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Scottie Scheffler chases rare achievement in Houston
Scottie Scheffler will chase PGA Tour history this weekend as he attempts to win his third consecutive start....

Golf Glance: Scottie Scheffler seeks rare trifecta in Houston
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours....

Scuffling Tony Finau: Gym work will pay dividends 'at some point'
Tony Finau is making his sixth career PGA Tour title defense at this week's Texas Children's Houston Open, but this one has a unique flair to it....

Tim Mickelson retires as brother's caddie
Tim Mickelson no longer will serve as the caddie for his famous brother, Phil Mickelson announced Tuesday....

Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry to team up at Zurich Classic
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Shane Lowry of Ireland are entering next month's Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour's only team competition....

TGL venture to make delayed launch in January
The TGL, a virtual golf competition backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will make its delayed launch in January 2025 in prime time....

Padraig Harrington endures shaky moments, wins Hoag Classic
Irishman Padraig Harrington survived a pair of double bogeys to hold off Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee and win the Hoag Classic on Sunday at Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club....

Nelly Korda beats Ryann O'Toole in Seri Pak Championship playoff
Nelly Korda sank a downhill putt for birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Ryann O'Toole and win the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship on Sunday in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif....

Peter Malnati wins Valspar Championship for first title since 2015
Peter Malnati rolled in five birdies, charged up the leaderboard and captured the Valspar Championship title on Sunday in Palm Harbor, Fla....

Jiyai Shin (63) vaults into tie for 1st at Seri Pak Championship
South Korean Jiyai Shin carded the low round of the week to shoot up the leaderboard and into a tie for first at the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., on Saturday....

Padraig Harrington takes 1-shot lead at Hoag Classic
Ireland's Padraig Harrington played his last four holes in 4 under en route to a 67 to claim a one-stroke lead at the Hoag Classic on Saturday in Newport Beach, Calif....

Keith Mitchell (66) leads after 3 rounds at Valspar
Keith Mitchell overcame three bogeys on the front nine to fire a 5-under-par 66 and take a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Valspar Championship on Saturday in Palm Harbor, Fla....

Local rookie Malia Nam takes lead at Seri Pak Championship
Rookie Malia Nam is halfway to history in the second event of her LPGA career....

Thongchai Jaidee fires 62 to take lead at Hoag Classic
Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand matched a career low with a 9-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the Hoag Classic on Friday in Newport Beach, Calif....

Stewart Cink, 50, part of five-way tie for Valspar lead
Fifty-year-old Stewart Cink shot a 4-under 67 to join a five-way tie for the lead at the Valspar Championship before play was suspended Friday in Palm Harbor, Fla....

Maude-Aimee LeBlanc grabs lead at Seri Pak Championship
Maude-Aimee LeBlanc, a 35-year-old Canadian who has never won an LPGA event, holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship on Thursday in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif....

Kevin Streelman fires 64, grabs first-round lead at Valspar
Kevin Streelman shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Valspar Championship on Thursday in Palm Harbor, Fla....

Two-time major winner So Yeon Ryu, 33, retiring
After 13 seasons on the LPGA Tour, including a pair of major victories, South Korea's So Yeon Ryu announced Thursday she will retire from professional golf next month....

Tiger Woods officially entered into next month's Masters
Tiger Woods is officially entered into the Masters Tournament field, setting himself up to compete in the April 11-14 major at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga....

Justin Thomas: Game going 'in right direction' despite missed cut
Justin Thomas missed the cut at two of his past three events, but the two-time major champion remains optimistic about his game heading into the Valspar Championship this week in Palm Harbor, Fla....