5:24 PM ET DETROIT — Rickie Fowler‘s restart to golf needed a restart of its own after missing two consecutive cuts in June. Three weeks ago at the the Charles Schwab Challenge, the first event following the three-month coronavirus pandemic shutdown, Fowler finished two-over par, then shot a second-round 72 a week later in the
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5:15 PM ET The European Tour has lifted Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen‘s suspension after his criminal trial in London was delayed until at least December 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Olesen, a member of the 2018 Ryder Cup European team, was suspended from playing on the European Tour on Aug. 6 after he was
4:10 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The PGA of America is renaming its Horton Smith Award after a review of history revealed Smith defended the Caucasian-only membership clause when he served as PGA president in the early 1950s. The PGA of America board voted to rename it the PGA Professional Development
9:07 PM ET DETROIT — The PGA Tour announced a significant change to its COVID-19 policies Wednesday that will now allow players or caddies who test positive but are asymptomatic to return to competition if they return two negative test results at least 24 hours apart. Prior to this change, the Tour required a minimum
8:14 PM ET DETROIT — The nine-hole exhibition match between Bubba Watson and Harold Varner III against Jason Day and Wesley Bryan at The Rocket Mortgage Classic helped raise more than $1 million toward the tournament’s charity initiative Wednesday. Watson and Varner won the match and Watson donated $25,000 to Changing the Course. Rickie Fowler,
3:29 PM ET DETROIT — Just a week after withdrawing from the Travelers Championship out of caution after his daughter tested positive for the coronavirus, and with now six PGA Tour players and two caddies testing positive, Webb Simpson said he believes golfers are taking protocols and safety measures more seriously than in previous weeks.
1:47 PM ET Associated Press The USGA is leaning more on the world ranking for pros and amateurs, along with current money lists on American tours, to create a U.S. Women’s Open field that will not have qualifying, because of the coronavirus pandemic. The exemption categories announced Wednesday were designed to reflect a typical U.S.
8:05 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders PGA Tour golf is back and is coming off what turned out to be another close finish. Dustin Johnson emerged as the champion at The Travelers, finishing one shot ahead of Kevin Streelman. The tour next heads to Detroit Golf Club for the Rocket Mortgage Championship. Which players are
5:52 PM ET Chad Campbell on Tuesday became the sixth PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19. Campbell was tested in the pre-tournament screening before the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, according to the PGA Tour. “While the positive test result is unnerving, I am incredibly grateful to be asymptomatic and feel physically well
4:38 PM ET Associated Press Monday marked the 10th day of self-isolation for Nick Watney, the minimum required for PGA Tour players who test positive for the new coronavirus. He said he is feeling good except for some minor fatigue, perhaps brought on by a major case of boredom, and except for the distinction of