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Xander Schauffele admits challenges living up to his ‘new standard’
It's been a slow summer for Xander Schauffele. And although he fared well at the majors, that is hardly the same as winning them.,Two years removed from collecting the PGA Championship and Open Championship in the same season, Schauffele has not quite captured that same level of play.,Schauffele sit...
2026 Rocket Classic: Preview, Props, Best Bets
Twenty-one of the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings are in Detroit for this week's Rocket Classic, which is the penultimate regular-season event before the start of the playoffs.,It's a critical two-week stretch for those attempting to secure spots in the playoff opener. Our golf experts pre...
Golf Glance: FedEx Cup playoff push hits Detroit; LPGA's final major of '26
The PGA Tour returns to Detroit with only two weeks remaining before the playoffs, the LPGA contests its final major of 2026 and the Champions Tour hits Ernie Els' new course in Portugal.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Rocket Classic, Detroit, July 30-Aug. 2,Course: Detroit Golf Club (Par 70, 7,328 Yards),Purs...
Rested Cameron Young takes aim at new-look Rocket Classic
Cameron Young feels refreshed after taking one week off following a runner-up finish at the Open Championship.,No. 3 in both the FedEx Cup standings and Official World Golf Ranking, Young hopes a little bit of rest goes a long way this week when he returns to action at the Rocket Classic in Detroit....
Travelers to be part of PGA Tour’s Championship Series
The Travelers Championship, the PGA Tour's annual stop outside Hartford, Conn., is the first tournament to be formally named to the tour's upcoming Championship Series.,In 2028 the tour is introducing a two-tiered schedule, with paths called the Championship Series and the Challenger Series. The Cha...
PGA Tour rookie Jackson Koivun rockets in rankings after maiden win
One win has put Jackson Koivun on the map. It might also be enough to get him a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs.,Koivun won the 3M Open on Sunday in Minnesota in his third start since turning pro. The 21-year-old, a former college star and No. 1-ranked amateur in the world, went 25 under par at TPC T...
Jackson Koivun, 21, tops Scottie Scheffler at 3M Open for first title
Rookie Jackson Koivun shot 5-under-par 66 to stave off hard-charging Scottie Scheffler and win on the PGA Tour for the first time at the 3M Open on Sunday at Blaine, Minn.,Koivun, 21, finished at 25-under 259 for a three-shot victory on Scheffler, who closed with a 63 at TPC Twin Cities.,Less than t...
Jackson Koivun (61) leads 3M Open by 3 entering final round
PGA Tour newcomer Jackson Koivun fired a 10-under-par 61 on the way to taking the third-round lead at the 3M Open on Saturday at Blaine, Minn.,Koivun, in his just third tournament as a professional, holds a three-shot lead on Ben Kohles and Argentina's Emiliano Grillo going to Sunday's final round a...
Michael Kim cards 59 at 3M Open
Michael Kim became the first PGA player to card a 59 this season on Friday, sinking a 24-foot, 4-inch birdie putt on the 18th hole to finish 12-under-par 59 in the second round of the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.,Kim, 33, aggressively pumped his fist after finishing the par-5 18th hole at TPC Twin Citie...
Ben Kohles leads 3M Open by 2 after first round; Scottie Scheffler 3 back
Ben Kohles completed his bogey-free first round with an eagle for a two-stroke lead at 9-under-par 62 on Thursday at the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.,World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, making his debut in the tournament at TPC Twin Cities, is three shots back, tied for fifth after his bogey-free 65. Scheffl...
Scottie Scheffler heads field, makes debut at Minnesota's 3M Open
Scottie Scheffler wasn't about to take three weeks off before the FedEx Cup playoffs commence.,The World No. 1 golfer chose to fly from England to Minnesota and compete for the first time at the 3M Open, where he'll be far and away the favorite when the tournament tees off Thursday in Blaine, Minn.,...
Stefano Mazzoli accepts PGA Tour membership
Stefano Mazzoli officially accepted his PGA Tour membership on Wednesday, one day before he was set to compete in the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.,Mazzoli was added to the field at TPC Twin Cities on Monday after winning the Corales Puntacana Championship in just his third start on the PGA Tour. The 29-...
Scottie Scheffler ready to tackle 3M Open for first time
Competing in the 3M Open for the first time this week, Scottie Scheffler fielded nearly as many questions about Minnesota's NFL team as he did about the golf tournament.,The World No. 1 met with reporters at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn., after playing in Wednesday morning's pro-am with Vikings h...
Charlie Woods' U.S. Junior run ends with bogey in playoff
Charlie Woods' run at the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur ended early Wednesday with a bogey on the first playoff hole.,The 17-year-old son of Tiger Woods fell shy of advancing to match play at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa.,Charlie Woods was one of 14 golfers in the playoff, competing for tw...
Jason Day (back) withdraws from 3M Open
Australia's Jason Day withdrew from the 3M Open on Wednesday due to a back injury.,Day, 38, missed the cut at The Open Championship last week and withdrew during the first round of the U.S. Open on June 18, also with a back injury.,The former World No. 1 is a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour, includin...
Defending 3M champ Kurt Kitayama hopes to tap into last year's magic
Kurt Kitayama is in fine shape in the FedEx Cup playoff race heading into his title defense at the 3M Open this week in Blaine, Minn.,Thanks to 11 straight made cuts and four top-10s on the year, including a T2 at the signature Genesis Invitational, Kitayama sits 32nd in the points' standings. The t...
Golf Glance: Scheffler makes 3M debut; LIV back from hiatus; LPGA, Champions in Scotland
The PGA Tour turns its attention to Minnesota with the FedEx Cup playoff push in its final stages, LIV Golf returns from its lengthy hiatus and the LPGA and Champions tours are in Scotland.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: 3M Open, Blaine, Minn., July 23-26,Course: TPC Twin Cities (Par 71, 7,431 Yards),Purse: $8...
Asian Tour joins European-PGA alliance in setback for LIV Golf
The PGA Tour, Europe's DP World Tour and the Asian Tour announced a strategic alliance on Tuesday in another potential setback for LIV Golf.,The DP World Tour said this new chapter for global golf is effective immediately and runs through at least 2029, creating new commercial and playing opportunit...
Open Championship winner Ryan Fox WDs from 3M Open
Open Championship winner Ryan Fox withdrew from this week's 3M Open in Blaine, Minn., the PGA Tour announced on Monday.,Fox vaulted from 56th in the Official World Golf Ranking to 22nd after capturing the Claret Jug over the weekend at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.,Fox, 39, secured his first...
Stefano Mazzoli earns dramatic 1st PGA Tour win at Puntacana
Italian Stefano Mazzoli drained a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday and earned a dramatic win at the Corales Puntacana Championship by one stroke in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.,Mazzoli closed with his second consecutive day 6-under-par 66, finishing at 20-under 268 at Puntacana Resort...