Not long after Hideki Matsuyama delivered the best shot he never saw to cap off his improbable comeback in the Sony Open, his phone buzzed with a text from Shigeki Maruyama to remind him of a conversation long ago.

Five shots behind at the turn Sunday afternoon at the Sony Open, Hideki Matsuyama figured all he could do was keep his head down and try to stay in the game.

No one ever finished more under par in PGA Tour history than Cameron Smith, and he never had a moment to enjoy the ride until his final birdie putt Sunday in the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

The largest winners-only field ever assembled at Kapalua can make it seem as though getting to paradise isn't as difficult as it used to be.

After multiple seasons were canceled or interrupted by the coronavirus in 2020, sports, and fans in the stands, returned with renewed enthusiasm in 2021.

The moment offered great hope for the immediate future of Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods might not be ready for tour-level golf. He can still deliver quite a show on the course.

Except for riding in a golf cart instead of walking, Tiger Woods at times looked just like he did a year ago in the PNC Championship on Saturday. Just not very often.

Tiger Woods walked onto the tee for a routine pro-am round Friday and felt an unexpected dose of nerves, realizing how long it had been since he had an audience on the golf course.

The father of Justin Thomas got the first look at Tiger Woods playing a round of golf since his car crash 10 months ago and saw more than he expected.

PGA Tour golfers Jason Kokrak and Kevin Na, frequent partners in practice rounds, already shared the same swing coach. Now they share a victory.

UTC men's golf coach Mark Guhne announced his retirement Thursday after 16 seasons leading the program at his college alma mater.

Ten months after his right leg was badly damaged in a car crash, Tiger Woods is returning to competitive golf next week with his 12-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship.

A 24-year-old rising star in golf put a nice ribbon on a three-win year by posing with tournament host Tiger Woods at the trophy presentation Sunday in the PGA Tour's Hero World Challenge. It just wasn't the winner anyone imagined.

Lee Elder played through the scourge of racism. He broke down enormous barriers. He carved a path for Tiger Woods and others to follow.

One swing, two words and three seconds of a video was all it took from Tiger Woods to get everyone talking Sunday about his future on the golf course.

It's been quite the golf year for Collin Morikawa.

Phil Mickelson stood on the 18th green at Phoenix Country Club, a wide smile across his face as he held yet another PGA Tour Champions trophy. Next to him was 64-year-old Bernhard Langer, grinning just as broadly.

Viktor Hovland won for the third time on the PGA Tour, this time without a clutch finish. The 24-year-old from Norway was too dominant to give anyone else a chance Sunday.

Lucas Herbert is going from Bermuda to Augusta. Not right away, of course, but a breakthrough win has him bound for the Masters next spring.

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

Rory McIlroy felt as though he had been spinning his wheels for the past five months as he tried to get better on the golf course and instead got nowhere.

Rickie Fowler couldn't remember the last time he saw his name atop the leaderboard during the weekend at a PGA Tour event. He didn't forget what he was supposed to do from there.