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Rory McIlroy praises PGA Tour’s ‘big swing,’ eyes European changes next
ATLANTA -- Rory McIlroy may not be involved with any PGA Tour player committees any longer, but he still often speaks his mind on matters like the future of the sport.,When McIlroy sat behind the microphone Tuesday at his pre-tournament press conference at East Lake Golf Club, he was just a few hour...
Root for him or not, Wyndham Clark ups his game for Tour Championship
ATLANTA -- Coming off his victory this past Sunday, Wyndham Clark is one of the favorites to contend this week at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.,That doesn't mean Clark will get overtly favorable support from spectators. It just hasn't been the narrative for the two-time U.S. Open cha...
Golf Glance: $40M on line at Tour Championship; British Masters kicks off key stretch
The top 30 players compete for a $40 million purse at the PGA Tour Championship, the LPGA Tour competes for its largest purse outside of the majors and the DP World Tour kicks off its final stretch before the playoffs.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Tour Championship, Atlanta, Aug. 27-30,Course: East Lake Golf...
Tiger Woods 'excited' about match play coming to Tour Championship
Tiger Woods is all in favor of the PGA Tour changing the format of its Tour Championship to include a 32-man match play competition.,PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp announced the news on the new format Tuesday ahead of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The new match play competition...
PGA CEO talks LIV Golf, future postseason matchplay at Tour Championship
ATLANTA - The PGA Tour is moving forward, including a two-week long match play Championship Series to end the season.,Say goodbye to the FedEx Cup playoffs that culminate in the Tour Championship as it does this week. Starting in 2028, it's a brand-new playoff. ,PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp announced t...
LeBron James partners with PGA Tour on hometown event
LeBron James and the PGA Tour are teaming up to bring an event to his hometown of Akron, Ohio, aimed at introducing young people to the game and providing a boost to others who hope to become pro golfers.,The LeBron James Family Foundation Invitational will be held July 6-7, 2027, at the South Cours...
Tiger Woods set for first in-person court appearance on DUI charge
After several postponements, Tiger Woods is scheduled to appear before a judge in person for the first time since his car accident on March 27.,Woods will appear in court at 8:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 8, in Martin County, Fla., according to multiple reports that cited county records.,He faces tw...
Tour Championship field of 30 set as Rickie Fowler, 2 others fall out
Gary Woodland, Patrick Cantlay and Scotland's Robert MacIntyre played their way into the top 30 of the FedEx Cup standings on Sunday and qualified at the last minute for the season-ending Tour Championship.,That means three players who began the week inside that top 30 fell on the wrong side of the ...
Wyndham Clark captures BMW for 3rd win of 2026
Wyndham Clark posted his only three birdies on the last three holes in the final round of the BMW Championship to rally from a poor start and win the playoff event Sunday in St. Louis.,Clark, whose five-stroke lead vanished early on the back nine, shot even-par 70 to put him at 17-under 263. That wa...
Wyndham Clark takes 5-shot lead into final round at BMW Championship
Wyndham Clark shot 5-under-par 65 to expand his lead in the BMW Championship on Saturday in St. Louis.,Clark, the U.S. Open champion earlier this year, moved to 17-under 193 for a five-stroke advantage over Patrick Cantlay and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy at Bellerive Country Club, where the seco...
Wyndham Clark (64) grabs outright lead at BMW Championship
Wyndham Clark pulled off his second consecutive round of 64 Friday to establish a one-stroke lead at the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.,Clark is at 12-under-par 128 at the halfway mark of the FedEx Cup playoffs' middle event. The top 30 in the points race after Sunday will ...
Rory McIlroy shoots 64, part of five-way tie for lead at BMW
Rory McIlroy shook off last week's difficulties and birdied four of his final six holes to earn a share of the first-round lead at the BMW Championship on Thursday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.,The six-time major champion from Northern Ireland signed for a 6-under-par 64, tied with Gary Wo...
Matt Fitzpatrick: Scottie Scheffler has sewn up PGA Player of the Year
What a difference a year makes for Matt Fitzpatrick entering this week's BMW Championship in St. Louis.,The Englishman entered each of the last two BMW Championships firmly on the top-30 bubble to make the Tour Championship.,Entering this year's event at Bellerive Country Club, he's No. 2 in the Fed...
2026 BMW Championship: Preview, Prop Picks, Best Bets
The second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs begins Thursday with the top 50 players in the standings teeing off at the BMW Championship in St. Louis.,Only the top 30 after this week advance to the Tour Championship, and our golf experts preview the event at Bellerive Country Club while sharing their fa...
Scottie Scheffler adds momentum to everything going for him at BMW Championship
Scottie Scheffler is back on top, even if it never felt like he went anywhere.,The World No. 1 and FedEx Cup points leader grabbed his first win since January when he ran away with the FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight strokes Sunday.,Near the end of a highly consistent season, Scheffler is the h...
Rory McIlroy: It'll be 'tough road' for LIV players to return to PGA
Rory McIlroy has been one of the most adamant PGA Tour defenders throughout the LIV defection era this decade.,So it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that he wasn't exactly welcoming of some of these players potentially returning to the PGA amid LIV's future uncertainty.,LIV officially canceled its...
Scottie Scheffler targets Tiger Woods at BMW Championship
The best player on the PGA Tour is not about to rank himself among some of the greats in the game, even as he is about to become the leader in all-time career earnings.,Scottie Scheffler will enter this week's BMW Championship set to pass Tiger Woods on the career money list, but he scoffs at the no...
Viktor Hovland's latest swing coach change has familiar ring
Viktor Hovland is returning to a familiar voice in the Norwegian's constant quest to improve his golf swing.,Hovland confirmed in a segment with HBO Max ahead of this week's BMW Championship that he has reunited yet again with swing coach Joe Mayo.,The two worked together when Hovland won the 2023 B...
Gary Woodland named to U.S. Presidents Cup staff
Gary Woodland is set to cap a triumphant year after he was named a captain's assistant on the United States' staff for the upcoming Presidents Cup.,Woodland, 42, is the fourth and final assistant, joining Jim Furyk, Keegan Bradley and Webb Simpson on the staff of captain Brandt Snedeker.,The U.S. sq...
Golf Glance: FedExCup playoffs continue; LIV season concludes
The final battle for spots in the PGA Tour's Tour Championship takes place in St. Louis, the LPGA Tour is in Canada and LIV Golf holds its final event of 2026 in Indianapolis.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: BMW Championship, St. Louis, Aug. 20-23,Course: Bellerive Country Club (Par 70, 7,448 Yards),Purse: $20M...