CAMERON SMITH

The ball struck Aaron Wise, who was in the adjacent seventh fairway at Southern Hills. There were two Chilean flags on the first page of the leaderboard at the PGA Championship on Friday. Pereira and Niemann are among a record six Latin American players in the PGA Championship. ___1:45 p.m.Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have teed off along with Jordan Spieth in the second round of the PGA Championship. Thomas shot a second straight 67 to leave him 6 under for the tournament.

Bubba Watson matched the lowest round in PGA Championship history and climbed into contention during the second round at Southern Hills.

Max Homa played solid, steady golf during a week of cold, wet conditions and a back-and-forth Sunday duel with Keegan Bradley.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele held off Sam Burns and Billy Horschel by two strokes Sunday in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to complete a record-setting, wire-to-wire victory.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele played the back nine in 8-under 28 and shot a 12-under 60 in best-ball play Saturday to shatter the Zurich Classic three-round record at 29 under and stretch their lead to five strokes.

FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay birdied the final four holes Friday for a 4-under 67 and take a two-stroke lead over Robert Streb halfway through the RBC Heritage.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — Cameron Young showed it doesn't always take years of practice to go low at Harbour Town Golf Links, shooting an 8-under 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in his RBC Heritage debut. Young had only heard of Harbour Town's treacherous gauntlet of tight, tree-lined fairways and small greens that demand accuracy. A bit of advice: Stay aggressive, particularly with a loaded RBC Heritage field in pursuit. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is not playing the RBC Heritage. Morgan Hoffmann played his first PGA Tour round since October 2019 after stepping away due to muscular dystrophy.

Scottie Scheffler is the hottest player in golf who never thinks beyond the next shot.

The Masters was only the beginning to some signature golf events and storylines of 2022.

Masters champions get to go to the Masters Club dinner, and Scottie Scheffler has a permanent seat at that table now.

“It was a terrible swing,” Smith said. Smith, the world's sixth-ranked player, posted a 1-over 73 to finish tied for third with Shane Lowry. Smith's leaky tee shot that never made it all the way across added him to a list that includes Jordan Spieth in 2016, Greg Norman in 1996 and Francesco Molinari in 2019. His tee shot on the 14th went into the trees on the left, leading to a bogey. “I’ll be back here next year and trying to put up another one.”___More AP Masters: https://apnews.com/hub/the-mastersCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Scheffler, who finished at 10-under 278, won $2.7 million from the $15 million prize fund.

Another iffy pitch and two putts later, he tapped in for a triple bogey that dropped him six shots back of eventual champion Scottie Scheffler. Smith, the world's sixth-ranked player, posted a 1-over 73 to finish tied for third with Shane Lowry. The Brisbane-born Smith said he had hoped the folks back home would wake around 5 a.m. to watch him take aim at tracking down Scheffler. Scheffler chipped in for birdie on the par-4 third while Smith bogeyed from nearly the exact same spot. His tee shot on the 14th went into the trees on the left, leading to a bogey.

And to think it was just 56 days ago that Scheffler was still searching for his first PGA Tour victory. Scheffler overcame a nervy moment early in the round by chipping in for birdie. Scheffler joined Ian Woosnam in 1991 as the only players to win a major — the Masters in both cases — in their debut at No. All he needed to complete the career Grand Slam was to match the best final round in Masters history and get some help from Scheffler. McIlroy went bunker-to-bunker on the 18th hole, leaving himself right of the green and aiming some 25 feet right of the flag.

Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 player in the world and has a Masters green jacket to show for it.

Cameron Smith's hopes of winning his first major vanished on the 12th hole during the final round of the Masters.

Cameron Smith closed his eyes once, closed them twice, then let his club slip from his right hand. Before Smith's tee shot on the 12th hole during the final round of the Masters splashed into Rae's Creek — taking the 28-year-old Australian's hopes of winning his first major along with it — he was already looking away in disgust. Another iffy pitch and two putts later, he tapped in for a triple bogey that dropped him six shots back of eventual champion Scottie Scheffler.

