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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....

Sergio Garcia ‘couldn’t be happier’ with Jon Rahm joining LIV
Count Sergio Garcia among those thankful that Jon Rahm signed with LIV Golf, even if they're on opposing teams....

U.S. Women's Open purse bumped to record $12M
The U.S. Women's Open will feature a record $12 million purse and a new partner in 2024....

Greg Norman: LIV 'full steam ahead' after PGA lands $3B investment
Even though the PGA Tour landed a $3 billion private investment on Wednesday, LIV Golf chief executive officer Greg Norman doesn't expect his organization to change course anytime soon....

Jordan Spieth: PIF deal not 'needed' with SSG investment
Jordan Spieth believes the unification of professional golf would be a positive outcome in the future but said that time is not now and that an investment from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is not "needed."...

LIV's Jon Rahm appreciative of Rory McIlroy's support
It has developed just how Phil Mickelson projected, with Jon Rahm becoming the bridge that has further quelled tensions between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour....

'Full Swing' Season 2 set for March 6 debut on Netflix
The second season of the "Full Swing" documentary, that gives an inside look at life on the PGA Tour, is set to debut March 6 on Netflix....

Elite field set to compete at $20M Pebble Beach Pro-Am
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am now has an elite field to match the aura of its famed California courses....