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Lauren Coughlin, Andrew Novak team up to win Grant Thornton title
Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak birdied five of their final six holes to break away from the pack and win the Grant Thornton Invitational on Sunday in Naples, Fla.,The tournament that pairs players from the PGA and LPGA tours, although unofficial, is the second team event Novak has won this year. H...
Report: President threatens to seize trio of D.C. municipal courses
The Trump Administration issued a notice of default to the group that manages the three municipal golf courses in the Washington D.C. area.,The administration is taking issue with the National Links Trust's 50-year lease with the National Park Service.,East Potomac, Rock Creek and Langston golf cour...
Lauren Coughlin, Andrew Novak lead going into final day at Grant Thornton
Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak shot a 4-under-par 68 in Foursomes on Saturday, crafting a one-shot lead with one round left at the Grant Thornton Invitational in Naples, Fla.,A timely eagle on the par-5 17th was a tremendous boost for the pairing, and Coughlin didn't shy away from making the shot ...
Si Woo Kim commits to Sony Open, quieting LIV Golf rumors
Si Woo Kim is sticking with the PGA Tour -- at least for the first event of the new season.,The Korean golfer posted on Instagram on Friday that he'll participate in the Sony Open that begins Jan. 15 in Hawaii. The announcement came amid reports that LIV Golf has been pursuing Kim to join its organi...
Lexi Thompson, Charley Hull help their teams shoot 55s at Grant Thornton
A pair of teams with high-profile LPGA stars took down the scoring record at the Grant Thornton Invitational, as Lexi Thompson and Wyndham Clark, as well as Englishwoman Charley Hull and Michael Brennan, posted a 17-under-par 55 on Friday in Naples, Fla.,The three-day team event at Tiburon Golf Club...
Sungjae Im goes thumbs down on LIV Golf rumor
Two-time PGA Tour winner Sungjae Im of South Korea denied reports that he is set to move to LIV Golf with a post to social media this week.,With multiple reports saying the 2018-19 PGA Tour rookie of the year was moving on to LIV Golf, Im posted one such story to his Instagram account, with the word...
Open Championship moving to August in '28 due to Olympics
The Open Championship will be pushed back to August in 2028 to avoid a conflict with the Los Angeles Olympics.,Instead of its typical mid-July calendar slot, golf's oldest major will be contested from Aug. 3-6, 2028.,The 2028 Summer Games are scheduled for July 14-30, including the golf competition ...
Hideki Matsuyama edges Alex Noren in playoff to win Hero World Challenge
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama outlasted Alex Noren of Sweden in a one-hole playoff to win the Hero World Challenge on Sunday at Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas.,Both players closed with sparkling 8-under-par 64s to finish regulation tied at 22-under 266 before Matsuyama prevailed with a birdie on the e...
Sepp Straka (64) surges into Hero lead; Scottie Scheffler 1 back
Austria's Sepp Straka fired an 8-under-par 64 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler into the final round of the Hero World Challenge in The Bahamas.,Straka blitzed the Albany Golf Course with a bogey-free round that included four birdies and a pair of eagles en route to tying th...
Late bogey drops Scottie Scheffler into share of lead in Bahamas
Scottie Scheffler's bogey-free run at Albany Golf Course came to a sudden end on the 18th hole Thursday, dropping the world's No. 1-ranked player into a five-way share of the lead after the first round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.,Scheffler, competing for the first time since the Ryde...
Report: PGA to select Ryder Cup captain by first quarter of '26
The PGA of America hopes to announce the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain in early 2026, Golf Channel reported Thursday.,"It's our hope to identify the 2027 U.S. Ryder Cup captain by the first quarter of next year," a spokesperson told the outlet.,Who will captain the team at Adare Manor in Ireland still...
Reports: PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp, Tiger Woods pitch "significant" schedule changes to Hero field
After the PGA Tour's Future Competitions Committee met on Tuesday, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp and committee chair Tiger Woods met with the 20 players competing in this week's Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, according to multiple media reports.,In what was reportedly a 90-minute presentation to t...
Scottie Scheffler's ideal schedule: Playing the best players
No matter what future changes the PGA Tour makes or doesn't make to the schedule, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler knows where he wants to be every week.,"At the end of the day I'm going to play where the best players are playing," Scheffler said on Wednesday. "I love competition, I love playing agains...
Colt Knost elevated to CBS booth for 2026 PGA Tour season
Former PGA Tour player Colt Knost is moving from on-course reporter to the booth as an analyst for CBS Sports' golf coverage in 2026.,Knost, 40, replaces Ian Baker-Finch, who retired in August after 18 years with CBS. Knost will be in the booth with host Jim Nantz, lead analyst Trevor Immelman and f...
Line forming to recruit Charlie Woods ('27) with Tiger along for ride
Tiger Woods wore a path to the mailbox when he was on the verge of entering college, curious to find out which programs took the time to sketch out their plans for his future. ,These days, Class of 2027 recruit Charlie Woods is hearing from plenty of college coaches, too. ,"It's been very different,...
Tiger Woods eyes potential '27 timeline for revamped PGA schedule
It has been nearly 18 months since Tiger Woods competed in a PGA Tour event.,But even in his injury-riddled absence, he has been heavily involved in planning the tour's future.,PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp appointed the 15-time major champion as the chair of the tour's Future Competition Committee in A...
Tiger Woods can chip, putt; no timeline for competitive return
Seven weeks removed from his seventh back surgery is not enough distance for Tiger Woods to provide an accurate measurement of his current physical recovery, or a timeline for his return to golf. ,Woods said on Tuesday at the Hero World Challenge he has the green light to work around the greens in a...
PGA Tour adds financial incentives for players who lost status
The PGA Tour will provide a financial safety net for some of its full-time pros through two initiatives starting next year, according to a memo sent to players on Tuesday and reported by multiple media outlets.,As the tour will reduce from the traditional 125 to 100 tour cards for earning elite stat...
Sami Valimaki ends '25 season with big win at RSM Classic
Sami Valimaki wrapped up the PGA Tour season Sunday by becoming the first player from Finland to win a tour event at the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga.,The solo third-round leader, Valimaki birdied the par-5 15th hole at Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course to break a tie with Max McGreevy, ...
Sami Valimaki vaults into third-round lead at RSM Classic
Sami Valimaki of Finland fired a 5-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga.,Playing on the Seaside course, Valimaki bogeyed the par-4 No. 2 hole, recovered with four straight birdies on Nos. 6-9, and notched two other birdies to...