And just 14 months after a horrific car crash, Tiger Woods completed all 72 holes at Augusta.

The 25-year-old from Texas has a four-shot lead over Cameron Smith of Australia through 10 holes of the final round. Through three holes, Scheffler moved to 10 under, Smith dropped to 7 under. And just like that, Scheffler's three-shot edge entering the final round was down to one. Woods shot a 6-over round of 78 on Sunday in the final round. ___2:45 p.m.Masters rookie Min Woo Lee is off to a hot start in the final round of the tournament.

1 Scottie Scheffler is closing in on his first major championship. The Masters is back where the day started, with Scottie Scheffler leading Cameron Smith by three shots. And just like that, Scheffler's three-shot edge entering the final round was down to one. The five-time Masters champion began the day 16 shots behind leader Scottie Scheffler. Scottie Scheffler takes a three-shot lead into the final round.

Tiger Woods has closed out the worst Masters performance of his professional career.

And just like that, Scheffler's three-shot edge entering the final round was down to one. Woods shot a 6-over round of 78 on Sunday in the final round. Woods was limping throughout his final round, and the limp seemed much worse Sunday than it was earlier in the Masters. ___2:45 p.m.Masters rookie Min Woo Lee is off to a hot start in the final round of the tournament. Forecasters expect a warmer day for the final round of the Masters.

Smith made birdie on each of his first two holes on Sunday at Augusta National. And just like that, Scheffler's three-shot edge entering the final round was down to one. ___3 p.m.Tiger Woods walked up the 18th fairway, removed his cap and acknowledged roars from the patrons at Augusta National. Woods shot a 6-over round of 78 on Sunday in the final round. Woods was limping throughout his final round, and the limp seemed much worse Sunday than it was earlier in the Masters.

Scottie Scheffler has captured his first major championship with a three-shot victory at the Masters.

Scottie Scheffler has never been here before.

— (AP) — With his mullet flapping in the Georgia breeze, Cameron Smith made sure Scottie Scheffler didn't run away from everyone else at the Masters. Smith shot a 4-under 68 — the only score in the 60s — to pull within three shots of Scheffler and join him in the final group Sunday. Even in conditions that felt more like a British Open than the Masters, Smith managed to make six birdies. 3, where an errant drive caused him to overshoot the green with his second shot, and at No. "No,” Smith shot back.

With his mullet flapping in the Georgia breeze, Cameron Smith made sure Scottie Scheffler didn’t run away from everyone else at the Masters.

Scheffler looked oblivious to the harsh conditions Saturday, at one point stretching his lead to six shots. “I was playing some good golf, and outside of a couple holes on the back nine, I could have had a really great round,” Scheffler said. “You hate bogeying the last hole, but the way I bogeyed it, it for sure felt like a par,” Scheffler said. Scheffler and Smith might be the two hottest players in golf, too. Hopefully, everything just falls into place.”Woods finished as Scheffler was still comfortably ahead, and the five-time Masters champion feels as though he has seen this before.

Scheffler looked oblivious to the harsh conditions Saturday, at one point stretching his lead to six shots. He held on during a wild and windy ride along the back nine at Augusta National, escaping with bogey from the trees on the 18th for a 1-under 71 and a three-shot lead over Cameron Smith. Tiger Woods wanted to find a way to get into red numbers and wound up with his worst score ever at the Masters, a 78 that will be remembered for his first four-putt at Augusta National. Hopefully, everything just falls into place.”Woods finished as Scheffler was still comfortably ahead, and the five-time Masters champion feels as though he has seen this before. Jordan Spieth won and had a pair of runner-up finishes when he won his green jacket in 2015.

Scottie Scheffler is one round away from winning his first major at the Masters.

He still has a four-stroke lead over Cameron Smith, who is shooting the best round of the day at 4 under with the final hole to go. Smith got as close as three shots off the lead, but Scheffler has maintained distance on the field throughout the day. ___5:15 p.m.On a day when it's been tough to go low, Scottie Scheffler is turning in another dominant performance at Augusta National. ___3:45 p.m.Chasing his first major championship, Scottie Scheffler is looking to protect a big lead in the third round of the Masters. It is sunny, it is chilly and the third round of the Masters has started at Augusta National.

