The Masters is moving away from inviting PGA Tour fall winners and now will invite the winners of six national opens around the world.

Rory McIlroy never gets tired of signing a Masters pin flag as the champion, and there's been a lot of that to do.

The Kennebec River in Maine's capital city of Augusta is known for its population of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.

U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester has joined LIV Golf and will make his professional debut this week at the Saudi-funded league’s Virginia event.

Davis Riley eagled his final hole to make the cut on the number at the Byron Nelson after the PGA Tour’s first two-stroke penalty in the experimental use of distance measuring devices.

Rory McIlroy says he wasn't going to let a cold or post-Masters fatigue stop him from joining friend Shane Lowry to defend their title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Justin Rose has been down this road before.

Bryson DeChambeau believed his game was in good enough shape to win the Masters.

Patrick Reed and Ludvig Aberg made late Saturday moves at the Masters, while Justin Rose went in the opposite direction.

The door was open all day for Scottie Scheffler.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze funds intended for a Maine child nutrition program that were suspended amid a disagreement between the state and the president over transgender athletes.

Scottie Scheffler's Masters title defense took some unusual detours into the flora surrounding Augusta National's ryegrass fairways and bentgrass greens Friday.

Some big names failed to make the cut at the Masters on Friday.

U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester took a different kind of relief at the Masters.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler opened with a bogey-free 68 on Thursday to put himself in the mix at the Masters.

Patton Kizzire provided the first viral moment of the 2025 Masters when his errant tee shot on the fifth hole sailed right of the fairway on the fifth hole, prompting the American to crawl through some shrubbery on his hands and knees in an effort to find his ball and attempt to save par.

For many golf patrons who are lucky enough to land tickets to the Masters, it can be the experience of the lifetime.

Jordan Spieth's 3-year-old son, Sammy, was among the kids who stole the show at the Masters Par 3 Contest on Wednesday.

Min Woo Lee had won just about everywhere but the PGA Tour before he triumphed at the Texas Open.

Rasmus Hojgaard and identical twin brother Nicolai grew up playing golf in Denmark, occasionally pretending they were on the other side of the world at Augusta National.

Augusta National looks as pristine as ever on the eve of the Masters.

Rory McIlroy got off to a fast start and finished with a 6-under 66 on Saturday, putting him at 12 under heading into the final round of the Masters.

Practice at the Masters was suspended late Monday morning and spectators were pulled off the golf course because of worsening rain and the threat of thunderstorms.

Carla Bernat Escuder has won the Augusta National Women's Amateur by coming from two shots behind with a 68 at the home of the Masters.

By the yardage alone, the third hole at Augusta National would seem to be a reachable par 4.

Tiger Woods is out with another injury.

Mason Palmer qualified for the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals set for April.

A federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections in the presidential battleground state.

Masters chairman Fred Ridley says Augusta National sustained a lot of damage from Hurricane Helene, just like the rest of the area.

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign.

Vice President Kamala Harris has handed out meals, embraced a shaken family and surveyed Hurricane Helene’s “extraordinary” path of destruction through Georgia.

Power is still out for well over 1 million people in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina five days after Hurricane Helene tore down trees and destroyed much of the electric grid.

Rescuers are scouring the mountains of western North Carolina for anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast.

Maine's secretary of state says independent presidential candidate Cornel West can appear on the ballot in Maine.

A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia has pleaded guilty to transporting millions of dollars' worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia and historic items, including one of Arnold Palmer’s green jackets.

Tiger Woods is the only player on a five-member subcommittee that will be negotiating with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.

The PGA Championship field next week at Valhalla includes everyone from the top 100 in the world.

Players who stayed loyal to the PGA Tour in the divide with Saudi-funded LIV Golf are starting to find out how much that loyalty could be worth.

Scottie Scheffler has never been one to celebrate.

Maine is joining a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the governor’s announcement that she’ll let the proposal become law without her signature.

The famed stretch of holes known as Amen Corner at Augusta National proved pivotal in the final round of the Masters on Sunday.

Tiger Woods finished the Masters on Sunday wtih a 16-over 304, his highest 72-hole score ever in a career that spans three decades.

Gnomes, those quirky statues people often have in their gardens, are flying off the shelves at Augusta National.

The Masters began after a weather delay of 2 1/2 hours on Thursday, though the heaviest of rains that were expected overnight had missed Augusta National.

Golf has a ratings problem.

Inflation may be driving up food cost around the country, but patrons generally won’t see those increases at Augusta National.

An effort to amend the Maine Constitution to enshrine the right to an abortion is coming up short.

