Just as the NRL has its replay centre called ‘The Bunker’ and the English Premier League turns to its ‘VAR’, the PGA Tour plans to have its own rules hub at its headquarters in Ponte Vedra, Florida, beginning with the 2025 season.
While the scheduled Wednesday through Saturday playing of last year’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines was originally met with some disappointment and skepticism—and then it nearly went into Sunday when the playoff between winner Luke List and Will Zalatoris ran late—there wasn’t a lot of complaining on the players’ end.
So far in this calendar year, the prospects for impressive fields in early tournaments on the West Coast are equal to or better than they’ve been in the most recent years before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Late last year, the rumours were running wild, and yet Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele stood back probably chuckling, and just watched the circus for a while.
It’s a sweet gig for the PGA Tour players at Kapalua next week as they start the calendar year with the Sentry Tournament of Champions, but three big names won’t be there.
Their commitment to the PNC, which was expected, means that Tiger Woods will play three times in December after not playing any competitive golf since the Open Championship in July.
In LIV Golf’s short time in existence, it has been among the most pressing questions regarding its long-term viability: What are the prospects for getting a television deal that would deliver a far larger audience than its current life on YouTube?
There was no miracle comeback on Sunday at the 14th Presidents Cup, though the International team did not go down without a fight against the victorious Americans.
Australian Golf Digest
