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PGA Tour contemplating changes to Tour Championship, AP sources say
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The PGA Tour is contemplating another change to the format at the Tour Championship to crown a FedEx Cup champion as part of its response to what fans, television and corporate partners want to see. Two PGA Tour officials said several concepts are still under...
Viktor Hovland comes off a 4-month break in search of his swing and breaks a toe in Hawaii
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Viktor Hovland will have been away from competition for 122 days when he tees it up at The Sentry on Thursday. It's the longest break of his professional career, and the Norwegian star was excited to get going. And then he flew to Hawaii and didn't make it...
Gary Player is 89 and has a new girlfriend. Nelly Korda has dog sledding in her holiday plans
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gary Player is a big believer that one can't go through life without love. Even at age 89, he's never too old to find it. Player happily shared his big news at the PNC Championship. He has a new girlfriend. “I said I wanted to live until 100....
Derek Sprague chosen as CEO of PGA of America
Derek Sprague has been selected as the next CEO at the PGA of America, the first time a club professional has been chosen to lead the organization in nearly 20 years. Sprague, who spent 25 years at his hometown Malone Golf Club in New York, also becomes the first CEO to have served...
PGA Tour to hire CEO to run expanding business. Jay Monahan stays on as commissioner
The PGA Tour, flush with a $1.5 billion investment from private equity and still negotiating with the Saudi-backers of LIV Golf as a minority investor, is hiring a CEO for the first time who will work alongside Commissioner Jay Monahan. Monahan made the announcement to his staff...
Scottie Scheffler in a landslide to win PGA Tour player of the year for third straight time
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...
Tiger Woods has no firm answers on a deal with Saudis or his future as a player
Tiger Woods could not offer much of a timetable Tuesday on PGA Tour negotiations with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf or his own future as a player. Woods is the tournament host of the Hero World Challenge this week, and that's his only role at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. He has...
Trump thinks he can fix golf's mess. He starts by playing golf with PGA Tour commissioner
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...
