‘I Got Them Off the Hook by Winning’

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports Lee Elder forced golf forward by winning his way into the Masters tournament in 1975, the first Black player to do so, laying a path for Tiger Woods and others.https://nyti.ms/3lrWwa6

Tiger Woods Concedes the Spotlight. ‘I’ve Had a Pretty Good Run.’

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports Best known for willing himself to victory, the winner of 15 major championships said he had no desire to do what would be necessary to win another on his surgically rebuilt right leg.https://nyti.ms/32CYnlM

Breaking Barriers: The Life of Lee Elder

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports Elder was the author of “a signature moment” in professional golf.https://nyti.ms/3ElDF8h

Tiger Woods Rules Out a Full-Time Return to the PGA Tour

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports In a half-hour video interview with Golf Digest, Woods, who was badly injured in a car crash early this year, said he hopes to recover enough to play sporadically in tour events.https://nyti.ms/3xJo3c8

Lee Elder, Who Broke a Golf Color Barrier, Dies at 87

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports In his prime he played in a league for Black players, but in 1975, at 40, he became the first African- American to take part in the Masters tournament.https://nyti.ms/3ljCFcW

A Feud Fueled by Social Media Is Also Made for TV

By BY BRENDAN PORATH from NYT Sports Never paired together at one of golf’s majors, the rivals Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau instead went head-to-head in a spectacle for charity off the Las Vegas Strip.https://nyti.ms/3DXhwfX

125 Years After the First College Golf Match, a Rematch

By BY COREY KILGANNON from NYT Sports Intercollegiate golf was born in 1896 when Yale thrashed Columbia with mashies and niblicks. Armed with titanium drivers, Columbia sought revenge.https://nyti.ms/3bp7uYD

Greg Norman Takes Aim at PGA Tour With New Saudi-Backed Golf League

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports Norman has tried to get a competing league off the ground before, but top players like Rory McIlroy have shown only disinterest.https://nyti.ms/3nNdTTk

Greg Norman Takes Aim at PGA Tour With New Saudi-Backed Golf League

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports Norman has tried to get a competing league off the ground before, but top players like Rory McIlroy have shown only disinterest.https://nyti.ms/2ZxmUHE

Tensions Flare in Ryder Cup as the U.S. Team Takes a Commanding Lead

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports The Americans were cruising on Saturday morning and all seemed calm. Then the Europeans made a strong run in the afternoon and things got testy.https://nyti.ms/3AHP1BD

U.S. Ryder Cup Team Seizes Big Lead on a Wild Opening Day

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports The action included some harrowing moments for a couple of golfers, and the gallery included Michael Jordan.https://nyti.ms/3AIKoHc

For the U.S. Ryder Cup Team, Motivation Burns Naturally

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports The captain Steve Stricker seems to be encouraging the players to find inspiration among themselves, and from the fact that the Europeans have won four of the past five meetings.https://nyti.ms/2XP34qS

At the Ryder Cup, Would 12 Divided by 3 Equal Victory for the U.S.?

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports In 2008, Paul Azinger led the United States to victory over Europe after dividing his team into three four-man “pods.” Would that system change the Americans’ luck this year?https://nyti.ms/3tWOwAZ

At the Ryder Cup, Would 12 Divided by 3 Equal Victory for the U.S.?

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports In 2008, Paul Azinger led the United States to victory over Europe after dividing his team into three four-man “pods.” Would that system change the Americans’ luck this year?https://nyti.ms/3CtPJ5V

At the Ryder Cup, Would 12 Divided by 3 Equal Victory for the U.S.?

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports In 2008, Paul Azinger led the United States to victory over Europe after dividing his team into three four-man “pods.” Would that system change the Americans’ luck this year?https://nyti.ms/3AuzNjg

Finau and Schauffele Are Among 6 Picks for U.S. Ryder Cup Team

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports The U.S. captain, Steve Stricker, completed the 12-man roster, which already included Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas.https://nyti.ms/2X5yHMm

Patrick Cantlay Wins the FedEx Cup

By BY SCOTT MICHAUX from NYT Sports Cantlay fended off Jon Rahm, the world No. 1, at the Tour Championship in Atlanta to claim the $15 million prize.https://nyti.ms/3h0ZMqP

At the Tour Championship, Patrick Reed is All About the Ryder Cup

By BY SCOTT MICHAUX from NYT Sports A few weeks ago the golfer was in the I.C.U. “battling” for his life. Now it is his last chance to show he’s ready to join the American side for the Ryder Cup.https://nyti.ms/2Ywq7Xv

At the Tour Championship, Bryson DeChambeau Can Hear Himself Think

By BY SCOTT MICHAUX from NYT Sports Sheriff’s deputies and security personnel shadowed the golfer during his first round to enforce a new PGA Tour ban on fans who heckle him. No one dared.https://nyti.ms/38ESzYJ

Steady, Stoic Cantlay Outlasts a Mighty DeChambeau in Maryland

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports The BMW Championship was settled after six gripping playoff holes between two rising stars of the post-Tiger Woods generation.https://nyti.ms/2Wy2lcD