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The Players Championship is often thought of many in the golfing world as the sport’s fifth major tournament. The tournament always attracts one of the top fields of the year, and it is a tournament that has seen Tiger Woods perform at a superior level many times over the years. Also this is sad pic.twitter.com/SMOThvgC5p […]

Adam Hadwin had fought hard to get his opening round back to level par on Thursday at The Players Championship, with birdies on three of his first seven holes on the back nine. But then TPC Sawgrass fought back. First, a tee ball into the water and double bogey by Hadwin at the par-3 17. […]

Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, and Viktor Hovland paused their opening round of the Players Championship for nearly nine minutes to discuss whether McIlroy’s tee shot on the par-4 7th pitched above the red penalty line before bouncing back into the water. Based on TPC Sawgrass regulations, McIlroy would have been faced with about a 250-yard […]

Few golfers, especially those of the professional ranks, can claim they’ve had as good of a two-hole stretch as Ryan Fox did during the first round of the Players Championship. Fox bogeyed 14 and 15 and lost momentum heading into the next three holes of his opening round. What followed was nothing short of spectacular. […]

Tom Kim was forced to withdraw from the Players Championship on Thursday due to illness. The PGA Tour made the announcement as Round 1 was underway at TPC Sawgrass. No other details were provided. Kim was eight holes through his opening round when he exited the tournament. He shot five-over par through the first eight […]

Jay Monahan was asked to resign as PGA Tour commissioner in December, according to a report from No Laying Up’s Kevin Van Valkenburg. Here’s what Van Valkenburg wrote: “When Sky Sports reporter Jamie Weir asked Monahan directly if any of the player directors on the policy board had asked him to resign at any point […]

Speaking nearby PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, ahead of the 50th edition of its signature event — the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass — World No. 2 Rory McIlroy called for a true acceleration in negotiations with LIV Golf League as fan interest appears to be waning. “The more we go down […]

When you have been competing at a professional level for almost 30 years, it is understandable to get a bit jaded. Constant injury problems can only further temper an athlete’s enthusiasm. According to world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, that is not the case for Tiger Woods. The 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational winner (also won […]

Scottie Scheffler sees an obvious culprit in the division in professional golf. Speaking ahead of The Players Championship — where he’ll vie to defend his title — the World No. 1 identified defectors to the LIV Golf League when asked how PGA Tour loyalists feel about increased fan disillusionment. “When you’re talking about a fan […]

Ahead of the 50th Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan addressed the media for the first time since August, as talks with LIV Golf’s backer, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), appear stalled and the sport’s star power remains segregated. With varying degrees of vagueness, Monahan addressed a bevy of pressing topics […]

The 50th Players Championship goes down this week at TPC Sawgrass, and PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy is getting ready to participate in the storied event. While speaking to the media on Tuesday, McIlroy recalled a hilarious story about getting busted with a fake ID after his first time playing in the Players Championship back […]

The 50th Players Championship goes down this week at TPC Sawgrass. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will vie for his second straight win on the PGA Tour — after his dominant showing at the Arnold Palmer Invitational — and at The Players. Tiger Woods will not participate. The Masters is weeks away. The winner of […]

The second season of Netflix’s Full Swing was released on Wednesday, March 6. ClutchPoints spoke with a key character in the show, six-time PGA Tour winner Keegan Bradley, before its release.  Bradley, 37, has been a stalwart of professional goal since winning the PGA Championship and Rookie of the Year in 2011. Since then, he’s […]

It has been a long time coming but Scottie Scheffler is once again back to being the top-ranked golfer in the PGA Tour. His win in the Arnold Palmer Invitational surely gives him a lot of momentum heading into The Masters. With tough opponents like Wyndham Clark, Nick Taylor, Max Homa, and Shane Lowry making […]

Brice Garnett retained his PGA Tour card status for the next three years by sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to win the 2024 Puerto Rico Open at Grand Reserve Country Club in Rio Grande. By winning in his first start of the season, Garnett also secured a place in next […]

We can’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Scottie Scheffler switched to a mallet putter for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the suggestion of Rory McIlroy, but the motive is irrelevant. What matters to the rest of the PGA Tour is that Scottie, like Happy, appears to have learned how to putt. The lead is […]

The recent LIV Golf event in Hong Kong unfolded as a compelling narrative that encompassed redemption, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of excellence, offering a captivating glimpse into the evolving landscape of professional golf. This tournament brought together a dynamic mix of seasoned veterans and emerging talents, each with their own storyline, but three narratives […]

PGA Tour golfer Rory Mcllroy is opening up about his play at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Mcllroy crushed a 365-yard tee shot on the 1oth hole that made the green and got fans buzzing on Saturday. “That tee shot onto the green at 10 was pretty good,” Mcllroy said, per Yahoo Sports. “I had no […]

Tiger Woods was not listed in the field for next week’s THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Many expected Tiger to use the TPC as his lone tune-up for The Masters (April 11-14). The 144-player field for The PLAYERS was announced on Friday at 5 p.m. ET. Tiger’s lack of communication about a potential start […]

The second season of Netflix’s Full Swing drops on Wednesday, March 6. ClutchPoints spoke with two-time PGA winner Tom Kim before its release.  Netflix viewers unfamiliar with Kim are sure to be smitten with the rising PGA Tour star, featured in the standout episode four, “Prove It”. The episode follows the smiley 21-year-old as he […]

