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Scottie Scheffler will look to continue his meteoric rise in professional golf this week as he tackles Royal Troon Golf Club, host venue of the 152 Open Championship. This will be Scheffler’s fourth appearance at The Open, with his best finish coming in 2021 tying for eighth. However, unlike his previous three attempts, Scheffler changed […]

We are less than 48 hours away from the season’s final major kicking off. Royal Troon Golf Course in Troon, Scotland will play host to the 152 Open Championship later this week. There is an abundance of intriguing storylines. Can Brian Harman shock the golfing world and repeat as champion? Vegas clearly does not think […]

Ludvig Åberg is preparing to make his Open Championship debut later this week. The Swedish phenom has burst onto the scene and taken the golfing world by storm. The 24-year-old Åberg has already helped Team Europe win a Ryder Cup and nearly won the Masters in his first attempt this past April. But it is […]

The Open Championship pre-tournament press conference offered a timely platform for Tiger Woods to address why the U.S. Ryder Cup captaincy was given to Keegan Bradley last week. The 82-time PGA Tour champion was widely expected to get the gig. Tiger engaged in monthslong talks with former PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh about helming […]

The PGA Tour stays in Scotland as the Open Championship is this weekend. Below we will continue our PGA Tour odds series with an Open Championship prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the event. This event will take place at Royal Troon golf course. It is an old, beautiful […]

It has been a month since Rory McIlroy suffered one of the most painful defeats of his pro career during the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst. Some of his high-profile friends from the sports realm tried to reach out to him to offer consoling messages following his loss to Bryson DeChambeau. The Northern Irishman missed […]

Over the weekend, European Ryder Cup legend — and three-time major runner-up — Colin Montgomerie impolitely suggested that Tiger Woods should enjoy post-PGA Tour life rather than waste everyone’s time by participating in golf tournaments such as the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon. “I hope people remember Tiger as Tiger was, the passion and […]

Former European Ryder Cup star Colin Montgomerie doesn’t understand, frankly, why 82-time PGA Tour winner Tiger Woods even bothered to show up at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland this week to compete in the 152nd Open Championship. Montgomerie, a resident of Royal Troon, told the Times of London over the weekend that Tiger’s struggles […]

Throughout the many highs and lows of his long career, Sergio Garcia has managed to deliver a bevy of interesting moments on Sunday afternoon. In pursuit of his first individual title as a member of LIV Golf, the 44-year-old Spaniard seemed doomed to once again fall short after tallying a bogey on the 18th hole […]

Tiger Woods appeared for an 18-hole practice round — his first round at Royal Troon Golf Club in 20 years — ahead of the 152nd Open Championship, which begins on Thursday in Scotland. The three-time British Open winner, flew overnight from Florida, per Sports Illustrated. Tiger, who rarely plays full practice rounds the week of […]

Robert MacIntyre wasn’t about to finish second at the Genesis Scottish Open for the second year in a row. And certainly not to a person named “Scott.” On Sunday afternoon at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, MacIntyre sunk a cold-blooded walk-off birdie putt to take his native event in the rowdiest possible fashion. Cue […]

The University of Alabama filed a trademark lawsuit on June 30 against LIV Golf, citing similarities between their scripted “A” and the logo for the 4 Aces Golf Club — the team captained by two-time major winner Dustin Johnson. Sports attorney John Nucci first reported the lawsuit. NEW: the University of Alabama has filed an […]

Austin Reaves has a golf-themed YouTube channel and sneaker named for his lifelong fandom of Kobe Bryant. Since joining the Los Angeles Lakers, he’s developed a close connection to LeBron James. So, one might be surprised to learn who earns the title of Reaves’ personal sports GOAT … unless you understand his golf obsession. At […]

After the initial shock — experienced by Keegan Bradley himself — wore off, the decision to appoint the six-time PGA Tour winner as the United States Ryder Cup captain for 2025 was met with widespread enthusiasm by the golf world. “I was in complete shock.” Keegan Bradley describes his reaction when he found out that he […]

With the Open Championship fast approaching, Rory McIlroy would prefer to accentuate the overall positive form of his golf game, rather than let a devastating U.S. Open collapse define his season, which does include two PGA Tour wins. The no. 2 ranked player in the world fired an encouraging 65 in the opening round of […]

LIV Golf members Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, and Jon Rahm expressed genuine surprise and full-throated support after the PGA of America’s stunningly tapped Keegan Bradley as captain for Team USA at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. Tiger Woods turned down the gig. “I heard so many people say it was going to be […]

Rory McIlroy used his first media appearance on the PGA Tour since his U.S. Open heartbreak to fiercely defend his caddie and childhood friend, Harry Diamond, in the wake of criticism levied by NBC analyst Smylie Kaufman and Hank Haney, who carried Tiger Woods’ bag for six major titles. Ahead of the Genesis Scottish Open […]

24 days later, Rory McIlroy is finally ready to publicly discuss his historical heartache at Pinehurst No. 2, where he missed two putts inside of four feet to hand the 2024 U.S. Open to Bryson DeChambeau. The PGA Tour is back in action at the Renaissance Club this week, where McIlroy will defend his title […]

The PGA Tour heads to Scotland for the Genesis Scottish Open! This post will continue our PGA Tour odds series as we hand out a Genesis Scottish Open prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the event. The Scottish Open is held at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. […]

