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The PGA Tour unveiled its 2024 schedule, featuring a slew of notable changes amidst the pending partnership with LIV Golf, the DP World Tour, and the Saudi Arabia-backed Public Investment Fund. (Tiger Woods recently joined Rory McIlroy and others on the policy board, which helped formulate the revamped calendar.) The PGA Tour is rebranding its […]

Rory McIlroy’s putting coach is tired of the criticism that has been leveled against the PGA Tour star. Brad Faxon defended Rory McIlroy in an appearance on Golf Channel’s “Golf Today.” After coming in sixth place at the 2023 British Open, McIlroy’s major championship drought is set to reach 10 years in 2023. McIlroy nearly […]

It was a brilliant tournament for American Brian Harman, as he walked into Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England and dominated the field in The Open Championship. Harman won the tournament with a cumulative score of 13 under par, six strokes better than four golfers who were 7-under. Rory McIlroy, one of the favorites […]

Brooks Koepka had a decent, albeit unspectacular first round at the Open Championship. He will head into the second day sporting a score of -1. Nevertheless, Koepka was content with his performance to start the tournament. Solid R1 @TheOpen Hunt is on for the 2nd 🏆 in the final Major of the season 😤 pic.twitter.com/lR2ILHAUlF […]

Brooks Koepka has been front and center in the LIV Golf feud with the PGA, after the announced merger between the leagues came in June and is still on going. Rory McIlroy has been outspoken on the PGA side, and an interviewer tried to bait Koepka into speaking on the rift of the two groups, […]

The Open Championship weekend is here, and it should be a lot of fun. Check out our PGA Tour odds series as we hand out an Open Championship prediction, pick, and how to watch. The world’s best golfers are coming together to compete for a major championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. […]

Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm will be in the same group for the first two rounds of the 151st edition of The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, as noted by Mark Schlabach of ESPN. As if the star power of that group isn’t enough, also grouped with McIlroy and Rahm is former No. […]

Rory McIlroy is widely regarded as one of the best golfers in the world, but he had been in a bit of a cold stretch over the past few months. That all changed at the Scottish Open, where McIlroy ended up shooting 15 below par to hold off Robert MacIntyre and walk away with the […]

Rory McIlroy made his stance on LIV Golf even clearer on Thursday, saying he would rather retire than play for the Saudi-backed league. “If LIV Golf was the last place on Earth to play golf, I would retire,” McIlroy told reporters at the Scottish Open. “That’s how I feel about it.” The statement was a […]

In what was among the surprising details that were revealed by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations during Tuesday’s hearing on the proposed agreement between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, golf superstars Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were planned to have their own LIV Golf teams. Via Mark Schlabach […]

The PGA Championship was a wild turn of events after club pro Michael Block emerged and became a household name in a matter of a few days. Since then, he was on national television shows and made headlines left and right. However, Block went viral for some comments regarding Rory McIlroy. Here’s what he said […]

Just a week after falling short at the 2023 US Open, which was ultimately won by Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy had another strong performance that did not result in a victory, as he settled for a T-7 at the 2023 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands. After the tournament, Rory McIlroy shared an honest take […]

It is the Travelers Championship at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. Stars such as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will tee it off this week at the Travelers Championship. It is now time to continue our PGA odds series with a look at the Fan Duel Tournament specials for the Travelers Championship […]

The wait continues for Rory McIlroy’s dreams of ending his drought for a major title. He came awfully close again to winning his first major title in nearly nine years at the recently concluded 2023 US Open, finishing second to Wyndham Clark when it was all said and done at the Los Angeles Country Club. […]

Another major, another heartbreaker for Rory McIlroy. After coming up short at the 2023 US Open, the Northern Irishman’s wait for a drought-ending win at a major tournament continues. However, McIlroy is not one to be discouraged by such a result. “When I do finally win this next major, it’s going to be really, really […]

Another major tournament, another close-but-not-quite finish for Rory McIlroy. A four-time major champion by the age of 25, it’s now been almost nine years since he last won one of the big four events, and he went agonizingly close once again at the 2023 US Open. And an obscure stat points to the issue which […]

Wyndham Clark took down his first major at the US Open at The Los Angeles Country Club, narrowly beating Rory McIlroy, who is still hunting his first major since 2014. A lot of people are happy for Wyndham Clark winning his first major, but many had reactions to McIlroy falling short again. Let’s get to […]

After four thrilling rounds at the 2023 US Open, a champion has finally been crowned and it’s no other than Wyndham Clark, whose steely nerves and steady play had him outlasting the likes of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Rockie Fowler for his first-ever win in a major tournament. Of course, Twitter is having a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

