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Scottie Scheffler is in the midst of a historic season. Scheffler won his second Masters title in April and won five other tournaments including four Signature Events. He somehow topped that by winning Olympic Gold in Paris with an unreal comeback. Now, he is just over 36 holes away from winning his first Tour Championship […]

The culmination of the 2024 PGA Tour season and the FedEx Cup Playoffs is upon us. The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia kicked off Thursday morning. To no one’s surprise, world number one Scottie Scheffler entered play with the two-stroke lead. The Tour Championship uses a staggered starting score system […]

My word of advice for PGA Tour bettors: Don’t fade Collin Morikawa in the first round of the Tour Championship. Much more importantly, Collin Morikawa had some advice for himself after opening his final FedEx Cup Playoffs event with an impressive 5-under 66 at the revamped East Lake Golf Club. It’s just one round. After […]

What a wild week it has been for Justin Thomas. Thomas, the two-time major champion, needed a strong finish and some help at the BMW Championship last week just to get into the field at this week’s Tour Championship. He ended up making it on the number as the last player in the field. That […]

With his 2024 PGA Tour season about to wrap, Rory McIlroy is simply bummed out by the lack of progress made in negotiations with LIV Golf’s backer, the Public Investment Fund, as the sport’s star-power remains frustratingly divided between two circuits. Since late 2023, McIlroy — who is no longer on the policy board but […]

Jon Rahm is still trying to squash the perception that he harbors regrets over leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. If you’ll recall, at the end of 2023, the two-time major champion with 11 career PGA Tour wins accepted upwards of $300 million to join the circuit financed by the sovereign wealth fund of […]

It is the week of the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta, GA. Before a PGA Tour season champion can be crowned, the inaugural Creator Classic debuted Wednesday afternoon. This nine-hole stroke play event featured 16 of the world’s most prominent golf influencers. But these influencers are not just content creators, they can really […]

On the eve of the Tour Championship, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan provided his lengthy season’s end address to the media. He discussed a wide variety of topics during the press conference that lasted seemingly forever. Monahan kindly felt it prudent to share his condolences to Grayson Murray’s family to begin. Murray, the PGA Tour […]

The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs will come to a close this week in East Lake as the Tour Championship is set to tee off Thursday morning. World No. 1, Scottie Scheffler, will of course start the tournament with a lead in the structured format. There are only a handful of golfers with a realistic […]

Whether you believe Scottie Scheffler or Xander Schauffele is leading the PGA Tour Player of the Year race is one of the more fun golf water cooler topics to banter about heading into the final leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the Tour Championship at East Lake. Scheffler has racked up a remarkable six wins […]

The PGA Tour’s postseason, the FedEx Cup Playoffs, wrap up with the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. The top 70 finishers in the FedEx Cup standings qualified for the St. Jude Championship, won by Hideki Matsuyama. The top 50 after that event progressed to the BMW Championship. Keegan Bradley, the last person in […]

Justin Thomas has had a very interesting year. He came out on fire, logging four top-12s in his first five events. But down the stretch of the season, the two-time major champion struggled mightily. As Sunday’s final round of the BMW Championship played out, Thomas needed to play well and get help to reach this […]

Adam Scott’s roller coaster season took on more twists and turns Sunday. After Scott set the course record at the BMW Championship Friday, vaulting him to the lead, a tough stretch on Sunday ultimately cost him the title. Scott entered the final round one shot behind eventual champion Keegan Bradley. He opened his day with […]

12 PGA Tour players automatically qualified for the Presidents Cup at the conclusion of this past weekend’s FedEx Cup Playoffs event, the BMW Championship. From September 27-30, the United States will face off against the International Team (no Europeans) at The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada. Following the upcoming Tour Championship at East […]

With the PGA Tour season-long race and two playoff events — the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the BMW Championship — in the books, the top-30 in the FedEx Cup standings have advanced to the Tour Championship, which begins Thursday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Keep in mind: The order matters. A lot. The […]

Keegan Bradley was the last PGA Tour member in the 50-person field for the BMW Championship, the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. In fact, Bradley needed consecutive Tom Kim double bogeys at the end of the FedEx St. Jude Championship to eke into 50th place in the FedEx Cup standings, thereby booking an […]

Rory McIlroy entered play Friday at the BMW Championship looking to make a move into contention. McIlroy’s opening round was suspended on 18 due to lightning as he was about to attempt his par putt. As frustrating as that likely was, his play Friday was probably even more irritating. He missed the par putt to […]

Longtime PGA Tour veteran Adam Scott played the back nine last Sunday under incredible stress. He needed to perform down the stretch to ensure he would even make it to Colorado for this week’s BMW Championship. He did just that and now Scott suddenly finds himself with a shot at the FedEx Cup after Friday’s […]

Rory McIlroy — who has earned over $150 million for his golf on the PGA Tour and beyond — is investing a sizable chunk of his career earnings into TickPick, a secondary ticketing marketplace. Through his investment firm Symphony Ventures, based out of Ireland, McIlroy is partnering with Brighton Park Capital to make a $250 […]

Hideki Matsuyama has withdrawn from the BMW Championship before getting his second round underway, citing a back injury. The 10-time PGA Tour winner took first place at last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship — the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Here’s the latest on Hideki Matsuyama. Hideki Matsuyama withdraws from BMW Matsuyama fired […]

