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Ahead of the final round at the 2023 U.S. Open, co-leader Wyndham Clark revealed how he directly copied Rickie Fowler’s putter. Ironically, it was the same putter that Fowler missed the last par with on Saturday evening, leaving him in a dead tie with Clark going into the final round. The two Oklahoma State alums […]

Rickie Fowler has long been one of the more popular players on the PGA Tour. With his continued success came not only hefty career earnings, but also numerous endorsement deals and commercials from well-known brands such as Puma, Cobra, TaylorMade, and many more.. In this piece, however, we’re going to take a deep dive into […]

Rickie Fowler had a chance to take the solo lead heading into the final day of the US Open. All the 34-year-old had to do was sink a putt on the 18th hole that he’d usually be able to make with his eyes closed. Instead, he looked like one of us mere mortals trying to […]

Wyndham Clark holds a share of the 54-hole lead with Rickie Fowler heading into Sunday’s U.S. Open final round at the Los Angeles Country Club, but he wasn’t too happy with having to navigate “twilight golf” as he wrapped up Round 3, per ESPN’s Paolo Uggetti. Clark said his putts on 17 and 18 were […]

Reigning US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick did not hold back when he spoke about his assessment of the atmosphere at the Los Angeles Country Club during the ongoing tournament. “Very poor…It’s disappointing on the USGA side, Matt Fitzpatrick said (h/t Dan Rapaport of Barstool Sports). “They want a great tournament—from what I’ve heard a lot […]

Justin Thomas is one of the best golfers in the world. However, as any golfer knows, the sport can be extremely challenging. This holds true even for famous professionals like Thomas. After missing the cut at the US Open in Los Angeles, Thomas made a brutally honest admission, per Mark Cannizzaro of the New York […]

Rory McIlroy is one of the most successful golfers in the world. In fact, at one point, he even took the pole position in the Official World Golf Ranking. Furthermore, McIlroy has won several major championships in his career. With a decorated golfer like McIlroy, have you ever wondered how he lives? Well, wonder no […]

LIV Golf has been all over the headlines recently in regards to the merger with the PGA Tour. LIV Golf League CEO Greg Norman and his wife have now been sued by a Florida girl and her parents after the girl said she was sexually assaulted at Norman’s home during a pool party that Norman’s […]

During the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday, news broke that Tiger Woods will miss next month’s Open Championship, the final major of the PGA season, as he continues to recover from foot and ankle surgery he had in April. Woods himself did not announce the news but rather informed the Royal Liverpool […]

The 2023 US Open began with Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele tied after the first day, and Fowler made history of his own. On Friday, defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick made headlines of his own with a hole-in-one towards the end of his round. 🚨 DEFENDING CHAMPION ACE ALERT 🚨@MattFitz94 joins the #USOpen hole-in-one party! pic.twitter.com/x6q3nll62C […]

Rickie Fowler joined Xander Schauffele on Thursday by carding an incredible, record-setting 8-under 62 at the US Open, and the 34-year-old gave all the praise to his putter afterwards. The American has tried a new one over the past few months, a long Odyssey Versa Jailbird that is a replica of his caddie Rickie Romano’s. […]

There were no hotter performances in golf on Thursday than the show put up by Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler in the first round of the 2023 US Open at Los Angeles Country Club North Course. Just after Fowler shot a 62 to finish the opening round and set a new US Open record, Schauffele […]

The 2023 U.S. Open teed off on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club. Beyond all the chaos circling the game of golf, this year’s event was particularly anticipated, largely due to the venue. LACC’s quirky, historic, rustic, and demanding North Course — tucked away in a Beverly Hills enclave 15 minutes from Hollywood, bordering Downtown […]

The opening round of the 2023 US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club has seen some impressive golf being played, perhaps most notably the twin scores of 62 by Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele. When Fowler finished the 18th he became just the second player in major history to shoot such a score – […]

The US Open was expected to carry plenty of intriguing storylines. For example, the fact that Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy were paired together to begin play following the LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger was interesting on its own. Meanwhile, Phil Mickelson expressed his excitement for the event. However, it was Rickie Fowler who stole headlines […]

The 2023 US Open kicked off on Thursday at the Los Angeles Country Club, and all eyes were on the course. The LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger has stolen the show for many, but there are plenty of big names taking the course in hopes of winning the $3.6 million grand prize. One golfer who stole […]

Just days after it was revealed that Leeds United would be taken over by the investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers, golfers Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas made it clear they are eager to be a part of the new ownership group. “There is the group that’s moving forward with being involved […]

There is still plenty of confusion about the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger. That doesn’t just go for golf fans. Some of the best golfers in the world, like reigning U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, aren’t sure how the new deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is going to work. “The whole thing is […]

LIV Golf captain Dustin Johnson was told the league is working on a “full schedule” for 2024, according to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. This will include staging tournaments with 54 holes, shotgun starts and team competitions, the story said. The league has seven tournaments left on its schedule this season. It will have its team championship […]

Phil Mickelson is already 52 — turning 53 this week — but he’s still not old enough to be alive the last time one of the four major golf tournaments was last hosted by the Los Angeles Country Club. However, he is thrilled that for the first time in 75 years, one will be played […]

