By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Scottie Scheffler went 58 tournaments over more than two years between getting a PGA Tour card and getting his first win at the Phoenix Open. That turned out to be just …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Justin Thomas is among the few who have experience at Wilmington Country Club. He was 20, still officially in college at Alabama, when he played in …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer The PGA Tour is closing in on $500 million in prize money for next season, with eight tournaments offering $15 million or more and limited spots available for the postseason. …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer The trouble with winning so much so early is that the losing can feel worse than it really is. The British Open stung Rory McIlroy, even if he said it wasn’t …
The mad scientist is back in the lab, but he’ll be experimenting without his full complement of, uh, beakers for a few more weeks. Clunky analogies aside, we’ll actually see Bryson DeChambeau at the WGC-Dell Match …
Bryson DeChambeau won’t be making his return from injury this week after all. The 2020 U.S. Open champion posted a video to his social media accounts in which he declared himself unfit to defend his title …
“I don’t want to kick someone while he’s down obviously…” Rory McIlroy started to say, and it was easy to imagine him limbering up like an NFL punter before booting a 60-yard bomb. The comments made …
Give Brooks Koepka credit… he isn’t picky when it comes to who he’s willing to go after online. While his usual muse, Bryson DeChambeau, deals with rumors about joining a Saudi-backed splinter Tour, Koepka went after …
A rough estimate of an average Tour pro’s handicap is +5.4, but the hottest player in the world may very likely be a 2.5-handicap 40-year-old from southwest England. Neil Watts is a lifelong golfer who went …
Speaking simplistically, there are two ways to stand out in the crowded putter space: exceedingly low price or distinctively superior quality. For avid golfers who understand the importance of a consistent and reliable flat stick, the …
Three-time major champion and former World No. 1 Jordan Spieth hasn’t won anywhere in the world since his 2017 Open Championship triumph. However, as he enters his third calendar year without a victory, he’s enlisted the …
When someone questions your life’s work, it doesn’t take long to stick up for yourself, so when Rory McIlroy caught wind of what 1973 Open Champion Tom Weiskopf said about him, it was only a matter …
If there are two things we know about Phil Mickelson, they are that he’s never satisfied with the status quo and historically, he doesn’t hit a lot of fairways. If there’s a third thing we know, …
Nothing really! I looked long and hard at the three events: Northern Trust: DJ blew the field away by 11 shots. BMW: Lost to Jon Rahm in the most dramatic playoff I’ve ever seen. Tour Championship: …
Having had the good fortune to play TPC Boston on two occasions, I remember it as a very stout test. That said, from the vantage point of my living room couch, the rough looked far from …
The 2020 PGA Championship was compelling and exciting. Harding Park defended itself admirably against the big bombers. The ultimate winner, Collin Morikawa, prevailed with surgical skill and accuracy. I was glad to see that ShotLink data …
For the first time since 1990, Phil Mickelson won’t be teeing it up in the Arizona desert at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, instead opting to go a more controversial route by committing to play in …
Brooks Koepka has become one of the best interviews in golf. Whether it’s his obvious bravado and confidence or the fact that he speaks candidly without fear of retribution — or more likely, a combination of …
Rivalries in professional golf routinely result in a lot of hype and little substance, but that doesn’t stop media, fans and even players from yearning for the next possible clash. Over the last decade, one constant …
Sergio Garcia may be getting off relatively easily avoiding a suspension from the European Tour after being disqualified for a serious breach of etiquette last week at the inaugural Saudi International for intentionally damaging five greens, …
