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PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament Friday, March 15, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

PGA Tour player directors prepare for meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf

Players on the PGA Tour board are preparing to meet with the Saudi leader backing LIV Golf. Rory McIlroy says such a meeting with Yasir Al-Rumayyan should have happened long ago.

Scottie Scheffler holds up the trophy after winning The Players Championship golf tournament Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Scottie Scheffler goes back-to-back at The Players Championship

Scottie Scheffler celebrates after winning The Players Championship golf tournament Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Scheffler goes back-to-back in Players Championship in Sunday thriller at Sawgrass

Xander Schauffele blasts from the sand on the eighth hole during the third round of The Players Championship golf tournament Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Xander Schauffele overcomes a 4-shot deficit to take the lead at The Players Championship

Scottie Scheffler, seated, gets treatment as he waits to tee off on the 14th hole during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament Friday, March 15, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Ferguson)

Wyndham Clark sets a big target at The Players Championship. Scheffler coping with pain in his neck

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John Catlin shoots 59, lowest score in Asian Tour history

John Catlin is the first player to break 60 on the Asian Tour. The 33-year-old Californian finished birdie-eagle in the International Series Macau for an 11-under 59.

Sports on TV for Mar. 18 - 24

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Monday, Mar. 18

NBA BASKETBALL

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, points to near where his shot went into the water on the 18th hole during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Rory McIlroy has a lot of birdies, a little drama and a share of The Players lead

Rory McIlroy tied The Players Championship record with 10 birdies for a 65. It’s his best start ever at the TPC Sawgrass and it gives him a share of the lead with U.S.

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after his shot went into the water on the 18th hole during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Rory McIlroy shoots a 65 with 2 tee shots in the water and 1 uncomfortable dispute

Rory McIlroy had 10 birdies, two water balls and one lengthy dispute on where to take a penalty drop. It added up to a 65 at The Players Championship.

Scottie Scheffler hits from the bunker along the second fairway during a practice round for The Players Championship golf tournament Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Scheffler is chasing history in The Players Championship. No one has ever repeated as champion

Tiger Woods has never done it. Neither has Jack Nicklaus or any other of golf’s best over the last half-century.

Sports on TV for Mar. 18 - 24

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Monday, Mar. 18

NBA BASKETBALL

10:05 p.m.

Bernhard Langer says his Achilles tendon injury was from pickleball. He hopes to return in May

Bernhard Langer won’t be at the Masters this year because of pickleball. The two-time Masters champion reveals on the “Musings on Golf” podcast that he tore his left Achilles tendon while playing pickleball last month.

FILE - Patrick Reed watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during the weather delayed third round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Saturday, April 8, 2023, in Augusta, Ga. Reed has yet to receive a PGA Championship invitation. He has not missed a major since the 2014 Masters. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Patrick Reed’s streak of playing in majors in jeopardy at PGA Championship

Patrick Reed has been eligible for every major championship since the 2014 Masters. That streak is now in jeopardy at the PGA Championship.

FILE - Brice Garnett watches his tee shot on the second hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament, on Jan. 26, 2023, in San Diego. Garnett went from limited PGA Tour status to full access the next three years by winning the Puerto Rico Open. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Column: Brice Garnett shows why winning means just as much to the little guys

Scottie Scheffler and Brice Garnett occupy different spaces in the golf world. Both won PGA Tour events on Sunday. Who was happier?

Scottie Scheffler holds the championship trophy after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

The Players Championship gets all the attention in a quiet week of golf

The Players Championship is the only show in town when it comes to golf in America this week. This is the 50th edition of the PGA Tour’s premier championship.

Scottie Scheffler hits a shot from the 15th tee during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Scheffler rides a hot putter to win Bay Hill. Ancer wins on LIV Golf

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler made every important putt and closed with a 6-under 66 for a five-shot victory Sunday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

59-year-old Joe Durant wins in Tucson for 5th PGA Tour Champions victory

Joe Durant took advantage of Stewart Cink’s back-nine meltdown to win the Cologuard Classic on Sunday for his fifth PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 4-under 67 to beat three players by two strokes.

Brice Garnett wins Puerto Rico Open in playoff to regain PGA Tour status

Brice Garnett wasn’t sure how many PGA Tour events he could play this year with only past champion status.

Scottie Scheffler holds the championship trophy after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Scottie Scheffler, with hot putter, demolishes the field to win at Bay Hill

Scottie Scheffler is the best in golf from tee to green. He was hot with the putter at Bay Hill and the result was predictable.

