Whatever happens in the negotiations between LIV Golf’s backers and the PGA Tour, one thing is looking clear: it is unlikely that Matthew Wolff will remain on the Smash GC team captained by Brooks Koepka.
After a stretch of high scores and frustrating results, Matthew Wolff produced a round Friday at LIV Golf Greenbrier more reflective of his immense talent: a 9-under 61 that ties the LIV-record low.
For Greg Norman, the Saudi government and LIV Golf, the overnight press conferences were a victory lap of sorts; an opportunity to show off six legitimately big-name golfers they have successfully lured away from the PGA Tour.
Sometimes, if we’re lucky, the man and the moment collide on the 72nd hole, producing transcendence. Think Seve at St Andrews or Tiger at Torrey or Phil at Augusta. Time will tell if Jon Rahm deserves to share the same sentence as those legends.
This US Open is far more than Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson. Last time we checked, there are 153 other players who will tee it up at Torrey Pines.
This storyline from Augusta has the chance to impact pro golf well into the future. In the shadow of Dustin Johnson’s comprehensive win at the Masters, a narrative that has been building for years continued to gather steam at Augusta. It’s the story of the transformation of men’s professional golf by a group of young Read more…
As always, a golf tournament is about so much more than the guy holding the trophy – or wearing the jacket – come Sunday evening. Here are 18 parting thoughts from Augusta National.