ATLANTA (AFP) -- Two-time major winner Collin Morikawa fired a nine-under par 61 to seize a share of the lead in Thursday's opening round of the US PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship while top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and injured Rory McIlroy struggled. Collin Morikawa of the United States...
ATLANTA (AFP) -- Tiger Woods is already making an impact in only two weeks on the PGA Tour policy board as it considers the PGA-LIV deal, fellow board member Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Tiger Woods. (AFP) The 15-time major champion was added to an expanded policy board, the tour...
MIAMI (AFP) -- PGA Tour chief executive Jay Monahan said on Tuesday, Aug. 22, he is confident of meeting a December 31 deadline to hammer out details of the tour's merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf. PGA Tour chief executive Jay Monahan. (AFP) Speaking ahead of this week's Tour Championship playoff...
OLYMPIA FIELDS (AFP) -- Norway's Viktor Hovland birdied seven of the last nine holes to fire a course-record 61 on Sunday, Aug. 20, and win the PGA Tour's BMW Championship, the penultimate FedEx Cup playoff event. Viktor Hovland of Norway poses with The Western Golf Association Trophy and BMW...
OLYMPIA FIELDS (AFP) -- Seventh-ranked Max Homa set a course record with an eight-under par 62 to seize a two-stroke lead after Friday's second round of the PGA Tour's BMW Championship, the penultimate FedEx Cup playoff event. Max Homa of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during...
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...
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...
