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Jon Rahm, the third-ranked golfer in the world, joined LIV Golf on Thursday after making the move to the Saudi Arabian-sponsored circuit for a reported amount of $450 to $600 million. With the controversial LIV Golf decision, Rahm knew the backlash was coming following his about-face. “Well, every decision I feel like we make in […]

Golf star Jon Rahm recently made the decision to leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. Rahm addressed the move Thursday, via Mark Schlabach of ESPN. “I’m forever grateful for the PGA Tour and the platform they’ve allowed me to be on,” Rahm said. “I mean, I have nothing bad to say about them. They’ve […]

The PGA Tour lost a superstar to LIV Golf. Jon Rahm is reportedly headed to LIV Golf for around $450-$600 million, The Wall Street Journal reports. Other golfers have previously ditched the PGA Tour over the past few years. Rahm’s departure is especially notable though, as he is one of the best golfers in the […]

The Hero World Challenge will see a familiar face tee off this week in its host Tiger Woods. A five-time winner of the Bahamas tournament, Woods is competing in his first PGA Tour event since the Masters in April and his sixth event since a 2021 car accident. Woods is not just playing to play. […]

The PGA Tour-LIV Golf debate has been ongoing since the new league came into existence. Earlier this year, Tiger Woods unveiled his brand new TGL league with a 250,000-square-foot venue being built in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. I was also announced that ESPN is airing all the matches for the new league in what has been […]

A legend returns. Tiger Woods is set to compete in the Hero World Challenge in The Bahamas from Nov. 30-Dec. 3, per TGR Live. It will be the golf icon’s first PGA Tour event since he withdrew from the Masters in April. It is a fitting date for Woods to begin his comeback, as the […]

Ever since LIV Golf came into the picture, the PGA Tour-LIV debate has been a nonstop battle. A lot of prominent names have flipped from PGA to LIV, but Rory McIlroy has stayed with the PGA and has been extremely vocal as a supporter the entire time. However, McIlroy has now decided to step down […]

It has been four-and-a-half months since a framework outlining a merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf was agreed upon, but there are still plenty of matters to iron out before such a massive undertaking becomes official. One of those uncertainties is Greg Norman. The rebel and PGA nemesis sparked a golf revolution when […]

Lexi Thompson played in a PGA Tour event on Friday. She did more than simply show up however, as Thompson shot two-under 69 at the Shriners Children’s Open. Social media personality and avid golfer Paige Spiranac was hyped to see Thompson holding her own against the men, via Spiranac’s X (formerly Twitter) account. 1. Lexi […]

The PGA Tour announced that Byeong Hun An is suspended for three months for violating the tour’s anti-doping policy, per the official release from the PGA Tour. Here’s what the statement read: ‘The PGA Tour announced today that Byeong Hun An has violated the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping Policy and has been suspended three months, with […]

Lexi Thompson will make history as she will become the seventh woman to compete in a PGA Tour event. Despite going viral for this blunder at the Solheim Cup, Thompson still got the nod to tee it up with the men after she accepted a sponsor invitation to participate in the Shriners Children’s Open, which […]

The 2023 Ryder Cup is right around the corner, with the tournament set to begin in late September. It’s an exciting event that always captivates the attention of the golf world. Receiving the opportunity to see some of the best golfers in the sport on the same team is intriguing to say the least. However, […]

Max Homa is part of the USA’s team that will compete in this coming October’s Ryder Cup in Rome, but that’s just not what’s on his mind right now. All Homa is focusing on at the moment is winning the 2023 Fortinet Championship at Silverado Country Club (North Course) in Napa. “It’s the only thing […]

On Tuesday morning, Zach Johnson announced his six captain’s picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, thus completing the squad that will attempt to win on European soil for the first time in three decades. And what a squad it is. Even before Johnson made his selections, at least one of which will likely be […]

Zach Johnson announced his six captain’s picks for the 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup team on Tuesday morning, adding to the six who’d already qualified automatically. The first six to make the team were world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, U.S. Open winner Wyndham Clark, Open Championship victor Brian Harman, world No. 5 Patrick Cantlay, world No. […]

At long last, the U.S. Ryder Cup team is set as Zach Johnson announced his six captain’s picks on Tuesday morning, finalizing a squad that will attempt to win on European soil for the first time since 1993. The 2023 Ryder Cup begins September 29 and will be contested near Rome, Italy, at Marco Simone […]

Simply put, not every golfer is a fan of the staggered-stroke format the PGA Tour introduced to the Tour Championship in 2019. Jon Rahm has expressed his disdain for staggered strokes for several years now, this year saying he’d prefer the PGA Tour revert to the old system in which the top player in the […]

Viktor Hovland capped off a ridiculous (and highly lucrative) two-week stretch of golf on Sunday evening at the Tour Championship by capturing the first of what will likely be many FedEx Cup titles. Coming off a victory at the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields, where he shot a course-record 61 in the final round to […]

It’s great being Viktor Hovland right now. The 25-year-old pro from Norway reached the pinnacle of the 2023 FedExCup Playoffs on Sunday when he secured the Tour Championship title with a fantastic final round at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. But apart from the honor and prestige of topping the tournament, another enviable product […]

