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As Scottie Scheffler rests, tour heads to Valspar, 'Snake Pit'
There are only so many opportunities for golfers to win on the PGA Tour, so this week's field will be glad not to see Scottie Scheffler's name on the leaderboard....

2024 Valspar Championship: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The PGA Tour concludes its annual "Florida Swing" with this week's Valspar Championship, which begins Thursday on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla....

Jon Rahm bringing Spain to Masters champions dinner menu
Jon Rahm plans to treat his fellow Masters champions to a taste of home — Spain — as he unveiled the Champions Dinner menu Tuesday....

Golf Glance: PGA Tour's Florida Swing wraps at Innisbrook
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours....

Taylor Moore seeks Valspar repeat after landing first win on tour
As is the case with many golfers, one PGA Tour victory changed Taylor Moore's career trajectory....

Xander Schauffele: 'History' says golf will reunite
Xander Schauffele largely stays out of the direct media spotlight, but as the highest-ranked player in this week's Valspar Championship, it was only a matter of time before he was asked about the fractured state of professional golf....

PGA Tour commissioner confirms PIF meeting, doesn't offer details
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan confirmed that he and the player directors from the tour's policy board met with the head of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia on Monday in the Bahamas but offered little news about their discussion....

Tiger Woods leads PGA contingent meeting with PIF's Yasir Al-Rumayyan
Rory McIlroy sees a "really big disconnect" between LIV Golf and its financial backer, Saudi Arabia's Private Investment Fund, but remains hopeful progress can be made in the fracture between the PGA Tour and its upstart rival....

Scottie Scheffler becomes first back-to-back winner at The Players
Scottie Scheffler fired a final-round, 8-under 64 Sunday to become the first player in the 50-year history of The Players Championship to win at TPC Sawgrass in consecutive years....

Peter Malnati doubts team model coming to PGA Tour
While leadership groups of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf are expected to convene this week, with a cordial tone expected, disagreement in at least one area appears to be ahead, according to Golf Digest....

Xander Schauffele fires a 65 to take lead at The Players
Xander Schauffele shot 65 to take the lead from playing partner Wyndham Clark in the third round of The Players Championship on Saturday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla....

Jordan Spieth talks possible meeting with Saudi Public Investment Fund
Following his missed cut at The Players Championship late Friday, Jordan Spieth addressed a potential meeting, first reported by Golfweek, with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, possibly with the head of the PIF, Yasir Al-Rumayyan....

Wyndham Clark sprints ahead at The Players Championship
Wyndham Clark posted his second straight 7-under round of 65 Friday to set a four-shot lead through 36 holes of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla....

Garrick Higgo (wrist) withdraws from The Players
South Africa's Garrick Higgo withdrew during the second round of The Players Championship on Friday due to a wrist injury....

Scottie Scheffler receives neck treatment at The Players
Scottie Scheffler was spotted receiving treatment on his neck Friday morning during the second round of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla....

Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffle, Wyndham Clark share lead at The Players
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, No. 5 Wyndham Clark and No. 6 Xander Schauffele shared the lead at 7-under par when the first round of The Players Championship was suspended by darkness Thursday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla....

Tom Kim withdraws from The Players
Tom Kim withdrew from The Players Championship eight holes into his opening round at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. on Thursday....

Max Homa hoping grip change pays off at The Players Championship
After failing to finish inside the top 10 in each of his first five events of the 2024 season, Max Homa decided it was time to make some changes....

Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy hopeful PGA-LIV saga wraps soon
Justin Thomas knows every tournament can't be the equivalent of the NFL's Pro Bowl. But he couldn't help but notice the continued absence of some of the best players at the game when he hit the course at The Players Championship....

Defending champ Scottie Scheffler brings hot putter to The Players
When Scottie Scheffler is making putts, it seems there's no better golfer in the world....