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By the time the Men’s Golf competition for the Paris Olympics got underway, Akshay Bhatia had already accomplished his initial goal for 2024. “I never made goals ever, and this year I decided to write it down on my phone,” Bhatia said ahead of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. […]

The Wyndham Championship is low-key one of the PGA Tour’s highest-stakes events. The Wyndham marks the PGA Tour regular-season finale; its 36th tournament of 2024. This year, the longstanding event in Greensboro, North Carolina falls in the aftermath of a captivating Men’s Golf competition at the Paris Olympics. (19 golfers will tee it up at […]

The Men’s Golf competition was a breakout hit of the 2024 Paris Olympics. You had a Ryder Cup-esque atmosphere at Le Golf National, PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars competing for something much bigger than money, and Scottie Scheffler surging to the gold medal. The Paris Games marks the third time golf has been featured […]

Several months in, Jordan Spieth has more questions than answers about his lingering wrist injury. “I’m not in any pain playing, that’s what’s confusing,” Spieth said ahead of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. “If I was, I wouldn’t have played anymore. It’s all off the golf course weird little things […]

The European Ryder Cup team has altered its selection process for the 2025 competition. The updated qualification system will place more emphasis on PGA Tour performance than before, while LIV Golf results will remain unrecognized. The 2025 Ryder Cup will take place from September 26-28 at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York. In 2023, […]

Rory McIlroy was one of the many PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars — including gold-medal winner Scottie Scheffler — to praise the atmosphere and intensity of the Men’s Golf competition at Le Golf National for the Paris Olympics throughout the week. Like the Ryder Cup, only national pride was on the line. No multi-million-dollar […]

When the dust in Paris settled, Team USA’s Scottie Scheffler (-19) emerged as the best golfer in the world. Scheffler carded a bogey-free 62 to snatch the gold medal from a host of contenders from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf at Le Golf National. His final round 62 tied the course record, which was […]

For all the constructive criticism of the Olympic qualification process and uninspired format, Men’s Golf at the Paris Olympics — the sport’s third appearance after a 112-year absence — has produced a rousing, star-studded competition. Le Golf National has been giving Ryder Cup, in rowdiness and volume, vibes pleasantly surprising PGA Tour and LIV Golf […]

Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie Woods, impressively bounced back from a disappointing debut in the United States Junior Amateur, winning the South Florida Jr. PGA Cup in his native Florida on Thursday. “The Cup” is one of the South Florida PGA Junior Tour’s eight majors. The 54-hole event featured 88 of the top junior golfers in […]

PGA Tour legend Gary Player alleges a replica of the claret jug from his 1974 Open Championship and one of his Masters trophies have been auctioned off without his approval. In November 2020, the jug was sold by Golden Age Auctions for $143,030 as part of a package that included the South African’s ’78 Masters […]

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama leads the field after the opening round of the Men’s Golf competition at the Paris Olympics, but Team USA icon Michael Phelps won the day. The most decorated Olympian in history soaked in the action at Le Golf National. Phelps joined a chorus of PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars — including […]

Xander Schauffele’s gold medal defense got off to a promising start at the Paris Olympics, as his stellar 2024 PGA Tour form continued into the first round of the Men’s Golf competition at Le Golf National. Schauffele — who won the PGA Championship in April and the Open Championship in July — carded a 6-under […]

Before making his Olympics debut for Team USA, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler made sure to draw first-hand inspiration from two of the best: Simone Biles and Suni Lee. Scheffler and his family were on-hand at the women’s gymnastics team all-around final, where Biles, Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey led Team USA to a […]

Earlier this week, six-time PGA Tour winner Tony Finau was confronted by protestors outside the Oakridge Country Club in Farmington, Utah. The protestors were supporting efforts to recoup money from Finau related to long-running disputes. About a dozen or so folks gathered on Monday, holding signs with messages such as “Tony Pay Your Debts”, “Keep […]

For Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele, a gold medal at the Paris Olympics would represent a cherry on top of Player of the Year-worthy campaigns on the PGA Tour. For the other two Team USA reps, Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark, a podium performance at Le Golf National would offer sweet redemption. Morikawa has produced […]

A year before he becomes the youngest United States Ryder Cup captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963, PGA Tour stalwart Keegan Bradley will serve a key leadership position as one of the assistant captains at the Presidents Cup. Bradley was named as the fourth assistant by captain Jim Furyk for the team competition at Royal […]

The men’s golf competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics gets underway on Thursday at Le Golf National. Masters champ Scottie Scheffler, two-time 2024 major champion and reigning gold medalist Xander Schauffele, and 26-time PGA Tour winner Rory McIlroy — the top three ranked players in the world — headline the 60-person field. The competition will be […]

You probably heard: It’s been 10 years since 26-time PGA Tour winner Rory McIlroy won his fourth major championship. After badly missing the cut at the Open Championship at Royal Troon, McIlroy can somewhat redeem his disappointing major year at the Paris Olympics. The 2024 U.S. Open runner-up will vie for his first gold medal […]

The Paris Olympics have begun and we are just days away from the men’s olympic golf competition gearing up. Prior to tee times, players addressed the media, including world number one Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler is joined by Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa to make up Team USA. Schauffele, fresh off his Open Championship […]

With a classy performance in Paris, Scottie Scheffler can add a gold medal to his increasingly crowded home trophy room. Or, as the World No. 1 called it at his pre-Olympics press conference, “the golf room where I just keep all my crap”. Scheffler has won a staggering six times on the PGA Tour in […]

