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PGA Tour contemplates announcing fines as part of study into slow play
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is taking a hard look at whether to allow rangefinders and publicize violations as part of a comprehensive study on pace of play and other enhancements to the game that have come out of a survey of 50,000 golf fans. Tour officials were...
Riviera tournament moving to Torrey Pines in San Diego because of LA wildfires
The PGA Tour is relocating the Genesis Invitational out of wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles, announcing Friday it will be held Feb. 13-16 on the South course at Torrey Pines in San Diego with an emphasis on relief initiatives for victims of the fires. That gives Torrey Pines two...
Scheffler and Schauffele out of action adds to a sluggish start to the year in golf
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. ...
Gary Woodland had a surprise passenger on his island flight to Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — Gary Woodland had a brief vacation with wife Gabby on the Big Island before coming over to Oahu for the Sony Open. Never was a 45-minute flight more memorable. They were in the second row on the Hawaiian Airlines flight. The final passengers to board were in the...
Grayson Murray's passion remembered during solemn tribute at the tournament he won
HONOLULU (AP) — The Sony Open turned solemn Tuesday morning when dozens of players, caddies and PGA Tour officials joined Grayson Murray's family along the shore behind the 16th green at Waialae to pay tribute to the defending champion who took his own life four months later. ...
PGA Tour moves toward changes to FedEx Cup finale. Finding a solution everyone likes won't be easy
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Commissioner Jay Monahan wasn't kidding when he told the PGA Tour staff in his year-end message that “everything was on the table.” That includes what could be another massive overhaul at the Tour Championship to determine the FedEx Cup champion. How soon...
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...
