CAMERON SMITH

Billy Horschel figured he didn't have to anything special with a five-shot lead at the Memorial.

The Memorial delivered another big lead after 54 holes.

Cameron Smith doesn't have a great history at the Memorial.

Cameron Smith believes he is playing the best golf of his life, and it shows. Smith elicited one of the loudest cheers of a glorious afternoon Friday at Muirfield Village — another anomaly for this weather-plagued tournament — when he holed out with a downhill chip from beyond the green on the par-3 12th that carried him to a 3-under 69. “I think I'm just happy with the way I stuck in there,” Smith said.

Cameron Young remembers meeting Jack Nicklaus for the first time at the U.S. Open three years ago at Pebble Beach.

Will Zalatoris shot a bogey-free 65 in the PGA Championship, leaving him at 9 under for the tournament and giving him a one-shot lead over Mito Pereira heading into the weekend.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Cameron Smith wasn’t intimidated. Not on his home course.

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

Normally, it's the final round of The Players Championship, but weather postponements made Sunday cut day at TPC Sawgrass. The tournament had nearly a dozen golfers in the field with local ties to the area. How did those local golfers fare?

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.

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

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

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

Cameron Smith was going the wrong direction at Kapalua.

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.

'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.