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11:56 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with several agents of tour players at Muirfield Village Golf Club on Wednesday, and his message to them was once again clear, according to sources. Choose the PGA Tour or the LIV Golf Series Invitational, but players won’t be allowed to play on

The threat of a competing Saudi-backed professional golf league has floated like a storm on the game’s horizon for the better part of two years. Due to an overabundance of rumor and lack of substantiation, that’s where the storm has stayed—in the distance. However, its thunder has never ceased, and in recent months it has

In the wake of Dustin Johnson’s surprising turn to LIV Golf it appears one of his primary endorsers has cut ties with the former World No. 1. “RBC is a proud partner of the PGA Tour. Our partnership is anchored with two world-class golf tournaments—the RBC Heritage and the RBC Canadian Open. The PGA Tour

9:39 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than a dozen PGA Tour players, including two-time major champion Dustin Johnson, are included in the field for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event, which will be played next month outside of London. The list of 42 players was released by LIV Golf on Tuesday night. It

The Memorial is a tournament, and Muirfield Village a course, that typically brings with it a solid field. And that’s the case again this week as seven of the top 10 players in the world will tee it in Dublin, Ohio, including defending champ Patrick Cantlay. A year ago, Cantlay won in dramatic fashion, sinking

10:00 AM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Michelle Wie West will lead a new women’s partnership initiative with golf equipment company LA Golf, aiming for equitable and fair support on and off the golf course for LPGA players. Pledging to treat women golfers in the same respect as their male counterparts, LA Golf will provide its LPGA

After an unfortunate WD due to COVID at the 2021 Memorial Tournament while holding a commanding six-shot lead through the third round, Jon Rahm will look to pick up where he left off and best defending champ Patrick Cantlay and a world-class field at Muirfield Village. Seven of the top 10 golfers in the world

It was more dramatic than artistic, at least until the first extra hole on Monday, when Vanderbilt’s star freshman Gordon Sargent with pinpoint accuracy won the NCAA Men’s Individual Championship in a four-man playoff. Sargent holed a five-foot birdie putt on the 18th green at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., his first birdie of

10:02 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent curled in a short birdie putt on the first hole of a four-man playoff on Monday to become the ninth freshman to win the NCAA individual title. Sargent didn’t have a birdie during a 4-over 74 at Grayhawk Golf Club, but made the playoff

Nelly Korda, who has been sidelined since mid-March with a blood clot in her arm, will make her return to golf in the U.S. Women’s Open on Thursday when the World No. 2 tees off in the afternoon at Pine Needles. The USGA announced on Monday the groupings for the first two rounds, and the

8:40 AM ET Team Europe captain Henrik Stenson named Italy’s Edoardo Molinari as his second vice-captain on Monday for the 2023 Ryder Cup that will be played at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome. Molinari and his brother Francesco both played in the 2010 edition when Europe regained the trophy in Wales.

If Jon Rahm had his way, the Tour Championship wouldn’t be the only tournament on this year’s PGA Tour schedule in which a player begins with a multiple-stroke advantage. When he returns to the Memorial Tournament this week in Dublin, Ohio, the World No. 2 wouldn’t mind a similar staggered-start format—with his name out front.

If you’re lucky enough to win a U.S. Women’s Open, as Eun-Hee Ji was in 2009 at Saucon Valley, you lay claim to the trophy, the paycheck and the fulfillment of a dream. You also get one notable perk: a 10-year exemption into the major. At the time, 10 years probably seems like an eternity.