Jhonattan Vegas (-13) ended a seven-year PGA Tour title drought, winning the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities by a stroke over a scorching Max Greyserman. With the victory, Vegas played himself into contention for the FedEx Cup playoffs. The 39-year-old’s last PGA Tour win came at the 2017 RBC Canadian Open, which he also […]

With the Olympics on deck, Jon Rahm secured his first individual trophy as a member of the LIV Golf League on Sunday, after his Legion XIII teammate, Tyrrell Hatton, three-putted the 18th hole at JCB Golf & Country Club in the UK. “It’s just emotional,” a teary Rahm said afterward. “It hasn’t been the easiest […]

Sahith Theegala’s mission to avenge his disappointing results at TPC Twin Cities got off to a promising start on Thursday. Riding an improved driver, the rising PGA Tour star fired a smooth 5-under 66 in the opening round of the 3M Open. Theegala has missed the cut in all three career starts in Minneapolis. Prior […]

Fewer than 48 hours after shooting 68 and finishing runner-up to Xander Schauffele at the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon — his career-best performance in a major — Billy Horschel was the first PGA Tour player on the driving range at TPC Twin Cities on Tuesday morning, ahead of the 3M Open. Fewer than […]

Bryson DeChambeau’s self-assuredness is as essential to his success in golf (if not his grammar) — on the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, majors, and YouTube — as his power off the tee. Perhaps, then, it’s no surprise to hear the 2024 U.S. Open champion express confidence in Tiger Woods’ ability to contend in future majors. […]

Tiger Woods doesn’t have a role with the 2025 United States Ryder Cup team, but captain Keegan Bradley sounds in favor of the idea. “I’ve told Tiger that I want him to be as involved as he wants to be,” Bradley said ahead of this week’s PGA Tour stop, the 3M Open at TPC Twin […]

Billy Horschel can’t be too down about his runner-up finish at the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon — his career-best result in a major. Horschel began Sunday with the solo lead and shot a 3-under 68, putting him at 7-under par for the tournament. And yet, he was left zero margin for error by […]

Xander Schauffele’s recent win at the Open Championship has opened up a race for the PGA Tour Player of the Year. Scottie Scheffler has won back-to-back Jack Nicklaus awards and for most of 2024, he has been the favorite to bring it home again. He won his second major championship when he stormed through Augusta […]

With his proud dad, Tiger Woods, watching from the 1000-person gallery at Oakland Hills, Charlie Woods, 15, struggled to a missed cut in his United States Junior Amateur debut. Charlie dug himself a less-than-ideal hole by shooting a 12-over on the North Course on Monday, in a round that included two birdies, three bogeys, and […]

Xander Schauffele — the no. 2 player in the world, defending gold medalist, and now two-time major winner in 2024 — impressively pulled away from an unheralded leaderboard to win the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon. For four days, the ever-steady Schauffele (-9) kept his cool and appeared to effortlessly grind through the unpredictable […]

Keegan Bradley has made his first significant decision as United States Ryder Cup captain. On Tuesday, Bradley announced that PGA Tour veteran Webb Simpson will serve as one of his vice-captains for the 2025 competition at Bethpage Black. Simpson is a seven-time PGA Tour winner, including the 2012 U.S. Open. The 38-year-old has a 4-4-1 […]

Billy Horschel has the reputation for not holding back his thoughts. He is a straight shooter and will tell you how he feels. But he typically does so the old fashioned way, face to face. That changed Monday as he utilized social media to respond to a golf fan criticizing him for being fake and […]

Xander Schauffele (-9) kept his cool amongst a comparatively unproven slate of contenders atop the Open Championship leaderboard at Royal Troon and was rewarded with a Claret Jug — his second major victory of what’s suddenly become a historically great PGA Tour campaign. “I just can’t wait to drink out of it,” Schauffele said after […]

Shane Lowry appears likely to hang onto the lead heading into the weekend at the 152nd Open Championship, despite a momentary conflict with a Royal Troon photographer that led to his lone double-bogey of the event. On the par-4 11th, the Railway — one of The Open’s toughest holes that also trifled Rory McIlroy, among […]

Daniel Brown finished the day atop the leaderboard, but Royal Troon Golf Club won the first round of the Open Championship over the best golfers in the world. With Thursday in the books, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau were among the PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars in danger of missing the weekend of […]

If Tiger Woods hopes to use the 152nd Open Championship to prove retirement calls premature, he’ll have to do so in the second round at Royal Troon Golf Club. The PGA Tour legend, making his 23rd British Open start, carded an 8-over 79 on Thursday. When he walked off the 18th green, Tiger was tied […]

Rory McIlroy has dug himself a hole as deep as a Royal Troon pot bunker after his first round at the 152nd Open Championship — his final chance to win a fifth major before his drought hits Year 11. Since resurfacing from his three-week hiatus following his U.S. Open heartbreak, McIlroy has accentuated the overall […]

To win the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club on the West Coast of Scotland, golfers must excel in driving accuracy, greens in regulation, and with their short game (assuming greens are missed), while avoiding the pot bunkers at all cost. They’ll also have to maneuver around one of the hardest holes in […]

The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon will mark Tiger Woods’ fifth official PGA Tour start since undergoing season-ending ankle surgery in 2023. In February, the 48-year-old withdrew midway through his host tournament, the Genesis Invitational, due to illness. He made a record 24th consecutive Masters cut at the hilly Augusta National, then finished last […]