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February 6th, 2025

Lights, shadows and staying up late: LIV golfers are excited for 2025 opener after dark, despite hurdles

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April 28th, 2024

LIV Golf Adelaide proves fan-first philosophy can work no matter who ends up winning

The second edition of LIV Golf Adelaide was a reminder that the idea that putting the fans first and working backward from there is guaranteed for success.

April 28th, 2024

LIV Golf Adelaide 2024: Brendan Steele, Australia and the rise of the innocuous Americans

Why do nondescript American golfers seem to find prosperity in Australia? For Brendan Steele, the answer partly lies in the player who is the antithesis of a nondescript American.

April 27th, 2024

‘IT’S A RACE TO 20-UNDER’: LIV Golf Adelaide primed for final-day drama as Aussie stars lurk

American Brendan Steele leads, but the HyFlyers star’s one-shot buffer will make him a marked man in front of 30,000 parochial Aussies on Sunday at Grange Golf Club.

October 25th, 2021

The clubs Hideki Matsuyama used to win the 2021 Zozo Championship

As he so often does, Matsuyama produced superior ball-striking over the four rounds, leading the field in greens in regulation at 81.9 percent.

May 24th, 2021

PGA Championship 2021: Phil Mickelson’s most incredible win came by staying true to himself

January 18th, 2021

Kevin Na, now a five-time PGA Tour winner, has become a bona fide closer

Golf remains a mystery, as Na’s wild and wildly long career has shown us.

December 5th, 2020

Watch a PGA Tour pro make an albatross and react like he rolled in a two-foot putt

There’s a saying on the PGA Tour – or at least, it was the longtime motto – that “these guys are good.” That being said, what you’re about to see is ridiculous.

February 29th, 2020

Watch Brendan Steele get robbed of a hole-in-one – and a new car – in brutal fashion

In the midst of a fantastic round, Brendan Steele still was handed one of the worst breaks you’ll see all week at the Honda Classic. Such is golf.

January 14th, 2020

Cameron Smith shows his grit again, rallies to defeat Brendan Steele in a playoff

Sometimes just hanging around is enough. Smith just played well enough, too, especially when it mattered most.

Cameron Smith wins Sony Open in a playoff for his first individual PGA Tour title

Brendan Steele’s final PGA Tour round of 2018-’19 includes two-stroke penalty for using an alignment stick

Keegan Bradley to contest the 2018 Australian Open

The Safeway Open kicks off the 2018-’19 US PGA Tour season with an unusual field

Six Aussies kick off new PGA Tour season

British Open 2018: Kevin Kisner’s early-morning 66 holds up, giving him one-shot lead

July 18th, 2018

British Open 2018: Adam Scott is calling a legend out of retirement to caddie this week, and no, it’s not Steve Williams

The caddie in question is Fanny Sunesson, famous for looping for Nick Faldo in his glory years.

June 7th, 2018

2018 US Open: The USGA almost always gets the reaction it wants out of players

This is the hidden brilliance of the USGA. The things they do may be wrong, but they function as a bright spotlight, exposing the most sanctimonious, whine-prone players in the sport.

February 6th, 2018

The missing ingredient in Rickie Fowler’s game

He’s talented and likeable, but does Rickie Fowler have enough of a mean streak to go the next level?

February 5th, 2018

Gary Woodland wins the Waste Management Phoenix Open for his first title since 2013

Long known as a ‘bomber’ on tour, Gary Woodland won this tournament with an improved short game.

November 2nd, 2017

Undercover Tour Pro

What if we had to play without caddies?

October 17th, 2017

Another tour pro puts a mate on the bag, Bradley motivated again and heartbreak in California

News and notes from the past week on the US PGA Tour.

