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Golf Glance: PGA Tour parties in Phoenix; LIV tees off Season 3
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Rory McIlroy),THIS WEEK: WM Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 6-9,Course: TPC Scottsdale (Par 71, 7,261 Yards),Purse: $9.2M (W...

Golf Glance: PGA Tour parties in Phoenix; LIV tees of Season 3
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Rory McIlroy),THIS WEEK: WM Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 6-9,Course: TPC Scottsdale (Par 71, 7,261 Yards),Purse: $9.2M (W...

Nick Taylor, 'Mr. Playoff,' preparing to defend Phoenix Open title
It may be a stressful way to win a golf tournament, but Nick Taylor has embraced becoming the PGA Tour's "Mr. Playoff.",Taylor won the Sony Open in Hawaii in a playoff last month, and he's returning to the site of another extra-holes victory when he defends at the WM Phoenix Open this week in Scotts...

Tiger Woods announces death of mother: 'She was my biggest fan'
Tiger Woods announced over social media that his mother, Kultida, died on Tuesday morning. ,Woods did not reveal a cause of death for his mother, who reportedly was responsible for the 15-time major winner wearing red as his signature look in final rounds on Sundays.,"It is with heartfelt sadness th...

Charley Hoffman implores fellow pros to play faster, commit more to PGA Tour
Charley Hoffman wrote a letter to his fellow PGA Tour players addressing slow pace of play and other issues within the ranks.,The letter, shared on social media by Golf Magazine on Sunday night, follows the lead of Justin Thomas, whose memo last month implored golfers to be more accommodating to the...

Rory McIlroy fires 66 to win AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy shot a 6-under-par 66 on Sunday on the way to winning his first PGA Tour start of the year, capturing the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, Calif.,McIlroy, buoyed by an eagle late in the round, secured the title at 21-under 267 for a two-stroke victory at Pebb...

Max Greyserman (hand) WDs from AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Max Greyserman withdrew from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am prior to the fourth round on Sunday due to a hand injury.,Greyserman was tied with Jordan Spieth in 77th place at 5-over-par 221 after he followed up a 70 and 72 with a 79 on Saturday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Greyserman, 29, is 35th in the Off...

Sepp Straka leads by one after 54 holes at Pebble Beach
Austria's Sepp Straka recovered from a rough stretch on the back nine to finish strong for a 2-under-par 70 on Saturday and hold the lead after three rounds of AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Straka is at 16 under and will take a one-stroke lead into Sunda...

Viktor Hovland withdraws from next week's Phoenix Open
Viktor Hovland has withdrawn from next week's WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona, the PGA Tour announced Saturday.,The PGA Tour did not cite a reason for the Norwegian's withdrawal.,Hovland was tied for 29th with 10 other players at 7 under heading into the third round at the Pebble Beach ...

Sepp Straka emerges as 36-hole leader at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Austria's Sepp Straka opened up a three-stroke lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by firing his second straight round of 65 on Friday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Straka followed a strong opening round at Spyglass Hill Golf Course with a 7-under-par 65 at Pebble Beach Golf Link on Friday with eight bir...

Ludvig Aberg (illness) WDs from Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Ludvig Aberg withdrew from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am prior to the second round on Friday due to illness.,Aberg, 25, is No. 6 in the Official World Golf Ranking. ,The Swede limped to a 5-over-par 77 in the first round on Thursday at Spyglass Hill Golf Course in Pebble Beach, Calif. He was the runn...

Russell Henley leads, Rory McIlroy hits ace at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Rory McIlroy made a hole-in-one in his PGA Tour season debut, but Russell Henley sat alone atop the leaderboard after a low-scoring first day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Henley fired an 8-under-par 64 with nine birdies at Spyglass Hill Golf Course. That includ...

Viktor Hovland aims to rediscover his game at Pebble Beach
Viktor Hovland said his toe is fine after breaking it late last year, but said his game entering this week's Pebble Beach Pro-Am could use some fixing.,"It's not very good," said Hovland, who won the U.S. Amateur title at Pebble Beach in 2018. "Yeah, it's been frustrating. I do feel like I'm making ...

Scottie Scheffler leads stars making season debuts at Pebble Beach
The second signature event of 2025 will bring out the PGA Tour's stars as Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth make their season debuts at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, beginning Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif., ,Scheffler was scheduled to make two starts earlier this month, but he had...

Jordan Spieth: 'All systems go' in return from wrist injury
Jordan Spieth said he's excited to be back playing golf and that it's "all systems go" on his surgically repaired wrist as he prepares to make his season debut Thursday at Pebble Beach. ,Spieth made the comments on Wednesday ahead of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. ,Spieth underwent surgery on his lef...

Tiger-Rory showdown fails to bring TGL big ratings boost
The TGL strategically scheduled Rory McIlroy's TGL debut match to come against co-founder Tiger Woods, and while Monday night's showdown featured plenty of drama, it failed to produce a big ratings boost for the new league.,ESPN drew an average of 864,000 viewers for the overtime victory by Woods' J...

2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The second signature event of 2025 tees off on Thursday with the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach pro-am.,The event brings the PGA Tour returns of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy as part of a field that includes 45 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking.,Our golf experts pre...

Jim Furyk named U.S. Ryder Cup vice captain
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley named Jim Furyk as one of his vice captains on Wednesday for September's showdown at Bethpage Black.,Furyk joins Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker and Kevin Kisner, who were previously appointed by Bradley as vice captains. Additional vice captains will be announced...

Scottie Scheffler eager for return from injury at Pebble Beach
After a freak accident in the kitchen kept him out of the first few PGA Tour events of 2025, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is set to return this week at tghe AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.,Scheffler was just over two weeks removed from his victory at the Hero World Challenge in December when he badly cut...

Rory McIlroy continues 'pivotal' year at Pebble Beach, talks TGL
Rory McIlroy didn't mind the quick turnaround from his debut TGL match to his first start of the 2025 PGA Tour season.,McIlroy's Boston Common GC appeared on the TGL stage for the first time Monday in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he went head-to-head with Tiger Woods. After Woods' Jupiter Links nipp...