CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship for a record fourth time Sunday, May 12, overcoming a two-stroke deficit to beat Xander Schauffele by five strokes. No other player has won the event more than twice. Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland holds the trophy after...
Tiger Woods will be the lone player on a five-member subcommittee that will be involved in negotiations with the Public Investment Fund, part of a busy day of governance as the PGA Tour tries to strike a deal with Saudi backers of LIV Golf. Woods was appointed to the PGA Tour board in August,...
The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday, May 7, that includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, giving the major 99 of the 100 in the world ranking at Valhalla next week. Rory McIlroy (AP/File photo) The PGA of America strives to have the...
Talor Gooch of LIV Golf gets to play in at least one major this year. He announced Monday, May 6, on social media that he received an invitation to play in the PGA Championship next week. USA's Talor Gooch (AP) The PGA of America is not expected to release the full field until Tuesday, May 7, as it...
McKINNEY (AP) — Taylor Pendrith tried his best to ignore Ben Kohles’ final-hole meltdown, focusing on the eagle putt that the Canadian thought he might have to make even to force a playoff as he walked toward the 18th green. Taylor Pendrith poses with the champion's trophy after winning the...
AVONDALE (AP) — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event Sunday, April 28, beating Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer with a par on the first hole of a playoff. Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, and teammate Shane Lowry, of Ireland, right hold up their trophy...
AVONDALE (AP) — Rory McIlroy is enjoying his first visit to New Orleans — on and off the course. Rory McIlroy, right, of Northern Ireland, and teammate Shane Lowry, of Ireland, watch their competitors on the second green during the first round of the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC...
Players who stayed loyal to the PGA Tour amid lucrative recruitment by Saudi-funded LIV Golf are starting to find out how much that loyalty could be worth. USA's Tiger Woods (AP) The PGA Tour on Wednesday, April 24, began contacting the 193 players eligible for the $930 million from a “Player...
AVONDALE (AP) — For this week, at least, Rory McIlroy is focused on “fun” during his first visit to New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s lone team event. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (AP) McIlroy and teammate Shane Lowry have their restaurant reservations booked in this city renowned for its...
AUGUSTA (AP) — This wasn’t the kind of attention Rory McIlroy was hoping for on the day after the Masters. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (AP/File photo) A London financial paper, City A.M., cited anonymous sources as saying McIlroy was believed to be close to an $850 million deal to join LIV...
AUGUSTA (AP) — In some ways, golf finds itself at a point in time not unlike pro football in the 1960s, when two rival leagues duked it out but found a path to reconciliation that produced a game far bigger than anyone could’ve envisioned. Spain's Jon Rahm (AP) Bryson DeChambeau, for one, is...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Peter Malnati snapped a nine-year victory drought on Sunday, March 24, making a key birdie on the penultimate hole to win the US PGA Tour Valspar Championship. Peter Malnati of the United States accepts the Valspar Championship Trophy after the final round of the Valspar Championship...
