Some are calling for boycott of 2021 Masters

Harold Varner III co-leads the Charles Schwab Challenge, which takes on more meaning because he’s one of the only black players on the PGA Tour.

Sawada, a Hawaii native who played college golf at the University of Hawaii from 2008 to 2012, was in the Sony Open Monday Qualifying field earlier this week at Hoakalei Country Club in Honolulu. For a good portion of his round, Sawada appeared to have locked up a spot in just his third career PGA Tour event, the first two being the 2014 and 2017 Sony Opens, when he missed the cut and finished T-69, respectively. Through 16 holes the 27-year-old was eight under, with a field-leading nine birdies and just one bogey.

Paul Casey got the battle he expected Sunday in the Valspar Championship. Casey did just that, closing with a 1-over 72 for a one-shot victory that made him the first back-to-back winner in the 19 years of the tournament. “It feels very different, but not any less cool,” Casey said after making par from a fairway bunker on the 18th to avoid a playoff with Jason Kokrak and Louis Oosthuizen.