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April 27th, 2024

Uncertainty with NBC’s golf broadcast team raises question: Who’ll be the lead analyst at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst?

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April 27th, 2024

You’ll feel deja vu when reading this Golf Digest story about the trouble with golf coverage on TV … from 1972

There has been lots of handwringing about golf on TV in 2024, from ratings declines to complaints about too many commercials to frustrations over not enough live coverage. And yet there’s been lots of handwringing about golf on TV for years. Listen to hear if this sounds at all familiar: Golf Digest surveyed fans who Read more…

April 27th, 2024

LIV Golf Adelaide fans went so nuts for Cam Smith that they stormed the fairway … during round 1

One of the sneaky news bits of the week is that LIV Golf’s future road map includes plans for “home-team” events, a move that could help to bolster the league’s struggling team dynamic. From the looks of things at The Grange, however, Ripper G.C. captain Cam Smith already has a formidable homefield advantage cooking as Read more…

April 27th, 2024

How to make one of Team Europe’s favorite on-course Solheim Cup snacks

It can be hard to think about properly fueling on the golf course. There are so many other pressing issues, like trying to keep the ball in play. But what you eat on the golf course can directly affect how you perform. If your on-course eating habits need to be revamped, here’s some inspiration from Read more…

April 27th, 2024

How a Phoenix-area course capitalized on a unique location to keep play going into the night

In most of the country, golf courses fight an unrelenting battle against weather and daylight. How do you get enough rounds in to generate the revenue required to keep the doors open? One Phoenix-area operation is trying to change those terms of engagement with a modern marketing plan, banks of stadium lights and a whole Read more…

April 27th, 2024

I played in golf’s new high-stakes par-3 league: Did it live up to the hype?

April 27th, 2024

Korn Ferry Tour pro had no clue he shot 58(!) until his mom told him

Frankie Capan III became the latest Korn Ferry Tour pro to fire a sub-60 round this year during Thursday’s opening round of the Veritex Bank Championship. Perhaps even more impressive was the fact he didn’t even realize he had shot 58. That’s right, Capan had to be informed about making KFT history. And he found Read more…

April 26th, 2024

This was Tiger’s shot-shaping key from his most dominant year on tour

The 2000 PGA Tour season was Tiger Woods’ best and one of the greatest seasons any tour player has ever had. That year he won three consecutive major championships—the U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship—by a combined 24 shots. He had nine total wins in 2000, and he was named the PGA Tour Player Read more…

April 26th, 2024

Guy Kinnings has a simple job as the new DP World Tour chief: Keep his 50-plus-year tour relevant

LONDON — No one said it was going to be easy. And less than a month into his tenure as just the fifth Chief Executive in the European/DP World Tour’s more than 50 years of existence, Guy Kinnings isn’t having to look too far for problems that need solving. Predictably, one in particular is dominating Read more…

April 26th, 2024

Jon Rahm and other LIV golfers can play for Europe in the 2025 Ryder Cup … with conditions

LONDON — Blame Rory McIlroy. In the immediate aftermath of two-time major champion Jon Rahm’s decision to join the LIV Golf League, the Northern Irishman wasted no time in expressing his fear that the Spaniard would therefore miss out on a fourth Ryder Cup start for Europe in 2025. “The European Tour is going to Read more…

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April 26th, 2024

Can a virtual brick wall cure your slice? Golftec brings new technology to old-school learning

Sometimes the best instruction is so simple it could teach a reasonably intelligent dog to execute a high draw (see the molded grip), and sometimes, especially in the modern era of deep-dive analytics and motion-capture animation, you need a Ph.D. in biomechanics and physiology just to begin to formulate words to describe what you think Read more…

April 26th, 2024

Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

It’s team time on the PGA Tour, where, after two weeks of the top stars playing against each other in massive events, there is a brief respite for a week to play in a different format for four days in a much more relaxed atmosphere. Not that they aren’t attempting to bring home the hardware Read more…

April 26th, 2024

Gator stops play at Zurich Classic to delight (and fear) of PGA Tour broadcast team

