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Ian O'Connor
Background
Ian O’Connor is a sports columnist at The New York Post and 4-time New York Times bestselling author of “Coach K,” “Belichick,” “The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter,” and “Arnie & Jack.” He is also the author of “The Jump,” and a former columnist at ESPN.com, USA Today, Gannett Newspapers (N.Y.), and The New York Daily News. A graduate of Marist College, O’Connor has finished in first place 20 times in national writing contests, including those conducted by the Pro Football Writers of America, Golf Writers Association of America, Associated Press Sports Editors and Society of Professional Journalists. He was honored as Marist’s commencement speaker for the graduate and adult undergraduate class of 2022. You can follow him at @Ian_OConnor.
Latest Articles
Aaron Rodgers' epic family feud revealed — and it wasn't all Olivia Munn's fault
August 13, 2024 | 6:00amIt certainly was not fair to solely blame Munn — or, perhaps, to blame her at all — for personal decisions made by her boyfriend.
LIV Golf merger proves PGA Tour was always full of it with blood-money high ground
June 6, 2023 | 6:53pmThis was always about the money, as much as the Tour wanted people to believe it was about Saudi atrocities and human rights.
Caddie's steady hand helped Jon Rahm to Masters win: 'Reading my mind'
April 9, 2023 | 11:35pmJon Rahm’s caddie, Adam Hayes, had one last message for his player before he won the Masters.
Tiger Woods may appear finished — but never count him out
April 9, 2023 | 9:40pmFour years later, Tiger Woods is more fragile than he’s ever been, but if anyone in the history of the sport can overcome massive physical hurdles to win again, it’s...
Phil Mickelson's historic Masters round not enough in vintage performance
April 9, 2023 | 9:09pmAUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson spoke it into existence on Friday, as a warm and familiar Augusta National feeling lifted him from the depths of his LIV Golf despair. “I’m...
Star amateur claims 'my good golf is good enough' to make Masters history
April 8, 2023 | 8:53pmSam Bennett was thrown into the final third-round group with a pair of major champions and former world No. 1 golfers: Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm.
Tiger Woods now faces caddie's 'biggest fear' at Masters
April 8, 2023 | 6:56pm“My biggest fear going in ... is we get a lot of rain and thunderstorms and we get the stop and start, or we get extra holes one day,” longtime...
Tiger Woods in pursuit of tying this Masters record
April 7, 2023 | 10:50pmThis time around, Tiger Woods will not be chasing Augusta National history in the form of a sixth green jacket, which would match Jack Nicklaus’ record.
Brooks Koepka attacking this year's Masters with a different outlook
April 7, 2023 | 8:33pmBrooks Koepka tried to put his fist through the back window of his Mercedes courtesy car during the Masters last year.
Rory McIlroy flops again in another Masters shortcoming
April 7, 2023 | 6:34pmRory McIlroy looked like a beaten man.
Cameron Young makes early statement at Masters
April 7, 2023 | 3:13amCameron Young shot a 5-under 67 and is two strokes off the first-round lead shared by Brooks Koepka, Viktor Hovland, and Jon Rahm.
LIV star golfer rediscovering his game at Masters
April 6, 2023 | 11:22pmIf this Masters is really a heavyweight fight between golf’s feuding families, and if Brooks Koepka represents the Great White Shark’s Great White Hope, then the PGA Tour had better...
63-year-old turns back time with great start at Masters
April 6, 2023 | 2:23pmIn the first round of The Masters, the 63-year-old Fred Couples shot a 71 to finish at 1-under par.
This sad version of Phil Mickelson looks completely out of place at Masters
April 5, 2023 | 8:35pmAs Mickelson practiced on the putting green Wednesday, two longtime golf fans kept asking each other, “Is that him? Is that Phil? Is it?”
Post experts' Masters predictions
April 5, 2023 | 2:19amHere are the Masters picks from Post experts Mark Cannizzaro and Ian O’Connor: Mark Cannizzaro Rory McIlroy: The world’s No. 2 ranked player will finally get off to a strong...
Defending champ would love to have second emotional Masters moment
April 4, 2023 | 11:01pmMasters leaders are not supposed to cry on Sunday morning. But Scottie Scheffler flipped that maxim on its head.
Longtime caddie truly knows Tiger Woods' Masters pain: 'Fact of life'
April 4, 2023 | 6:55pmTiger Woods is the king of pain, but as he addressed the Masters media on Tuesday, his longtime caddie sat on a bench in the distance and spoke of that...
8 years after Masters win, top golfer chasing more magic
April 4, 2023 | 12:21amIt feels like yesterday when Jordan Spieth won the 2015 Masters, at age 21, and started wearing his green jacket to games played by his favorite Texas teams.
The LIV Golf reality even hardliners can agree on Masters
April 3, 2023 | 8:05pmSix LIV members who have won green jackets will be in attendance at the Masters, inspiring a lot of conversation about the potential food fight to come.
Knicks' postseason hopes will hinge on Julius Randle's health
March 30, 2023 | 1:29amThe same Garden fans who booed Julius Randle last year were trying to pick him up this time, trying to lift him back into the fight.