Phil Mickelson did not say much about the PGA Tour’s merger with LIV Golf at the U.S. Open Wednesday. “I just don’t want to waste any energy on it at the beginning of the week,” Mickelson said, via GOLF Magazine’s Sean Zak. Mickelson was a member of LIV Golf, which unified with the PGA Tour […]

Golf’s third major of the year, the 2023 U.S. Open, tees off on Thursday at the historic Los Angeles Country Club. The tournament, operated by the USGA, will be the first to include PGA Tour members and LIV Golf players since last week’s earth-shaking announcement that the tours (and the DP World Tour) may form […]

The 2022 US Open is upon us. Matthew Fitzpatrick is eyeing to become the first one to repeat as US Open champion since Brooks Koepka did it in 2020 and 2021. Of course, that is going to be easier said than done with such a talented field down in Los Angeles where this major event […]

Less than 48 hours before the 2023 U.S. Open tees off at Los Angeles Country Club, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan revealed that he’s recovering from an undisclosed medical situation and will temporarily cede operations of the tour. “Jay Monahan informed the PGA TOUR Policy Board that he is recuperating from a medical situation,” the […]

Max Homa is thrilled that he has been grouped with Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa in the upcoming 2023 US Open. Homa even hilariously suggested that the US Open intentionally put him on the same boat with Scheffler and his good buddy, Morikawa because of, well, their good lokks. “I’m going to keep this joke […]

Brooks Koepka is looking to take aim at his third US Open title this week at Los Angeles Country Club after winning his third PGA Championship title at Oak Hill just a few weeks ago. Despite one of golf’s majors on the horizon, the biggest story in the sport is still the LIV Golf-PGA Tour […]

At his Tuesday press conference ahead of the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, World No. 2 Jon Rahm expressed his frustration with the uncertainty regarding the future of the PGA Tour and the way its leadership went about the proposed alignment with LIV Golf and the DP World Tour. “There’s a lot […]

Senator Richard Blumenthal announced that a US Senate subcommittee opened an inquiry into the PGA Tour’s agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour, and Jay Monahan claimed that the federal government’s inaction caused him to agree to the merger. “While we are grateful for the written declarations of support we […]

Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka are playing together at the U.S. Open in Los Angeles following the recent LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger, per ESPN. McIlroy was one of the most outspoken critics of LIV Golf when PGA players, such as Koepka, began leaving the Tour to join it. Although McIlroy has quit talking about LIV quite […]

Often at the center of groundbreaking developments in technology and culture, Netflix is back at it again with a new live-stream event. Continuing their foray into the sports world, the streaming giant is looking to launch a celebrity golf tournament later this year in Las Vegas with pro golfers and Formula 1 drivers, via Wall […]

United States Senator Richard Blumenthal announced on Monday that he is investigating the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Blumenthal is a Connecticut Democrat and serves as the Senate’s chairman on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Richard Blumenthal requested documentation and information related to the agreement that the PGA Tour and LIV Golf […]

The whole golf world and many non-golf fans are still processing the massive unification between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Many find the whole alliance disturbing and perceive it to be a blatant show of disrespect to all the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This latest revelation is likely to further abhor […]

The golf world has been turned upside down with LIV Golf and the PGA Tour merging together in a shocking turn of events. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has been dealing with a lot of behind-the-scenes groundwork, and his role with this new venture will be interesting. James Dunne III, who is a director on […]

It was not that long ago when the PGA Tour and LIV Golf were the last two entities people would imagine having a merger. Then the bombshell dropped last week, with both sides agreeing on a pact to be partners. Countless questions immediately followed the titanic revelation of the merger among which was why were […]

The PGA Tour made shocking headlines last week after announcing a merger with LIV Golf. In terms of the LIV Golf players who left the PGA Tour for the Saudi Arabian backed league, players who stayed with the PGA Tour might not be too happy with their return, reports ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. “I think you’d […]

Phil Mickelson and the LIV Golf League are in hot water this week after an Argentine corporation filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit against them. Cool Brands Supply is accusing Mickelson’s HyFlyers GC team of copying its 20-year-old logo for popular skateboarding and lifestyle apparel brand Fallen, according to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. “The defendants’ adoption […]

Sunday was a day to remember for Canadian sports fans, as Nick Taylor just became the first player from Canada to win the Canadian Open in nearly 70 years. For Another Canadian golfer, Adam Hadwin, it was an unforgettable day for a much different reason. Just after Taylor sank an incredibly tough and super clutch […]

Nick Taylor improbably managed to win the Canadian Open on Sunday afternoon after he drained a miraculous 72-foot putt on his final shot of the day. Not only did Taylor manage to win the tournament, but he also became the first Canadian to win the tournament in its 69-year history, adding to the impact of […]

Sunday was truly a historic and career moment for Nick Taylor, who became the first Canadian golfer to win the RBC Canadian Open since 1954 after drilling an improbable 72-foot putt to cap off a dramatic playoff versus Tommy Fleetwood. However, Taylor’s friend, countryman and fellow golfer Adam Hadwin ensured the feat would just be […]