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Caddies drop lawsuit; Tour increases healthcare stipend

After nearly four years of litigation, a group of PGA Tour caddies have dropped their lawsuit against the circuit. The lawsuit, which was filed in California in early 2015, centered on the bibs caddies wear during tournaments and ongoing attempts by the caddies to improve their healthcare and retirement options. The caddies lost their class-action […]

Im wins Web.com Player and Rookie of the Year awards

Your browser does not support iframes. Sungjae Im on Thursday was named the Web.com Tour’s 2018 Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. Im won twice on the Web.com this year, taking the season opener in January, The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic, and the season finale in August, the WinCo Foods Portland Open, […]

Former DJ advisor found guilty in embezzlement case

A federal jury has found Nathan Hardwick, a former advisor to Dustin Johnson, guilty of embezzling $26 million in funds from his now-bankrupt real estate closing firm, Morris Hardwick Schneider. Per Golf.com, citing Law.com, a 12-person jury convicted Hardwick of “one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 21 counts of wire fraud and one […]

Watch: Dufner makes six (!) fist pumps after birdie

Jason Dufner makes Ben Stein seem like Jonathan Winters. Dufner often looks mighty miserable for someone who plays golf for a living. But not on Friday at the CJ Cup! Dufner made a 20-footer for birdie at the 16th hole and “celebrated” with one-two-three-(pause)-four-five-six fist pumps. There could have been more, but the camera cut […]

'Go in'? Yes, JT wants an ace at the par-4 14th

Justin Thomas didn’t hesitate after hitting his tee shot on the 353-yard, par-4 14th in Round 2 of the CJ Cup. “Go in,” he immediately said. “Please go in,” he added. He said “go in” a second after he hit it.@JustinThomas34 loved this shot from 353 YARDS.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/GYRFskkm6w — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 19, 2018 […]

Watch: Paul C-ace-y makes hole-in-one at CJ Cup

Par-par-par-par-par-par. It was a boring second round over the first six holes for Paul Casey at the CJ Cup. And then he aced the par-3 seventh. Your browser does not support iframes. Casey’s tee shot from 176 tracked straight towards the hole and rolled in near the final revolution. That got him to 2 under par […]

Koepka wins CJ Cup, ascends to world No. 1

Brooks Koepka eagled the 72nd hole Sunday to cap off a final-round 64, win the CJ Cup and supplant Dustin Johnson as the new No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Here’s how Koepka took over the golf world Sunday in South Korea. Leaderboard: Koepka (-21), Gary Woodland (-17), Ryan Palmer (-15), Rafa Cabrera […]

Watch: Koepka nearly aces par-3 13th Sunday

Just when it looked like he was facing a legitimate challenge Sunday, Brooks Koepka responded with a near-ace. Up four to start the final round, Koepka saw his lead disappear as Gary Woodland raced up the leaderboard to tie him at 13 under and then 14 under. Unfazed, the three-time major winner birdied the par-5 […]

Sergio leads by 4 entering final round at Valderrama

Sergio Garcia closed with three straight birdies to shoot a 7-under 64 on Saturday, taking a four-shot lead into the third and final round of the Andalusia Valderrama Masters. The tournament, which Garcia has won  twice (2017, 2011), was reduced to 54 holes because of numerous weather-related delays. With his bogey-free round, Garcia moved to […]