By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — This is turning out to be a strong group of rookies on the PGA Tour, including three players with one thing in common down the …
One of the standout moments from an otherwise forgettable trip to Wisconsin for the European Ryder Cup team was Sergio Garcia’s incredulous reaction to Jon Rahm’s clutch putting. Garcia spread his arms wide and shook his …
By Doug Ferguson AP Golf Writer The stage at St. Andrews was all set for Rory McIlroy. The show belonged to Cameron Smith, and so did that silver claret jug he won in a Sunday stunner at …
The PGA Tour fortified its strategic pact with Europe’s DP World Tour on Tuesday, announcing a 13-year operational agreement with the clear aim of prevailing over the Saudi-backed insurgents at LIV Golf. As part of a …
It’s become fashionable to sit back on a Sunday during a major championship and pound the keyboard while Rory McIlroy charges in vain for that elusive fifth title. But it’s a stance that irked one of …
Rory McIlroy is making a habit of fading at Bay Hill. Just take a look at the round-by-round regression that’s befallen the four-time major champ in each of his last three starts at the Arnold Palmer …
Wednesday brought another round of reaction to Phil Mickelson’s apparent exile from the PGA Tour, and a pair of his peers offered starkly different views on Lefty’s road to redemption. Sitting for his weekly pre-tournament press …
The weekend at Riviera signaled a death knell of sorts to some for the Saudi/LIV Golf Investments splinter Tour, but despite allegiances pledged to the PGA Tour by big names such as Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin …
“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 …
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 …
The person who least needs to be reminded that Rory McIlroy hasn’t won a major championship in seven years is Rory McIlroy. And as he kicks off his 2022 campaign this week in Abu Dhabi, McIlroy …
The 16-member PGA Tour Player Advisory Council has been announced for the 2022 season, and it includes some big names such as Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Cantlay. The PAC advises and consults with the …
To mark the occasion of Tiger Woods’ 46th birthday, we thought we’d look back at another typically atypical year in the life of golf’s mercurial megastar. By now we’re almost numb to the notion of early …
Golf’s return to the Olympic Games has been a rocky one with many of the game’s top players opting out of competing for a myriad of reasons, most of which center around the fact that the …
After a disappointing opening round at the abrdn Scottish Open, Rory McIlroy’s second round started even more bizarrely as a fan stole a club from McIlroy’s bag on his first tee of the day. Standing on …
The PGA Tour’s newly-revealed Player Impact Program was seen as a direct response to efforts by the Premier Golf League to poach some of the biggest-name players in the game, and naively was seen as the …
With the rise of daily fantasy sports and the increased emphasis the PGA Tour is putting on gambling, including its not-so-subtle integration into its telecasts, players and fans have begun to butt heads in a way …
The PGA Tour’s Return To Golf in 2020 amid the global pandemic brought the best players in the world to Tour stops that hadn’t been accustomed to having that level of star power in years. One …
Rory McIlroy’s “slumps” aren’t the same as many of his peers’ on the PGA Tour. McIlroy hasn’t won since the end of 2019, but he showed a trending form of play leading up to the pandemic …
Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday afternoon that he had recently undergone yet another back surgery, a microdiscectomy, his fourth of that kind and his fifth back surgery since 2014. The statement, released just after 4:30 p.m. …
