5:47 PM ET A controversial new rule that resulted in high-profile incidents over the past two weeks has led to a clarification from golf’s governing bodies that should help alleviate the confusion over what is allowed as it relates to caddies standing behind a player prior to hitting a shot. The United States Golf Association
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6:06 PM ET Veteran PGA Tour player Rocco Mediate told Golf Channel that he used to be a “habitual alcoholic” and at times drank during competitive rounds. Mediate, who now plays on PGA Tour Champions and is likely best known for losing to Tiger Woods in an 18-hole playoff at the 2008 U.S. Open, suffered
4:40 AM ET Three-times major champion Brooks Koepka has publicly rebuked Sergio Garcia for a temper tantrum at the European Tour’s Saudi International on Saturday, and says it is time for the Spaniard to “grow up”. Garcia was disqualified from the event after the third round for what the tour deemed “serious misconduct” under rule
9:49 PM ET Pebble Beach turns 100 this year. And as the old place gets set to host the AT&T National Pro-Am, one of golf’s iconic stages has endured — from Bing Crosby, who brought this event to Pebble Beach when he moved his Crosby Clambake, filled with celebrity friends, from Rancho Santa Fe near
6:59 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rickie Fowler birdied two of his final four holes and overcame a bizarre triple-bogey on the 11th hole at TPC Scottsdale to win the Phoenix Open on Sunday. Leading by five, Fowler took a 7 on the par-4 11th after a chip shot skipped across the green
9:25 AM ET Dustin Johnson kept his nerve on a tense final day in King Abdullah Economic City to win the inaugural Saudi International title. The American rode out a strong challenge from China’s Li Haotong and a late surge from Englishman Tom Lewis, hitting a fine final-round 67 to finish on 19-under par. The
8:16 AM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A champion will be crowned Sunday. He’ll have survived a pressure-packed day of trying to fend off his competitors on the grass, keep his composure and hold on to the lead. But can Rickie Fowler finally win the Waste Management Phoenix Open? Or will Matt Kuchar‘s slow and steady
6:25 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rickie Fowler had eight birdies in a 7-under 64 on Saturday, taking a four-shot lead over Matt Kuchar into the final round of the Phoenix Open. Twice a runner-up at TPC Scottsdale, Fowler navigated a difficult two-putt on the par-4 18th hole to reach 20-under 193. Kuchar
6:03 PM ET With the “full support” of the United States Golf Association and The R&A, the PGA Tour took the unusual step Saturday of reversing a penalty it had applied during Friday’s second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Denny McCarthy had been assessed a two-stroke penalty under a new rule that prohibits
4:09 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — President Donald Trump golfed on Saturday in Florida with two of the game’s greatest champions, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Trump arrived at his private club in sunny Jupiter after he escaped the bitter cold and snow in Washington a day earlier. He later tweeted a photo