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July 18th, 2026

Open Championship 2026: Why was Bryson DeChambeau given a two-shot penalty? Here’s the rule that he violated

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July 19th, 2025

Open Championship 2025: Bryson DeChambeau confirms a mystery golf ball is in the works

While the Pro V1x remains the ball of choice this week, DeChambeau revealed in his post-round press conference at Portrush that he’s working behind the scenes on something revolutionary that could be ready in the not-too-distant future.

June 12th, 2025

Opinion: What’s more pressing, a ball rollback or getting golfers to play from the correct tees?

Asked if pushback from within the sport could cause the USGA to reconsider its plan and make adjustments before 2028, CEO Mike Whan reiterated they were “full-speed ahead on what we’ve announced.”

June 12th, 2025

US Open 2025: USGA remains ‘full-speed ahead’ on impending golf ball rollback

October 25th, 2024

Billionaire ‘not really sure’ where this incredibly valuable Tiger Woods artefact is located

There’s one incredibly valuable Tiger artefact that has never been sold and there’s a good reason for that.

April 12th, 2023

This Tiger Woods golf ball from the final round of the 1997 Masters auctioned for a stunning amount

November 24th, 2020

Bridgestone re-signs Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau to long-term golf ball deals

The game’s two biggest stars commit to helping Bridgestone win on the course and in the R&D lab for years to come

August 30th, 2020

BRAIN FART: Jon Rahm picks up ball without marking it, cops crucial penalty

We’ve all done it before. Your ball is on the green, and you pick it up without marking it first. It’s one of the more common rules breaches in amateur golf.

August 16th, 2020

This PGA Tour pro’s putt took more than 20 seconds to drop. Why wasn’t it a penalty?

Just how long is a player allowed to wait to see if a putt that hangs on the lip is going to drop before being hit with a penalty?

July 14th, 2020

Following Bryson DeChambeau’s driver gains, R&A chief stresses need to curb distance

Bryson DeChambeau has staged quite the show in golf’s post-pandemic return. A show the R&A has been carefully watching.

Monty calls for a 20-percent rollback of the ball. Here’s what that actually would mean and why it doesn’t add up

How Tiger Woods sparked a dramatic shift in the golf-ball business

Tiger Woods speaks out about the golf ball going too far: ‘We need to do something’

