Fresh off his victory at the RBC Canadian Open, Dustin Johnson is the new solo favorite to win next week’s PGA Championship at Bellerive. Johnson is now 10/1 to claim the Wanamaker in the latest odds released by the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook. Johnson was a 12/1 co-favorite with Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy when […]
Most Number of Live Hours for an LPGA Tour Event in 2018 Historic Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in England sets the stage this week for the fourth women’s major championship of 2018, the Ricoh Women’s British Open. Golf Channel and NBC will combine for 28 hours of live tournament coverage, the most […]
Forget Hogan vs. Snead. Or Jones vs. Hagen. Or even Nicklaus vs. Palmer. The greatest rivalry in golf is emotion vs. intellect. It’s an ongoing battle waged around the world, from scruffy munis in men’s and women’s recreational leagues to the space between the ears of the greatest players who ever teed it up. When […]
Paula Creamer came up short in her bid to qualify for the Ricoh Women’s British Open in Monday’s final qualifier at St. Anne’s Old Links in England, but she still has a chance to tee it up at Royal Lytham & St. Annes this week. Creamer was among 120 players vying for 17 qualifying spots, […]
Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. RISING DJ (+9%): There was a sense of inevitability about his Canadian Open title. When he’s on his game and focused, he’s just … better. Ariya (+7%): After capturing her 10th career title, Jutanugarn is […]
PGA TOUR LIVE’s Thursday & Friday Morning Coverage to be Distributed as Standalone Subscription Offering within NBC Sports Gold in 2019 PGA TOUR LIVE Joins Premier League, Tour de France, Rugby World Cup & Boston Marathon within NBC Sports Gold Offerings Available on Desktop, Android and iOS Devices, Apple TV; and New for PGA TOUR […]
Jarrod Lyle’s ongoing fight with acute myeloid leukemia took another sad turn this week when the former PGA Tour player announced via Instagram that he has been placed in “palliative care.” “This will be the final post on Jarrod’s page,” the Instagram post read. “Earlier today we started palliative care for him as his body […]
In a joint release Tuesday, the R&A and USGA announced their plans to limit the use of green-reading materials beginning in 2019, “reaffirming the need for a player to read greens based on their own judgement, skill and ability.” Starting Tuesday, the proposal detailed below will be subject to a six-week period of “feedback and consultation […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Jessica Korda has a high threshold for pain. She proved that this year coming back to win in her first start after undergoing a difficult offseason surgery to alleviate migraine headaches caused by a misaligned jaw. She won the Honda Thailand still feeling the debilitating ache of the healing process. […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Jessica Korda would love to see American girls coming up in golf get the boost other nations get with a national team. Korda, a five-time LPGA winner, is the highest ranked American teeing it up at the Ricoh Women’s British Open this week at No. 9 in the world with […]