TPC Louisiana is known as a tricky Pete Dye course from its hidden bunkers to its firm and fast greens. The designer built it in the style of his renowned TPC Sawgrass, and like its Florida predecessor, it has one extra-special obstacle that many courses (luckily) don’t have: Alligators. The teams at the Zurich Classic Read more…

April 26th, 2024

Charlie Woods struggles in first U.S. Open qualifier

Although Tiger Woods isn’t qualified for the 2024 U.S. Open, the 15-time major champ is expected to receive a special exemption from the USGA. In the meantime, his 15-year-old son tried to earn a spot at Pinehurst in June as well. Charlie Woods played in his first U.S. Open local qualifier on Thursday in Port Read more…

April 26th, 2024

Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2024 LIV Golf League Adelaide

The LIV Golf League has reached the sixth event on its 14-event schedule, and after two weeks off, this one has historically been the rowdiest on the rotation. Yes, the tour is Down Under, in golf-crazed Australia, returning to the Grange Golf Club in Adelaide. The overall purse is its usual $20 million and the Read more…

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April 26th, 2024

Leaderboard

Zurich Classic of New Orleans - 2024

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
T1	Rai/ Lipsky	-13	F	2
T1	McIlroy/ Lowry	-13	F	2
T3	Tarren/ Skinns	-12	F	2
T3	Taylor/ Hadwin	-12	F	2
T3	Johnson/ Palmer	-12	F	2
T3	Brehm/ Hubbard	-12	2*	2
T7	Hall/ Piercy	-11	F	2
T7	Mitchell/ Dahmen	-11	F	2
T7	Thompson/ Novak	-11	5	2
T7	Kohles/ Kizzire	-11	-	2
T11	Fitzpatrick/ Fitzpatrick	-10	F	2
T11	Lee/ Kim	-10	F	2
T11	Taylor/ O'Hair	-10	F	2
T11	Wu/ Lower	-10	18	2
T11	Stevens/ Barjon	-10	4*	2
T11	Champ/ Daffue	-10	1*	2
T17	Wallace/ Olesen	-9	F	2
T17	Sigg/ Hadley	-9	16*	2
T17	Detry/ MacIntyre	-9	4	2
T17	Spaun/ Buckley	-9	2*	2
T17	Echavarria/ Greyserman	-9	1*	2
T17	List/ Norlander	-9	-	2
T17	Conners/ Pendrith	-9	-	2
T17	Blair/ Fishburn	-9	-	2
T17	Meissner/ Smotherman	-9	-	2
T26	Eckroat/ Gotterup	-8	F	2
T26	Morikawa/ Kitayama	-8	F	2
T26	Malnati/ Knox	-8	F	2
T26	Reavie/ Snedeker	-8	F	2
T26	Lashley/ Campos	-8	F	2
T26	Norrman/ Campillo	-8	16*	2
T26	Yu/ Pan	-8	4	2
T26	Vegas/ Burgoon	-8	4*	2
T26	Ghim/ Kim	-8	3*	2
T26	Berger/ Perez	-8	-	2
T36	Whaley/ Long	-7	5*	2
T36	Higgo/ Fox	-7	4	2
T36	Montgomery/ Griffin	-7	3	2
T36	Theegala/ Zalatoris	-7	2	2
T36	Cantlay/ Schauffele	-7	2	2
T36	Moore/ NeSmith	-7	2*	2
T36	Hoffman/ Watney	-7	-	2
T36	Putnam/ Highsmith	-7	-	2
T36	Suh/ Hoey	-7	-	2
T36	Phillips/ Bridgeman	-7	-	2
T46	Smalley/ Schmid	-6	F	2
T46	Hossler/ Ryder	-6	F	2
T46	Tosti/ Potter, Jr.	-6	F	2
T46	Cole/ Cochran	-6	F	2
T46	Shelton/ Furr	-6	17	2
T46	Silverman/ Dougherty	-6	16*	2
T46	Chappell/ Dufner	-6	5	2
T46	Yuan/ Dou	-6	3*	2
T46	Ramey/ Trainer	-6	2*	2
T46	Hoge/ McNealy	-6	1	2
T46	Kuchar/ Stricker	-6	-	2
T46	Wu/ Nicholas	-6	-	2
T46	Lawrence/ Potgieter	-6	-	2
T59	Kim/ Bae	-5	F	2
T59	Højgaard/ Højgaard	-5	F	2
T59	Xiong/ McCormick	-5	16	2
T59	Springer/ Whitney	-5	15	2
T59	Garnett/ Straka	-5	1	2
T59	Barnes/ Endycott	-5	-	2
T59	Stanger/ Dumont de Chassart	-5	-	2
T66	Horschel/ Alexander	-4	F	2
T66	Woodland/ Hodges	-4	F	2
T66	Coody/ Coody	-4	16*	2
T66	Kraft/ Tway	-4	5*	2
T66	Hardy/ Riley	-4	1	2
T71	Gutschewski/ Byrd	-3	17	2
T71	Crowe/ Higgs	-3	17	2
T73	Molinari/ Donald	-2	F	2
T73	Young/ Martin	-2	F	2
T73	Kisner/ Brown	-2	1	2
T76	Sloan/ Teater	-1	F	2
T76	Streelman/ Laird	-1	F	2
T76	Hale, Jr./ Haley II	-1	-	2
T79	Merritt/ Streb	E	F	2
T79	Pereda/ Cook	E	F	2

