Joaquin Niemann has aired his latest grievance, this time about the International Presidents Cup team roster. Mainly, his absence from it, among other LIV players.
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler put the bow on a magical season when he lifted the PGA Tour’s ultimate prize, the FedEx Cup for the first time at the Playoffs finale, the Tour Championship. His four-stroke triumph made it a grand total of seven victories in 2024 where he was also the gold medal winner at the Paris Olympic Games. This is his blog from East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta.
It has been more than a bit wild in the world of professional golf since the calendar flipped over to 2024, and that’s remarkable considering the PGA Tour–LIV Golf drama/mergers/holy war that we expected has largely been a dud.
Winner of 13 tour titles in the past three years and ranking first in 40 statistical categories in 2024, Scheffler, 28, is by every measure the game’s finest talent and well on his way to taking a place among the best of all-time, if he can maintain his current level of excellence. There is no evidence to believe he can’t.
The previous two years Scheffler arrived as the top seed and exited as just another guy with deep pockets – and his hands were stuffed frustratingly to the bottom of them in dejection. This time, his hands cradled the huge FedEx Cup trophy.
During a wide-ranging press conference on the eve of the Tour Championship, the final event of the FedEx Cup schedule, Jay Monahan provided an overview of the 2024 season and a look ahead on several fronts, none more compelling than potential changes to golf broadcasts in the weeks ahead.
The tour’s rules committee had contemplated internal OB at the beginning of the week before deciding against it, believing the change would be too penal. However, with a number of players asserting their intentions to circumvent the 18th, the tour decided to reverse course.
International viewers will benefit from more access than ever, with international commentary teams, customised graphics and dedicated coverage of international players.
Australian Golf Digest
