Day, Leishman in contention at RBC Heritage

Jason Day reacts after missing a birdie putt on ninth green during the first round of the RBC Heritage on Thursday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Day, Leishman in contention at RBC Heritage

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. | Jason Day and Marc Leishman kept the Australian flag flying high at the RBC Heritage.

Masters over, it's back to the books for Guan

AUGUSTA, Ga. | No matter what the leaderboard says, Guan Tianlang leaves the Masters a winner.

Scott beats Cabrera in a playoff at Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Adam Scott finished the job this time, and put an end to more than a half-century of Australian misery at the Masters.

Scott beats Cabrera in a playoff at Augusta

Angel Cabrera, of Argentina, tees off on the fourth hole during the fourth round of the Masters on Sunday in Augusta, Ga.

Scott beats Cabrera in a playoff at Augusta

Adam Scott, of Australia, celebrates after a birdie putt on the 18th green during the fourth round of the Masters on Sunday in Augusta, Ga.

Par 3 Contest: A chance to unwind at the Masters

Condoleezza Rice, left, former Secretary of State and Augusta National member, laughs with Rory McIlroy, center, and his girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki on the sixth tee box during the par-three contest before the Masters on Wednesday in Augusta, Ga. Wozniacki caddied for McIlroy.

Par 3 Contest: A chance to unwind at the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Lee Westwood's mum walked away from the ninth hole, waving her hand in front of her face on a balmy spring day.

Tiger Woods ready to win another Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Around every corner at Augusta National is another reminder that Tiger Woods isn't getting any younger.

Masters 10th hole: More heartache than celebration

Bubba Watson held his right arm out to his side and hung his head as his tee shot sailed toward the woods to the right of the 10th fairway at Augusta National. For a moment, it looked as though he would be the latest victim of what perennially is the toughest hole at the Masters.

Tiger Woods tries to end long drought at Augusta

Tiger Woods in a green jacket once felt like an annual celebration of spring, as regular as the azaleas bursting with color at Augusta National.

Tiger Woods tries to end long drought at Augusta

Tiger Woods putts on the 18th hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. It has been eight years since Woods rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt to win the Masters in a playoff for his fourth green jacket. This year might be his best chance to end that drought.

Palmer still sets example of legible autographs

Arnold Palmer reached for a black pen and a blank piece of paper, and for a moment, he went back in time to the first grade.

Palmer still sets example of legible autographs

Four-time Masters champion Arnold Palmer signs autographs for fans as he arrives for practice for a past Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Palmer makes sure every fan can read his name. And like so many other aspects of his golfing career, his influenc…

Masters 10th hole: More heartache than celebration

Len Mattiace watches his bogey putt slide by the cup on the first hole of sudden death against Mike Weir during the Masters on April 13, 2003, at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Mattiace lost with a double bogey.

Points has an old putter and takes early lead

HUMBLE, Texas | The putter D.A. Points once took from his mother paid off nicely for him Thursday in the Houston Open.

Woods wins another World Championship at Doral

DORAL, Fla. | Tiger Woods is hitting his stride on a march to the Masters.

Ernie Els wins stunning Open when Scott collapses

Ernie Els of South Africa kisses the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club, Lytham St Annes, England on Sunday.

Ernie Els wins stunning Open when Scott collapses

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England | Ernie Els plucked the ball from the hole after one last birdie and heaved it into the grandstand. At the time, it looked like nothing more than a classy gesture by a former British Open champion — not the next one.

Identify the best, or embarrass them? Both

SAN FRANCISCO | The real star of this U.S. Open won't swing a golf club even once this week. Most fans couldn't pick him out of a lineup. No matter how aggravating The Olympic Club plays, he barely has enough hair left to pull any out.