9:41 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Eun-Hee Ji won the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play on Sunday for a spot next week in the U.S. Women’s Open, beating Ayaka Furue 3 and 2 in cooler conditions at Shadow Creek. Ji, the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open winner at Saucon Valley, took the last spot

“Crazy s— can happen,” said Varner, still in search of his first PGA Tour title. “Man. You’re sitting there on … you just never know.” Unfortunately, Varner was more spot on than he could have imagined during a chaotic final round at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. On the tee at the par-4 12th

8:31 PM ET Associated Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Stephen Ames shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over fellow Canadian Mike Weir and 64-year-old Bernhard Langer into the final round of the Senior PGA Championship. Ames had a 12-under 202 total at Harbor Shores Resort. “I enjoyed the way I

The PGA Tour’s single-season money list doesn’t carry the historic importance it once did—it’s not used to determine who keeps their tour cards any more and purse increases over the years have made apples-to-apples comparisons between decades tricky. Still, it captures an interesting snapshot of the “big picture” success players have in a given season.

We’ve got to put some of it on Scottie Scheffler’s utter nonchalance at anything he does. Take, for example, his post-round press interview on Saturday after he birdied the 18th hole, shot 68 and forged a two-shot lead over Scott Stallings and Brendon Todd heading into the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge. He

10:31 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Eun-Hee Ji made quick work of Madelene Sagstrom in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play quarterfinals, playing only 12 holes in a 7-and-6 victory Saturday. Andrea Lee, Lilia Vu and Ayaka Furue needed extra holes to join her in the semifinals. “My putting works really well today,”

Justin Thomas’ attitude was commendable after winning the PGA Championship in dramatic—and draining—fashion. No one would have faulted the 29-year-old for taking a week off following his playoff win at Southern Hills. Instead, Thomas kept his commitment to play in the Charles Schwab Challenge, referencing the words of his alma mater’s football coach, Nick Saban,

9:52 PM ET Cobra Puma got into the name, image and likeness space when the golf company announced on Friday the signing of 12-year-old golf phenom, Xavier “Xeve” Perez. It’s the first NIL deal for the company and while Cobra Puma did not disclose specifics, the agreement includes free product and monetary compensation to help

Apparently someone confused the dates of the superintendent’s revenge outing with the high school state championship. The following video comes from Jake Brend, a news director at SCTV, who was covering the Iowa Girls 3A State Golf Tournament at the River Valley Golf Course in Adel. Brend’s video went viral after capturing what appears to

11:24 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Caroline Masson beat top-seeded Minjee Lee 2 and 1 on Friday in 100-degree heat in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play to finish 3-0 in the group stage and advance to single-elimination play. Masson will face Andrea Lee on Saturday in the round of 16 at Shadow

It was a last-minute call. Anna Nordqvist withdrew from the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas on Tuesday night. The first round was set to begin on Wednesday, so the tour called in an alternate. Gemma Dryburgh filled Nordqvist’s spot, and she’s playing like she belonged in

Tournament interview schedules are generally a matter of media housekeeping, letting writers and reporters know when a player will speak prior to an event. However, an interview schedule release from the USGA Wednesday broke some news regarding next week’s United States Women’s Open. That’s because, in the 10:30 a.m. slot on May 31 at Pine

11:17 AM ET Nelly Korda, who has been sidelined since March because of a blood clot in her left arm, will return to competitive golf at next week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Korda, 23, made the announcement on Instagram on Friday, posting a photo of herself with her

With a forecast of sunny skies and warm but dry temperatures, the first round of stroke play at the NCAA Championship begins Friday for the 30 teams in the field at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Yet one of those 30 teams has already played its third round of NCAAs. Confused? Well, we’ll explain.

Scottie Scheffler’s uncharacteristic missed cut a week ago in the PGA Championship at Southern Hills, his favorite course, was just that—an uncharacteristic missed cut. No need to go back to the proverbial drawing board. No need to dig it out of the dirt (though that mantra seemed to work for Will Zalatoris after missing the

10:00 PM ET Associated Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — On a day when birdies were flying around Harbor Shores in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship, Steven Alker began soaring with an eagle. The 50-year-old New Zealander, who already has won twice and leads the PGA Tour Champions money list with almost $1.2

The flagship event of the PGA of America is the PGA Championship, played last week at Southern Hills Country Club. Justin Thomas, son of a PGA professional, won for the second time in his sure-to-be Hall of Fame career. Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla., provided viewers with an entertaining stage and a dramatic finish for