The LIV Golf tour has an event coming up in Hong Kong on Friday followed by an event in Miami, Florida next month which has ambassadors including PGA legend Phil Mickelson talking. Mickelson joined HyFlyers teammates Brendan Steele, Cameron Tringale and Andy Ogletree for a press conference shared by the LIV Golf YouTube channel on […]

As long as the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continue to operate as separate entities, fans are going to analyze any soundbite that might indicate a change of heart or loyalty. Imaginations have run wild after Rory McIlroy eased up on the critical comments he made about the Saudi-backed league, leading to some speculation that […]

Gone are the days when the PGA Tour was the sole and premier golf league in the world. LIV Golf has been able to get top players in Cam Smith, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, Lucas Herbert, and Adrian Meronk among others. While massive stars like Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have chosen to stay in […]

The second stop on the PGA Tour’s Florida Swing lands in Orlando for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. It’s one of the sport’s most prestigious, challenging, and, literally, Signature Events. An exclusive field of 69 players — including all of the PGA Tour’s best — will vie for a chunk […]

The newly established PGA Tour Enterprises announced its Board of Directors on Wednesday. It includes Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, and Patrick Cantlay. Woods has been named Vice Chairman. The 13-member Board consists of nine PGA Tour Directors and four Strategic Sports Group (SSG) Directors. The six current Player Directors on the tour’s Policy Board will […]

After a heated battle by LIV Golf to be recognized by the Official World Golf Ranking, the upstart golf league withdrew its bid to garner points in the rankings for its players. LIV players will now have a harder time getting into PGA Tour tournaments, as well as the four majors, though some will be […]

With merger negotiations not progressing as fans initially anticipated, The PGA Tour is clearly focused on growing on its own. That is, with a little help from some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. Actor and former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn and blockbuster movie star Chris Pratt are joining […]

Netflix’s Full Swing Season 2 drops this Wednesday. Ahead of its release, ClutchPoints screened the episodes and chatted with PGA Tour stars Tom Kim and Keegan Bradley, as well as executive producers Chad Mumm and Warren Smith. In Full Swing Season 1, released on Netflix in February 2023, the series aimed — with varying degrees […]

LIV Golf is done pursuing the World Golf Ranking accreditation of its players. In a letter to the players, LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman explained why the Saudi-backed organization is no longer applying for recognition from the Official World Golf Ranking or OWGR. “It is now clear that the best way forward for LIV as […]

Throughout the remainder of 2024, ClutchPoints’ contributors will use this space to banter on hot topics in the game of golf. In the wake of Austin Eckroat’s first career win at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Michael Corvo and David Rooney discussed the trend of longshot winners to start the PGA Tour season. […]

Another week, another long shot has won a PGA Tour event. This time, it’s Austin Eckroat, who topped the field at the 2024 Cognizant Classic at PGA National Resort (The Champion) in Florida. The win ended a long drought for Eckroat, who, before Monday, had never tasted a PGA Tour victory in his pro career. […]

Joaquin Niemann, winner of two of the first three LIV Golf events of 2024, has received a special invitation to compete in the PGA Championship, he revealed to golfwrx.com. The Chilean earned a special invitation to The Masters two weeks ago. The major — operated by the PGA of America, not the PGA Tour — […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, his agent, Rich Paul, and Drake are among the high-profile names who have recently invested in the PGA Tour, according to the New York Times. Earlier this year, the PGA Tour partnered with Strategic Sports Group (SSG) — a consortium of sports owners led by Fenway Sports Group (FSG). […]

The jam-packed leaderboard at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches will have to be sorted out on Monday, as a three-hour, 28-minute afternoon weather delay caused the final round to be postponed when darkness set in at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The final round will begin at 8 a.m. ET on […]

If you weren’t streaming the CW app in the wee hours, you may have missed LIV Golf Jeddah at Royal Greens Golf Club — the third event of the league’s third season. Former PGA Tour sensation Anthony Kim made his return after a 12-year hiatus, Joaquin Niemann cemented himself as a Masters contender, while Bryson […]

Rory McIlroy was enjoying a solid round on moving day at the Cognizant Classic, firing four birdies during a 5-hole run from the 9th hole through the 13th that allowed him to get into prime contention with a score of 10-under par. However, McIlroy took a bogey on the par-3 15th hole and followed that […]

There is an all-star lineup of PGA Tour golfers, celebrities and athletes heading to Florida to play in this year’s Seminole Pro-Member golf event. Tiger Woods and Tom Brady are expected to play in the tournament, per 5 Clubs Golf. The tournament is scheduled for Monday, and is a one-day event in Juno Beach, Florida. […]

Tiger Woods, a name synonymous with golf’s most thrilling victories and heart-stopping moments, has been honored with the Bob Jones Award by the United States Golf Association (USGA) for an unprecedented ninth time. This accolade stands as one of golf’s highest honors, celebrating Woods’ unparalleled commitment to sportsmanship, respect for the game’s time-honored traditions, and […]

Anthony Kim is in last place in the 54-player field at LIV Golf Jeddah after shooting a six-over-par 76 in his first professional golf round since his last PGA Tour appearance in 2012. Of course, rustiness and nerves are to be expected. Kim began his round on Friday — at the Royal Greens Golf & […]