won’t make it to the tee box at the Olympics.

Collin Morikawa created major history at Royal St George's as he celebrated his Open debut with a magnificent two-shot victory over Jordan Spieth.

Jordan Spieth put on a Sunday charge good enough to win the British Open.

The 24-year-old American remarkably played the final 31 holes at Royal St. George's without a bogey.

Collin Morikawa won the British Open in his debut and became the first player to capture two different majors on the first attempt.

Collin Morikawa is the champion golfer of the year.

Louis Oosthuizen went from a two-shot lead to struggle to stay atop the leaderboard at the British Open.

Louis Oosthuizen stood on the 11th tee with only one bogey on his card over 46 holes at Royal St. George's and a two-shot lead Saturday afternoon in the British Open. Jordan Spieth was tied for the lead and belted a drive down the middle of the 17th fairway, leaving him only a half-wedge to the green. In the middle of all this chaos was Collin Morikawa, who went from a two-shot deficit to four shots behind after five holes, and he was fortunate it wasn't worse.

Louis Oosthuizen has a one-stroke lead at the British Open and another big shot to end his 11-year wait for a second major title.

Another Canadian is in the mix at a major.

This time it's Corey Conners, who quietly put together one of better rounds in the British Open. Then, he ran off four birdies over the next five holes and closed with four pars. How much of a chance Conners has on Sunday depends on Oosthuizen over the final seven holes.

Patrick Cantlay delivered a clutch birdie late in the round and a 12-foot par putt in a playoff to win the Memorial on a Sunday filled with drama, a little rain and no Jon Rahm. Cantlay closed with a 1-under 71 and won the Memorial for the second time in three years, and he said he felt the same range of emotions in the final hour at Muirfield Village in his duel with Collin Morikawa. Only a day earlier, Cantlay walked off the 18th green six shots behind Rahm, whose 64 ranked as one of the great rounds at the course Jack Nicklaus built and tied two Memorial records, including largest 54-hole lead.

President Biden is expected to sign the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law, European officials visit Israel amid conflict and more news to start your Thursday.

That changes this week as Woods makes his 2020 debut at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. TIGER ON THE DAY: 2 under thru 16Hole 6 Par 4Another smooth driver swing and Tiger is in the fairway. This time, however, the birdie putt is too soft and no gains made. Another birdie putt, but its going to be a long one. The par putt was equally bold and he walks away with par.