Tiger Woods formally turned down the opportunity to captain the United States Ryder Cup team in 2025 at Bethpage Black. Instead, the gig went to six-time PGA Tour winner Keegan Bradley. “With my new responsibilities to the Tour and time commitments involved, I felt like I would not be able to commit the time to […]

Count Xander Schauffele among the PGA Tour stars shocked by the announcement that Keegan Bradley — not presumptive first-choice Tiger Woods — will captain the U.S. Ryder Cup team in September 2025 at Bethpage Black. “Yeah, it’s surprising,” the reigning PGA Championship winner said Tuesday at his press conference ahead of the Genesis Scottish Open. […]

In a surprise move, six-time PGA Tour winner Keegan Bradley will captain the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team at Bethpage Black in September 2025. Tiger Woods reportedly turned down the offer. The PGA of America officially announced Bradley as captain at a press conference held Tuesday afternoon in New York City. New York is going […]

As the golf world continues to try to untangle from the current divisions between the PGA Tour and LIV golf, an unusual on-course development continues to make headlines. Golfer Hayden Springer became the latest professional to break 60 this season when he shot a 12 under par 59 at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, […]

Jordan Spieth is competing at TPC Deere Run for the first time since winning the John Deere Classic way back in 2015 — two years after securing his inaugural PGA Tour victory in the same event. A decade later, the Texan — with four major championships, 13 career PGA Tour wins, two children, but amidst […]

As the Open Championship approaches, the golfing world focuses on those PGA & LIV players who have consistently performed at a high level yet still seek their first major victory. Here, we highlight the ten best active golfers who haven’t won a major, detailing their achievements and potential as they head into one of the […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob recently invited Klay Thompson for a round of golf at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles — the star-studded venue that plays host to Tiger Woods’ annual Signature Event, the Genesis Invitational. Instead of chatting about how to continue their historic partnership over their 18 holes at the hallowed […]

Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake have reportedly gotten the official green light to bring their experimental sports bar project to the home of golf: St. Andrews, in Scotland. The PGA Tour legend and pop superstar have been granted permission by the Fife Council to convert the town’s old movie theater into a second T-Squared Social. […]

Joost Luiten has won a lawsuit against Netherlands Golf Federation (NGF), opening a pathway for the Dutchman to participate in the men’s competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Last week, the AP reported that Dutch Olympic officials were holding back three golfers from joining the 60-person fields at the Summer Games, citing their relatively low […]

Qualifying has wrapped for the 152nd Open at Royal Troon. LIV Golf representatives — excluding Sergio Garcia — fared slightly better in their efforts to crack into the 2024 British Open field than they did ahead of the U.S. Open. The winner at Pinehurst No. 2, Bryson DeChambeau, headlines the cohort of 16 LIV players […]

Sergio Garcia blasted the patrons and officials after he failed to qualify for the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon. The LIV Golf player is sitting on 99 career major starts. Garcia posted a three-under aggregate score after his 36-hole Final Qualifying at West Lancashire Golf Club on Tuesday — two strokes back of grabbing […]

Patrick Cantlay, currently ranked no. 8 in the world and arguably the most prolific professional golfer without a major on his resume, has withdrawn from this week’s PGA Tour event, the John Deere Classic, with an unspecified back injury. The final major of the year, the Open Championship, begins on July 18. “While training for […]

Nike is set to commemorate yet another historic sporting event as the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club will take place in just a few short weeks. It’s rare that we see Nike partner with events other than the Olympics like this, but the momentous occasion and popularity of golf at the moment […]

While 15-year-old Miles Russell dazzled golf fans with his impressive play at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Frank Bensel Jr. defied logic at the 2024 U.S. Senior Open. The 56-year-old tallied consecutive holes-in-one on Friday afternoon at the Newport Country Club, becoming the first player on the PGA Tour to record two aces in the same […]

Miles Russell’s first taste of the PGA Tour is officially in the books. The teenage phenom sits at even par after two rounds of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club, below the projected cut line of -3. “I think it was a good week, just the golf didn’t go the way I wanted […]

A dog bite has forced World No. 1 Nelly Korda to withdraw from next week’s event, the Ladies European Tour (LET) Aramco Team Series, in England. Korda has six LPGA victories in 2024. Her three career LET wins include the 2032 Aramco. “I regret to announce that I must withdraw from next week’s Ladies European […]

One of the LIV Golf League’s primary streaming partners, Caffeine TV, announced it will be shutting down operations on Wednesday. The company released a statement citing struggles to make a profit. “We’re at the point where we are still not quite profitable, so we’ve made the decision to end the service as of June 26th […]

Seth Waugh, who recently voiced concerns over the “messy” state of men’s professional golf amid the PGA Tour-LIV Golf split, is stepping down as CEO of PGA of America. The PGA of America elected not to renew Waugh’s contract, which runs through the end of June, according to a report in GolfWeek. Waugh released a […]

Miles Russell, the 15-year-old no. 1 ranked junior, is set to make his PGA Tour debut this week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. “This has always been the goal, to play at the highest level,” he said Wednesday at Detroit Golf Club. “Kind of just happened a little faster than I was thinking it might. […]

Instead of lamenting a missed opportunity to secure a fourth PGA Tour victory, Tom Kim is accentuating the positive from his runner-up finish to Scottie Scheffler at the Travelers Championship. “It was a really good week last week,” Kim said at his press conference ahead of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Kim is the favorite (+1200 […]