Despite big trouble on the 18th hole, Scottie Scheffler has salvaged a 1-under 71 that keeps him on top heading to the final round of the Masters.

Scottie Scheffler left a birdie putt short on the final hole Friday but still shot a 5-under 67 to take a five-shot lead heading into the weekend at the Masters.

Of all the 6,576 shots that were officially struck at Augusta National on Day 1 of the Masters, only one truly mattered.

With all eyes on Tiger Woods, Sungjae Im quietly turned in the round of the day at Augusta National.

Tiger Woods was back in the Masters some 14 months after a car crash that shattered his right leg.

The 28-year-old Australian's opening round at the Masters on Thursday started and ended with double bogeys. Minutes after calling his day “a little bit disappointing," Smith insisted he's already moved on. Smith's game is an anachronism of sorts, one brought into stark contrast while playing alongside Bryson DeChambeau, who never met a driver he didn't like to mash. He doesn't have to excel at either thanks to a world-class short game, the kind that lends itself to getting a green jacket draped over your shoulders on Sunday afternoon. The player that Player called “cocky” in the best way possible has no problem going against convention.

Australian Cameron Smith overcame a pair of double bogeys to put himself in the mix after the first round of the Masters.

Hideki Matsuyama is a Masters champion and apparently a master host.

“We all know how difficult the golf course is when the wind blows here," two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal said. Takumi Kanaya made birdie on each of his first two holes on Thursday and found himself alone atop the leaderboard at Augusta National. Casey had been dealing with back spasms this week and told Augusta National on Thursday morning that he would be unable to play. ___8:50 a.m.As Tiger Woods' tee time at the Masters looms, Jose Maria Olazabal has made the first birdie of this year's tournament. Player, the three-time Masters champion who has long been an advocate of physical fitness, was first to play.

“We all know how difficult the golf course is when the wind blows here," two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal said. Casey had been dealing with back spasms this week and told Augusta National on Thursday morning that he would be unable to play. ___8:50 a.m.As Tiger Woods' tee time at the Masters looms, Jose Maria Olazabal has made the first birdie of this year's tournament. Olazabal is a two-time Masters champion and is playing the tournament for the 33rd time. Player, the three-time Masters champion who has long been an advocate of physical fitness, was first to play.

“We all know how difficult the golf course is when the wind blows here," two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal said. ___1:20 p.m.A year after a Japanese player won the Masters, another is off to a fast start at the Masters. Casey had been dealing with back spasms this week and told Augusta National on Thursday morning that he would be unable to play. Olazabal is a two-time Masters champion and is playing the tournament for the 33rd time. Player, the three-time Masters champion who has long been an advocate of physical fitness, was first to play.

“We all know how difficult the golf course is when the wind blows here," two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal said. ___1:20 p.m.A year after a Japanese player won the Masters, another is off to a fast start at the Masters. ___8:50 a.m.As Tiger Woods' tee time at the Masters looms, Jose Maria Olazabal has made the first birdie of this year's tournament. Olazabal is a two-time Masters champion and is playing the tournament for the 33rd time. Player, the three-time Masters champion who has long been an advocate of physical fitness, was first to play.

Tiger Woods is expected to return after a 17-month hiatus from official competition.

Tiger Woods had some good moments, some unlucky outcomes and a couple of blunders in his opening round of the Masters.

Golf has a bright future and isn't quite ready to let go of Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods is expected to return after a 17-month hiatus from official competition.

No other tournament in golf is more fickle than Match Play.

The Saudi-funded rival golf league run by Greg Norman has a schedule that pays $255 million in prize money for eight tournaments.

The play was so bold, bordering on fearless, at the TPC Sawgrass that Cameron Smith was impossible to ignore. That much was evident Monday at The Players Championship when he one-putted eight of the last nine greens. That carried him to a record-tying 10 birdies in the final round and a 6-under 66, giving him a one-shot victory in the biggest golf tournament this side of a major. The Players Championship was even more hectic, minus the record scoring. Bold shots he didn't pull off cost him a chance to win a World Golf Championship and a FedEx Cup playoff event last year.

AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson says Cameron Smith can be overlooked because his game is not long and rarely straight.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — (AP) — Cameron Smith made the longest week at The Players Championship worth the wait. Leading by two on the par-3 17th hole, 135 yards to the hole on an island green, Smith split the difference in the 12 feet that separated the flag from the water. Smith punched out from the pine straw right of the 18th fairway all the way into the water. Lahiri, who started the final round with a one-shot lead, birdied the 17th and needed one more to force a playoff. He was two shots behind and in the same group as Smith when he looked to have a big advantage on the par-5 16th.

Cameron Smith made the longest week at The Players Championship worth the wait.

HOUSTON — A Houston man who stabbed a police K-9 last weekend and eluded authorities trying to arrest him has been formally charged in the beating death of his father, according to police. Cameron Smith was killed by blunt force trauma from a metal dumbbell, according to police and court records. Smith has since been charged with killing his father, Cameron Smith, two days later. On Monday, family members called police to report that they could not reach Smith’s father, who appeared to have left home without his cellphone. Several of his alleged actions on Monday and Tuesday also violated the terms of that weekend bond, the documents allege.

Jon Rahm is back in the California desert for The American Express after a two-year break.

Formula One racing got a huge boost in interest in North America through the Netflix series “Drive to Survive.”.

Russell Henley has a hard time believing it was nine years ago when he began his PGA Tour career by winning the Sony Open.

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

He was no less eager to fly to the middle of the Pacific for one week at the Sony Open. The Sony Open was too good for him to pass up. He's playing some awesome golf, winning golf tournaments in his mid-40s. Simpson has yet to play for a winning Ryder Cup team. Yet another reason to be at the Sony Open to start making up ground.

Smith finished at 34-under 258, a tournament record by three shots. Ernie Els won at 31 under in 2003, and that was the PGA Tour record for shots under par. Smith picked up his fourth PGA Tour victory — two were team titles in New Orleans — and became the sixth player to have won at both Hawaii stops on the PGA Tour. He had a 20-foot birdie putt to tie for the lead on the 17th, his last good chance to catch Smith, that narrowly missed. On the par-5 closing hole, Smith came up just short of the green.

Cameron Smith got the new year off to a record start at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Tournament Of Champions Golf Cameron Smith hits out of the 14th bunker during the third round of the Tournament of Champions golf event, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. Rahm capped off his birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie finish with putts from just inside 30 feet and 15 feet for his 12-under 61. The average score of 67.7 was the lowest at Kapalua since the Tournament of Champions moved to the west end of Maui in 1999. Rahm and Smith were at 26-under 193, five shots clear of Daniel Berger, who had a third consecutive round of 66. Ernie Els set the PGA Tour record for lowest score to par at 31 under in 2003 at Kapalua.

Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith are putting on a record scoring show at Kapalua.

Tournament Of Champions Golf Cameron Smith plays his shot from the 11th tee during the second round of the Tournament of Champions golf event, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York) (Matt York)KAPALUA, Hawaii — (AP) — The scenery off Kapalua suggests a chill vibe. Smith opened with two straight bogeys to not only lose his one-shot lead, but fall completely off the first page of the leaderboard. And then the Australian made a sensational recovery, capped by four straight birdies at the end for a 9-under 64 and a three-shot lead. Smith went from the right rough on the opening hole to a back bunker and missed a 12-foot par putt.

Cameron Smith was going the wrong direction at Kapalua.

(AP Photo/Matt York) (Matt York)KAPALUA, Hawaii — (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Jon Rahm didn't need much time to get back into the swing of competition Thursday in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Cantlay and Rahm were the two leading contenders for the FedEx Cup last season, with Cantlay winning the $15 million prize — and PGA Tour player of the year — with a one-shot victory in the Tour Championship. He was just right of the green in two on the par-5 closing hole, needing birdie to catch Smith. Rahm spent two weeks playing in Spain after the Ryder Cup with his tank was empty. ___For more AP golf coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Cameron Smith has the lead after the first round of the first PGA Tour event of the year.

