2:12 PM ET ATLANTA — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is touting the simplicity of the new format that will decide the FedEx Cup champion, even if it goes outside the conventional playing of a golf tournament. And he’s not making any apologies for major championship winners Tiger Woods and Shane Lowry not being at
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10:35 AM ET Italy’s Edoardo Molinari’s tweets about slow play in golf prompted the European Tour to change its policy on the speed of play, chief executive Keith Pelley has said. The European Tour announced a four-point plan to tackle slow play on Monday, measures that will be implemented beginning with the 2020 season. 1
Aug 20, 2019 The PGA Tour’s newest stars and most heralded rookies in recent history just graduated from college. Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and Matthew Wolff are 22 years old or younger and wrapped up their collegiate careers this past spring. They didn’t wait long to make their presence known on the PGA Tour, as
6:25 PM ET If Tiger Woods is to be a playing captain at this year’s Presidents Cup in Australia, it will mean a complete buy-in from the eight automatic qualifiers on the team and his assistant captains. Woods said Monday that although the final decision remains his, he won’t participate as a player unless that
8:12 AM ET ATLANTA — The clubhouse at East Lake Golf Club is a shrine to Bobby Jones, the great amateur golfer who honed his game at the Georgia club, accumulating numerous trophies, prizes, mementos and photographs, many of which adorn the walls and hallways. But nearly a year ago, it became Tiger’s place. Tommy
10:43 AM ET Howard University is bringing back its golf teams for the first time in decades — with a big assist from NBA star Stephen Curry. Curry announced Monday that he will financially support the HBCU’s golf teams for the next six years. The Bison plan to have men’s and women’s teams in place
10:20 AM ET MEDINAH, Ill. — The ending played out differently than anyone could have expected. It certainly wasn’t supposed to occur now, not with one more tournament on the schedule, more glory to be pursued. Tiger Woods didn’t figure to be playing his final hole with nothing at stake Sunday, a par putt that
9:45 AM ET The European Tour on Monday announced a four-point plan to tackle slow play, which will be implemented beginning with the 2020 season. Under the new rules, a player will receive a one-shot penalty if he breaches the time allowances twice while being monitored or timed during a round. Additionally, the Tour said
8:49 PM ET Associated Press PINEHURST, N.C. — U.S. Amateur champion Andy Ogletree and runner-up John Augenstein headline the United States’ final seven additions to its Walker Cup team. The seven players were announced Sunday night by the USGA following Ogletree’s 2-and-1 victory in the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst. Joining Ogletree and Augenstein on the
8:15 PM ET MEDINAH, Ill. — The field for the Tour Championship is set, and why it is even being called that remains a bit of a mystery. It’s all about the FedEx Cup, the season-ending tournament on the PGA Tour schedule and the culmination of a three-tournament playoff series. So, really, it’s all about