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Tiger Woods enters Genesis Invitational
Tiger Woods will play at the Genesis Invitational, the tournament he hosts annually of behalf of his TGR Foundation....

2024 WM Phoenix Open: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The WM Phoenix Open didn't keep signature event status after being a "designated" event in 2023, but that won't sap any of the noise and the Super Bowl-week energy always found at TPC Scottsdale....

Jon Rahm: Money, Masters factored into LIV decision
After initially saying the financial incentives being offered by LIV Golf would not sway him, Jon Rahm now admits that money and a guaranteed spot in the Masters played a role in his surprise December decision to join the Saudi-backed league, the Spanish golfer told Golf.com's Breakthrough....

Luke Donald mum on Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton's Ryder Cup status
With several months until Ryder Cup qualification starts, European captain Luke Donald side-stepped the question of whether Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will be on the team after leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf....

Jon Rahm: 'Emotional' missing events, but LIV debut entertaining
LAS VEGAS — As he readies for his second LIV Golf event and his first on U.S. soil, Jon Rahm lamented missing out on recent PGA Tour events but doesn't regret his decision to switch circuits....

Golf Glance: Strong field at WM Phoenix Open; LIV makes Vegas debut
Get ready for some party holes. The PGA Tour plays its annual Super Bowl week event at TPC Scottsdale, famous for the stadium seating at the par-3 16th hole, while LIV Golf promises a spectacle in Las Vegas — site of Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday....

Justin Thomas: LIV players shouldn't return to PGA Tour 'that easily'
Justin Thomas is on the side of Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and others that LIV Golf players still should be penalized in a would-be merger of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund's interests and the PGA Tour....

Jessica Korda announces birth of first child
Six-time LPGA Tour winner Jessica Korda announced the birth of her first child....

Tony Finau to defend title at Houston Open
The Houston Open is returning to the PGA Tour schedule in 2024, and defending champion Tony Finau has committed to play....

Viktor Hovland WDs from WM Phoenix Open
"The Greatest Show on Grass" will be minus one of the greatest current players in the world....

Joaquin Niemann wins Mayakoba playoff; Jon Rahm gets team win
Joaquin Niemann of Chile sank a birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to defeat Sergio Garcia of Spain and win LIV Golf Mayakoba in the dark on Sunday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico....

Final round at Pebble Beach on hold due to weather
The final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be played Monday because of inclement weather and safety concerns on the course....

Wyndham Clark shoots 60 to take lead at Pebble Beach
Wyndham Clark fired a 12-under-par 60 — including two eagles — on Saturday to vault 22 spots and into the lead after three rounds of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, Calif....

Joaquin Niemann owns 4-shot lead at Mayakoba
Joaquin Niemann followed his opening 59 with a 1-under-par 70 on Saturday in the second round of LIV Golf Mayakoba to hold a four-shot lead heading into the final round....

Scottie Scheffler joins three-way lead at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler fired an 8-under 64 and Swedish up-and-comer Ludvig Aberg shot a 7-under 65 to tie Belgium's Thomas Detry for the second-round lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Friday in Pebble Beach, Calif....

Joaquin Niemann opens LIV Golf season with 59 at Mayakoba
Joaquin Niemann opened his 2024 season with the round of every golfer's dreams....

Bernhard Langer tears Achilles tendon
Bernhard Langer, the all-time wins leader on the PGA's Champions Tour, tore his Achilles tendon during a training session in Boca Raton, Fla., he announced Friday....

Yasir Al-Rumayyan: 'PIF remains committed' to LIV Golf
LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan on Thursday sent a letter to LIV players assuring them that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund "remains committed to investing in and supporting LIV."...

Birdie binge gives Thomas Detry early lead at Pebble Beach
Belgium's Thomas Detry holed a closing birdie to shoot 9-under 63 at Spyglass Hill and capture the first-round lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif....

LIV format changes for ‘24: All Sunday scores count for teams
With LIV Golf expanding to 13 teams, the format and rules needed an update, too....