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DOUG FERGUSON

AP Golf Writer

Doug Ferguson has been the AP’s golf writer since 1998. He is a recipient of the PGA Lifetime Achievement in Journalism award.
Tiger Woods waves after his final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tiger Woods to be lone player on negotiating committee with Saudis
Tiger Woods is the only player on a five-member subcommittee that will be negotiating with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.
 
Patrick Reed reacts to his tee shot on the fourth hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world
The PGA Championship field next week at Valhalla includes everyone from the top 100 in the world. The list officially has Tiger Woods.
 
Greg Norman watches on the fourth hole during second round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Friday, April 12, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Greg Norman and Phil Mickelson make for an interesting week on LIV Golf
Brooks Koepka delivered the action on the course for LIV Golf. Greg Norman and Phil Mickelson produced with words.
 
Individual champion captain Brooks Koepka, of Smash GC, poses with the trophy after the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Jon Ferrey/LIV Golf via AP)
Analysis: Brooks Koepka has a big game. He doesn’t need a lot of words
Brooks Koepka leaves the bluster to everyone else at LIV Golf. He cares about only his golf, especially when it’s not going well.
 
Talor Gooch, of Smash GC, hits during the second round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Sentosa, Singapore. (LIV Golf via AP)
Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets a special invitation to the PGA Championship
Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets to play in at least one major this year. Gooch said on social media that he’s received an invitation to play in the PGA Championship next week at Valhalla.
 
FILE -NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico motions to fans before the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. Tirico and Dan Hicks will be sharing play-by-play duties at the U.S. Open golf championship this year. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
NBC will stick with dual announcers and analysts for the US Open
NBC Sports has been without a permanent analyst in the 18th tower all year. That’s not going to change for the U.S. Open.
 
Tiger Woods hits from the bunker on the 16th hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Tiger Woods gets special exemption to US Open at Pinehurst
Tiger Woods is headed to the U.S. Open after receiving the first of what likely will be many special exemptions. Woods has been eligible for every U.S.
 
Martin Trainer reacts after missing his putt on the 18th green during a playoff for the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 28, 2024. The team of Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, and Shane Lowry, of Ireland, defeated Trainer and teammate Chad Ramey to win the tournament. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Trainer and Brehm can find a few perks amid New Orleans disappointment
Martin Trainer and Ryan Brehm had reason to be disappointed at their close call in New Orleans. Trainer’s team lost in a playoff. Brehm’s team finished third.
 
Shane Lowry, of Ireland, hoists up teammate Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, after they won the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Analysis: McIlroy had a blast in New Orleans. It was just what he needed
Rory McIlroy says it was during a drunken lunch after the Ryder Cup that he asked Shane Lowry to be his teammate in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
 
Tiger Woods waves after his final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
PGA Tour players learn how much loyalty is worth in new equity program
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.
 
Jordan Spieth hits his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Hilton Head, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Jordan Spieth’s left wrist injury isn’t getting any better. It’s also not getting worse
Jordan Spieth’s left wrist injury isn’t getting any better. But it’s also not getting any worse. Spieth calls it a “come-and-go thing.”
 
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after missing a putt on the first hole during the third round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Webb Simpson offers to resign from PGA Tour board. But only if McIlroy replaces him, AP source says
Rory McIlroy could be rejoining the PGA Tour board just six months after he resigned. A person tells The Associated Press the move would require board approval.
 
Scottie Scheffler waves after winning the weather delayed RBC Heritage golf tournament, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Analysis: Golf has two dominant forces in Scheffler and Korda. It didn’t happen overnight
Golf had been missing a truly dominant player. And now all of a sudden it has two of them in Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda. But this didn’t happen overnight.
 
Scottie Scheffler holds the trophy after winning the weather delayed RBC Heritage golf tournament, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Scottie Scheffler finishes off another win at Hilton Head to extend dominant run
Scottie Scheffler winning the RBC Heritage was inevitable. He returned to Harbour Town on Monday morning with a five-shot lead and three holes to play.
 
Scottie Scheffler reacts after missing a putt on the ninth hole during the final round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Scottie Scheffler builds 5-shot lead at Hilton Head. Rain forces a Monday finish
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is on the verge of another victory. He just has to wait one day because of the rain.
 
