Behind the ropes in the Bahamas were a pair of longtime PGA professionals. One was David Young, getting ready to retire after 20 years at Sleepy Hollow in New York. The other was Mike Thomas, now …
Kathy Whitworth set a benchmark in golf no one has ever touched, whether it was Sam Snead or Tiger Woods, Mickey Wright or Annika Sorenstam. Her 88 victories are the most by any player on a …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Players who defected from the PGA Tour to join Saudi-funded LIV Golf are still welcome at the Masters next year, even as Augusta National officials expressed disappointment Tuesday in the …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Lee Trevino was holding court on the practice range at the PNC Championship as only he can, mixing swing advice with Merry Mex humor. He stopped …
As many people have predicted since its inception, it appears that LIV Golf’s inability to draw some of the top names in golf could end up being its downfall. A recent New York Times report on …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer LIV Golf added three more tournaments to its 2023 schedule on Wednesday, two of them at courses and markets where the PGA Tour no longer plays and a third on …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Alignment between golf tours worldwide — with the exception of LIV Golf — keeps coming into view. The latest example was a decision to award the leading three players from …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — The player everyone assumed was a lock to join LIV Golf is still a PGA Tour member and might be the only one capable of making …
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have made headlines over the past few weeks criticizing LIV Golf frontman Greg Norman, and saying he would need to step aside in order for any peace talks to commence between …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Viktor Hovland led by four shots at the turn. No one got closer to him than two shots during the final nine holes at the Hero …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson are representing the LPGA Tour this week in the QBE Shootout. Next year, they will have plenty of company. The QBE …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Rory McIlroy thought his differences with Greg Norman over a Saudi-funded rival golf league had been patched up. That changed when Norman accused him of being “brainwashed” by golf’s ruling …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Max Homa arrived long before his plane touched down in the Bahamas to face an elite field of 20 players, all of them the core of …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Former Masters champion Mike Weir has been selected as International captain for the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal in 2024 as the Canadian tries to beat a U.S. team that …
A decade or so ago, Angel Cabrera was one of golf’s most colorful characters, a chainsmoking former caddie whose fearless shotmaking and Sunday courage produced two major championship titles. Now he’s been convicted of assaulting a …
Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland is the latest example of how one good break can lead to places she never imagined. She decided to go to Las Vegas as the first alternate for the Bank of Hope …
Rory McIlroy has always been a strong voice in defense of the PGA Tour, and with the rise of LIV Golf, nothing has changed in that regard. Even after winning the FedEx Cup this past season, …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods was one college kid who got everyone’s attention on the PGA Tour. Retired commissioner Tim Finchem recalls being in the players’ dining room at Firestone during the old …
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer A few days before Rory McIlroy returned to No. 1 in the world, he was asked if he could accept being No. 2 for the foreseeable future. The topic, of …
