WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm, the season points leader, will be the player to catch when the PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs begin on Thursday, Aug. 10, at the St. Jude Championship. Spain's Jon Rahm. (AFP) The top 70 players from the season will tee off at TPC Southwind in...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Andy Pazder, the US PGA Tour's chief tournaments and competitions officer, resigned on Tuesday, Aug. 8, after having served on the circuit's executive leadership team since 1990, according to multiple reports. The Golf Channel, Golfweek, ESPN and Sports Illustrated said that the...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The Pebble Beach Pro-Am will become a "signature" event on the 2024 US PGA Tour schedule released on Monday even as a merger framework agreement with LIV Golf remains unresolved. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. (AFP) The PGA Tour unveiled a lineup of 36 tournaments in a...
Francis Casey Alcantara propelled to a career-high No. 224 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) doubles rankings this week following his recent finishes in the Challenger Tour. Francis Casey Alcantara has been competing in the ATP Challenger Tour for the past weeks. (File Photo/Francis...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Lucas Glover clinched his fifth career PGA Tour title with a final round of two-under par 68 on Sunday, Aug. 6, to capture the season-closing Wyndham Championship. Lucas Glover of the United States plays his shot from the 16th teeduring the final round of the Wyndham Championship at...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Russell Henley fired a four-under par 66 on Friday, Aug. 4, to maintain his one-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship as Justin Thomas boosted his bid to make the US PGA Tour playoffs. Russell Henley of the United States plays a shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Russell Henley had six birdies and an eagle in an eight-under par 62 on Thursday, Aug. 3, to grab the first round lead at the Wyndham Championship, where Adam Scott started strong in his bid to earn a PGA Tour playoffs berth. *Russell Henley of the United States plays his shot from...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Former world number one Justin Thomas is just one of the former major champions making a last-ditch bid at the Wyndham Championship this week to turn around a disappointing season. *Justin Thomas of the United States hits his tee shot on one during the pro-am prior to the Wyndham...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Tiger Woods is joining the PGA Tour's newly expanded policy board, the tour announced on Tuesday, August 1, in a move aimed at cooling player tensions over secrecy surrounding merger talks with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf. *Tiger Woods. (AFP)* The 15-time major champion, a longtime...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Lee Hodges fired two eagles in a four-under-par 67 on Sunday, July 30, to claim his first US PGA Tour title with a wire-to-wire, seven-stroke triumph in the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota. *Lee Hodges of the United States celebrates with the trophy after winning the 3M Open at TPC...
PARIS (AFP) -- Demi Vollering powered through the mountain-top fog on Saturday, July 29, to win the most demanding stage in the women's Tour de France and grab the leader's yellow jersey. *Team SD Worx's Dutch rider Demi Vollering celebrates on the podium wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey...
ALBI (AFP) -- Rookie Ricarda Bauernfeind broke away to take the fifth stage of the Women's Tour de France on Thursday, July 27, while Demi Vollering, one of the race favorites, slid down the standings after being hit with a 20-second penalty. *Canyon-SRAM Racing's German rider Ricarda Bauernfeind...
