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BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine golfer Ángel Cabrera was extradited from Brazil to his homeland on Tuesday to face trial on charges he assaulted three former partners.

Just when you thought alligators were the only potential danger golfers had to face, here comes the biggest and angriest swan you’ve ever seen. A Georgia golfer experienced one of the most unique forms of animal attack you’ll ever see

Last weekend, Phil Mickelson beat the field to win his 6th major, and he also beat LeBron James and the entire NBA in the ratings.

President Joe Biden is like his predecessor Donald Trump in one way: Both are avid golfers. But getting the facts about the presidential handicap is as difficult as some of the courses that test their skills.

The best golfers in the world have teed it up to finally settle the score of who is the best golfer in the world…on this particular week and this particular course. That’s right- it’s the 103rd PGA Championship at The Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. You have questions, and I have answers.

American presidents are well known for playing golf, but as the video shows, Joe Biden did not do the White House any favors with his sad excuse for a chip shot during a recent game.

The White House on Monday called an early afternoon lid on President Joe Biden’s public activities after an extended weekend at home in Delaware.

Ontario, Canada’s government on Thursday extended a Chinese coronavirus stay-at-home order through June 2 that includes a ban on outdoor recreational activity.

Amy Bockerstette has made sports history as the first person born with Down syndrome to compete in a college golf championship.

The FBI has looked into claims that 1960s era labor leader Jimmy Hoffa was murdered and then buried under a hole at a Georgia golf course.

Dan Bowling, a 26-year-old professional golfer, has been arrested after allegedly trying to meet a detective who was posing as a 15-year-old girl for sex.

The PGA Tour is telling its players they will not have to be tested for the coronavirus if they are vaccinated, and those who aren’t will have to pay for their own tests starting this summer.

President Joe Biden golfed publicly for the first time during his presidency on Saturday. Biden was spotted wearing a mask as he returned from the course and spoke briefly with the press.

During a Friday press conference, Joe Biden referred to 29-year-old Japanese Masters champ Hideki Matsuyama as a “Japanese boy.”

Congratulations to Hideki Matsuyama for hanging tough and prevailing at the 2021 Masters.

April 11 (UPI) — Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama held off an erratic Xander Schauffele for a one-stroke victory at the 85th Masters Tournament on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, claiming his first major title and the Green Jacket.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy hit his approach on the seventh hole Thursday at the Masters right where he was aiming.

According to a police report of the investigation into Tiger Woods’ February 23 wreck, officers found him somewhat combative.

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department now says that Tiger Woods lost control after speeding 83 in a 45 MPH zone.

President Joe Biden deferred to managers of the Masters golf tournament when asked Tuesday if he thought they should boycott the state of Georgia in protest of their new election security laws. “That’s up to the Masters,” Biden replied, when

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) wrote a letter asking Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred to “relinquish his personal membership at Georgia’s Augusta National Golf Club” after MLB’s boycott of Georgia over their new voter ID laws.

The PGA Tour Championship will remain in Georgia despite demands to remove it due to the state’s recently passed voter reform law.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff says detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but would not release details Wednesday, citing unspecified privacy concerns for the golf star.

Authorities investigating Tiger Woods’ single-car crash now say that it appears the golf great didn’t hit the brakes before the wreck.

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said that golf great Tiger Woods got no special treatment after his crash.

March 16 (UPI) — Golf star Tiger Woods said Tuesday he has returned to his South Florida home to continue recovering from a single-vehicle accident last month that left him with serious leg injuries.

Tiger Woods has signed a long-term partnership with the company behind the “PGA Tour 2K” video game series, returning the 15-time major champion to an industry he once dominated with EA Sports.

In an interview with late-night host Jimmy Fallon, pro golfer Rory McIlroy hinted that Tiger Woods may soon be leaving the hospital.

The 2021 Players gets underway today at TPC Sawgrass in Ponta Vedra, FL and this marks the unofficial start of the 2021 golf season.  The 2021 golf season officially starts in 2020 but not many people pay attention to those tournaments and you shouldn’t either.

Pro sports lost an incredible amount of money last year, with each league losing revenue in every area from fan support to sponsorship.

The first person to come across the Tiger Woods crash scene was a local man who told police he found the golf great unconscious.

March 3 (UPI) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has executed a search warrant to obtain the “black box” event recorder that was inside Tiger Woods’ vehicle, as part of its investigation into the crash last week that seriously injured the golf star.

Feb. 25 (UPI) — Golf star Tiger Woods was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following the single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday that left him with serious leg injuries.

Tiger Woods is “awake, responsive, and recovering in his hospital room” following emergency surgery after a single-car accident in southern California, the golf legend’s foundation said in a statement.

Tiger Woods suffered serious injuries to his right leg on Tuesday after being involved in a single-car roll-over accident near Los Angeles.

The sports world and others reacted immediately to news that golf legend Tiger Woods suffered a frightening single-car crash in Los Angeles