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Golf has a ratings problem, and the Masters could shine a light on why viewers are tuning out

Apr. 11, 2024 06:03 AM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Golf has a ratings problem. The week-to-week grind of the PGA Tour has essentially become No Need To See TV, raising serious concerns about what it means for the future of the game. Now comes the Masters, the first major championship of the year...

Peter Malnati is a winner again and tired of all the talk about money in golf

Mar. 27, 2024 14:30 PM EDT

Peter Malnati is a PGA Tour winner again and now gets to tee it up with big names at the Houston Open. In his group for the opening two rounds is Scottie Scheffler, the world's No. 1 player who is going for this third consecutive victory. But a big part of Malnati is representing the...

Column: Silver medals for Cameron Young don't tarnish the talent

Mar. 26, 2024 11:26 AM EDT

David Duval was headed to the California desert for the next PGA Tour Champions event when something in his news feed caught his attention. Cameron Young has seven runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour in the last 40 years, the most of anyone who had never won. The phrasing made it...

Scheffler back to work in Houston Open. Final week for Masters invitations to top 50

Mar. 26, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

PGA TOUR TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOUSTON OPEN Site: Houston. Course: Memorial Park GC. Yardage: 7,412. Par: 70. Prize money: $9.1 million. Winner's share: $1.638 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel);...

Malnati with big break and great shot wins Valspar and earns trip to Masters

Mar. 24, 2024 20:16 PM EDT

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Some of the shots that left Peter Malnati frustrated on the back nine were the ones that worked out so well for him Sunday in the Valspar Championship. A putt he thought he left short dropped for birdie on the 12th hole. A shot into the 16th in mangled...

Mitchell holes out 7-iron on the 18th to take 2-shot lead heading into final round at Innisbrook

Mar. 23, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Keith Mitchell capped off a magnificent run through the “Snake Pit” at Innisbrook on Saturday with a shot he never saw go in. His 7-iron from the 18th fairway one-hopped into the hole for eagle and a 5 under and a two-shot lead in the Valspar Championship. ...

PGA Tour's Monahan describes 'constructive' meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf

Mar. 19, 2024 11:39 AM EDT

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour took a first step in sparking negotiations with Saudi Arabia's national wealth fund with a meeting in the Bahamas that Commissioner Jay Monahan described as “constructive” without offering many more details. In a memo late Monday night to...

PGA Tour player directors prepare for meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf

Mar. 17, 2024 21:35 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Players on the PGA Tour board negotiating with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund have a meeting planned Monday with the Saudi leader backing rival LIV Golf, something Rory McIlroy said Sunday should have happened long ago. He also said Yasir...