Month: September 2022

What’s the most you’ve ever paid for a round of golf? Odds are, it wasn’t as much as one golf pro wound up paying to play one hole earlier this week. The Fire Pit Collective’s Ryan French, AKA Monday Q Info on Twitter, shared the painful tale of Blake Abercrombie. A former PGA Tour Canada

1:43 PM ET Associated Press England’s Richard Mansell conjured up a remarkable round of 68 in horrendous conditions at St. Andrews to lead the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by 2 shots at the halfway stage. Four early birdies gave the 28 year-old a great start to his round and as the wind and rain increased,

We’ve all heard stories about golfers looking around the green for their golf ball only to finally check the cup and discover they’ve made a hole-in-one. Maybe you have even been lucky enough to be the subject of one of those happy tales. But on the PGA Tour, such a scenario is highly unlikely. Sure,

8:27 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Davis Riley got off to a hot start and kept bogeys off his card to the end for a 6-under 66 and a share of the lead Thursday with Will Gordon in the Sanderson Farms Championship, the PGA Tour event he considers his fifth major. Riley grew

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — It was the sort of comment only an old friend or colleague could make. Walking to the practice range on Tuesday, caddie Alistair “Squirrel” Matheson turned to his old boss, Geoff Ogilvy, and said, “now don’t be embarrassed.” The comment was understandable considering that the 2006 U.S. Open champion hasn’t played

9:12 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Xiyu Lin of China made a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th hole Thursday that sent her to a 6-under 65 and a 1-shot lead in The Ascendant LPGA. The late eagle from Lin, twice a runner-up on the LPGA Tour this season, took attention

There’s a long-running theory that once a tour pro gets married, his form takes a dip. For Brandon Matthews, it appears the exact opposite may be true. No, marriage doesn’t quite pack the same “perspective” punch that having a baby does, but it’s no coincidence that Matthews shot a five-under 67 on Thursday at the

12:33 PM ET Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — With nasty weather on the horizon, golfers at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship were looking to get in a good early score on the storied Scottish courses hosting the European tour event. No one did better than Romain Langasque on the most famous course of all.

Turns out, Fred has figured out the steps and distance thing on his phone. “I did 11 miles today!” Fred Couples told Davis Love III and others last week at the Presidents Cup. Love was the U.S. captain and Couples was one of his deputies at Quail Hollow in Charlotte. It was, as per usual,

8:58 AM ET The PGA Tour filed a countersuit against LIV Golf on Wednesday, claiming the Saudi Arabian-financed circuit has interfered with existing contracts it had with its members. The counterclaim was filed as part of the PGA Tour’s response to LIV Golf’s federal antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, in which LIV Golf claims

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The setting was low-key. But the ambitions are high. Sitting in a quiet corner of the Links Clubhouse at St. Andrews on the eve of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Adrian Meronk is talking about what he wants to do and where he wants to be. Two things are dominating the

6:09 PM ET Associated Press Saudi-funded LIV Golf refuted a report Tuesday that it was close to a U.S. television deal in which it would buy time to be shown on FS1. Golfweek, in a story published Tuesday night, cited multiple sources it did not identify in saying the agreement is still being finalized. It

As the “Home of Golf,” St. Andrews has seen a lot of things through the years. Classic battles, historic performances and not one, but two golfers with a mullet hoisting the claret jug. But it’s possible Tommy Fleetwood did something there on Wednesday that’s never been seen in all the centuries the Old Course has

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Just in case you haven’t noticed, not much gets past Rory McIlroy. Not when it comes to golf anyway. So it came as no surprise to hear that the Northern Irishman interrupted his preparations for this week’s Dunhill Links Championship, where he will partner his father, Gerry, in the team event,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jay Monahan has never faced a more tumultuous time as PGA Tour commissioner. More than two dozen PGA Tour members have defected to the LIV Golf circuit, which is being fronted by two-time Open Championship winner Greg Norman and funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The PGA Tour is currently facing

After playing for the victorious U.S. team in his Presidents Cup debut at Quail Hollow, Sam Burns comes to this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship on a roll and looking to defend his title. Burns won in a playoff a year ago at the Country Club of Jackson (Miss.), outlasting Cameron Young and Nick Watney. It

12:14 AM ET The controversial LIV Golf circuit has signed many big names and sparked widespread conversation over the last several months, but one thing it hasn’t had is a deal to broadcast its events on television. That, according to a report Tuesday night, may be changing soon. Golfweek, citing multiple sources, reported that LIV

The PGA Tour’s 2021-22 season was over a few weeks ago, Rory McIlroy wrapped up his third FedEx Cup title, and the 2022-23 campaign has already started. After Max Homa won the opening event in Napa, Calif., the Presidents Cup took center stage in the world of golf last week and now the tour is