Safeway purse payout: Tway nearly equals last season's earnings

Kevin Tway earned $1.379 million in 31 events last season on the PGA Tour. In one event this season, he’s nearly equaled that amount. Here’s a look at how the purse paid out at the Safeway Open, where Tway won his first PGA Tour event. 1 Kevin Tway -14 $1,152,000.00 T2 Ryan Moore -14 563,200.00 […]

Reed could learn a few lessons from Furyk

It hasn’t been the best of days for Jim Furyk. In a wide-ranging interview with Golf Channel’s Tim Rosaforte on Sunday, the American Ryder Cup captain described how difficult the past week has been, although he did concede that criticism was always going to be a part of the gig. “In many ways it’s been […]

Tway cracks OWGR top 100 after Safeway win

After leaving wine country with his first career PGA Tour title, Kevin Tway ascended to unprecedented heights in the Official World Golf Ranking. Tway beat Brandt Snedeker and Ryan Moore in a three-hole playoff at the season-opening Safeway Opening thanks to birdies on each of his final five holes. As a result he jumped from […]

Mickelson: Busy schedule a 'bit of a mistake'

After wrapping up his busiest stretch of golf in more than a decade, Phil Mickelson is ready to dial it back. Mickelson had a resurgent 2018 season at age 48, breaking a five-year victory drought at the WGC-Mexico Championship in March. That win highlighted a hectic season that saw Lefty make 24 official starts, including […]

Monday Scramble: Teamwork(s), unless it doesn't

Brandt Snedeker lets one get away, Jim Furyk speaks up, the LPGA gets it right, the European Tour gets creative and more in this week’s edition of the Monday Scramble: Thanks to a pretty sizeable assist from Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Tway is officially out of his father’s shadow, Give credit where it’s due: Tway took […]

Stock Watch: Crown(ing) achievement for LPGA

Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. RISING Kevin Tway (+9%): Out of his father’s shadow for the first time, the big-hitting Tway closed out his first Tour win in impressive fashion, making five straight birdies to finish regulation and the playoff […]

HanaBank can pave way from Korea to U.S. tour

INCHEON, South Korea – The HanaBank Championship offers more than a trophy this week for South Korea’s up-and-coming stars. It offers a golden ticket. A victory opens the door to the LPGA. The winner gets a two-year exemption to the LPGA, and while that pass is available to any non-member who wins this week, South […]

Koepka named PGA Tour Player of the Year

Following a breakout season that included a pair of major victories, Brooks Koepka has been named the 2018 PGA Tour Player of the Year. Koepka started the year on the disabled list, missing four months of action including the Masters because of a wrist injury. But he returned better than ever, becoming the first player […]

No. 1, No. 2 and Brooke grouped at HanaBank

INCHEON, South Korea – The Rolex world No. 1 Sung Hyun Park vs. No. 2 Ariya Jutanugarn showdown was such a big success at the UL International Crown Sunday, the LPGA is rewarding Korean fans with a sequel. And this time they’re throwing Brooke Henderson into the mix for added fun. Park, Jutanugarn and Henderson […]

LPGA considering host country exemption for Crown

INCHEON, South Korea – Korean fans were such a force Sunday at the UL International Crown, they may have persuaded LPGA commissioner Mike Whan that a major change is required. Whan told GolfChannel.com Tuesday that he is more committed than ever to taking the event around the world, and that may mean changing the rules […]