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Justin Thomas is asking fellow PGA Tour players to give more access to broadcast partners
The PGA Tour starts its network television schedule this week with CBS at Torrey Pines for the first of its 19 tournaments. And it already has received a boost from Justin Thomas. Just over a year ago, Thomas was hesitant to get involved with tour policy, preferring others to carry...
PGA Tour stays in California and misses a pair of stars at Torrey Pines
PGA Tour FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Site: San Diego. Course: Torrey Pines GC South (Yardage: 7,765. Par: 72) and North (Yardage: 7,258. Par: 72). Prize money: $9.3 million. Winner's share: $1.674 million. Television:...
Ernie Els wins season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship for 7th PGA Tour Champions title
KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka by two strokes. The 67-year-old Langer...
Sony Open starts the race for fewer PGA Tour players to keep their jobs
HONOLULU (AP) — The royal palms on a Waialae course that runs along the Pacific Ocean give a peaceful ambiance to the Sony Open, the ideal place for the full PGA Tour membership to start the year. But a new season has brought a small degree of stress in paradise. The...
PGA Tour stays in Hawaii and Europe starts preparing for Ryder Cup
PGA Tour SONY OPEN Site: Honolulu. Course: Waialae CC. Yardage: 7,044. Par: 72. Prize money: $8.7 million. Winner's share: $1.566 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 7-10:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m....
Hideki Matsuyama has record-setting start to the PGA Tour season with victory at Kapalua
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama opened the new season with a record performance, though it was hard to tell from his emotions. He was a machine at The Sentry, with 35 holes at birdie or better to finish at 35-under par, both PGA Tour records. He only broke into a wide smile...
