After two days of grumbling that the setup lacked teeth, Shinnecock Hills and the USGA found their nerve, leaning into everything the course is capable of, and perhaps announcing what the final day intends.
The 2026 Memorial Tournament returns to Jack’s Place at Muirfield Village, with Scottie Scheffler chasing a rare three-peat and a stacked field featuring Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick set to challenge.
Players from Rory McIlroy to Xander Schauffele praised their peer for both being a gentleman and for his work ethic. And it was Schauffele who offered an amazing story that exemplified the latter and helped explain why Rai was left hoisting the Wanamaker Trophy at Aronimink.
Nothing about this course has been predictable except its unpredictability, and the morning’s rogue wave giving way to afternoon carnage has set the stage for a heady brew of final-round chaos.
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.
Xander Schauffele seems to have misunderstood the term, “He’s got it in the bag.” Or at the very least, he’s taking it a bit too literally at Augusta National.
Cam Young’s outrageous 375-yard bomb, Viktor Hovland’s unlikely title defence, and a closer look at Innisbrook’s underrated challenge, this week’s Golfpocalypse dives into the Valspar Championship with sharp takes, stats, and a bit of chaos.
[Photo: Tracy Wilcox] When Xander Schauffele finished his second round in the early afternoon on day two at TPC Sawgrass, he had every right to expect he’d be the story of the day. His 65 was the best round of the tournament to that point, and he held a one-shot lead as the afternoon wave Read more…
The days leading up to the Ryder Cup are notoriously slow on the media side, so it’s little surprise one of the biggest talking points this week has been money – specifically, whether players should be paid to compete. Here’s a breakdown of why it’s become a hot issue in 2025, explained in Q&A style.
In a smart but seemingly obvious move, 10 of the 12 US Ryder Cup team members are in the field this week at the PGA Tour’s Procore Championship, which is doubling as a team-bonding experience and an early competitive tune-up for Bethpage Black.
In a message to the Associated Press’ Doug Ferguson, Schauffele confirmed the reason he isn’t playing in this week’s PGA Tour event is because he just became a father.
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