The Cognizant Classic and PGA Tour announced that the late Jeff Babineau will receive the 2025 Tim Rosaforte Distinguished Journalist Award. Babineau, a beloved figure in golf journalism, passed away on December 9. Babineau’s journey in sports journalism began in 1986 with the Orlando Sentinel, where he covered golf alongside NFL, NHL, and college sports. Read more…
A PGA Tour delegation of Tiger Woods, Australia’s Adam Scott and commissioner Jay Monahan are meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon (Friday morning, AEDT), according to sources.
Billy Horschel has been named the recipient of the 2025 Charlie Bartlett Award, recognizing his “unselfish contributions for the betterment of society” as a professional golfer. The 38-year-old and his wife Brittany established the Horschel Family Foundation, which has made significant impacts through multiple initiatives. The foundation’s work includes supporting K9s for Warriors, a Florida-based Read more…
SAN DIEGO—Eighteen holes stand between Denny McCarthy and what he’s chased for what feels like forever. PGA Tour events, particularly the elevated ones, typically present complex riddles with multiple solutions. But it’s a limited field and Torrey Pines is a one-dimensional punisher, asking competitors only to keep the ball in the fairway and making them Read more…
SAN DIEGO—Jon Rahm achieved a world ranking milestone at Torrey Pines eight years ago. By the time the sport wraps up tomorrow at the San Diego muni, Rahm will hit another OWGR item of note, albeit one he doesn’t want. Rahm’s career breakthrough came here in La Jolla Pines in 2017, dropping a 60-footer on Read more…
Local hero Xander Schauffele isn’t at Torrey Pines this week as he continues to be sidelined with a rib injury. But according to a Golfweek report, Schauffele is close to returning.
SAN DIEGO—For the second time in three weeks, Ludvig Aberg is in contention at Torrey Pines. He’s hoping for slightly better health this go-around. Aberg improved his Thursday score by eight shots Friday, carding five birdies and an eagle for a six-under 66 at the relocated Genesis Invitational. After his round, he shed some light Read more…
SAN DIEGO— The rain suit had become Scottie Scheffler’s second skin, a waterlogged membrane he could finally shed only after the last putt dropped. His expression to the handful of remaining spectators needed no translation, a look that was equal parts relief and satisfaction. The storm was never a downpour, not even steady, just persistent Read more…
Monahan spoke days after the tour announced that he (along with player representative Adam Scott) met with US president Donald Trump regarding negotiations between the tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
SAN DIEGO — Max Homa had found it, that elusive sense of clarity that athletes chase through the darkest valleys of their careers. For a year, he wrestled with the ache of knowing something was fundamentally amiss yet finding himself unable to bridge the gap between recognition and remedy. The fleeting moments of brilliance that Read more…
The Genesis Invitational is making an $8 million donation in vehicles to the Los Angeles wildfire recovery efforts. This week’s PGA Tour event had to move from Riviera Country Club to Torrey Pines due to the damage suffered in Riviera’s surrounding neighborhood of the Pacific Palisades. On Tuesday the event sponsor announced in conjunction with Read more…
The news came as part of a statement the tour released in which it confirmed that commissioner Jay Monahan and PGA Tour pro Adam Scott met with Trump on Tuesday.
The United States Golf Association is the first governing body to provide players from the LIV Golf League a direct pathway into a men’s major championship.
Luke Clanton is in this week’s WM Phoenix Open field thanks to a sponsor exemption, and he’s just two good rounds away from locking up a PGA Tour card. Clanton, 21, enjoyed a breakout campaign on the tour in 2024 despite not having tour status … or being a professional, for that matter. After earning Read more…
Tiger has often revealed the depth of his mother’s impact on his career, stating that despite his father’s Special Forces background, it was his mother who commanded true respect.
If Rory McIlroy’s win at Pebble Beach can be distilled to a single moment, it was that tee ball, a shot that showed that everyone’s best, against his best, is not good enough.
Ludvig Aberg has withdrawn before the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Aberg, 25, turned in a first-round 77 on Thursday at Spyglass, which was last among the 80-player field and 13 shots behind the lead. According to the PGA Tour, Aberg cited illness as the reason for pulling out. Aberg was one Read more…
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