Adelaide 2024 Leaderboard

PlayersTeams

Pos	Player	Tot	Rnd
1	Jinichiro Kozuma	-9	2
T2	Carlos Ortiz	-8	2
T2	Danny Lee	-8	2
T4	Mito Pereira	-7	2
T4	Peter Uihlein	-7	2
T4	Andy Ogletree	-7	2
T4	Anirban Lahiri	-7	2
T8	Matt Jones	-6	2
T8	Brendan Steele	-6	2
T10	Dean Burmester	-5	2
T10	Patrick Reed	-5	2
T10	Marc Leishman	-5	2
T10	Paul Casey	-5	2
T10	Joaquin Niemann	-5	2
T10	Jon Rahm	-5	2
T16	Talor Gooch	-4	2
T16	Cameron Tringale	-4	2
T16	Bryson DeChambeau	-4	2
T16	Caleb Surratt	-4	2
T16	Richard Bland	-4	2
T16	Louis Oosthuizen	-4	2
T16	Cameron Smith	-4	2
T23	Abraham Ancer	-3	2
T23	Charl Schwartzel	-3	2
T23	Pat Perez	-3	2
T23	Thomas Pieters	-3	2
T23	Kalle Samooja	-3	2
T23	Phil Mickelson	-3	2
T29	Scott Vincent	-2	2
T29	Lee Westwood	-2	2
T29	Tyrrell Hatton	-2	2
T29	Charles Howell III	-2	2
T29	Bubba Watson	-2	2
T29	Brooks Koepka	-2	2
T35	Matthew Wolff	-1	2
T35	Martin Kaymer	-1	2
T35	Anthony Kim	-1	2
T35	Sam Horsfield	-1	2
T35	Sergio Garcia	-1	2
T40	Harold Varner III	E	2
T40	David Puig	E	2
T40	Dustin Johnson	E	2
T40	Ian Poulter	E	2
T40	Adrian Meronk	E	2
T40	Kieran Vincent	E	2
T46	Sebastian Muñoz	+1	2
T46	Branden Grace	+1	2
T46	Lucas Herbert	+1	2
T46	Henrik Stenson	+1	2
T50	Hudson Swafford	+2	2
T50	Kevin Na	+2	2
T52	Eugenio Chacarra	+3	2
T52	Jason Kokrak	+3	2
T52	Graeme McDowell	+3	2

Pos	Team	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	TORQUE GC	-20	18	2
2	IRON HEADS GC	-19	18	2
3	HYFLYERS GC	-17	18	2
4	CRUSHERS GC	-16	18	2
5	RIPPER GC	-15	18	2
T6	RANGEGOATS GC	-12	18	2
T6	STINGER GC	-12	18	2
8	LEGION XIII	-11	18	2
T9	4ACES GC	-8	18	2
T9	CLEEKS GC	-8	18	2
11	FIREBALLS GC	-4	18	2
T12	SMASH GC	-3	18	2
T12	MAJESTICKS GC	-3	18	2

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