5:52 AM ET World number one Rory McIlroy says he would prefer this year’s Ryder Cup to be postponed until 2021 rather than stage the event with no fans present due to the coronavirus pandemic. The golf calendar has been ravaged by the new coronavirus outbreak, with three of the sport’s four majors — the
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4:16 PM ET The idea of staging the Ryder Cup in September without spectators is being discussed, according to PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh. In a radio interview on WFAN in New York, Waugh acknowledged that “fans are the Ryder Cup, to a certain degree,” and that it’s “hard to imagine one without fans,”
9:15 AM ET Associated Press Tim Finchem, who expanded the PGA Tour’s footprint around the world and negotiated TV contracts that more than tripled prize money during his two decades as commissioner, has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. Finchem was elected through the contributor category and will become the ninth administrator
8:17 AM ET The PGA Tour was one of the last major professional organizations to shut down operations due to the coronavirus pandemic when it pulled the plug after the first round of the Players Championship back on March 12. If all goes as planned, the tour will be one of the first to come
11:10 AM ET With the PGA Tour aiming to return to action — without fans — at Colonial Country Club on June 11, the tournament director of the Charles Schwab Challenge feels the pressure “to make sure we do it right.” The PGA Tour on Thursday announced it would try to resume its season at
10:57 AM ET Associated Press Women’s golf has lost another senior major because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Senior LPGA Championship has been canceled. It was scheduled to be played July 30-Aug. 1 at French Lick Resort in Indiana. The USGA previously canceled the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The Senior LPGA will stay at French
9:28 AM ET Associated Press Marion Hollins financed and developed a golf course for women in New York and was the brains behind two fabled golf courses in California. And with one determined swing, she set in motion plans for the famous par-3 16th at Cypress Point. A visionary in golf course architecture, a confidante
6:39 AM ET Associated Press SURREY, England — The BMW International Open in Germany and the Open de France golf tournaments were canceled on Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the Scottish Open was postponed. Both the BMW International Open, which was to be played in Munich from June 25-28, and the Open de
4:56 PM ET Still no golf this past week, but that doesn’t meant it wasn’t busy. There were the re-airs of classic Masters, including Tiger Woods‘ memorable 2019 win. On Thursday, the PGA Tour announced a return in mid-June and a revised schedule, lending hope that golf will return in mid-June. What else happened? More
The PGA Tour hopes to play 14 more events in 2019-20, starting with the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 11-14 and ending with the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta on Sept. 4-7, followed by the start of the 2020-21 season and the U.S. Open, the