The PGA Tour’s regular-season finale is this week at the Wyndham Championship. Depending on your perspective, this year’s edition has more or less drama than past iterations.
While Lee Hodges had seemingly sucked most of the drama out of the last few holes of the 3M Open, his playing partner J.T. Poston provided plenty at the last possible moment.
Brian Harman wasn’t treated kindly by the Royal Liverpool crowds during his Open Championship conquest. Luckily, the reception back home in the United States was more fitting for the Champion Golfer of the Year.
Justin Thomas is almost out of time. The two-time major winner was a late addition to the 3M Open, adding the Minnesota tour stop in hopes of earning his way into the FedEx Cup and supporting his case for Ryder Cup inclusion.
Earlier this week PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan released a wide-ranging memo to membership, outlining the tour’s endeavours towards a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund as Monahan and tour leadership attempt to regain and rebuild trust with players. On Thursday, one of those players detailed the reception to Monahan’s efforts.
When Jay Monahan let slip a memo assuring PGA Tour players he would be informing the USGA and R&A that the tour would not endorse a golf ball rollback proposal, don’t think for a minute that he was simply updating his constituents.
The Senate finance committee has introduced legislation that would revoke the PGA Tour’s tax exemption status and deem Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund ineligible for lucrative tax breaks.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced initiatives on a “Player Benefit Program” to compensate players who remained with the tour and “Player Discipline” for LIV Golf members who seek to return to the tour.
In the wake of a cheating incident on the PGA Tour Canada last week, Michael Kim has revealed “the closest thing to cheating I personally dealt with” during his decade-long pro career.
Australian Golf Digest
