Paul Hodowanic

Minneapolis

Staff Writer @PGATOUR | Gopher alum | Past: @ap, @mlb, @startribune, @pioneerpress, @wccoradio, @purple_insider | Remarkably average

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The Five: Storylines to follow ahead of 89th Masters Tournament

2 weeks ago | pgatour.com | Paul Hodowanic |Sean Martin

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Tiger Woods partners with Augusta National to design short course at 'The Patch,' local Augusta municipal golf course

2 weeks ago | pgatour.com | Paul Hodowanic

Written by Paul HodowanicAUGUSTA, Ga. – It all started during a round of golf at Augusta National Golf Club between Fred Ridley and Tiger Woods ahead of the 2024 Masters Tournament. Ridley, the chairman of Augusta National, thought it would be a good idea to update Woods on the club’s plans to revitalize Augusta Municipal Golf Course on the other side of town, known as “The Patch.” Quickly, it became clear that Woods didn’t just want to learn about the project. He wanted to be a part of it.
Q&A: Jim Nantz shuts down retirement talk, discusses 40th Masters, living up to pressure of job

2 weeks ago | pgatour.com | Paul Hodowanic

LeaderboardWatch & ListenNewsFedExCupSchedulePlayersStatsFantasy & BettingSignature EventsComcast Business TOUR TOP 10Aon Better DecisionsDP World Tour Eligibility RankingsHow It WorksPGA TOUR TrainingTicketsShopPGA TOURPGA TOUR ChampionsKorn Ferry TourPGA TOUR AmericasLPGA TOURDP World TourPGA TOUR University Quick Links 42M AGO Written by Paul Hodowanic From Jim Nantz’s first year covering the Masters Tournament in 1986, the announcer was calling some of the most consequential shots in the...
Max Homa playing Valero Texas Open with new caddie on bag as year of transition continues

3 weeks ago | pgatour.com | Paul Hodowanic

Written by Paul HodowanicMax Homa has a new caddie on his bag at this week’s Valero Texas Open, marking the latest change in 2025 for the six-time PGA TOUR winner. This marks the end of the longtime partnership of Homa and Joe Greiner, who had worked together full-time since 2019. Their friendship began many years earlier as a pair of California kids who grew up on the same public golf course – Vista Valencia Golf Course, a par-61, executive track in the Los Angeles suburb of Valencia.
The Five: Which key stats matter for rest of PGA TOUR season?

3 weeks ago | pgatour.com | Paul Hodowanic

37M AGOWritten by Paul HodowanicThe PGA TOUR is in San Antonio for the Valero Texas Open – the last tournament before the collective golf world sets its eyes on the Masters and Augusta National. It’s a telling time in the golf calendar, as every player attempts to peak right around now. And we’ve reached a point in the TOUR schedule, three months in, where much of the small-sample volatility has phased out.
TGL Finals show best of what league can be – now what’s next? - PGA TOUR

4 weeks ago | pgatour.com | Paul Hodowanic

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The Five: Big names outside world top 50 aiming for Masters spots

1 month ago | pgatour.com | Paul Hodowanic

Written by Paul HodowanicThere are still two ways for golfers to play their way into the Masters, now just two weeks away. The first is the most cut-and-dry: Win. The winners of the next two events – the Texas Children’s Houston Open and the Valero Texas Open – will earn exemptions into the first major championship of the year. That’s how Stephan Jaeger and Akshay Bhatia got themselves to Augusta National last year.
The First Look: Texas Children's Houston Open

1 month ago | pgatour.com | Paul Hodowanic

Written by Paul HodowanicThe PGA TOUR is Texas-bound for a two-week stint in the Lone Star State, beginning with this week’s Texas Children’s Houston Open. Stephan Jaeger will defend his maiden PGA TOUR title, but he will have to hold off the top two players in the world – Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. Memorial Park is a municipal course that traces its origins to 1912, recently undergoing a dramatic renovation in 2019 via Tom Doak before welcoming the PGA TOUR back after nearly 60 years.
Justin Thomas bitten by 'Snake Pit,' bogeys two of last three to lose Valspar Championship

1 month ago | pgatour.com | Paul Hodowanic

LeaderboardWatch & ListenNewsFedExCupSchedulePlayersStatsFantasy & BettingSignature EventsComcast Business TOUR TOP 10Aon Better DecisionsDP World Tour Eligibility RankingsHow It WorksPGA TOUR TrainingTicketsShopPGA TOURPGA TOUR ChampionsKorn Ferry TourPGA TOUR AmericasLPGA TOURDP World TourPGA TOUR UniversityQuick LinksJUST NOWWritten by Paul HodowanicNo lead is safe at the Copperhead Course until the final putt is holed at the 18th hole. Justin Thomas found out the hard way Sunday.
The Five: Post-PLAYERS storylines to follow

1 month ago | pgatour.com | Paul Hodowanic

Written by Paul HodowanicAnyone catch their breath, yet? It was a wild week at THE PLAYERS Championship, extending into Monday and crowning a fitting champion in Rory McIlroy. The last month has been a build-up to TPC Sawgrass and now we transition to the final event of the Florida Swing – the Valspar Championship – and begin to look forward to the first major of the year next month. There’s much about the next three weeks to unpack.