EditorialFormer President Donald Trump with LIV golfer Patrick Reed, at the LIV Golf pro-am tournament at Trump National Golf, in Sterling, Va. on Thursday, May 25, 2023. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialFormer President Donald Trump with LIV golfer Patrick Reed, at the LIV Golf pro-am tournament at Trump National Golf, in Sterling, Va. on Thursday, May 25, 2023. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialBryson DeChambeau, a LIV golfer, signs autographs for spectators during a practice round ahead of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., May 17, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialBryson DeChambeau, a LIV golfer, signs autographs for spectators during a practice round ahead of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., May 17, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialA golfer plays on the back nine of the Charleston County Municipal Golf Course in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday afternoon, March 9, 2023. (Kate Thornton/The New York Times)
EditorialA golfer plays on the back nine of the Charleston County Municipal Golf Course in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday afternoon, March 9, 2023. (Kate Thornton/The New York Times)
EditorialA golfer plays on the back nine of the Charleston County Municipal Golf Course in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday afternoon, March 9, 2023. (Kate Thornton/The New York Times)
EditorialA golfer at Moundbuilders Country Club, which was build over and around ancient Native American earthworks, in Newark, Ohio, April 4, 2021. (Andrew Spear/The New York Times)
Editorial22nd Annual Harold And Carole Pump Foundation Gala, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States - 20 Aug 2022
EditorialGolfer Brooks Kopek and his wife Jena Sims, sitting on his lap, as players and caddies head to their assigned holes for the round?s shotgun start at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., July 30, 2022. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialA scoreboard tracks the four-golfer team standings during first round play at the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational event, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., July 29, 2022. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialFormer president Donald Trump shakes hands with golfer Dustin Johnson at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, N.J., July 28, 2022. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialSergio Garcia, center, holds his daughter as he and fellow golfer Paul Casey, right, watch a ball during the Par 3 Contest at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Ga., April 6, 2022. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialTiger Woods is greeted by fellow golfer Billy Horschel at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Ga., Sunday, April, 3, 2022. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialLee Elder at Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga., Nov. 9, 2020. Lee Elder, who became the first African-American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, a signature moment in the breaking of racial barriers on the pro golf tour, has died. He was 87. The death was confirmed by the PGA Tour on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. It did not specify when or where he died or give the cause. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)