Tag: Golf

The USGA and R&A jointly announced Tuesday that a world ranking for golfers with disability will launch beginning in 2019. The new rankings will begin Jan. 1, and will be administered in tandem with the World Amateur Golf Ranking for both men and women. The two governing bodies will take over the ranking following an […]

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The highlight of Austin Cook’s rookie year on the PGA Tour wasn’t his breakthrough victory at the RSM Classic or even an invitation to play the winners-only event in Maui. In fact, the best moment of his season had nothing at all to do with his play, but with a […]

While the PGA Tour’s offseason went by in a blink, the circuit is on the verge of a legitimate respite. Here’s a look at some of the marquee, early-round tee times at the RSM Classic, as Austin Cook gets set to defend his title in the final official Tour event of 2018 (all times ET): […]

NAPLES, Fla. – CME Group CEO Terry Duffy is seriously upping the ante in the women’s game. He’s teaming with LPGA commissioner Mike Whan to overhaul the Race to the CME Globe with the aim of making the season-ending Tour Championship richer, more dramatic and easier to follow. Duffy said it’s really about a larger […]

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – When the conversation turns to Cameron Champ – and this fall there have been plenty of conversations about the PGA Tour rookie – discucssions normally begin and end with how far he hits the golf ball. When he won last month’s Sanderson Farms Championship, he led the field in driving distance with a 308-yard average. This […]

NAPLES, Fla. – It’s the end of an era. If you’re an LPGA fan and never liked seeing caddies line up players before a shot or putt, you can rejoice. This week’s season-ending CME Group Tour Championship marks the last time you will have to endure it. When the LPGA resumes play in its season […]

Historic wildfires have devastated California. Over 3,000 miles away, in South Florida, LPGA players are trying to add a little hope, inspiration and financial support to those bravely battling the fires and dealing with the aftermath. Tiffany Joh sent out the below tweet asking her fellow LPGA pros to help however they could. And some […]

The PGA Tour heads to the Sea Island Resort in Sea Island, Ga., for the RSM Classic, the eighth event of the 2018-19 wraparound season. Here’s the key info for this week’s event. Golf course: The RSM Classic is hosted by Davis Love III at Sea Island Golf Club, near the southern tip of St. Simons Island, Ga. For the fourth consecutive […]

Rory McIlroy’s recent reveal that he may rescind his European Tour membership in 2019 caught many by surprise, not the least of whom was his former Ryder Cup captain. McIlroy told reporters this week in Dubai that he may only play two European Tour events outside of the majors and WGCs next year as he […]

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Following the U.S. Ryder Cup team’s victory at the 2016 matches, then-captain Davis Love III credited a new system of organization that mirrored that used by USA Basketball. Love and this year’s captain Jim Furyk used those lessons as they prepared for September’s matches, and on Wednesday at the RSM […]