Greg Norman has told Fox News in the US he is thrilled that Cameron Smith, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm have the choice to return to the PGA Tour, even if the star trio said they won’t access a new pathway back for LIV golfers.
The golf world is still reacting to the news that Brooks Koepka is returning to the PGA Tour, but could his longtime rival, Bryson DeChambeau, be following as well?
Events moved faster than the calendar reveals, decisions cascading in real time rather than according to any plan, with one person ultimately making the call.
Mickelson would be eligible to return if the new policy extended back just 12 more months to accommodate his 2021 PGA Championship victory. The fact that it doesn’t is, at the very least, notable.
The PGA Tour reinstates Brooks Koepka, who is set to play later this month at Torrey Pines, while offering a return path to other elite LIV Golf members.
In the absence of fans getting to watch the PGA Tour’s Sentry event at Kapalua on the Hawaiian island of Maui, let’s rewind to 2022 when Australia’s own Cameron Smith, then a PGA Tour player, won with a record-setting 34-under-par total.
Australian male golfers enjoyed plenty of victories around the globe in 2025 but the nation closed the year without a golfer in the top 40 on the Official World Golf Rankings.
Tiger Woods turned 50 on December 30 in the US and, in celebration, the PGA Tour, where Woods shares the record for most career wins with 82, released a video of the superstar’s 50 greatest shots.
[Image: Golf Digest US] Editor’s Note: In honour of Tiger Woods’ 50th birthday on December 30, 2025, Golf Digest is analysing different parts of Woods’ game and career to explain what made the 15-time major champion so great. One of the most important moments of Tiger Woods’ career is also one of the most misunderstood. Read more…
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