LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Sahith Theegala birdied six in a row on the back nine on Thursday, Jan. 4, as he streaked to a one-shot lead in the US PGA Tour's season-opening Sentry tournament at Kapalua in Hawaii. Sahith Theegala of the United States plays his shot from the third tee during the first round...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Phil Mickelson has welcomed Rory McIlroy's new softened stance towards LIV Golf and says it is time to "let go" of "hostilities" between the rival camps. USA's Phil Mickelson (AFP) Mickelson was one of the first players to switch from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV in 2022 and...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- World number one Scottie Scheffler was named the 2022-23 US PGA Tour Player of the Year on Wednesday, Jan. 3, while fellow American Eric Cole captured the PGA Rookie of the Year award. Scottie Scheffler of the United States (AFP) Scheffler, the 2022 Masters champion, became the...
LONDON (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy says if LIV Golf was modelled like the Indian Premier League (IPL) and staged over two months then he would consider playing in it. Northern Irish Rory McIlroy (AFP) The 34-year-old Northern Irishman has been a vocal opponent of the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Uncertainty and controversy over a potential merger with LIV Golf's Saudi backers loom over the US PGA Tour as its 2024 season tees off on Thursday, Jan. 4, in Hawaii. North Ireland's Rory McIlroy (AFP) The PGA's tournament of champions, now dubbed The Sentry, again will...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The PGA Tour worked on Sunday, Dec. 31, to extend a deadline into 2024 for finalizing a merger agreement with Saudi Arabian investors, tour commissioner Jay Monahan calling talks "active and productive." PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan (AFP) The update to players in a memo...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Two-time major winner Angel Cabrera has been reinstated by the PGA Tour and over-50 PGA Tour Champions after serving a two-year prison sentence for gender violence, Golf Digest reported on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Argentina's Angel Cabrera (AFP) The 54-year-old from Argentina, the...
BRISBANE (AFP) -- Min Woo Lee held his nerve after a shaky start to fire a three-under-par 68 and win the Australian PGA Championship by three strokes from Japan's Rikuya Hoshino Sunday, Nov. 26, earning a third DP World Tour title. Min Woo Lee of Australia reacts following his victory on the final...
BRISBANE (AFP) -- Min Woo Lee fired seven birdies in a five-under-par 66 on Saturday, Nov. 25, to take a three-stroke lead over Japan's Rikuya Hoshino into the final day of the Australian PGA Championship. Australia's Min Woo Lee (AFP) The Australian rising star began on top of the leaderboard at...
BRISBANE (AFP) -- Cameron Smith choked back tears after missing the cut by nine shots at the Australian PGA Championship on Friday, Nov. 24, describing it as his worst day as a professional golfer. Australia's Cameron Smith (AFP) On a blustery day in which Curtis Luck lived up to his name by firing...
BRISBANE (AFP) -- Spaniard Joel Moscatel Nachshon fired a remarkable eight-under-par 63 on his DP World Tour debut on Thursday, Nov. 23, to lead the Australian PGA Championship, but defending champion Cameron Smith had a round to forget. Australia's Cameron Smith (AFP) In front of big galleries at...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Jordan Spieth was selected to replace Rory McIlroy as a player director on the PGA Tour Policy Board considering a Saudi-backed merger deal, tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced on Monday, Nov. 20. United States' Jordan Spieth (AFP) Spieth, a 30-year-old American and...
