1:47 PM ET HILTON HEAD, S.C. — C.T. Pan was pleasantly surprised when he learned he would get to defend his title at this week’s RBC Heritage. He had little confidence that would be the case when the coronavirus pandemic caused the cancellation or postponement of several events on the PGA Tour, including the Players
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7:22 AM ET Given what we already know about Phil Mickelson, it comes as no surprise that he had a mischievous side long before he became famous. And his sister, Tina, has no issue with dishing some of that dirt. On a Thanksgiving Day of his youth, it seems that Phil sneaked out of the
7:37 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — The silence that greeted the return of the PGA Tour at Colonial will be a familiar sound for the first major of the year. The PGA of America has submitted plans to hold the PGA Championship at Harding Park without spectators, and the San Francisco Chronicle
5:38 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour will keep the 3M Open in Minnesota on schedule, but the second-year event will be played without spectators on site. Tournament officials announced Monday that the state’s health guidelines currently in place for public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic will keep the galleries empty throughout the weekend
10:46 AM ET Phil Mickelson’s company, Mickelson Inc., has applied for a trademark through the United States Patent and Trademark office for the use of “Coffee For Wellness.” The company filed the application on June 9 for the trademark on coffee, coffee beans, coffee pods and a few other applications of coffee. It is accompanied
7:06 AM ET Golf made its return this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Was it different? Yes. There were no fans, and social distancing measures were in place following a 91-day layoff because of the coronavirus pandemic. Was it the same? Well … yes. The best players in the world still played like the
7:10 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Daniel Berger dreamed of moments like this, a putt on the final hole with everything riding on it, and he pulled it off to perfection Sunday at Colonial. What he never imagined is how quiet it would be. No cheers when his 10-foot birdie on the
7:59 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — They arrived at Colonial Country Club unsure of what to expect; just sure they were excited to get back to the game. After a three-month layoff because of the coronavirus pandemic, the PGA Tour’s restart at the Charles Schwab Challenge could not have been better considering the circumstances.
7:17 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — The PGA Tour went three months without playing. It took three days to show fans what they were missing, even if all they could do was watch on TV. Eight players had at least a share of the lead at some point Saturday in the Charles
7:28 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — If Harold Varner III was disappointed with his round Saturday at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club, it was difficult to tell. Among the 13 golfers within three shots of the leader, Xander Schauffele, Varner was one of two not to break par in the third