Scottie Scheffler hits from the fairway on the 15th hole during the third round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Masters champ Scottie Scheffler posts a 63 and leads the RBC Heritage by 1 shot
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is not letting up. He won the green jacket last week. Now he’s in position to add the plaid jacket from Harbour Town in the RBC Heritage.
 
Scottie Scheffler chips to the green on the 17th hole during the second round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Friday, April 19, 2024, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Collin Morikawa part of 4-way tie for the lead at Hilton Head. Scottie Scheffler lurks 3 shots back
Every round brings Collin Morikawa closer to where he feels his game should be. The two-time major champion contended last week at the Masters.
 
Scottie Scheffler hits from the fairway on the second hole during the first round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Hilton Head, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Scheffler wiped out from Masters and opens with a 69 at Hilton Head. He trails Poston by 6 shots
Scottie Scheffler is wiped out from his emotional Masters win and he’s already back to work. He hit a shank. He was annoyed by mud balls.
 
Jon Rahm, of Spain, puts the green jacket on winner Scottie Scheffler after the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Scottie Scheffler had a quick Masters celebration. Now, it’s time to get back to work
Scottie Scheffler has never been one to celebrate. He made a brief exception for his second Masters title.
 
Rory McIlroy, left, of Northern Ireland, and Joaquin Niemann, of Chile, walks off the 18th hole after final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Rory McIlroy debunks LIV Golf rumors. Greg Norman claims unanimous support during Masters trip
LIV Golf has managed to claim a chunk of golf news after the Masters. First came a report out of London that Rory McIlroy might be close to joining the Saudi-funded league.
 
Scottie Scheffler holds the trophy after winning the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Analysis: Scottie Scheffler comparisons with Tiger Woods is a tribute to both
Scottie Scheffler is so dominant these days it brings comparisons with Tiger Woods. He’s still a long way off from that and likely will never reach the same appeal.
 
Scottie Scheffler holds the trophy after winning the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Scottie Scheffler is a Masters champion again. And he’s never satisfied
Scottie Scheffler is a Masters champion for the second time in three years. And all he wants to do is to keep winning.
 
Scottie Scheffler celebrates his win at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Unstoppable Scottie Scheffler wins another Masters green jacket
Scottie Scheffler is the Masters champion for the second time in three years. And once again, it wasn’t particularly close.
 
Phil Mickelson watches his bunker shot on the seventh hole during third round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Tiger and Phil and Vijay on the weekend at a major. Experience matters at the Masters
Experience matters at the Masters. Among those playing all four rounds at Augusta National are 61-year-old Vijay Singh and 58-year-old Jose Maria Olazabal.
 
Scottie Scheffler celebrates after a birdie on the 18th hole during third round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Scottie Scheffler leads Masters by 1 shot on a wild day of movement
Scottie Scheffler has the lead in the Masters after a wild Saturday at Augusta National. And it wasn’t even blowing as hard as the day before.
 
Danny Willett, of England, hits from the bunker on the seventh hole during second round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Friday, April 12, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Danny Willett finishes with a triple bogey at the Masters. He has a good reason not to be too upset
Former Masters champion Danny Willett was right in the mix until a triple bogey at the end for a 75. Sure, it was frustrating.
 
Scottie Scheffler hits his tee shot on the seventh hole during second round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Friday, April 12, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Masters turns into a menace. Scheffler, DeChambeau and Homa hold on to share the lead
Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Max Homa are tied for the lead after a brutal day at the Masters.
 
Jack Nicklaus, second from left, poses with his wife Barbara, Tom Watson and Gary Player, second from right, of South Africa on the first hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Tom Watson wants the unity he saw at Masters Champions Dinner for all of golf, end to PGA-LIV rift
Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson share more in common than hitting the ceremonial tee shots at the Masters. They want the divide in golf to be healed.
 
Bryson DeChambeau hits his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Bryson DeChambeau puts on a Masters clinic and takes a 1-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler
Bryson DeChambeau was the mad scientist. Then he was the incredible bulk. This next iteration might be really daunting.
 
Tyrrell Hatton, of England, reacts on the 11th hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Augusta, GA. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Masters a reunion of the world’s best players. But the numbers are shrinking
The Masters is more than just the first major of the year. It’s the first time the whole gang is back together. The question is for how much longer.
 
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