Geoff Ogilvy takes pride in his Australian Open title, but he also views the current state of the tournament as one in dire need of improvement. Ogilvy lifted the Stonehaven Cup in 2010 at The Lakes in Sydney, where the tournament returns this week. While it remains the biggest event of the Australian golf summer, […]
NAPLES, Fla. – Ariya Jutanugarn may need a wheelbarrow to haul away all the awards she is poised to claim at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship this week. She could sweep every important honor. The 22-year-old Thai could walk away looking as if she is dominating the tour. She isn’t, though. Nobody’s dominating the […]
Rory McIlroy won’t be watching the upcoming Match – even after Phil Mickelson offered to cover the $19.99 pay-per-view fee. McIlroy told reporters Tuesday at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai that he initially contemplated buying the PPV of the $10 million showdown between Tiger Woods and Mickelson in Las Vegas. At one […]
The USGA and R&A jointly announced Tuesday that a world ranking for golfers with disability will launch beginning in 2019. The new rankings will begin Jan. 1, and will be administered in tandem with the World Amateur Golf Ranking for both men and women. The two governing bodies will take over the ranking following an […]
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – J.J. Henry struggled last season on the PGA Tour with just a single top-10 finish in 28 starts. He failed to qualify for the playoffs and secure his membership for the 2018-19 season. At 43 years old, the veteran’s options for the new season were limited until the Tour approved […]
While the PGA Tour’s offseason went by in a blink, the circuit is on the verge of a legitimate respite. Here’s a look at some of the marquee, early-round tee times at the RSM Classic, as Austin Cook gets set to defend his title in the final official Tour event of 2018 (all times ET): […]
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The highlight of Austin Cook’s rookie year on the PGA Tour wasn’t his breakthrough victory at the RSM Classic or even an invitation to play the winners-only event in Maui. In fact, the best moment of his season had nothing at all to do with his play, but with a […]
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – When the conversation turns to Cameron Champ – and this fall there have been plenty of conversations about the PGA Tour rookie – discucssions normally begin and end with how far he hits the golf ball. When he won last month’s Sanderson Farms Championship, he led the field in driving distance with a 308-yard average. This […]
NAPLES, Fla. – CME Group CEO Terry Duffy is seriously upping the ante in the women’s game. He’s teaming with LPGA commissioner Mike Whan to overhaul the Race to the CME Globe with the aim of making the season-ending Tour Championship richer, more dramatic and easier to follow. Duffy said it’s really about a larger […]
We may now know the secret reason Phil Mickelson beat Tiger Woods so badly on Sunday at the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.