Before addressing the media at the Tour Championship, Rolapp and the circuit announced the postseason was moving to a two-week matchplay tournament in 2028. But his remarks touched on far more than the reimagined playoffs.
Tim Finchem, the PGA Tour’s third commissioner and a key architect of the modern tour, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, disclosed by his wife Holly alongside a major $13 million gift to PGA Tour Charities.
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler battled through hand, foot and mouth disease at the BMW Championship, admitting it was “pretty painful to grip the club” before rallying to a tied 12th finish.
Rickie Fowler arrived at Bellerive Country Club this week squarely on the bubble at 30th in the FedEx Cup standings. After three rounds of middling execution and missed opportunities, he now is on the outside looking in for a berth in the Tour Championship.
Rory McIlroy has warned any LIV Golf players hoping to return to the PGA Tour face a difficult path back, with the window for a favourable deal already closed.
Rory McIlroy has weighed in on LIV Golf’s uncertain future and the prospect of players returning to the PGA Tour, while Scottie Scheffler and Adam Scott offered a more measured take.
Gary Woodland is hoping to cap a triumphant year after he was named a captain’s assistant on the United States’ staff for the upcoming Presidents Cup. Woodland, 42, is the fourth and final assistant, joining Jim Furyk, Keegan Bradley and Webb Simpson on the staff of captain Brandt Snedeker in a US squad that’s set Read more…
Adam Scott made a hot start to the PGA Tour’s FedExCup playoffs, firing a four-under 66 to sit tied for fifth at the FedEx St Jude Championship, one shot off the pace set by a group of Americans on five-under 65. Min Woo Lee, the only other Aussie in the field, is well placed in a share of 13th after a three-under 67.
As the FedEx Cup Playoffs get underway at TPC Southwind, here’s a look at the biggest storylines to watch, from a stacked field to a genuinely unpredictable Player of the Year race.
Jason Day’s streak of 18 straight FedEx Cup Playoffs appearances has ended after missing the cut at the Wyndham Championship, with the Australian opening up on the back issues that have hampered his season.
After skipping three signature events this season, Rory McIlroy has confirmed he’ll tee it up at next week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship, the opening event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Beau Hossler has to win the Wyndham Championship to advance to the PGA Tour post-season – and he did his chances a world of good in the opening round. The final tournament of the regular season determines the top 70 in the FedEx Cup who advance to the post-season. Hossler, who started the week in Read more…
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