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Joel Dahmen's 'half-court' putt keeps PGA Tour status alive
Joel Dahmen has handled the pressure of closing out a PGA Tour victory, but even that didn't equate to the emotional weight he felt standing over a 5 1/2-foot putt in Georgia on Friday.,Miss it, and Dahmen was assured of missing out on fully exempt status on the PGA Tour for 2025. Make it, and he wo...
Patrick Fishburn takes lead at RSM Classic
Patrick Fishburn shot a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 on Friday to grab the 36-hole lead at the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga.,At the finale of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall series, golfers are playing Sea Island Golf Club's two courses over the first two days of the tournament. Fishburn followe...
Maverick McNealy fires 62, tied for lead at RSM Classic
Maverick McNealy and Michael Thorbjornsen are tied for the lead after one round of The RSM Classic on Thursday in St. Simons Island, Ga.,At the finale of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall series, the field is playing Sea Island Golf Club's two courses over the first two days of the tournament. McNealy b...
2024 The RSM Classic: Preview, Props & Best Bets
The 47th and final event of the 2024 PGA Tour season begins Thursday on St. Simons Island, Ga.,With several PGA Tour players calling St. Simons Island home, and with dozens jockeying for critical spots in the race for playing status next year, The RSM Classic has once again drawn one of the stronges...
Ludvig Aberg ‘itching’ to defend RSM title after knee surgery
The RSM Classic is where Ludvig Aberg broke through for his first PGA Tour title last year, the apex of his fast rise to stardom.,Aberg doesn't need to play this week to maintain his tour eligibility, but after taking most of the fall off to have knee surgery, the Swede is eager to defend his title ...
Brian Harman 'not numb' to impact of reduced fields
Brian Harman has grinded through just about every level since turning professional in 2009, so he empathizes with those who will be directly impacted by the reduced field sizes approved by the PGA Tour Policy Board for the 2026 season.,As a member of the Player Advisory Committee, Harman was part of...
Golf Glance: PGA grinders chase cards; LPGA stars chase record money
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Butterfield Bermuda Championship (Rafael Campos),THIS WEEK: The RSM Classic, St. Simons Island, Ga., Nov. 21-24,Course: Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside: Par 7...
PGA Tour Policy Board approves eligibility, field size changes
The PGA Tour Policy Board approved several changes to field sizes, eligibility and the FedEx Cup points system Monday that will be introduced over the next two years.,Perhaps the most notable change involves a reduction in fully exempt players on tour in a given season. Beginning in 2026, players wh...
Lucas Glover: PGA Tour Policy Board 'think we're stupid'
Former major champion Lucas Glover called out what he labeled the "cool kid meetings" in criticizing the proposed changes to field sizes beginning in 2026.,The PGA Tour Policy Board was set to meet Monday to discuss several changes, with the most controversial being the reduction of some field sizes...
Rafael Campos prevails at Bermuda for first PGA win
Rafael Campos shot a final-round 3-under 68 to put the finishing touches on his first PGA Tour victory Sunday at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton, Bermuda.,In his 80th start, the Puerto Rico native grabbed his third ever top-five finish by carding an eagle, four birdies and three ...
Andrew Novak, Rafael Campos cut through wind, lead at Bermuda
Andrew Novak and Puerto Rico's Rafael Campos kept up the pressure all day to shoot dueling 9-under-par 62s on Saturday and tie for the lead heading into the final round of Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton, Bermuda.,As good as Novak and Campos were to reach 16-under par for the tournam...
Justin Lower turns another 65 into 2-shot lead at Bermuda
A string of four birdies over five holes to open the back nine propelled Justin Lower to a 6-under-par 65 on Friday, matching his round from the previous day and giving him a two-stroke lead through two rounds at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton, Bermuda.,That result may not have ...
Hayden Springer, Justin Lower tied for lead in Bermuda
Hayden Springer and Justin Lower shared the lead at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship when first-round play was suspended due to darkness Thursday in Southampton, Bermuda.,Springer and Lower shot 6-under-par 65s at Port Royal Golf Course and held a one-shot edge over Patrick Rodgers, Joseph Braml...
Rory McIlroy: Europe opposed to 'changing dynamic' with pay for Ryder Cup
Along with national pride, it appears members of the United States' 2025 Ryder Cup team will have another incentive when teeing off against their European counterparts at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,Lots of zeros.,A vote by the PGA of America will ultimately determine whether, and how much, ...
Report: U.S. players to get paid to compete at Ryder Cup
Along with national pride, it appears members of the United States' 2025 Ryder Cup team will have another incentive when teeing off against their European counterparts at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,Lots of zeros.,According to a report in The Telegraph of London on Wednesday, U.S. players co...
2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship: Preview, Props & Best Bets
Only two events remain in the 2024 PGA Tour season, and the grind continues for players seeking critical points toward their playing status for next year.,This week's stop for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda begins Thursday, and our golf experts preview the ...
Rory McIlroy motivated to keep pace with Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
Two victories, seven Top-10 finishes, nearly $11 million in earnings on the PGA Tour -- and the inside track to winning the Race to Dubai -- would overwhelmingly please most people.,Rory McIlroy isn't one of them.,Speaking Wednesday before the start of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in...
Golf Glance: PGA Tour status chase hits Bermuda; Nelly Korda returns to action
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: World Wide Technology Championship (Austin Eckroat),THIS WEEK: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Bermuda, Nov. 14-17,Course: Port Royal Golf Co...
Austin Eckroat wins World Wide Technology Championship
25-year-old Austin Eckroat shot a final-round 9-under-par 63 to take his second career PGA Tour title and second of 2024 at the World Wide Technology Championship on Sunday in Los Cabos, Mexico.,A third-year pro out of Oklahoma State, Eckroat joined the tour in 2023 and previously won at the Cogniza...
Justin Lower fires 63, grabs share of third-round lead at Cabo
Chasing the first PGA Tour victory of his career, Justin Lower shot a third-round 63 to forge a three-way tie atop the leaderboard at the World Wide Technology Championship on Saturday in Los Cabos, Mexico.,With a bogey-free, 9-under-par round, Lower equaled the best 18-hole score of his career, and...