The PGA Tour announced Thursday that it has suspended 17 members of the inaugural LIV Golf International Series. Players who withdraw from membership before the start of the LIV golf event outside London on Thursday will also no longer be eligible for the Tour or the Presidents Cup. Those now banned from the tour include … Read more
FILE – Brooks Koepka emerges after birdieting the 13th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, Thursday, May 20, 2021, file photo. Brooks Koepka is back on tour for the inaugural Palmetto Championship, his first since the PGA Championship, and his relationship with … Read more
Doug Ferguson AP Golf Writer BROOKLYN, Mass. — The U.S. Open isn’t the only U.S. major that feels like an afterthought, lost in chatter and innuendo on topics that have nothing to do with birdies and bogeys. Golf is no longer the main focus of the 1990 PGA Championship at Shoal Creek, Alabama. The club’s … Read more
Rory McIlroy’s victory at the RBC Canadian Open came at a good time for the PGA Tour and its beleaguered commissioner Jay Monaghan. Just a day before McIlroy successfully defended his title at the Canadian Open for $1.566 million, the upstart LIV Tour won its maiden title in Charles Schwarzel, South Africa, but his payday … Read more
Phil Mickelson has returned to golf, and now he’s back to the American crowd and media this week in Brookline, Massachusetts. Reuters via USA TODAY Sports Phil Mickelson leaves the first LIV Golf Invitational series. The Centurion Club pitch paid the price as he attempted to play for the first time in more than four … Read more
Phil Mickelson played the Pro-Am ahead of LIV Golf’s London event on Wednesday. Charlie Crowhurst/LIV Golf/Getty Images The PGA Tour has boosted golfers’ salaries this year, raising their average tournament winnings by 14 percent to $9.1 million. The Players Championship surged from $15 million to a record $20 million, and the majors, which are separate … Read more
TULSA — Saturday’s game at South Hills felt more like the third round of the British Open than the PGA Championship, with 60-plus temperatures and a breeze blowing away any chance of a super-low score. Chile’s Mito Pereira had a 1-under 69 to go from one behind to three with 18 holes to play. If … Read more
The second major of the year, the PGA Championship, will be played this week at South Hills Country Club. Defending champion Phil Mickelson will not be there, and his golf break will last longer. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app | watch ESPN Tiger Woods will be on the field as he returns to … Read more
Tiger Woods has come a long way so far — a lot of top players haven’t made the cut in two majors — but the rest of his summer seems questionable. Orlando Ramirez/USA TODAY TULSA, Oklahoma — With temperatures in the high 40s on Sunday morning, Tiger Woods decided to retire from all competitions when … Read more
Four-time Grand Slam champion Rory McIlroy was the leader of the club, but rising Australian Lucas Herbert was the surprising player on a brutal afternoon in South Hills. Herbert boldly announced that he could win the Masters last month. He missed the cut. But the 26-year-old from Bendigo held the top spot at the PGA … Read more