Category: Golf

Matt Kuchar earned his first PGA Tour win in over four years at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. With his $1.296 million payday, he became the 10th player in Tour history to exceed $45 million in career earnings (click here for career money list). Here’s a look at how the purse was paid out in Mexico. […]

Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf.  RISING Westy (+9%): There’s still some life in the old dog, winning his 24th European Tour title, at age 45, after a spectacular Sunday 64 in South Africa. It seemed as though Westwood was on […]

Lexi Thompson will reportedly head into this week’s LPGA season finale with a fresh face on the bag. According to a Golfweek report, Thompson has parted ways with caddie Kevin McAlpine in advance of the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Fla. McAlpine has been caddying for Thompson since March 2017, having shepherded her through […]

Rory McIlroy will focus on the PGA Tour in 2019 – which may mean that he forfeits his European Tour membership. Speaking to reporters Tuesday at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, McIlroy said that he wants to play the best competition week-in and week-out, and “for the most part of the season, that is […]

When Lee Westwood captured the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa, he did so with his girlfriend, Helen Storey, on the bag. According to a report from the U.K. Telegraph, the on-course pairing is here to stay. Westwood, 45, will reportedly keep his girlfriend on the bag moving forward, including this week at the DP […]

Ryder Cup partners Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood are the only players who can walk away with the season-long Race to Dubai title on Sunday. Five players were in the hunt heading into last week’s Nedbank Golf Challenge, but Haotong Li, Lucas Bjerregaard and Rory McIlroy could not earn enough points to tighten the race. So […]

A rough month got even worse this week for European pro Tom Murray. The Englishman played this year on the Challenge Tour, the Web.com Tour equivalent in Europe. With 15 players earning promotion to the European Tour for 2019, Murray finished the regular season at No. 16 – missing out on a card by only […]

Geoff Ogilvy takes pride in his Australian Open title, but he also views the current state of the tournament as one in dire need of improvement. Ogilvy lifted the Stonehaven Cup in 2010 at The Lakes in Sydney, where the tournament returns this week. While it remains the biggest event of the Australian golf summer, […]

Rory McIlroy won’t be watching the upcoming Match – even after Phil Mickelson offered to cover the $19.99 pay-per-view fee.   McIlroy told reporters Tuesday at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai that he initially contemplated buying the PPV of the $10 million showdown between Tiger Woods and Mickelson in Las Vegas. At one […]

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – J.J. Henry struggled last season on the PGA Tour with just a single top-10 finish in 28 starts. He failed to qualify for the playoffs and secure his membership for the 2018-19 season. At 43 years old, the veteran’s options for the new season were limited until the Tour approved […]