Despite an incredible final round in the 2023 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club down in Atlanta, Xander Schauffele simply did not have enough gas in the tank to overcome Viktor Hovland on Sunday. Nevertheless, finishing second despite starting the event at three under was an exceptional feat for Schauffele, who fired a 62 […]

Viktor Hovland is the man. With a sterling performance from start to finish of the 2023 Tour Championship, Hovland concluded the tournament with a win at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. He also made history, per ESPN Stats & Info. “Viktor Hovland is the 5th player to win both of the final two events […]

Charles Barkley isn’t much of a golfer, but when it comes to basketball, he knows a thing or two about the sport. So, Charles Barkley, who is at East Lake Golf Golf Club to check out what’s going on at the TOUR Championship, was asked which golfers he would start in a basketball game, and […]

Of the 30 players competing for the $75 million prize pool at the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship, Adam Schenk may arguably be the least recognizable — at least to the casual golf fan. After all, unlike the majority of the names in this stacked field at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club, Schenk has never […]

The first round of the Tour Championship had plenty of twists and turns to it. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler started the day with a two-stroke lead thanks to the tournament’s staggered scoring format but closed Thursday’s action a stroke off the leaders after stellar performances from a trio of players. Collin Morikawa shot a […]

If Rory McIlroy is to add a fourth FedEx Cup title to his resume, he’ll have to do so battling a back injury. As reported by Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis, McIlroy suffered an injury to his lower back earlier this week at his home in Jupiter, Florida. Despite dealing with what Lewis says is a […]

While Scottie Scheffler only notched half the number of victories he did a season ago, the world’s top-ranked player still had a solid 2022-23 PGA Tour campaign. During his breakout 2021-22 season, Scheffler picked up four wins, including his first major championship victory at The Masters, also earning an additional seven top-10s. In 2022-23, the 27-year-old […]

The PGA Tour season is coming to a close. The Tour Championship wraps things up for golf in the 2022-2023 season. After a long season full of big moments, the top 30 players are here, competing for the coveted FedEx Trophy. The first round has already started on Thursday, Aug. 24. Here is everything you […]

Winning any professional golf tournament is obviously a great accomplishment. But there’s certainly something a little extra special about winning the Tour Championship, as it’s a highly exclusive event with only the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings getting the opportunity to compete in the PGA Tour’s season finale. And the perks that come […]

The 2022-23 PGA Tour season will come to an end this week at East Lake Golf Country Club with the conclusion of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The top 30 players will be competing for the right to be called the champion of the playoffs and among those vying for the title is Xander Schauffele, who […]

Jon Rahm covered several topics on Tuesday during his pre-tournament presser ahead of this week’s season-ending Tour Championship, one of which was the uptick in patrons trying to distract players for gambling purposes. Per ESPN, the PGA Tour maintains it hasn’t seen an increase in such practices. President Tyler Dennis, however, did confirm that a […]

At long last, one of the wildest seasons in PGA Tour history will come to a close this Sunday as the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings will vie for a whopping $75 million in total prize money at famed East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. As it’s been since 2019, the Tour […]

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan all but guaranteed that the framework of the partnership between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia will eventually get official. “I’m certain of it,” Monahan said of the deal (h/t Golf Digest). PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has no […]

Through his first nine holes of Sunday’s final round at the BMW Championship, it seemed Tyrrell Hatton wouldn’t have to sweat too much about earning one of the 30 coveted spots at the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship. While the 31-year-old entered the week in 26th place in the FedEx Cup standings, he was in […]

Coming into the BMW Championship, the second leg of the PGA Tour Playoffs, Xander Schauffele was essentially already guaranteed one of the 30 spots in this week’s season-ending Tour Championship given his place in the FedEx Cup standings. But the 29-year-old had much more on the line, as the BMW was his last chance to […]

The 2022-23 season has not gone how Rory McIlroy envisioned, as he was again unable to secure the fifth major title of his lauded career. Even so, the No. 2 ranked golfer won multiple tournaments and is in contention to grab another after tallying a 5-under opening round at the BMW Championship Thursday. McIlroy’s superb […]

The LIV Golf debate will not end anytime soon, especially with the PGA merger ruffling the feathers of many people in the sport. Now, Lee Westwood and Eddie Pepperell have engaged in a lengthy, hilarious back and forth on social media. The debate began after the latest OWGR rankings came out. Westwood commented with a […]

Tommy Fleetwood turned pro in 2010. Over a decade later, the English golf star is still seeking his first win on the PGA Tour. His search continues after coming up short of that goal again on Sunday, as he finished tied with Rory McIlroy for third in the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship. That being […]

Winner of the 2009 US Open Lucas Glover has won his second PGA Tour event in as many weeks, defeating fellow American Patrick Cantlay in a playoff at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Glover, who led going into the final round at -14, played a solid albeit unspectacular final round, dropping in two birdies and […]

The PGA Tour decided to select TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee as the venue for the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship, not thinking about just how hot it may be. Well, it’s downright toasty, with temperatures soaring into the high 90s. As a plea for the golfers, IG model and golf enthusiast Paige Spiranac is […]