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Opening-round play at the Asian Tour's Panasonic Open in India was delayed for five hours because of "toxic smog," leading some players to wear anti-pollution masks once play began.Areas in and around the Indian capital of New Delhi have been affected in recent days by the smog, which builds each winter as a byproduct of traffic fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural fires. Some schools have been closed as a result, and officials are rationing the amount of cars that can be on t

Catriona Matthew will captain the European Solheim Cup team again in 2021.The Ladies European Tour made it official in an announcement Thursday at Gleneagles in Matthew’s native Scotland, where she led the Euros to victory against the Americans in September in one of the most exciting finishes in the history of the biennial international team event.Matthew, 50, will captain the Euros in a road game this time, with the United States hosting the Solheim Cup at the Inverness Club in Toledo, O

Jason Day hopes that a more streamlined process will lead to increased success as he makes his first trip to Mexico in a decade.Day has not played in each of the first three iterations of the WGC-Mexico Championship since the tournament shifted from Doral to Mexico City, and he hasn't played the Mayakoba Golf Classic since a T-28 finish in 2009. But the Aussie is back in Playa del Carmen this week, thanks in large part to his desire to remain sharp for the Presidents Cup after being added by Int

Former Open champions Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson have been added to the field for next month's Hero World Challenge, rounding out the roster for the 18-man event in the Bahamas.Spieth won the event in 2014 when it was played at Isleworth, and he missed it last year for the first time since 2013. After starting the year ranked 17th in the world, Spieth is down to No. 43 in the latest rankings and has not won since lifting the claret jug at Royal Birkdale in 2017.Stenson was a runner-up in t

Tiger Woods has been known to have a salty mouth on the golf course but he’s usually PG while doing interviews.In a recent interview with an Australian radio show, however, Woods casually dropped the F-bomb.Woods, who will captain – and play for – the U.S. Presidents Cup team at Royal Melbourne, joined “Triple M’s Hot Breakfast” on Tuesday to discuss everything from the upcoming matches to his eventual retirement.In regards to the latter, Woods said, “Fo

Women's college golf saw the departure of another one of its stars on Tuesday night.Stanford senior Albane Valenzuela announced via Instagram that she plans to leave the Cardinal program midseason and turn pro, foregoing her final semester of college in order to assume her spot on the LPGA next year."My decision to leave the Stanford golf team has been one the most difficult I have had to make in my career," Valenzuela wrote. "Stanford has been the greatest gift I have ever received as it has ta