On Tuesday, the golf landscape was tectonically shifted — maybe — by the stunning revelation that the PGA Tour plans to join forces with the DP World Tour and Public Investment Fund (PIF) — the Saudi-based sovereign wealth fund that backs the LIV Tour. The “memorandum of understanding” — as Squawk on the Street host […]

It’s safe to say that neither Rory McIlroy nor LIV Golf is pleased that the merger between the PGA Tour and the rival association will bring the two parties together. McIlroy, in a recent interview before the RBC Canadian Open on Wednesday, reluctantly admitted that the merger will be good for golf but said that […]

After a massive merge with the LIV, the PGA Tour heads north of the border for the RBC Canadian Open. This will continue our PGA Tour Odds series as we hand out an RBC Canadian Open prediction and pick while we let you know how to watch, as well. Viktor Hovland earned himself a stunning […]

The PGA Tour shockingly announced it has agreed to merge with LIV Golf and the DP World Tour on Tuesday, and Rory McIlroy, who has been very vocal against LIV Golf, said that the feelings still remain after the merger. “But it’s not LIV, I think that’s the thing,” Rory McIlroy said, via Sky Sports […]

We are in danger of becoming desensitized to hypocrisy in the world of sports. Sure, in this heightened age of social media, people get called out and are held accountable. We have a short memory, though. Triumphs push an ugly sound bite further and further into the back of our brains. But no amount of […]

There is a new big chapter being written in the golf world, as the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have decided to lay down their arms and let peace rule, with the two giant organizations agreeing to a merger. However, it’s a marriage only a few knew was going to happen. Even Tiger Woods and […]

Rory McIlroy remains winless this year in the PGA TOUR after falling short at the 2023 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village. McIlroy cracked the top 10 with a T-7 by shooting 3-under 285 overall, which would have been much better if it weren’t for a bad final round in which he fired a 75. Rory […]

Recently, Rory McIlroy said that playing less golf and having an offseason would benefit him so he would be able to reset, and Phil Mickelson responded saying that the LIV Tour schedule would be great for McIlroy, but that a team would not want to take him. “As worn out as McIlroy was after the […]

Rory McIlroy will be one busy pro in the summer. Apart from his expected appearances at The Memorial, the RBC Canadian Open, US Open, and Travelers Championship. The Northern Irishman has also confirmed that he will be teeing at the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in July — just a couple of weeks […]

Brooks Koepka is the king of the PGA Championship again. The LIV Golf star was the last man standing at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York on Sunday, as he takes yet another Wanamaker Trophy. He is now a three-time winner of the PGA Championship, and he got nothing but love from Rory […]

No one’s expecting Rory McIlroy to all of a sudden start jumping through tables, but what’s clear is that he is now part of Bills Mafia. The Northern Irishman golf superstar was welcomed by Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen along with veteran linebacker Von Miller to Bills fandom when the said athletes met Wednesday at […]

Rory McIlroy recently declined to give a lengthy response to a question about LIV Golf. The typically outspoken McIlroy gave a one-word response when asked if he was planning to sidestep LIV Golf-PGA Tour conversations moving forward, per ESPN. “Yeah,” McIlroy responded, via Mark Schlabach. McIlroy’s response is notable since he hasn’t backed down from […]

Rory McIlroy may have cost himself $3 million by skipping the RBC Heritage — one of the PGA Tour‘s “elevated” events — which began today at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina, per Golf Channel and SI. The world’s No. 3 ranked golfer announced on Tuesday that he would miss this week’s […]

On Wednesday, the PGA Tour announced a structural shake-up to its Fall schedule, which will go into effect this year. The revamped schedule will be called the FedEx Cup Fall and feature seven tournaments from September through November. The PGA Tour is aiming to create an incentivized mini-season in between the FedEx Cup Playoffs and […]

Fresh off missing the cut at The Masters, Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from this week’s RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina, the PGA Tour announced on Monday. McIlroy finished at 5-over par at Augusta National after shooting a 77 in the second round on Friday. The world’s No. 3 […]

Tiger Woods narrowly made the cut at the 2023 Masters, doing so at the expense of one of the biggest names on the PGA Tour. Justin Thomas won’t play in the final two rounds at Augusta National Golf Club after ending his second round with a pair of bogeys. Thomas joins Rory McIlroy and other […]

Masters week is finally here! Check out our golf odds series as we hand out a Rory McIlroy prediction and pick for the Masters. Rory McIlroy has won his fair share of tour events. In fact, McIlroy has won a total of 23 wins on the PGA tour. To add on to that, McIlroy was […]

Rory McIlroy has accomplished a lot in golf, but there is one glaring item left unchecked on his list, and that’s no other than winning the Green Jacket at the Masters Tournament. The Northern Irishman already has four major championships under his belt, but a win at Augusta National Golf Club remains elusive for McIlroy. […]