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PGA Tour approves reduction to 100 players keeping cards off FedEx Cup list

Nov. 18, 2024 19:42 PM EST

The PGA Tour policy board approved eligibility changes Monday that eliminate 25 cards through the FedEx Cup in the first reduction of jobs since the all-exempt tour began in 1983. Starting in 2026, only the top 100 in the FedEx Cup are assured full status the following year. ...

Trump thinks he can fix golf's mess. He starts by playing golf with PGA Tour commissioner

Nov. 18, 2024 12:24 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump boasted during the campaign he would need about 15 minutes to get a deal done between the PGA Tour and the Saudi investors of LIV Golf. That started with four hours on the golf course with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. The Washington Post reported...

Nelly Korda rallies in Florida for her seventh LPGA win of the year

Nov. 17, 2024 17:43 PM EST

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Nelly Korda was back to competition for the first time in nearly two months and didn't miss a beat. She ran off five straight birdies on the back nine to stage another Sunday comeback, closing with a 3-under 67 to win The Annika for her seventh LPGA Tour title this year. ...

Rafael Campos goes from new father to first-time PGA Tour winner with a victory in Bermuda

Nov. 17, 2024 17:41 PM EST

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Rafael Campos always dreamed of being a PGA Tour winner. He never could have imagined when it would happen and just how much it would mean. He had missed five straight cuts and was in danger of not having a card on any tour. Campos arrived in Bermuda...

Rory McIlroy ends his year with another win in Dubai and a 6th title as Europe's best

Nov. 17, 2024 08:37 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy ended a tumultuous year packed with emotion on and off the golf course with a pair of trophies and plenty of tears. McIlroy broke a tie with Rasmus Hojgaard by hitting wedge to a foot for birdie on the 16th hole, and he closed with a...

Charley Hull makes more birdies for more vacation time and a 2-shot lead over Nelly Korda

Nov. 15, 2024 19:09 PM EST

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Charley Hull made five birdies Friday for a 4-under 66 that gave her a two-shot lead and an extra day of her offseason holiday, along with a weekend date with Nelly Korda at The Annika. Hull, who won in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago to end a two-year winless...

Justin Lower shoots another 65 and leads Bermuda Championship

Nov. 15, 2024 18:34 PM EST

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Justin Lower had another 6-under 65 without taking advantage of the par 5s on Friday, giving him a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The island paradise was more like a grind in the wind and squalls of rain at...

Egor Eroshenko becomes first Russian to play on PGA Tour and makes the cut in Bermuda

Nov. 15, 2024 17:39 PM EST

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Egor Eroshenko already made history as the first Russian to play on the PGA Tour. It got even better Friday when he became the first Russian to make the cut. Eroshenko shot 31 on his final nine for a 4-under 67 in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship,...

McIlroy one off the lead at World Tour Championship and in good shape to clinch Race to Dubai title

Nov. 15, 2024 09:00 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The path is clear for Rory McIlroy to clinch the year-long Race to Dubai title and be crowned the European tour’s best player for a sixth time. He’s well in contention to win the season-ending World Tour Championship, too. ...

Charley Hull is fresh off a win and tied for the lead on LPGA. Nelly Korda is 2 behind

Nov. 14, 2024 19:03 PM EST

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Charley Hull, fresh off her first victory in more than two years, didn't lose her form from Saudi Arabia to Florida in opening with a 6-under 64 on Thursday to share the lead with Jiwon Jeon after the first round of The Annika. Nelly Korda hasn't lost much...