Hugh Kellenberger

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Hugh Kellenberger

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Rory McIlroy will be out of office and not available for meetings for a bit. McIlroy was expected to travel home to Jupiter, Fla., on Monday, a day after winning the Masters in a dramatic, chaotic playoff that thrilled the sports world. It was the culmination of so many things for McIlroy, most notably a decade-plus toiling away at winning the final leg of the career Grand Slam.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Hugh Kellenberger

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Fred Couples scored one for the old guys on Thursday. Couples, 65, became the oldest man ever to shoot under par at the Masters, finishing with a 1-under 71 that left him walking off 18th green to the adoration of the thousand or so assembled patrons - and in the top 10 at that moment on the leaderboard. It was especially sweet for Couples, who had at least some worry he was nearing the end of his Masters career after shooting 80-76 a year ago. "I can play golf.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Hugh Kellenberger

AUGUSTA, Ga. - This is white sandwich bread's moment. The 2025 Masters is here, and more than Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele will be on display this week at Augusta National Golf Club for all the fans - excuse us, patrons - to bear witness to. How about the egg salad sandwich? The Masters Club? And, yes, the pimento cheese. For 51 weeks a year, these are ordinary lunch items. Basic, even. Not this week, not at the Masters.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Hugh Kellenberger

What looked like a pleasant and reasonably easy Sunday afternoon for one of the PGA Tour's brighter young stars had twists and turns, but Min Woo Lee was able to hold off the top-ranked player in the world to win the Houston Open. It is Lee's first PGA Tour victory, finishing at 20-under-par, one shot ahead of Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland. "Scottie is a wonderful golfer and he keeps you on your toes," Lee told NBC.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Hugh Kellenberger

Atlanta Drive GC is one match away from the first TGL championship, taking Match 1 of the finals 6-5 over New York Golf Club on Monday. The match went to the 15th hole, with Patrick Cantlay making a birdie putt from six and a half feet out to force good friend but TGL foe Xander Schauffele into a make-or-lose putt. Schauffele's putt from 6 feet, 5 inches lipped out.