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Alexandra “Alex” Baldwin has been named the newest president of the Web.com Tour, becoming the first female to ever lead one of the six PGA Tour-sanctioned circuits as president. Baldwin had previously served as the PGA Tour’s vice president of marketing partnerships. She replaces Dan Glod, who became Web.com president in 2017 and will now […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Steve Loy remembers the first time Phil Mickelson competed in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The year was 1989, and Mickelson was an 18-year-old freshman on Loy’s Arizona State team. Tall and skinny with a unique sense of style and personality, Mickelson was equally talented and confident. “Because he was young and […]

Click:High-end custom furniture After struggling through a difficult season, Wesley Bryan has gone under the knife. The former PGA Tour winner didn’t return to action once the calendar flipped to 2019, and Wednesday he posted to Twitter to explain why. After being diagnosed with a torn labrum in his left shoulder, the 28-year-old underwent surgery […]

The 2019 Genesis Open will have a fresh face in the field as Tiger Woods announced Tim O’Neal as this year’s recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption on Wednesday, given to a player chosen to represent diversity in the game of golf. Charlie Sifford was the first African American to play on the PGA Tour and won the 1969 LA Open […]

One of the toughest holes at Augusta National Golf Club just got more difficult. The 2019 Masters is less than 10 weeks away, and this week the club released its official tournament media guide. Included was a hole-by-hole breakdown, one that featured a sizable shift to the par-4 fifth hole. After measuring 455 yards for […]

After enduring what he described as “five nights of hell” in a Georgia jail, Wayne Player is eager to move on. Player, the 56-year-old son of three-time Masters champ Gary Player, was arrested this month in Georgia on fraud charges stemming from a rental agreement he made for housing during the 2018 Masters. Wayne Player […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Matthew Wolff continues to become a superstar before everyone’s eyes. There’s the weird-but-cool swing, the prodigious ball speed and power, and the contagious personality. Yet, as Wolff’s instructor George Gankas said, “There’s still a lot that we don’t know about Matt.” On Thursday, the 19-year-old Oklahoma State sophomore competed in his first […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Justin Thomas has shown an incredible ability to finish off golf tournaments in his young PGA Tour career, winning nine times before age 26, including a major. But when it comes to the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Thomas has yet to convert an affinity for the course into success. That was never […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Harold Varner III’s father, Harold II, took away his PlayStation when he was 14 years old. “I was on it all the time,” Varner said. Recently, the 28-year-old Varner bought another video game console and has been hooked on Call of Duty. So much so that after firing an opening 7-under 64 […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Rickie Fowler stared down a 24-footer for birdie at the par-4 ninth hole Thursday at TPC Scottsdale for a chance to grab the outright lead away from friend and this week’s roommate, Justin Thomas. “We’re sharing a house this week, so I wanted bragging rights at dinner tonight,” Fowler said. Well, neither […]