Andrea Pavan has withdrawn from the Investec South African Open after suffering a serious and freak off-course injury ahead of this week’s DP World Tour event in South Africa.
The PGA Tour announced that Tiger Woods has joined its policy board as part of an effort to provide new governance and transparency measures with its membership.
Two weeks ago, at the US Open, an agreement to end the fallout between two players, Rory McIlroy and LIV Golf’s Sergio Garcia, was established via a simple text message and a good old handshake.
LIV Golf has revealed the format of qualifying school for its 2024 season, with major champions from the past five years, as well as winners of PGA Tour and DP World Tour events in the 12 months prior, among those given exemptions to bypass the first of four rounds.
The good news? The USGA and R&A continue to make strides when it comes to revising and—perhaps more importantly—simplifying the Rules of Golf. The bad news? Golf is still, and will always be, a complicated game with complicated rules no matter how straightforward they are.
The prizemoney was small, but the stage was huge as the Australian Open pulled off the historic first of running a men’s and women’s national championship simultaneously on the same courses. And the payoff for Adrian Meronk’s victory in men’s tournament will be far more valuable than the $306,000 he bagged for defeating local hero Adam Scott in an exciting finish on Melbourne’s famed Sandbelt.
Lucas Herbert has revealed his disappointment in not being selected for a captain’s pick at the recent Presidents Cup in the US, but says he’s moved on and is eager to use the Australian summer of golf to shoot up the world rankings in time to receive a Masters invitation.
Min Woo Lee might be tired and up against a star-studded at the Australian PGA Championship, but after signing off on his DP World Tour season with a string of hot finishes the Perth native is ready to take on the big boys.
PGA of Australia chief executive Gavin Kirkman says homegrown stars like Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman will always be welcome at future Australian PGA Championships and Opens, regardless of whether major tours around the world continue to ban LIV golf recruits.
To the victor of the Ryder Cup go the spoils—and the drinks. And the Presidents Cup is no different. If you’ve ever witnessed one of these wild victorious press conferences, you’ve seen the best golfers on the planet getting pretty loose. And guys like Kevin Kisner completely in their element.
PGA Tour winner Lucas Herbert says he’s over the constant discussions about LIV Golf and wants the topic to take a backseat, ahead of what promises to be a thrilling Australian summer of golf.
The famed Miami-area club, owned by former President Donald Trump and once host of a regular PGA Tour stop won by the likes of Greg Norman, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, holds the finale for LIV’s inaugural 2022 season.
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