Articles by Tod Leonard

February 2nd, 2026

Justin Rose proves he’s an ageless wonder in record-setting win at Torrey Pines

Justin Rose steamrolled the field at the Farmers Insurance Open to win by seven shots, top a Tiger Woods record and do something that hasn’t happened since 1955.

February 2nd, 2026

Walk up 18 at Torrey was special for Justin Rose, whose caddie was in hospital when he won the 2019 Farmers

As Rose fashioned a historic victory in which he set the tournament’s 36, 54 and 72-hole scoring records, he said he never brought up the past with caddie Mark Fulcher – until the end.

February 2nd, 2026

Sahith Theegala’s fan club has a lot to cheer after last year’s injury-plagued season put him in a tough spot

SAN DIEGO — Sahith Theegala swears he had no idea the milestone was approaching. He didn’t know that he had made his 100th cut on the PGA Tour on Friday in the Farmers Insurance Open until a half-dozen members of his entourage of family and friends pulled on freshly made blue T-shirts on Saturday morning Read more…

February 1st, 2026

Justin Rose can pull off a rare feat on Sunday at Torrey Pines that Tiger Woods never touched

SAN DIEGO — Joel Dahmen couldn’t believe what he just saw. Playing partner Justin Rose, enjoying an extended heater at Torrey Pines, had a lie on Saturday in the first cut of rough off the fairway on the South Course’s challenging seventh hole. The pin location was as tough as it comes, tucked into the Read more…

February 1st, 2026

Brooks Koepka on the putting woes marring his PGA Tour return: ‘It’s can’t get any worse’

SAN DIEGO — In a round that he’d put plenty of circles and squares on his scorecard, Brooks Koepka had a strong chance to head for the locker room feeling decent about his Saturday in the Farmers Insurance Open. After starting on the 10th hole of the Torrey Pines South Course, he was only 55 Read more…

February 1st, 2026

Johnson Wagner absolutely roasts Brooks Koepka in his network debut

SAN DIEGO — It was tough way to make a network TV debut. Johnson Wagner was hired by CBS away from Golf Channel before this season to do what he does best—try to re-create shots hit by the pros, usually with highly entertaining results. There have been a lot of memorable attempts, including Johnson trying Read more…

January 31st, 2026

At Torrey Pines, Justin Rose storms to a remarkable tournament record and Brooks Koepka reaches weekend in his return

SAN DIEGO — When Justin Rose learned that his short birdie miss on the final hole in Thursday’s round kept hin from setting the course record of 61 on the Torrey Pines North Course, he groaned. His next thought: “We’ll go after the 36-hole record.” MORE: Joel Dahmen makes 3 eagles in a crirtical round Read more…

January 31st, 2026

Joel Dahmen enjoys a 3-eagle round, and the timing could not have been more critical to his career

SAN DIEGO — At a time just before Christmas last year, the anxiety grew for Joel Dahmen. He was happy to be home in Arizona with his wife, Lona, and their two boys, the youngest having been born in November. But the popular, one-time PGA Tour winner was staring at an upcoming calendar filled with Read more…

January 30th, 2026

PGA Tour player DQ’d from Farmers Open for using non-conforming yardage book

In a brief statement, the PGA Tour announced in the evening that Michael Brennan had been disqualified for a breach of Model Local Rule G-11 because he used “non-permitted green-reading materials”.

January 30th, 2026

Brooks Koepka got a warm reception in his PGA Tour return; now he needs to shake off the rust in his game

In his return from LIV Golf, Brooks Koepka got a welcoming reception in the Farmers Insurance Open while shooting 73 on the South Course.

January 29th, 2026

‘The grass isn’t greener’: Players see Patrick Reed’s return as another sign that PGA Tour is on the right track

On the PGA Tour’s policy board, Scott was part of what he said was a unanimous vote for the Returning Member Program policy that also included Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cam Smith, all of whom decided to stay at LIV Golf. For Reed’s return, there was no vote needed.

January 28th, 2026

San Diegan Xander Schauffele makes a case for Torrey Pines having a prominent spot on future PGA Tour schedules

Ahead of the start of the last San Diego tournament that will be sponsored by Farmers Insurance, Schauffele admitted that he’s hardly the guy tying himself to a Torrey pine tree to save the event. But he also doesn’t seem overly concerned that the event is in danger of going away.

January 28th, 2026

Brooks Koepka talks about the nerves of his PGA Tour return this week and the decisions he made to get here

Koepka, wearing a sweatshirt and his Nike hat low over his eyes, spoke almost solemnly and for the first time at length about his stunning return in front of a larger-than-normal gathering of reporters at the annual PGA Tour stop near San Diego.

January 26th, 2026

Blades Brown, 18, didn’t win the AmEx, but his front-row seat to watch Scottie Scheffler was priceless

In the end, Blades Brown was as much a Scottie Scheffler fan as he was a competitor.

January 26th, 2026

‘Life is good’ for the Schefflers as Scottie collects 20th PGA Tour win to join Jack and Tiger on this historic list

With his 20th PGA Tour win in 151 starts, Scheffler is the second-fastest behind Woods to reach that milestone. Of greater significance, the 29-year-old Texan joined only Woods and Jack Nicklaus to have four majors and 20 wins before age 30.

January 25th, 2026

Blades Brown, 18, reaches dream showdown with Scottie Scheffler in final round of The American Express

Have you ever fathomed Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy or Scottie Scheffler playing rock-paper-scissors with a fan at the ropes in the heat of competition? Of course not. Tiger loathed even eye contact, and Rory and Scottie offer fist bumps occasionally, but most of the great players covet trying to stay in some kind of Read more…

January 24th, 2026

Teenager Blades Brown comes agonizingly close to 59 and legendary place in PGA Tour history

It was a Friday afternoon that had golf fans, reporters and historians scrambling for their record books. Or googling as fast as their fingers could fly. Blades Brown, the 18-year-old who made his professional debut at this time last year in The American Express, got off to an incredible start in the second round on Read more…

January 21st, 2026

A fully healthy Will Zalatoris says this comeback to the PGA Tour feels like no other

Will Zalatoris likes to refer to himself as “kid,” and at 29 he no doubt feels, with good reason, like the best years of his life are ahead of him. It’s just that in the golf world, it seems like the Californian has been around a long time—and maybe, ironically, that’s because he hasn’t been Read more…

January 18th, 2026

With its strongest field in years, the AmEx makes a compelling case for relevancy in PGA Tour’s future schedules

With its strongest field in years, the American Express tournament shows that its potential impact for future PGA Tour schedules shouldn’t be underestimated.

January 14th, 2026

Journeyman Pat Perez reinstated by PGA after making a fortune at LIV. When he’ll compete next is a big question

Pat Perez was a journeyman pro, better known for his acerbic sense of humor than his play on the PGA Tour, before he was among the first American players to defect to LIV Golf in 2022. Perez stayed a journeyman, never coming close to winning on the Saudi-backed circuit, though he was the poster guy Read more…

January 14th, 2026

Major winners reject PGA Tour’s offer to return from LIV Golf

For now, it doesn’t appear that LIV Golf will have to endure any more seismic changes.

January 10th, 2026

PGA Tour announces FedEx Cup Fall schedule: 3 events added and 2 are out

The PGA Tour announced its FedEx Cup Fall schedule for this year, and the eight tournaments that determine some tour cards for the next season will feature two new events and a Mexico swing