Latest Jon Rahm News

Spieth is part of a big field at Valspar. That's a big opportunity for players not in the Masters

Mar. 20, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Innisbrook and Bay Hill are separated by 100 miles (160 kilometers) on the road, two weeks on the PGA Tour calendar and $11.6 million in prize money. Another big difference might be the size of the field. The Valspar Championship begins Thursday with 154...

Jon Rahm to serve up Spanish flavor at Masters Club dinner for champions

Mar. 19, 2024 13:56 PM EDT

Masters champion Jon Rahm is bringing plenty of Spanish flavor to the Masters Club dinner for champions next month, even before they find their seat at the table. The cocktail reception will have gernika peppers, grown in a town in the Basque region of Spain when Rahm grew up. There...

Column: Scottie Scheffler has a big golf game. What he doesn't have is a big head

Mar. 19, 2024 11:06 AM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler would rank near the bottom if the popular “strokes gained” statistic of golf had a category for celebrations. And he would be the first to concede that. Just two weeks ago — right before he earned $8.5 million for winning two...

Scottie Scheffler is reaching a dominance not seen since Tiger Woods

Mar. 18, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is next in line for comparisons with Tiger Woods because golf, like other sports, is always looking for the heir to the throne. Scheffler is playing great golf, measured as much by his elite ball-striking and alarming consistency as...

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...

Scheffler is chasing history in The Players Championship. No one has ever repeated as champion

Mar. 13, 2024 13:12 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods never did it. Neither did Jack Nicklaus, even before The Players Championship found its home in a former swamp now known as the TPC Sawgrass. This is the 50th edition of the PGA Tour's premier championship, and no one has ever defended his...

Monahan confident in his job and hopeful PGA Tour can strike a deal with Saudis

Mar. 12, 2024 15:35 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was short on details but overflowing with confidence Tuesday about the future of the PGA Tour, repairing the fractured landscape of golf and his ability to lead the way. “I am the right person to lead us forward. I...

LIV Golf abandons its pursuit of getting world ranking points

Mar. 05, 2024 15:25 PM EST

The Great White Shark is waving the white flag when it comes to LIV Golf being recognized by the Official World Golf Ranking. Greg Norman, the CEO and commissioner of the Saudi-funded league, has told his players that LIV has withdrawn its application. LIV Golf first applied for...

Anthony Kim has rusty welcome back to golf after 12 years away. He trails Rahm by 14

Mar. 01, 2024 09:19 AM EST

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Anthony Kim hit his first competitive shot in 4,320 days and then hit more shots than he wanted Friday at LIV Golf Jeddah. He opened with a 6-over 76 and was in last place, trailing Masters champion Jon Rahm and Adrian Meronk by 14 shots. ...

Anthony Kim returning after 12 years to LIV? Greg Norman drops a tease

Feb. 26, 2024 19:24 PM EST

All signs point toward Anthony Kim ending his 12-year absence by playing the LIV Golf event in Saudi Arabia, with the latest indication a video tease from Greg Norman on Monday. Kim was a raw talent who broke the country club image in golf with his belt buckles and bling, winning...