From the outside, there was something very funny about two recent Rory Moments, which is a phrase somebody smarter than me should trademark; there’s got to be a way to make money from the reliable way he appears out of nowhere, like a grinning whack-a-mole, every time you sense he’s been quiet just a bit Read more…
Wind dominated round one at Shinnecock Hills and the numbers tell a wild story. From tee shots travelling 121 yards further downwind than into it, to the seventh green repelling two thirds of the field, here are five ways the conditions shaped day one at the US Open.
Rory McIlroy carded a 69 in round one at Shinnecock Hills and while an eagle at the fifth grabbed the headlines, it was his patience, course management and composure that told the real story of just how far he’s come since his 2018 nightmare at the same venue.
PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp is expected to announce sweeping changes to the tour’s future next week, with a re-imagined schedule at the core of the proposal. One of his biggest stars, however, doesn’t appear sold.
Golf Australia has confirmed Victoria will host the Capital.com Australian Open in 2027, 2029 and 2030, strengthening the tournament’s future on the Melbourne Sandbelt and bringing the championship to Peninsula Kingswood for the first time.
When Adam Scott embarks on his opening round this Thursday in the 2026 US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York, he will have accomplished a feat that only Jack Nicklaus achieved.
Rory McIlroy once advocated for the PGA Tour to make a deal with Saudi Arabia in the throes of professional golf’s civil war. He’s now glad he was misguided.
Maybe the PGA Tour’s signature-event model can sustain a decent amount of rolling absences throughout the year, as long as they don’t all happen at the same time.
The PGA Tour returns to a Miami site it’s long held ties with, although the modern connection with Donald Trump almost ensures a certain level of notoriety.
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