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Scottie Scheffler (-3, 65) and Jordan Spieth (-2, 67) moved into contention at the Charles Schwab Challenge on Friday with strong second rounds at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX. Both metroplex residents are hungry for home cooking, for vastly different reasons. Earlier this month, Spieth admitted his game needed a “reset”. He downplayed […]

Scottie Scheffler had his worst opening round of the 2024 PGA Tour season, carding a 2-over 72 at the Charles Schwab Challenge on Thursday at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX. Earlier in the morning, the Louisville Metro Police Department decided not to drop the four charges — including felony assault — levied against […]

On Thursday, the Memorial tournament announced that World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has committed to play in the PGA Tour’s Signature Event, which begins on June 6th at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. Scheffler is scheduled to be arraigned in Louisville at 9 a.m. ET on Monday, June 3. Scheffler is still charged with three […]

The Louisville Metro Police Department is not dropping charges against Scottie Scheffler, including felony assault. Scheffler is due to be arraigned in court on June 3. The non-decision comes as Louisville PD released new video footage of the incident on Thursday. Scheffler was arrested on the morning of Friday, May 17, before the second round […]

On the heels of a dramatic PGA Championship weekend in Louisville, the PGA Tour — including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler — heads to the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The winner of the 132-man event will earn $1.6 million of the $9.1 million purse and 500 FedEx Up points. Here are five […]

Despite all the policy board drama, Jordan Spieth is more ‘optimistic’ than ever about the future of golf, based on the status of negotiations between PGA Tour leadership and LIV Golf’s backer, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). “I think the narrative that things are in a bad place and are moving slowly and, you […]

Jordan Spieth may not have found Xander Schauffele’s first major triumph at the PGA Championship at Valhalla all that surprising, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t inspired by his peer’s victory at Valhalla. “I’ve been playing with Xander for the better part of seven years now, and if you asked me, ‘Is there any doubt […]

Once upon a time, Jon Rahm made it clear he’d never leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, no matter how much money they offered him. This is what Rahm said following the 2022 US Open, via Forbes: “Will our lifestyle change if I got $400 million? No, it will not change one bit,” the […]

The Louisville Metro Police Department has launched an internal investigation into the conduct of the officers surrounding the incident the led to the arrest of Scottie Scheffler outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club before his second round of the PGA Championship. John Mills, working security for the event, was killed by a bus near […]

LIV Golf’s Sergio Garcia was the only player to bogey the first playoff hole of a final 2024 U.S. Open qualifying event on Monday in Dallas. It was a six-for-seven playoff, meaning the top six performers would be ensured a tee time at Pinehurst on June 13. Garcia was 5-under par, cruising toward his 25th […]

Austin Reaves might be the best golfer in the NBA, but he won’t be competing on the PGA Tour anytime soon. On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers guard shot a 6-over 76 in a Korn Ferry Tour qualifying attempt. Still, pretty good for a full-time hooper. Austin Reaves shot a 6-over 76 https://t.co/yWY9GiH0el https://t.co/ix468pxMEf — Michael […]

Xander Schauffele (-21) completed a wire-to-wire 2024 PGA Championship to secure his elusive first major victory at Valhalla Golf Club on Sunday, fending off formidable pushes from Bryson DeChambeau (-20) and Viktor Hovland (-18). As it did all week, Valhalla played low on an 88-degree day in Louisville, KY. 13 golfers woke up on Sunday […]

On Friday morning, ahead of the second day of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, the top-ranked golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested by Louisville Metro Police and charged with a felony and several misdemeanors. And as it pertains to any potential bodycam footage of the arrest, there is none. […]

Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa (-15) sit atop a stacked leaderboard after an eventful Moving Day at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla. Valhalla, still wet, played soft once again, opening the door for low scores. Shane Lowry (-13), as Schauffele did in Round 1, tied the major championship single-round record with a 62 — […]

Tiger Woods (+7) missed the cut at the PGA Championship after shooting a 6-over 77 on Friday at Valhalla. Coming off a respectable 1-over 72 on Thursday — marred by three-putts on the final two holes — Tiger’s second round was plagued by pair of early triple-bogeys. Tiger, who teed off at 2:49 p.m. ET […]

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (-9) only got about 30 minutes of practice time in before his second round of the 2024 PGA Championship, on account of being arrested for mistakenly dragging a Louisville Metro Police officer outside Valhalla Golf Club on Friday morning. Scheffler, who was booked at 7:28 a.m. ET and released at […]

This has been quite the day for the PGA and Scottie Scheffler. The pro golfer was arrested in an alleged assault on a police officer outside the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. According to legal experts, Scheffler may avoid the most serious legal charges filed against him. Yahoo Sports spoke to three Kentucky attorneys […]

An unfortunate incident occurred before the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Friday morning, leaving one tournament worker dead. The worker, identified as a man named John Mills, was struck by a shuttle bus while crossing the street outside of the golf club at around 5 a.m. local time, […]

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler released a statement addressing the “big misunderstanding” amid a chaotic scene outside Valhalla Golf Club that led to his arrest ahead of Round 2 of the 2024 PGA Championship on Friday morning. “This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers,” the statement read, via ESPN’s Jeff Darlington. “It […]

Scottie Scheffler’s net worth in 2024 is $90 million. Every decade or so, a golfer emerges on the PGA Tour that is clearly levels ahead of his peers. Scottie Scheffler has emerged as that golfer, and he cemented his case as the best golfer in the world with a win at the 2024 Masters. Scheffler […]

