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Americans are getting paid to play the Ryder Cup. Now the pressure is on to win: Analysis
Bringing the Ryder Cup to notoriously nasty Bethpage Black already was cause for concern. Imagine the most passionate, patriotic event in golf played before a flag-waving crowd that once harassed Sergio Garcia so badly he pointed at them with the wrong finger. This could make the...
Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
A modern version of The Skins Game is returning to Thanksgiving week. Pro Shop, the new golf media company led by “Full Swing” executive producer Chad Mumm, on Thursday announced a deal with the PGA Tour that brings back The Skins Game for the first time since 2008. ...
Scottie Scheffler in a landslide to win PGA Tour player of the year for third straight time
Scottie Scheffler added another trophy to his awesome display Tuesday when he won the Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA Tour player of the year in a landslide, joining Tiger Woods as the only players to win the award three straight times. Scheffler won 91% of the vote from players and...
Ryggs Johnston goes from a tiny Montana town to Australian Open champion: Analysis
A pair of Americans delivered command performances halfway around the world during Thanksgiving week. One was Peter Uihlein, the former U.S. Amateur champion and two-time Walker Cup player, winning by five shots in Qatar on the Asian Tour. The other was Ryggs Johnston, and well, some...
Ryggs Johnston wins Australian Open for first title. Jiyai Shin wins women's event
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Unheralded American Ryggs Johnston won his first professional title by claiming the Australian Open by three stokes, while South Korea’s Jiyai Shin claimed her second Women’s Australian Open, which was played concurrently at two courses on the famed Melbourne sand...
Bernhard Langer and his 18 straight years of winning is among golf's untouchable records: Analysis
Winning doesn't get old. Neither, apparently, does Bernhard Langer. In a year when Scottie Scheffler delivered a level of dominance not seen since Tiger Woods and Xander Schauffele won two majors, when Nelly Korda tied an LPGA record by winning five straight times and Lydia Ko got...
PGA Tour goes to Japan as part of three main tours playing in Asia
PGA Tour ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Chiba, Japan. Course: Accordia Golf Narashino CC. Yardage: 7,079. Par: 70. Prize money: $8.5 million. Winner's share: $1.53 million. Television: Wednesday-Saturday, 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. (Golf...
Billie Jean King nets another legacy honor: the Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billie Jean King is now the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation Thursday to recognize King for “a remarkable life devoted to championing equal rights for all, in sports...
