SI:AM | Four Masters Storylines You Should Know Rory McIlroy begins his title defense at Augusta on Thursday, but there are a few other players with interesting narratives. Sports Illustrated · Apr 9
One Year Later, Rory McIlroy Relives the Emotions of an All-Time Masters Sunday The road to the career Grand Slam ended with a roller-coaster back nine that still amazes in retrospect, Bob Harig writes. Also: the outlook for top contenders. Sports Illustrated · Apr 6
With Players Championship Collapse in Rearview, Ludvig Åberg in Valero Texas Open Mix Åberg is four back of 36-hole leader Robert MacIntyre, as the two Ryder Cup teammates fed off each other in the first two rounds at TPC San Antonio. Sports Illustrated · Apr 3
‘I’m not the brightest but I know how to play golf’: Robert MacIntyre on major ambitions, the Masters and nappy duty The Scot put in a late challenge for the Players Championship and he has ‘a chance’ at winning whenever he tees off, he tells Ewan Murray The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
9 Takeaways From The Players Championship - Including The Rollback, Fan Behavior, Lack Of LIV Golfers And Early Masters Picks It was a big week at TPC Sawgrass with a number of storylines emerging. Here are our news team's key takeaways... Golf Monthly · Mar 16
2026 Valspar Championship Full Field: The Final Stop of the Florida Swing After the Players Championship, a number of players will head west to the Tampa Bay area for a date with Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead course. Sports Illustrated · Mar 15
Rory McIlroy Finishes Four Rounds at Players Championship But Unsure What’s Next The world No. 2 came into the week with back pain but played through it, he said he will wait and see about playing again before his Masters title defense. Sports Illustrated · Mar 15
Scottie Scheffler Looked More Like His Old Self in Round 3 at Players Scheffler barely made the weekend cut at Sawgrass, but on Saturday he credited his commitment and attitude while looking much more like the No. 1 player in the world, writes Bob Harig. Sports Illustrated · Mar 14
Scottie Scheffler Barely Survives Cut Day at the Players Championship The world No. 1 made it to his 70th consecutive weekend on the PGA Tour but that wasn’t assured until late Friday afternoon. Sports Illustrated · Mar 13
2026 Players Championship Cut Tracker: Scottie Scheffler’s Streak Continues Scottie Scheffler flirted dangerously around the cut line on Friday. Sports Illustrated · Mar 13
Scottie Scheffler Is The All-Time Money Leader At The Players Championship... And It's Not Even Close The World No.1 has only appeared at The Players five times in his professional career so far, but he has made an extraordinary amount of money... Golf Monthly · Mar 12
The Best Special Edition Players Championship Gear And How You Can Get It With the huge tournament nearly here, I've collated some of my favorite limited edition or special edition collections you can get your hands on. Golf Monthly · Mar 11
What Would The Golfing History Books Look Like If The Players Was A Major? We look at how the players, the stats and the record books would look if The Players Championship was actually the fifth Major Golf Monthly · Mar 10
2026 Players Championship Full Field: The PGA Tour’s Flagship Event at TPC Sawgrass The PGA Tour’s best reconvene at Pete Dye's renowned Stadium Course to play for a $25 million purse. Sports Illustrated · Mar 8
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7 Rory McIlroy to defend Players title despite withdrawal from Invitational Rory McIlroy believes he will be fit to defend the Players Championship despite back spasms forcing his withdrawal from the Arnold Palmer Invitational
Sports Illustrated · Feb 10 Rory McIlroy Has a Bold Suggestion for Golf’s Major Calendar The Grand Slam winner said the PGA Championship should return to August and pushed back on recent talk about the Players becoming a fifth major.
Golf Monthly · Feb 7 'It Is, In My Estimation, The Best Major' - Brandel Chamblee Makes Bold Players Championship Claim Speaking at the WM Phoenix Open, the Golf Channel analyst claimed that The Players Championship doesn't just possess the best field in golf, but is "above all the other four Major championships"
Sports Illustrated · Apr 8, 2025 Rory McIlroy Has Adorable Story About Daughter Realizing He’s ‘Famous’ McIlroy’s 4-year-old daughter asked him if he was famous after he won the Players Championship, which the world No. 2 said was a cool moment but also “a little scary” too.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 27, 2025 Min Woo Lee Starts Fast in Houston While Looking to Put Sawgrass Behind Him Min Woo Lee struggled while in contention at the Players, but he could bounce back this week in Houston.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 23, 2025 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open Full Field: Scheffler, McIlroy in Masters Tuneup The world’s top two players are teeing it up in Houston to get a little more prep for the season’s first major in two weeks.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 18, 2025 Rory McIlroy believes his best golf yet to come after Players Championship win Rory McIlroy believes his best golf yet to come after Players Championship win
Sports Illustrated · Mar 17, 2025 Scottie Scheffler Has Set His Bar So High That a Winless Year Is Questioned in March The world No. 1 finished T20 in his bid for a Players three-peat and has yet to win in 2025, so Bob Harig writes that it’s fair to ask about Scheffler’s game even if comparisons to 2024 are unfair.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 17, 2025 Rory McIlroy Got the Win He Desperately Needed at the Players Championship After more than a year defined mostly by his near-misses, Rory McIlroy slammed the door on J.J. Spaun in Monday's playoff at Sawgrass. Now, the big one awaits in three weeks, writes Bob Harig.
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025 Rory McIlroy receives Masters boost as career first arrives before Augusta bid McIlroy has now won twice on the PGA Tour before the Masters for the first time in his career
The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2025 Rory McIlroy set for three-hole Monday play-off to decide Players Championship McIlroy will face JJ Spaun over three holes, with the play-off starting at 1pm UK time on Monday afternoon