Valhalla Golf Club produced an action-packed opening round of the 2024 PGA Championship on Thursday. PGA Tour stalwarts such as Xander Schauffele (-9) and Rory McIlroy (-5) headline the leaderboard, while LIV Golf League stars comparatively struggled. Tiger Woods (+1) is in the mix to make the weekend. The wet course and benign conditions opened […]

Tiger Woods shot a 1-over 72 in the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla on Thursday — his first competitive round since finished last at the Masters in April. Tiger — who started on the back nine and played with Adam Scott (+1) and Keegan Bradley (-2) — briefly moved under par […]

A former Augusta National Golf Club employee pleaded guilty on Wednesday to transporting stolen Masters memorabilia over the course of 13 years,  per ESPN and the Associated Press. Richard Globensky, who began working at Augusta National as a warehouse assistant in 2007, stole more than $5 million worth of memorabilia, including Masters tickets, green jackets, […]

Last week, Rory McIlroy’s confidence in the PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s backer, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), finalizing their framework agreement in the near future hit a low point. That was last week — before Jimmy Dunne, who orchestrated the agreement — abruptly resigned from the policy board citing “no meaningful progress” in talks. […]

Of the PGA Tour defectors who left for LIV Golf, perhaps Brooks Koepka is the most polarizing of them all. Never afraid to speak what’s on his mind, Koepka hasn’t backed down from those criticizing his and other golfers’ decisions to join the new league. This week’s PGA Championship provides Koepka another opportunity to prove […]

On the heels of capturing his fourth Wells Fargo Championship, world No. 2 golfer Rory McIlroy filed for divorce from his wife, Erica Stoll, on Monday, per Golf Digest. The couple married in 2017 and have one daughter together, three-year-old Poppy. McIlroy’s manager Sean O’Flaherty spoke on the golfer’s behalf in a statement released on […]

Jon Rahm had his PGA Tour member status suspended the moment he signed with the rival LIV Golf League for upwards of $600 million. Yet, ahead of the PGA Championship at Valhalla, the two-time major winner pushed back on the notion that he’s no longer affiliated with the PGA Tour. Rahm was asked about his […]

Golf enthusiasts are gearing up for an exciting PGA Championship, with Tiger Woods making headlines as he tees off early at 8:04 a.m. on Thursday. This tee time could prove beneficial for the legendary golfer, especially considering the challenges he faced during the Masters with weather delays and the physical demands of the tournament. The […]

Speaking ahead of the 106th PGA Championship, Tiger Woods said negotiations between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s backer, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), have a “long way to go.” “I think we’re working on negotiations with PIF,” Tiger said Tuesday at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. “It’s ongoing, it’s fluid. It changes day-to-day. Has […]

Tiger Woods is one of the greatest golfers ever, but all but one of his major titles are 15 years old or older now. And with how many injuries he has sustained throughout his career, it is a fair question to ask if Woods can ever achieve the glory of winning another Major or non-Major […]

Perhaps in an effort to temper expectations, Jordan Spieth is deflecting the hype onto Rory McIlroy ahead of the 106th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, which begins Thursday. Spieth is the lone player in the field with the opportunity to complete the Career Grand Slam, though his inconsistent form over the past […]

The top golfers from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League are gathering in Louisville this week for the 106th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. World no. 1 Scottie Scheffler is riding a Tiger Woods-level heater, while Rory McIlroy, fresh off two straight wins, is seeking his first major since … the 2014 PGA […]

Rory McIlroy (-17) stormed past Xander Schauffele (-12) to capture his fourth Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow, setting the table for an appetizing showdown with Scottie Scheffler (and Brooks Koepka) at next week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla. Schauffele, the world no. 4, entered Sunday at 12-under, one up on McIlroy, who closed strong on […]

Xander Schauffele (-12) held onto his shrinking lead over Rory McIlroy (-11) after a gutsy Moving Day effort at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow, setting up a tantalizing finish to the PGA Tour’s final tune-up before the second major of the season. Sungjae Im sits in third place at 8-under par. Sepp Straka […]

Rory McIlroy will have a voice in negotiations between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s backer, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), though he won’t be joining Tiger Woods and Patrick Cantlay on the policy board. A quick refresher for those not playing fantasy negotiation committees: In November, McIlroy — after two years as the […]

Xander Schauffele is your Round 1 leader at the Wells Fargo Championship after carding a 7-under 64 at Quail Hollow Club on Thursday — a score that was aided by a questionable relief ruling on the par-4 8th hole. Schauffele, who played the back-nine first, came out firing with five birdies in his first seven […]

Last November, at a key negotiating juncture, Rory McIlroy abruptly resigned from the PGA Tour policy board, citing exhaustion from two years in LIV Golf-related meetings (see: Full Swing). Jordan Spieth took his place. A few months later, Webb Simpson — one of six player directors of PGA Tour Enterprises, with Spieth, Tiger Woods, Adam […]

Tiger Woods hasn’t played in the U.S. Open since 2020 and his entrance via winning majors expired for the 2024 edition of the tournament. As long as he’s able to play he’ll likely get the invitation and with his verbal commitment to be in the field at Pinehurst the United States Golf Association announced Thursday […]

Some of golf’s biggest names, headlined by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will reportedly be eligible to receive lucrative equity payouts for remaining loyal to the PGA Tour amid competition from the LIV Golf League. Tiger can net upwards of $100 million in equity, per the Telegraph, thanks to PGA Tour Enterprises — a for-profit […]