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Tiger Woods: No decision made on Genesis Invitational
Tiger Woods admitted he has far greater concerns than the status of next month's Genesis Invitational, the PGA Tour event that he has hosted since 2019.,With wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area, Woods said that real life carries more weight than the event that is slated to be held at the Riviera...
Tiger Woods' team drops TGL opener
Tiger Woods entered the venue for his TGL debut to the sounds of "Eye of the Tiger" on Tuesday, but his team ended up as the prey instead of the predator in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Los Angeles Golf Club routed Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club 12-1 in the new simulated golf league's second-ever match....
Teen phenom Blades Brown living out childhood dream in pro debut
Teenager Blades Brown is in for a new life experience this week.,No, not playing a PGA Tour event. He crossed that one off the list when he made the cut and tied for 26th as an amateur at the Myrtle Beach Classic last year.,While Brown will be making his tour debut as a professional at this week's T...
Nick Dunlap: Rookie year on PGA Tour ‘eye-opening’ and ‘humbling’
For any player that wins on the PGA Tour, returning the next year to defend your title is a special endeavor.,For Nick Dunlap, it goes even further. By returning to La Quinta, Calif. for the American Express, he's back where a historic victory changed the course of his life.,Dunlap became the first ...
Golf Glance: Nick Dunlap defends at AmEx; Champions kick off '25 in Hawaii
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Sony Open in Hawaii (Nick Taylor),THIS WEEK: The American Express, La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 16-19,Courses: PGA West Pete Dye Stadium Course (Par 72, 7,210 Ya...
Tiger Woods on wildfires in Los Angeles area: 'It hits home'
Tiger Woods took to social media on Tuesday to address the concerning situation surrounding the deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area.,"The devastation that is ongoing with the LA fires is such a tragedy and being from California, it hits home," the 15-time major champion wrote. "My heart is with...
Xander Schauffele pulls out of The American Express
The American Express event in La Quinta, Calif., this week was due to welcome the top two players in the Official World Golf Ranking.,Now neither will be there.,No. 2 Xander Schauffele withdrew on Monday because of an undisclosed health issue.,Last week, No. 1 Scottie Scheffler pulled out of the eve...
Nick Taylor prevails in Sony Open playoff for fifth PGA Tour win
Canada's Nick Taylor knocked in a birdie putt from less than 3 feet away on the second playoff hole to win the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.,Taylor, who had a dramatic eagle to conclude the final round, secured his fifth PGA Tour victory after matching Colombia's...
J.J. Spaun climbs into lead at Sony Open in Hawaii
J.J. Spaun shot a 5-under-par 65 to move into the lead through three rounds of the Sony Open on Saturday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.,Spaun's best score of the tournament puts him at 13-under 197 going to Sunday's final round. He'll have plenty of pursuers within range.,He's ahead of second-...
Patrick Fishburn, Denny McCarthy on top at Sony Open in Hawaii
Patrick Fishburn carded a bogey-free second round at the Sony Open in Hawaii on Friday, and he shares the lead with Denny McCarthy at the midpoint of the event in Honolulu.,Fishburn produced a second consecutive 5-under-par 65 at Waialae Country Club. McCarthy carded a 66, and he is also at 10-under...
Six players share first-round lead at Sony Open in Hawaii
Tom Hoge and England's Harry Hall are off to hot starts again in Hawaii, as they are among six players tied for the first-round lead at the Sony Open in Hawaii.,Hoge and Hall tied for eighth last week at The Sentry, the PGA Tour's season-opening event in Kapalua, Hawaii. They sit level with Adam Sch...
TGL debut draws nearly 1M viewers, tops LIV ratings
This week's debut of the TGL indoor golf league drew nearly a million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen numbers reported Thursday by Front Office Sports.,Even though league co-founders Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were not in action, Tuesday night's broadcast attracted an average of 919,000 view...
Hideki Matsuyama seeks Hawaii sweep at Sony Open
Hideki Matsuyama opened the PGA Tour season in record-breaking style last weekend at the Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.,The Japanese star will ride a wave of birdies to Honolulu this week as he tries to make it a two-week sweep at the Sony Open in Hawaii, beginning Thursday at Waialae Country...
Iconic Riviera CC in evacuation zone for Pacific Palisades wildfire
The iconic Riviera Country Club is being threatened while in the mandatory evacuation zone for the Pacific Palisades fire northwest of Los Angeles.,Riviera is the venue for the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational, the annual tournament hosted by Tiger Woods that is scheduled to be played Feb. 13-16.,The...
2025 Sony Open: Preview, Props & Best Bets
The first full-field event of the 2025 PGA Tour season tees off with the Sony Open of Hawaii at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu on Thursday.,It begins the race for many critical milestones for the players, beginning with the AON Swing 5 that provides entry into early signature events, and the r...
Kevin Kisner named U.S. Ryder Cup vice captain
United States captain Keegan Bradley named Kevin Kisner as one of his vice captains for the 45th Ryder Cup on Wednesday.,The competition will be played from Sept. 26-28 at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,Kisner, 40, joins Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker, who were previously appointed as vice ca...
Joaquin Niemann, Nicolai Hojgaard added to Masters field
LIV Golf captain Joaquin Niemann of Chile and PGA Tour golfer Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark each accepted an invitation to play in the Masters, Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley announced Wednesday.,The field rests at 87 golfers for the tournament on April 10-13 in Augusta, Ga.,"In suppo...
Bay Golf Club rolls to victory in TGL's debut
The first match of the new TGL was a one-sided affair lacking true suspense.,But there wasn't any disappointment or sad faces to be found after Bay Golf Club rolled to a 9-2 victory over New York Golf Club on Tuesday night in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,The new venture, which includes Tiger Woods and R...
Golf Glance: Hideki Matsuyama chasing 'Hawaiian Double' at Waialae
PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: The Sentry (Hideki Matsuyama),THIS WEEK: Sony Open, Honolulu, Jan. 9-12,Course: Waialae Country Club (Par 70, 7,044 Yards),Purse: $8.7M (Winner: $1.566M),Defending Champion: Grayson Murray,FedEx Cup leader: Matsuyama,HOW TO FOLLOW,TV: Thursday-Friday: 7-10:30 p.m. (Golf Cha...
Webb Simpson remembers late friend Grayson Murray: ‘I miss him a ton’
Webb Simpson and Grayson Murray were born eight years apart in the city of Raleigh, N.C.,When Simpson was a teenager with his sights set on a golf career, he met Murray for the first time. His swing coach told him there was a kid around eight or nine who was already "really good" and didn't live far...