These young guns sure are hungry. Just a week after Jackson Koivun held off Scottie Scheffler to win his first PGA Tour title in just his third start, Michael Thorbjornsen held off Xander Schauffele to capture his maiden tour victory in his 65th start. It’s not exactly apples-to-apples, as Thorbjornsen had racked up 10 top-10 Read more…
The AIG Women’s British Open announced back in April that it had increased its total prize purse for the sixth consecutive year, moving it up to a record $10 million. The winner on Sunday at Royal Lytham & St. Annes will earn $1.5 million, the highest amount in the 50-year history of the Women’s British Read more…
On the heels of the Travelers Championship announcing it will be a Championship Series event in 2028, the PGA Tour dropped news Tuesday that Sompo will sponsor an event in 2027 at Silverado Resort in California, before transitioning to a Championship Series event at another course in 2028. Sources tell Golf Digest that the host Read more…
Jerry Kelly held off Cameron Percy to win the Senior British Open at Gleneagles, capping his third senior major title with a stunning bunker shot and birdie on the 72nd hole.
Haeran Ryu narrowly misses a 59 but still shoots the lowest round in major championship history, an 11-under 60, to surge three shots clear at the Amundi Evian Championship.
Carolina Chacarra collected her first professional victory on the Ladies European Tour at the Hulencourt Women’s Open. The 23-year-old from Spain shot a final-round 68 in Belgium to top Australia’s Kelsey Bennett by three shots.
It’s been quite a month for James Nicholas. Just three weeks ago, the 29-year-old battled through 36 holes of U.S. Open qualifying on Golf’s Longest Day to get into the championship at Shinnecock Hills. For his efforts, the USGA gave him the honor of hitting the first tee shot early Thursday in his native New Read more…
Sunday at Shinnecock Hills promises to be a day to remember as a winner will be decided at the 2026 U.S. Open. Just who it will be, of course, remains very much up in the air. Can Wyndham Clark capture his second Open? Can Xander Schauffele add a third different major to his resume? Will Read more…
The five-time major champion was in line to produce his best result since leaving LIV Golf and returning to the PGA Tour this year, but now a hand injury that made him withdraw in Canada makes his status for this week’s US Open unclear.
A Financial Times report says that LIV Golf needs $US600 million to make it through to the end of its 2026 schedule, while the PIF has delivered only just short of $US200 million.
Chase Kyes just completed his freshman season at Tennessee where he helped the Vols to a seventh-place tie last week at the NCAA Championship. On Monday he was in Ball Ground, Ga., hoping to battle through 36 holes of U.S. Open qualifying at Hawks Ridge Golf Club, something that he said he realized was unlikely. Read more…
Sports Business Journal reported that LIV Golf cited a ‘strategic decision’ for the reason that it stopped “Any Shot, Any Time” as it continues to plan for a future without the help of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
Rarely is there drama in college golf, but news dropped Sunday that qualifies. After 17 years at the helm of the Oklahoma men’s program, Ryan Hybl is leaving to coach Georgia Tech. But Hybl is a Georgia Bulldog, or rather, was a Georgia Bulldog, having played for legendary coach Chris Haack from 2000-2004. There’s more. Read more…
A belated happy birthday to Blades Brown. Only, in this case, the newly-turned 19-year-old delivered the gift to himself. Celebrating his 19th birthday on Thursday during the first round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch, Brown tied for 14th place Sunday and secured Special Temporary Membership on the PGA Tour. He Read more…
It took Doc Redman 182 starts to win his first PGA Tour sanctioned event, which he did two months ago on the Korn Ferry Tour in Chile. He won again Sunday on the tour at the Visit Knoxville Open, but this one was much more dramatic than that previous five-shot victory. Redman, 28, shot a Read more…
Alex Smalley started Saturday tied for the lead at Aronimink with, perhaps expectations and pressure of his own, but not necessarily from anyone watching either in person or on television. That’s not to be disrespectful. But Smalley, the 29-year-old from North Carolina who played college golf at Duke, is playing in only his fifth major Read more…
The last hour of competition Saturday at Aronimink changed the PGA Championship quite a bit. The whole story focused around how many players were packed near the top of the leaderboard, with some 30 men within three shots of the lead at one point. Then Alex Smalley, the leader after Round 2, rattled off three Read more…
Although Woods’ drug records will not be available to the public through Florida state records, they will be seen by those who are involved in his case, including witnesses, law enforcement and both legal teams.
In a 2007 interview with Golf Digest, Jim Colbert lamented his best chance to win the Masters. He recalled that he was in contention at the turn on Sunday in 1974 when he missed a three-foot putt for birdie on the par-4 10th hole. Colbert then hit a good drive down the 11th and consulted Read more…
Brandt Snedeker claimed an emotional one shot win at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, securing his 10th PGA Tour title and a return to major championship golf.