Once a prodigy in European golf, Matteo Manassero earns first tour win in 11 years

Matteo Manassero is back! He broke through with his first European tour win in nearly 11 years on Sunday after shooting 6-under 66 for a three-stroke victory at the Jonsson Workwear Open.

Abraham Ancer hits a shot on the third hole during the final round of LIV Golf Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Hong Kong Sunday, March 10, 2024. (Chris Trotman/LIV Golf via AP)

Abraham Ancer beats Cameron Smith, Paul Casey in playoff to win LIV Golf tournament in Hong Kong

Abraham Ancer regained just enough of the composure that helped him pull out to a five-stroke lead after two rounds to beat Cameron Smith and Paul Casey in a playoff and win the inaugural LIV Golf tournament in Hong Kong on Sunday.

Sunday’s Time Schedule

Sunday’s Time Schedule

Scottie Scheffler hits from the first fairway during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Scheffler, Lowry rally to share the lead on tough day at Bay Hill

Scottie Scheffler and Shane Lowry share the lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational after another tough day at Bay Hill. Scheffler one-putted his last seven greens.

Kohles takes the lead in Puerto Rico with 63. A win would be one way to remain on the PGA Tour

Ben Kohles has a two-shot lead going into the final round of the Puerto Rico Open. He was the Korn Ferry Tour player of the year in 2023 and now has a chance to get his first PGA Tour victory.

Ko, Tardy and Schmelzel atop leaderboard after three rounds at LPGA Blue Bay in China

Lydia Ko and Bailey Tardy each shot 6-under 66s and joined Sarah Schmelzel, who finished with a 69, to top the leaderboard after the third round of the Blue Bay LPGA on China’s southern island of Hainan.

Weekend Time Schedule

Weekend Time Schedule

Scottie Scheffler watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament, Friday, March 8, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama part of a 6-way tie for lead at Bay Hill

Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark had big finishes at Bay Hill. Now the Arnold Palmer Invitational has a big logjam at the top going into the weekend.

Tiger Woods aborda un vehículo luego de retirarse del Genesis Invitational en el Riviera Country Club de Los Ángeles, el viernes 16 de febrero de 2024 (AP Foto/Ryan Sun)

Tiger Woods to skip the Players Championship as the Masters nears

Tiger Woods won’t be at The Players Championship next week at TPC Sawgrass. The PGA Tour released the field for its premier championship and Woods was not part of it.

Women’s mini-tour in Florida changes to female-at-birth policy

The NXXT Golf mini tour for women has updated its eligibility policy to require all players to be a biological female at birth.

Manassero shoots career-low 61 for European tour to lead in South Africa

Matteo Manassero has shot a career-low round for the European tour of 11-under 61 to take a one-shot lead of the Jonsson Workwear Open in South Africa.

Sports on TV for Mar. 9 - 10

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Saturday, Mar. 9

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FILE - Narin An, right, gets a shoulder rub before teeing off on the first hole during the first round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament at Bradenton Country Club, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Bradenton, Fla. Sarah Schmeizel and Narin An were atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the Blue Bay LPGA on China's southern island of Hainan, both at 9-under and one shot clear of Hye-Jin Choi Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)

Sarah Schmeizel and Narin An atop leaderboard after 2nd round of LPGA event in China

Narin An shot a 7-under 65 to join Sarah Schmeizel in the lead after the second round of the Blue Bay LPGA on China’s southern island of Hainan.

Captain Joaquín Niemann of Torque GC hits his shot from the 15th tee during the first round of LIV Golf Jeddah at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club on Friday, March 1, 2024, in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via AP)

Ancer and Burmester shoot 63 to take first-round lead at LIV Golf tournament in Hong Kong

Abraham Ancer and Dean Burmester have shot 7-under 63s to share the first-round lead at the inaugural LIV Golf tournament in Hong Kong.

Shane Lowry, right, of Ireland, walks on the 11th fairway after hitting his tee shot during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Shane Lowry shows good form is more valuable than a bad track record at Bay Hill

Shane Lowry knows he’s playing good golf. He also knows he has a horrible record at Bay Hill. Good golf mattered more in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Joe Highsmith, Scott Piercy share lead in suspended first round of Puerto Rico Open

Rookie Joe Highsmith shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65 to share the early first-round lead with veteran Scott Piercy at the weather-delayed Puerto Rico Open.