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British Open to return to St. Andrews in 2027. One last chance for Tiger Woods?

Jan. 23, 2025 15:10 PM EST

The British Open is returning to St. Andrews in 2027, perhaps giving Tiger Woods one last chance to play his favorite course and maybe even pause when he crosses the Swilcan Bridge. The R&A announced Thursday the sport's oldest championship would return to the home of golf for...

Greg Norman says he would win a debate with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on LIV making them richer

Jan. 21, 2025 14:29 PM EST

Greg Norman says he would win a debate with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on how Saudi-funded LIV Golf has helped them financially. And by the sound of his interview with Australian Golf Digest, it wasn’t just LIV Golf where the Shark left his teeth marks. “When I...

Scheffler and Schauffele out of action adds to a sluggish start to the year in golf

Jan. 21, 2025 09:54 AM EST

A new season in any sport is ripe with optimism and enthusiasm, and that's how PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sounded when he delivered a year-end video message that promised innovation and excitement. “Everything is on the table,” Monahan said just over a month ago. ...

Americans are getting paid to play the Ryder Cup. Now the pressure is on to win: Analysis

Dec. 17, 2024 09:15 AM EST

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

Dec. 12, 2024 11:22 AM EST

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

Dec. 10, 2024 20:40 PM EST

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

Dec. 03, 2024 10:29 AM EST

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

Dec. 01, 2024 05:33 AM EST

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...

It's getting harder to stay on the PGA Tour. Here's why

Nov. 21, 2024 18:41 PM EST

The PGA Tour is making the most sweeping changes to its eligibility in more than 40 years by eliminating 25 tour cards, along with shrinking the size of its fields. The all-exempt tour had been in place since 1983, meaning the top 125 players from the official money list — now the...