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Rickie Fowler rolls into Rocket vying for return to winner's circle
Rickie Fowler ended a four-year PGA Tour winless stretch in June 2023, emerging victorious in a three-man playoff to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic last summer.,Fowler is vying to become the tournament first back-to-back winner when he tees off on Thursday at the Detroit Golf Club, North Course.,"L...

Netherlands denies three golfers from competing in Olympics
The Netherlands will not allow Joost Luiten, Darius Van Driel or Dewi Weber to represent the country in the Olympic men's and women's golf competitions.,Luiten and van Driel earned spots in the men's tournament via their positions in the Official World Golf Ranking on the cutoff date earlier this mo...

Min Woo Lee won't 'moan' about missing signature events
The PGA Tour's eight "signature events" introduced for the 2024 season have drawn the ire of numerous veteran players who have missed out on the limited-field events featuring $20 million purses.,Min Woo Lee has a different perspective: Play better.,The affable 25-year-old Australian has been ranked...

Golf Glance: Rickie Fowler defends in Detroit
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Travelers Championship (Scottie Scheffler),THIS WEEK: Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit, June 27-30,Course: Detroit Golf Club, North Course (Par 72, 7,370 Ya...

Scottie Scheffler breaks Tiger Woods' 6-month OWGR record
Is Scottie Scheffler on pace to have a better season than Tiger Woods' epic 2000 campaign? Yes, if you ask the Official World Golf Ranking.,Scheffler has now earned 583 world ranking points in the first six months of 2024, demolishing Woods' record of 532 set in the first six months of 2000.,The sel...

Scottie Scheffler bests Tom Kim in playoff at chaotic Travelers
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler knows how to handle chaos on the PGA Tour in all its various forms.,Scheffler won the first playoff hole with a par to capture the Travelers Championship on Sunday in Cromwell, Conn., defeating South Korea's Tom Kim after what briefly became a hectic scene a hole earlie...

Scottie Scheffler bests Tom Kim in playoff at Travelers
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler won the first playoff hole with a par to capture the Travelers Championship on Sunday at Cromwell, Conn., defeating South Korea's Tom Kim., ,Scheffler and Kim finished at 22-under-par 258, two strokes clear of other contenders., ,Scheffler won for the sixth time on the ...

Protestors rush 18th green, disrupt end of Travelers Championship
A group of protestors ran onto the 18th green at TPC River Highlands to interrupt the conclusion of the Travelers Championship on Sunday in Cromwell, Conn.,The final group of golfers, including tournament leader Scottie Scheffler and second-place Tom Kim of South Korea, were reading their putts on t...

Tom Kim holds one-shot lead entering final round at Travelers
South Korea's Tom Kim shot 5-under par 65 to maintain the lead in a tight Travelers Championship despite Cameron Young's 59 in the third round Saturday at Cromwell, Conn., ,Kim -- who had six birdies and one bogey -- is at 18-under 192 going into the final round Sunday. He holds a one-shot advantage...

Cameron Young earns 13th sub-60 round with 59 at Travelers
Cameron Young recorded the 13th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with an 11-under-par 59 in Saturday's third round of the Travelers Championship on Saturday at Cromwell, Conn.,Twelve different golfers have achieved the under-60 feat, with Jim Furyk doing it twice.,Young sank a 10-foot par putt on th...

Cameron Young shoots 59 at Travelers Championship
Cameron Young carded an 11-under-par 59 at the Travelers Championship on Saturday to become the 12th different golfer to record a sub-60 round on the PGA Tour and the first in four years.,Young sank a 10-foot par putt on the final hole of his third round at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., to...

Birthday boy Tom Kim maintains Travelers lead
Tom Kim of South Korea celebrated his 22nd birthday on Friday by securing the halfway lead at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.,Kim built upon his first-round 62 with a 5-under 65 on Friday to get to 13-under 127 through two rounds at TPC River Highlands. He is two shots clear of Collin ...

Tom Kim, on brink of 22, shoots 62 to lead Travelers
Tom Kim of South Korea birdied his final two holes to break away from the pack and secure the first-round lead at the Travelers Championship on Thursday in Cromwell, Conn.,One day shy of his 22nd birthday, Kim posted an 8-under 62 at TPC River Highlands to build a two-shot cushion over Rickie Fowler...

Scottie Scheffler fixes swing, fires 65 at Travelers
Scottie Scheffler fired a 5-under 65 in the opening round of the Travelers Championship and was not far off the lead when he signed his scorecard on Thursday at TPC River Highlands.,For his 28th birthday on Friday, Scheffler hopes to build on matching his best first-round score this season by celebr...

Byeong Hun An (illness) withdraws from Travelers
Byeong Hun An withdrew from the Travelers Championship during the first round on Thursday due to illness, according to PGA Tour Communications. ,He completed the first seven holes and was 1-over before heading to the clubhouse.,An, 32, was paired with Sam Burns for the first round at TPC River Highl...

Byeong Hun An withdraws from Travelers
Byeong Hun An withdrew from the Travelers Championship during the first round on Thursday. ,He completed the first seven holes and was 1-over before heading to the clubhouse. The PGA Tour did not provide a reason for his exit. ,An, 32, was paired with Sam Burns for the first round at TPC River Highl...

Charlie Woods -- Tiger's son -- qualifies for U.S. Junior Amateur
The U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan won't be lacking for name recognition, as a Woods has qualified to play there next month.,The Woods in question is Charlie, Tiger's son.,The 15-year-old Woods earned his spot with a 1-under 71 he shot Wednesday at Eagle Trace Golf Clu...

Michael Thorbjornsen feels at 'home' for tour debut at Travelers
Family, friends and a familiar golf course are on Michael Thorbjornsen's side this week as he makes his PGA Tour debut at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn., on Thursday.,The 22-year-old grew up in New England and will be making his third start at TPC River Highlands, where he placed four...

Keegan Bradley returns home, looks to repeat as Travelers champion
Back close to home, Keegan Bradley looks to defend his Travelers Championship title when he tees off this week at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.,The Woodstock, Vt., native carded an event-record 23-under finish to earn his sixth and most recent PGA Tour win here in 2023.,"I have great memori...

Collin Morikawa: Season 'more of a sprint' with signature events, majors
Collin Morikawa plays his 10th tournament in 12 weeks when the Travelers Championship tees off Thursday, a maxed-out schedule borne of the PGA Tour signature events weaving between golf's four majors.,"It's been a lot," said Morikawa, who has three top 5s in his last four starts.,"I feel like, I thi...