Rory McIlroy, the only 3-time FedEx Cup winner, had one goal for the PGA Tour’s postseason: End his year on a high note. “I think when the bulk of the season has come and gone and you’ve got this opportunity of three weeks to really, I guess, flip the script a little bit or change […]

Over the last few weeks, PGA Tour stars have been asked to weigh in on the tantalizing Player of the Year race between Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele. Scheffler, the World No. 1, has six prestigious PGA Tour victories, including the Masters, and an Olympics gold medal. Schauffele has two majors (PGA Championship, the Open) […]

The PGA Tour’s best player, Scottie Scheffler, has made it pretty clear over the past week: The FedEx Cup Playoffs? Sure, they’re fine. Not really his thing, though. “I talked about it the last few years, I think it’s silly,” Scheffler said before last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind. “You can’t call […]

Qualifying for the 2024 Presidents Cup ends this weekend with the BMW Championship — second leg of the PGA Tour’s postseason, the FedEx Cup Playoffs. After the ensuing Tour Championship, rosters will be finalized. The Presidents Cup goes down Sept. 26-29, at Royal Montreal Golf Club. The United States will be captained by Jim Furyk […]

The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs format has been a hot topic the last couple of seasons. Some fans love it while others consider it a joke. Even some of the players have voiced strong opinions on the matter. FedEx St. Jude Championship winner Hideki Matsuyama stopped just short of calling it unfair to Scottie […]

Hideki Matsuyama held what appeared to be an insurmountable lead entering Sunday’s final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He led by five strokes over Nick Dunlap, with superstars Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele even further back. Viewers at home likely lost interest at some point, as the Japanese pro seemed to be cruising […]

Xander Schauffele and the rest of the field entered Sunday’s final round at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in need of some magic if they wanted to track down Hideki Matsuyama. The Japanese star took a five shot lead into the final round, with Nick Dunlap being the closest competitor. Schauffele, on the other hand, […]

Jordan Spieth’s “frustrating” 2024 season mercifully culminated with a second-to-last place finish at the St. Jude Championship on Sunday — therefore eliminating him from the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Spieth battled a confounding wrist injury all season — the result of a torn ligament in 2023. The 3-time major champion finished 66th in the FedEx Cup […]

The first leg of the PGA Tour’s “silly” season, the FedEx Cup Playoffs, was completed this past weekend, as Hideki Matsuyama claimed the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis with a pinch-hit caddie. The top 7o in the season-long FedEx Cup points standings qualified for the St. Jude. The top 50 after […]

Scottie Scheffler is once again reminding the golf world why he is the top-ranked player in the world. Scheffler moved up the leaderboard at the FedEx St. Jude Championship following a 5-under 65 Friday. He closed with three birdies in his last four holes to pull within two shots of the lead currently held by […]

This week, the PGA Tour kicked off the FedEx Cup Playoffs at TPC Southwind in Tenn., beginning with the St. Jude Championship. With most of the field having finished their round, Hideki Matsuyama is tied atop the leaderboard with Denny McCarthy at 11-under. Following his second round 6-under 64, Matsuyama was asked what went well […]

The second round of the St. Jude Championship kicked off Friday morning. With about half of the field having finished their round, there is a surprising leader: Denny McCarthy. The 31-year-old McCarthy carded a 7-under 63 Friday to finish the day at 11-under par. He is currently tied with 2024 Genesis Invitational winner Hideki Matsuyama, […]

A handwritten letter by Tiger Woods, in which the future PGA Tour legend denounces racism in golf on personal terms, is currently up for auction at Goldin, a collectibles marketplace. In 1994, Chad Jones, a high school student and golf fan in Indiana, penned a letter to Tiger’s home address complimenting the 3-time U.S. Amateur champ […]

Hideki Matsuyama, in the aftermath of a robbery that forced his caddie and swing coach to abruptly return to Japan ahead of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, opened his FedEx St. Jude Championship by shooting a 5-under 65 at TPC Southwind in Memphis. At the completion of a 100-degree day in Tennessee, Matsuyama sits in second […]

By most people’s standards, Rory McIlroy has enjoyed an enviable season on the PGA Tour. As the FedEx Cup Playoffs get underway, the no. 3-ranked player in the world has two wins (including a Signature Event), a U.S Open runner-up, and seven top-10s. Of course, Rory McIlroy is not most people. “I certainly don’t want […]

Chris Kirk’s fourth (!) PGA Tour hole-in-one highlighted his impressive opening-round 64 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Here’s what Chris Kirk said about his best-ever FedEx Cup Playoffs round. Chris Kirk drills ace, grabs St. Jude Championship lead Amidst sweltering conditions at TPC Southwind in Memphis, […]

Ahead of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind — the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan provided an update on the progress of talks with LIV Golf’s backer, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia. Progress … or lack thereof. Here’s what Monahan told reporters […]

Scottie Scheffler hasn’t performed all that well in the PGA Tour’s postseason, so you can understand why he isn’t exactly attached to the three-week FedEx Cup Playoffs as a year-ending competition. Rory McIlroy, for the most part, disagrees. “I talked about it the last few years, I think it’s silly,” Scheffler said Wednesday at his […]

PGA Tour star Hideki Matsuyama — who recently won a bronze medal for Japan at the Paris Olympics — will be without his caddie and coach when the FedEx Cup Playoffs begin, after he and his team were robbed during a stop over in London. The FedEx St. Jude Championship starts Thursday at TPC Southwind […]