Leaderboard

The RSM Classic - 2025

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Andrew Novak	-16	16*	2
T2	Sami Valimaki	-13	16	2
T2	Andrew Putnam	-13	13*	2
T2	Ricky Castillo	-13	10	2
T5	Max McGreevy	-12	17	2
T5	Greyson Sigg	-12	17	2
T5	Quade Cummins	-12	14	2
T5	Doug Ghim	-12	14*	2
T5	J.T. Poston	-12	12*	2
T5	Michael Thorbjornsen	-12	10*	2
T11	Keith Mitchell	-11	16	2
T11	Doc Redman	-11	16*	2
T11	Matthew Riedel	-11	14	2
T11	Zac Blair	-11	12*	2
T11	Davis Thompson	-11	11	2
T11	Johnny Keefer	-11	9*	2
T17	Eric Cole	-10	16*	2
T17	Jesper Svensson	-10	17	2
T17	Hayden Buckley	-10	17*	2
T17	Lee Hodges	-10	16	2
T17	Ben Silverman	-10	15*	2
T17	James Hahn	-10	14	2
T17	Nico Echavarria	-10	10	2
T17	Patrick Rodgers	-10	10*	2
T25	Mark Hubbard	-9	17	2
T25	Ryan Palmer	-9	16*	2
T25	Webb Simpson	-9	15*	2
T25	Davis Riley	-9	16	2
T25	Kris Ventura	-9	14*	2
T25	S.W. Kim	-9	11*	2
T25	Ben Martin	-9	10*	2
T25	Rico Hoey	-9	10*	2
T25	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	-9	8*	2
T34	Patton Kizzire	-8	16	2
T34	Michael Brennan	-8	16*	2
T34	Sam Ryder	-8	15*	2
T34	Karl Vilips	-8	15	2
T34	Antoine Rozner	-8	14	2
T34	Henrik Norlander	-8	13	2
T34	Trey Mullinax	-8	12*	2
T34	Pi Coody	-8	9	2
T42	Dylan Frittelli	-7	17*	2
T42	Robert Streb	-7	16	2
T42	Troy Merritt	-7	17*	2
T42	Camilo Villegas	-7	15	2
T42	Adam Hadwin	-7	15*	2
T42	Chan Kim	-7	15*	2
T42	Steven Fisk	-7	15*	2
T42	Daniel Berger	-7	15*	2
T42	Braden Thornberry	-7	15*	2
T42	Chad Ramey	-7	14	2
T42	Denny McCarthy	-7	13*	2
T42	Jackson Suber	-7	11	2
T42	Seamus Power	-7	12	2
T42	Mackenzie Hughes	-7	11	2
T42	Chris Kirk	-7	11*	2
T42	Matt Wallace	-7	11	2
T42	Sam Stevens	-7	11*	2
T42	Mac Meissner	-7	10	2
T42	Thomas Rosenmueller	-7	9	2
T42	Niklas Norgaard	-7	9	2
T42	John Pak	-7	9	2
T63	Martin Laird	-6	18*	2
T63	Car Young	-6	18*	2
T63	Zach Johnson	-6	15	2
T63	Patrick Fishburn	-6	14	2
T63	Matthieu Pavon	-6	15	2
T63	Harris English	-6	15*	2
T63	Beau Hossler	-6	14*	2
T63	Danny Walker	-6	13	2
T63	Vince Whaley	-6	13	2
T63	Jonathan Byrd	-6	12*	2
T63	Brice Garnett	-6	11*	2
T63	Matt Kuchar	-6	12*	2
T63	William Mouw	-6	12*	2
T63	Ben Kohles	-6	10	2
T63	Trevor Cone	-6	9*	2
T78	Cameron Champ	-5	17*	2
T78	Thorbjørn Olesen	-5	14	2
T78	David Ford	-5	15*	2
T78	Chesson Hadley	-5	14	2
T78	Tim Widing	-5	14	2
T78	Kevin Velo	-5	14	2
T78	Mason Andersen	-5	14	2
T78	Luke Clanton	-5	14*	2
T78	Kevin Streelman	-5	13*	2
T78	Luke List	-5	11*	2
T78	Austin Eckroat	-5	12	2
T78	Tom Hoge	-5	12*	2
T78	Brandt Snedeker	-5	11*	2
T78	Rafael Campos	-5	11	2
T78	Byeong Hun An	-5	10	2
T78	Chez Reavie	-5	10*	2
T78	Peter Knade	-5	8*	2
T78	Brendan Valdes	-5	9	2
T96	David Skinns	-4	17	2
T96	Adam Svensson	-4	15	2
T96	Brian Harman	-4	16*	2
T96	Sahith Theegala	-4	15	2
T96	Blades Brown	-4	14*	2
T96	Rikuya Hoshino	-4	14	2
T96	Cristobal Del Solar	-4	14*	2
T96	Kevin Roy	-4	13*	2
T96	Lanto Griffin	-4	13*	2
T96	Kevin Kisner	-4	12*	2
T96	Joel Dahmen	-4	12	2
T96	Alex Smalley	-4	10	2
T96	Harrison Endycott	-4	9*	2
T109	Joseph Bramlett	-3	17*	2
T109	Robby Shelton	-3	17	2
T109	Dylan Wu	-3	18*	2
T109	Hayden Springer	-3	17*	2
T109	Taylor Moore	-3	15*	2
T109	Taylor Dickson	-3	14*	2
T109	Justin Lower	-3	12	2
T109	Paul Peterson	-3	13	2
T109	Will Gordon	-3	10	2
T109	Noah Goodwin	-3	9*	2
T109	Matt Atkins	-3	9*	2
T109	Kyle Cottam	-3	9	2
T109	Will Chandler	-3	9	2
T122	Harry Higgs	-2	17	2
T122	Anders Albertson	-2	13*	2
T122	Isaiah Salinda	-2	12	2
T122	Jeremy Paul	-2	11	2
T122	Nick Hardy	-2	12	2
T122	Stephan Jaeger	-2	10	2
T122	Taylor Montgomery	-2	9	2
T122	Frankie Capan III	-2	8*	2
T130	Jacob Bridgeman	-1	17	2
T130	Kaito Onishi	-1	15*	2
T130	Jason Dufner	-1	12*	2
T130	Adam Schenk	-1	11	2
T130	Joe Highsmith	-1	11*	2
T130	Ryan Gerard	-1	11*	2
T130	Gordon Sargent	-1	9	2
T137	Kyle Westmoreland	E	14	2
T137	Scott Piercy	E	13	2
T137	Ryo Hisatsune	E	13	2
T137	Tyler Duncan	E	13	2
T137	Ryan Blaum	E	10	2
T137	Takumi Kanaya	E	9*	2
T143	Bud Cauley	+1	17	2
T143	Tommy Gainey	+1	14	2
T143	Ben Polland	+1	14	2
T143	Matt NeSmith	+1	13*	2
T143	David Lipsky	+1	12	2
T143	Chandler Phillips	+1	10*	2
T143	Vince Covello	+1	9*	2
T143	Davis Love III	+1	9*	2
T151	Austin Cook	+2	13	2
T151	Nick Watney	+2	13	2
153	George McNeill	+3	12*	2
154	Brendon Todd	+4	11	2
155	Mason Howell	+5	9*	2
156	Matt Sanders	+7	14*	2