Lottie Woad of England is the Augusta National Women's Amateur champion with a stunning finish at the home of the Masters.

Maine voters will decide the fate of eight statewide ballot measures in a referendum election Tuesday.

How it got out of his possession was accidental, according to an article.

Groups opposed to Maine's new law expanding access to abortions won’t attempt to nullify the new statute through a so-called People’s Veto referendum.

The largest newspaper group in Maine is becoming a nonprofit with the completion of the sale of more than 20 daily and weekly newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald.

The Maine House has voted again to allow later abortions in some circumstances, putting the proposal one final vote away from going to the governor for her signature.

Experts are weighing in on what they believe the cause of the deadly plane crash could be.

The man wanted for a deadly shooting in Lynchburg has been arrested after nearly a year, according to the Lynchburg Police Department.

Police say a man confessed to killing four people, including his parents, and then firing on motorists on Interstate 295, just days after being released from prison.

Will Zalatoris is out for the rest of the PGA Tour season after back surgery.

Jon Rahm slipped into the green jacket on Sunday to wrap up a memorable Masters.

Tiger Woods is at the Masters for the 25th time.

Phil Mickelson returned to Augusta National on Tuesday for a practice round ahead of the Masters.

British Open champion Cameron Smith refers to Augusta National as his happy place.

Rose Zhang is the Augusta National Women's Amateur champion, and it was a lot harder than she imagined.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize.

A new forensics health center in Rockbridge will give greater access to care after a sexual assault.

Chipotle is closing a Maine store that had been leading efforts to unionize the chain.

Lee Westwood has requested a release to play the first event of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational series in Britain next month.

Tiger Woods is at Southern Hill three weeks before the start of the PGA Championship.

Bryson DeChambeau says surgery on his left wrist has been successful.

Scottie Scheffler can play in the Masters forever now.

Golf’s hottest rivalry not so long ago has cooled off considerably.

Tiger Woods’ second round at the Masters on Friday seemed like a constant ride from one end of the success spectrum to the other.

Of all the 6,576 shots that were officially struck at Augusta National on Day 1 of the Masters, only one truly mattered.

Tiger Woods played the first round of the Masters on Thursday.

Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods will put his surgically repaired right leg to the test as he begins his pursuit of a sixth green jacket.

As tradition dictates, there is now very bad news to report about Canadian golfers Mike Weir and Mackenzie Hughes.

The home of the Masters is making an effort to reach a younger generation of golfers as the tournament nears its 100th birthday.

In addition to the storyline of it likely being Tiger Woods' first tournament since a car accident, this year also marks the 25th anniversary of his first Masters and major tournament win that forever changed the game of golf.

For some patrons at the Masters, the fear of missing out is real.

If the motivations for Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas this week at the Masters are similar it shouldn’t come as much surprise.

The boxes weren’t flying off the shelves.

This Masters is all about Tiger Woods to start the week.

Collin Morikawa will try to compete at Augusta on his terms as the world's third-ranked player begins his third Masters.

Tom Watson is returning to the first tee at the Masters as an honorary starter.

A pair of storm systems move through Monday and Wednesday

Sam Soghor (D) and Ronnie Campbell (R) are vying for the seat in the Virginia House of Delegates District 24 race.

Recent leaf-peeping seasons have been disrupted by weather conditions in New England, New York and elsewhere.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for parts of the city of Waynesboro, Nelson, Albemarle, Augusta, Rockingham counties.

Jordan Spieth returns to competition after four weeks off following the Masters.

Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel birdied six of their final eight holes Saturday to shoot a 9-under 63 and take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Zurich Classic.

The PGA Tour is awarding a $40 million bonus pool to the top 10 players who move the needle in golf, regardless of how they perform inside the ropes.

Hideki Matsuyama is the first Japanese player in a green jacket.

Hideki Matsuyama hopes to be a pioneer for Japanese golf.

Hideki Matsuyama delivered a masterpiece at the Masters.

The third round of the Masters is over, and Hideki Matsuyama has a four-shot lead over Xander Schauffele, Marc Leishman, Justin Rose and Will Zalatoris.

Justin Rose was down, then up, and finally level at the end of Day 2.

Justin Rose didn't get the memo that Augusta National was playing a little easier Friday at the Masters.

Justin Rose still has the lead at the midway point of the Masters, but his perch looks a lot more precarious.

Justin Rose shot 65 on a day when only a dozen players managed to break par at the Masters.

Justin Rose picked one of the toughest days at Augusta National for his lowest score in the Masters.

Brooks Koepka’s surgically repaired knee wasn’t the problem in the opening round of the Masters.