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Sentry Tournament of Champions: Tee times, TV schedule, stats

The PGA Tour winners from 2018 are kicking off the new year in Kapalua at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Here are the key stats and information for the first event of 2019. Click here for full-field tee times. How to watch (all rounds on Golf Channel unless noted): Thursday, Rd. 1: 6-10PM ET; live stream: […]

Bold (and not-so-bold) predictions for the PGA Tour in 2019

Technically the PGA Tour is already eight frames into a full game this season. But as the calendar turns, it’s time for some bold (and not-so-bold) predictions for 2019: Tiger Woods will win a major. Depending on which side of the hot take divide you reside, the newly-minted 43-year-old Woods is either miles from that […]

PGA Tour looks to interview players during rounds, if they're willing

KAPALUA, Hawaii – The PGA Tour might be taking another step toward connecting players with television viewers. Several years ago, it asked players in contention on the weekend to allow for TV interviews before their rounds, usually as they were arriving or leaving the practice range. Now they are looking for volunteers willing to do […]

Full-field tee times for the Sentry Tournament of Champions

The 2018-19 PGA Tour season resumes this week on the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort with the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Thirty-four of the 37 different winners from 2018 are in the field. Here’s a look at tee times for the opening round on Maui (all times ET; groups repaired according to score after each […]

New Rules of Golf in effect; here's what you need to know in 2019

It’s a new year, and that means some drastic changes to the Rules of Golf have officially gone into effect. The U.S. Golf Association trotted out several proposed rule changes nearly two years ago, and in late 2018, following a feedback period, the governing body announced which changes would go into effect on Jan. 1. A […]

Caddie LaCava: 'I was never not going to work for Tiger'

Joe LaCava didn’t caddie much while his boss, Tiger Woods, was recovering from four different back surgeries. He logged fewer than 20 tournaments with Woods in 2014-17. At one point, Woods even told LaCava that he was OK if LaCava found another golfer to loop for. But LaCava, speaking during the ESPN documentary “Return of the Roar,” […]

Sabbatini becomes citizen of Slovakia, eyes 2020 Olympics

Don’t be surprised to hear these words at the Sony Open: “Now on the tee, from Slovakia, Rory Sabbatini.” The South African-born Sabbatini last week became an official citizen of Slovakia, according to Slovak newspapers SME and Novy Cas. Sabbatini’s wife, Martina Stofanikova, is from Slovakia. The Slovak Golf Association says it is sending proof of […]

Watch: Phil gives short-game lessons … on Instagram … in flip flops

Phil Mickelson is still relatively new to social media. But it’s safe to say he gets it. And this holiday season, the 48-year-old’s Instagram account has become the gift that keeps on giving.  When Lefty wasn’t winning your ugly sweater contest, he was giving short-game lessons to his followers … all from the comfort of his […]

Fleetwood: Team Europe was such a family at the Ryder Cup

LONDON – Tommy Fleetwood says he was blown away by the family atmosphere that was generated by Europe’s triumphant 12-man team when he made his Ryder Cup debut this year. The 27-year-old Englishman formed an unbeatable combination with his close friend Francesco Molinari of Italy in September, with the pairing dubbed ‘Moliwood’ winning all four of their matches […]