Tony Finau has been in Hawaii long enough to become a motivational speaker.

Alabama once again collected a Southeastern Conference title and two big league-wide individual awards.

Talor Gooch has picked up his first PGA Tour title, and he played like he had done this before.

There was no stopping Bryson DeChambeau at Caves Valley.

Rory McIlroy suddenly has found a pep in his step.

Finau was three shots out of the lead when he ran off a birdie-eagle-birdie stretch at Liberty National, the last one a 30-foot putt across the 14th green. Finau had already pounded his drive down the middle of the fairway, and the playoff at that point was effectively over. Rahm's tee shot found the bunker on the 15th and he missed a 6-foot par putt. Mitchell needed a big finish and delivered with three straight birdies for a 69 to tie for eighth at 13-under 271. The final round was postponed on Sunday as Hurricane Henri approached, and the edges of what became a tropical storm at landfall dumped more than 6 inches of rain on Liberty National.

Tony Finau is a winner on the PGA Tour again.

The PGA Tour decided before the third round even began that Henri posed too much danger for players, spectators and volunteers to be at Liberty National on Sunday. “Really good for 5 inches of rain,” said John Mutch, the PGA Tour rules official overseeing the event. There was plenty at stake in the PGA Tour postseason. 108 and in a three-way tie for sixth at Liberty National, projected to move to No. The South African arrived at Liberty National at No.

The PGA Tour made an early call to push back the final round of The Northern Trust until Monday.

Smith missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole and had to settle for an 11-under 60 to set the course record at Liberty National. Rahm finally got going with a string of birdies, only to twice hit into the water that briefly cost him the lead and certainly slowed his momentum. The final round Monday won't start until the course is ready, and it likely will be played in threesomes off both tees. He regained a share of the lead with a short birdie on the 15th, and then drove just left of the green on the 16th. He answered that with a 2-foot birdie on the 17th and narrowly missed a birdie chance on the 18th.

Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith are tied for the lead at The Northern Trust.

Bryson DeChambeau let his clubs do most of the talking Saturday at TPC Southwind.

English withstood strong challenges from Cameron Smith and Abraham Ancer to hold the top spot at 13-under 127. Smith had a 62 that required only 18 putts, tying a PGA Tour record for fewest putts in a round. The 2013 winner at TPC Southwind, English showed no signs of relinquishing his lead from the outset. Starting on the back nine, he rolled in a 35-foot birdie putt on the par-3 11th and added birdies at 14 and 16. Each of his eight birdie putts was inside 17 feet.

Harris English shot a 5-under 65 on Friday at TPC Southwind to hold onto the lead in the FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

Three-time Travelers champion Bubba Watson picked up three strokes on Kramer Hickok over the final two holes, shooting 68 to pull into a tie for the lead at 10-under par with the minor league tour regular.

Louis Oosthuizen and Sergio Garcia are among Olympic qualifiers who aren't going to Tokyo next month.

Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman outlasted Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel to win the Zurich Classic in a playoff that capped a tight and tense final round Sunday.

Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel birdied six of their final eight holes Saturday to shoot a 9-under 63 and take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Zurich Classic.

'Mad' Mike Hughes stands beside his rocket in his roadside launch area near Amboy, California on Nov. 27, 2017. Hughes aims to launch to high highest altitude ever this upcoming Sunday, Aug. 11. Saturday, "Mad" Mike Hughes, with the help of his partner Waldo Stakes, will try (after a couple of close-call attempts) to reach 5,000 feet (1.5 km) in the air while riding his steam-powered rocket. Related: 'Mad' Mike's Steam Rocket Grounded by Craigslist Water HeaterOne of the other two teams is led by Ky Michaelson, described by the Science Channel as the "real-life 'Rocketman,'" is the first civilian to ever build and launch a crewless rocket to space. He hopes to become the first civilian to both build and successfully launch a crewed craft to space.