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US Ryder Cup captain Bradley says security will be watching if Bethpage Black crowd gets nasty

Oct. 08, 2024 13:33 PM EDT

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley offered a warning Tuesday about Bethpage Black that does not need a special sign by the first tee: Organizers will have security inside the ropes to make sure the New York crowd doesn't get out of control. Bradley and European captain Luke Donald...

PGA Tour commissioner and Saudi fund governor paired at pro-am event in Scotland

Oct. 01, 2024 21:49 PM EDT

Three weeks after PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with Saudi Arabia's financial backer of LIV Golf, they will be together again this week in Scotland, this time inside the ropes. Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Public Investment Fund that supports the PGA...

European tour CEO expresses positive movement in tour negotiations with Saudis

Sep. 24, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

MONTREAL (AP) — It's one thing for Rory McIlroy to get a sense of optimism about the PGA Tour's negotiations with the Saudi investors of LIV Golf about a potential investment. McIlroy is part of a negotiating committee, but he hasn't been involved in recent meetings. It was another...

LIV golfers still set to play in Ryder Cup if they're eligible or picked

Sep. 19, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau or any other American playing for LIV Golf is eligible for the Ryder Cup because the Saudi-funded tour is now included among nine tours that get PGA of America membership. Kerry Haigh, the interim CEO of the PGA of America, said Thursday their...

Mark O'Meara to retire after PGA Tour Champions event at Pebble Beach

Sep. 17, 2024 14:18 PM EDT

Mark O’Meara is ready to retire, and he has picked the ideal spot in Pebble Beach. O’Meara won the California State Amateur in 1979, the first of his six titles over three decades at Pebble Beach. Five of those were the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the last one in 1997 when at...

Jon Rahm holds on to win LIV Golf and capture the season points list for $18 million bonus

Sep. 15, 2024 18:39 PM EDT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Jon Rahm ended his first year in the LIV Golf League by closing with a 4-under 66 to win the final individual event Sunday and the season points title with its $18 million bonus. Rahm missed a pair of short birdie putts on the back nine that kept Joaquin...

Jon Rahm moves closer to LIV points title with a 64 to take the lead in Chicago

Sep. 14, 2024 18:33 PM EDT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Jon Rahm moved closer to two big paydays with a 6-under 64 on Saturday, giving the Spaniard a one-shot lead in LIV Golf Chicago as he moves closer to winning the season points title. Rahm tapped in for birdie on his final hole, the par-5 third at...

Koepka birdies last 3 holes for 62 and builds a 4-shot lead at LIV Golf Chicago

Sep. 13, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Brooks Koepka birdied his last three holes Friday for an 8-under 62, staking him to a four-shot lead after the first round of LIV Golf Chicago, the final individual event of the season. Koepka is going for a season-high third victory in LIV Golf this...

McIlroy says PGA-LIV exhibition match offers a glimpse of possibilities

Sep. 11, 2024 17:02 PM EDT

Rory McIlroy doesn't view the made-for-TV match between stars from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf as a message, more like a glimpse of the possibilities of what can happen, and what has been missing in golf since the great divide. McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are playing against Brooks...

Scheffler and DeChambeau part of PGA Tour-LIV Golf match in Las Vegas, report says

Sep. 04, 2024 11:42 AM EDT

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will take on LIV Golf stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match in Las Vegas, Golfweek reported Wednesday, the first time outside the majors top players from each circuit will compete against each other. Blake Smith of Hambric...