Category: Golf

Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look back at the week in golf. Here’s what’s weighing on our writers’ minds. On the world ranking points awarded at the 18-player “unofficial” Hero World Challenge  … “The winner of the Hero World Challenge receives 48 world ranking points this week, the same as this year’s Houston Open, CIMB Classic, […]

NASSAU, Bahamas – Jon Rahm grew up idolizing Tiger Woods, so earlier this fall during the Tour Championship he made the most of an opportunity. “He was putting next to me and I asked him, because I’m not the best putter on Bermuda grass and I know it’s kind of funny to say that now,” Rahm […]

Jon Rahm won the Hero World Challenge and with it, $1 million. Everyone in the 18-man field earned a check. Here’s how the purse was paid out at Albany. 1.   Jon Rahm   -20   $1,000,000 2.   Tony Finau   -16   $400,000 3.   Justin Rose   -15   $250,000 4.   […]

The PGA Tour might soon have a new feeder system – college golf. A spokesman confirmed that the Tour is working to develop a new program that will identify, prepare and transition top college players to the professional ranks. News of the new venture was first reported by Golfweek, which cited an unnamed Tour official. […]

GolfChannel.com is counting down the top 10 Newsmakers of the Year as voted on by Golf Channel’s writers, editors, reporters and producers. Check out the list below and well as when each newsmaker will be revealed. No. 10: Franceco Molinari  No. 9: Global growth of the women’s game No. 8: Patrick Reed No. 7: The […]

Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. This is the year-end version of Stock Watch. RISING Brooks (+10%): Golf’s preeminent big-game hunter bagged two more majors in 2018, and now Koepka has his sights set on becoming the most dominant player of […]

Golf notables, including Jack Nicklaus and Phil Mickelson, were at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to pay tribute to former President George H.W. Bush. Bush died Friday at age 94. In addition to being the 41st President of the United States, he was also a golf enthusiast who made significant contributions to […]

GolfChannel.com senior writer Rex Hoggard catches up with Joe LaCava to discuss Tiger Woods’ comeback, what it’s like to caddie for the 14-time major champion and what’s in store for 2019. Check out the podcast below:

Click:ecolchi hair mask After completing his final tournament of the year, Tiger Woods went Down Under. The American captain for the 2019 Presidents Cup returned this week to Royal Melbourne, which will host the biennial matches for the third time next December. Woods was on the American team in 1998, when the Internationals logged their […]

A year out, Tiger Woods is already looking at whether he can become a playing captain at the Presidents Cup. Earlier this year Woods agreed to captain the U.S. side against Ernie Els’ International squad when the biennial matches return to Royal Melbourne next December. Woods made that decision, however, before his resurgent 2018 in […]