The Moment of Impact: An Inside Look at Titleist Golf Ball R&D

Leaderboard

Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions - 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Trace Crowe	-13	16	2
2	Kevin Yu	-12	F	2
T3	Brian Harman	-11	F	2
T3	Kristoffer Ventura	-11	F	2
T5	Jordan Smith	-10	F	2
T5	Erik van Rooyen	-10	F	2
T5	Sami Valimaki	-10	F	2
T5	Neal Shipley	-10	16*	2
T9	Zach Bauchou	-9	F	2
T9	Max Greyserman	-9	F	2
T9	Ben Kohles	-9	F	2
T9	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	-9	F	2
T9	Rafael Campos	-9	F	2
T9	Blades Brown	-9	F	2
T9	Jeffrey Kang	-9	15	2
T9	Miles Russell	-9	15*	2
T17	Tommy Morrison	-8	F	2
T17	Chad Ramey	-8	F	2
T17	Mac Meissner	-8	F	2
T17	John VanDerLaan	-8	15	2
T17	Zecheng Dou	-8	14*	2
T22	Max McGreevy	-7	F	2
T22	Mark Hubbard	-7	F	2
T22	Rasmus Højgaard	-7	F	2
T22	Aaron Wise	-7	F	2
T22	Haotong Li	-7	15	2
T22	Christiaan Maas	-7	15*	2
T28	Austin Smotherman	-6	F	2
T28	Ben Martin	-6	F	2
T28	A.J. Ewart	-6	F	2
T28	Gordon Sargent	-6	F	2
T28	Nicholas Lindheim	-6	F	2
T28	Hayden Springer	-6	F	2
T28	Vince Whaley	-6	F	2
T28	Zac Blair	-6	F	2
T28	Jesper Svensson	-6	16	2
T28	Marcelo Rozo	-6	16	2
T28	Chandler Blanchet	-6	15	2
T39	David Lipsky	-5	F	2
T39	Justin Lower	-5	F	2
T39	Pi Coody	-5	F	2
T39	Sam Stevens	-5	F	2
T39	Marco Penge	-5	F	2
T39	Davis Chatfield	-5	F	2
T39	Will Gordon	-5	F	2
T39	Isaiah Salinda	-5	F	2
T39	Chandler Phillips	-5	F	2
T39	Brendon Todd	-5	F	2
T39	Brice Garnett	-5	F	2
T39	Lee Hodges	-5	F	2
T39	Kevin Streelman	-5	F	2
T39	Doug Ghim	-5	F	2
T39	Emiliano Grillo	-5	F	2
T39	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-5	F	2
T55	Dylan Wu	-4	F	2
T55	Patton Kizzire	-4	F	2
T55	Austin Eckroat	-4	F	2
T55	Joel Dahmen	-4	F	2
T55	Matt McCarty	-4	F	2
T55	William Mouw	-4	F	2
T55	Johnny Keefer	-4	F	2
T55	John Parry	-4	F	2
T55	Tyler Duncan	-4	F	2
T55	Max Homa	-4	F	2
T55	Billy Horschel	-4	F	2
T55	Hank Lebioda	-4	17*	2
T55	Emilio Gonzalez	-4	14	2
T68	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-3	F	2
T68	Adam Svensson	-3	F	2
T68	Peter Malnati	-3	F	2
T68	Ricky Castillo	-3	F	2
T68	Cole Sherwood	-3	F	2
T68	Rikuya Hoshino	-3	F	2
T68	Paul Peterson	-3	F	2
T68	Andrew Putnam	-3	F	2
T68	Davis Thompson	-3	F	2
T68	Patrick Fishburn	-3	15*	2
T68	Alejandro Tosti	-3	15	2
T79	Taylor Pendrith	-2	F	2
T79	Rico Hoey	-2	F	2
T79	David Ford	-2	F	2
T79	Adam Schenk	-2	F	2
T79	Mackenzie Hughes	-2	F	2
T79	Luke Clanton	-2	F	2
T85	Nick Dunlap	-1	F	2
T85	Jackson Suber	-1	F	2
T85	Daniel Berger	-1	F	2
T85	Stephan Jaeger	-1	F	2
T85	Taylor Moore	-1	F	2
T90	Patrick Rodgers	E	F	2
T90	Nick Taylor	E	F	2
T90	Jackson Koivun	E	F	2
T90	Eric Cole	E	F	2
T90	Jimmy Stanger	E	F	2
T90	Kensei Hirata	E	F	2
T90	Thomas Rosenmueller	E	F	2
T90	Nick Hardy	E	F	2
T90	Matthieu Pavon	E	F	2
T90	Joe Highsmith	E	F	2
T100	Danny Walker	+1	F	2
T100	Kevin Roy	+1	F	2
T100	William Sides	+1	F	2
T100	Takumi Kanaya	+1	F	2
T100	Andrew Novak	+1	F	2
T100	Lucas Glover	+1	F	2
T100	Alvaro Ortiz	+1	F	2
T107	Matt Kuchar	+2	F	2
T107	Chris Kirk	+2	F	2
T109	David Skinns	+3	F	2
T109	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	+3	F	2
T111	Frankie Harris	+4	F	2
T111	Pontus Nyholm	+4	F	2
T111	Cam Davis	+4	F	2
T111	Davis Riley	+4	F	2
T111	Adrien Saddier	+4	15*	2
116	Michael Thompson	+8	F	2
117	Casey Russell	+24	F	2
WD	Karl Vilips	-	-
WD	Seamus Power	-	-
WD	C.T. Pan	-	-