Author Archives: Jill Painter

About Jill Painter

Jill Painter is a sports columnist for the Los Angeles News Group, covering everything from the Dodgers, Lakers, Clippers, USC, UCLA, Kings, golf and all human interest stories in sports.

Woods gets warm reception

Was out at the first tee when Tiger Woods started his round this afternoon, and he was applauded when he walked out to the tee, and he was applauded after his first tee shot as well. He was wearing a … Continue reading

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Statement on Tiger Woods penalty and no DQ

Statement from Augusta officials: “Yesterday afternoon, the Rules Committee was made aware of a possible rules violation that involved a drop by Tiger Woods on the 15th hole. In preparation for his fifth shot, the player dropped his ball in … Continue reading

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Woods will play this weekend; was assessed two-stroke penalty

Major controversy in Augusta ends with Tiger Woods receiving a two-stroke penalty for an illegal drop. He was NOT disqualified. Either way, the decision was controversial. New rule Augusta officials used from 2012 is that if a player breaks a … Continue reading

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Tiger in major controversy at Masters and could get DQ’d

Augusta officials are meeting right now to determine whether or not Tiger Woods made an illegal drop on the 15th hole yesterday. Remember, Woods’ shot hit the flagstick, then into the water in a diagonal line. Woods had three options … Continue reading

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Controversy brewing at the Masters

And it surrounds 14-year-old amateur Tianlang Guan. He was assessed a slow-play penalty on the 17th hole, and he could miss the cut because of it. Stay tuned. Guan waited more than 90 minutes to address the media afterward, but … Continue reading

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antoher bogey for sergio.. and your new leader

he bogeys the 11th and is now tied for fifth at 3-under. And Dustin Johnson and Mar Leishman lead at 6-under

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Rain, rain go away

It’s raining at the Masters. Umbrellas are out and golf is still on. The rain was supposed to start yesterday, and even though there was a bit of rain overnight, rain didn’t start until about 11amish this morning.

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What Sergio needs to do…

To win the Masters… Here’s my column! JILL PAINTER ON GOLF: Sergio Garcia must Master his emotions By Jill Painter, Columnist Posted: 04/11/2013 11:51:41 PM PDT Updated: 04/11/2013 11:55:16 PM PDT AUGUSTA, Ga. – Sergio Garcia needs to channel his … Continue reading

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Good morning from Augusta!

While you were sleeping, Sergio Garcia started his meltdown. He bogeyed the third and fourth holes to fall to a tie for second, and that’s probably the last we’ll see of Garcia, who’s never won a major but was co-leader. … Continue reading

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Finding his groove

John Huh just birdied the par-5 8th hole at the Masters, to move into a tie for sixth at 1-under. Not bad for a first-time Masters participant.

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