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PHOENIX – Paul Goydos birdied the par-5 18th for a 6-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Tied for the first-round lead with Tim Petrovic after a 63, Goydos had six birdies in the bogey-free round in warm, sunny conditions at Phoenix Country Club. ”I was […]

Suzy Whaley was elected the first female president of the PGA of America on Friday. The historic occasion came at the associations’ annual meeting in Indian Wells, California. Whaley has been in the public spotlight since she qualified for the 2003 Greater Hartford Open by winning the previous year’s Connecticut PGA Championship. Though Annika Sorenstam […]

The longevity afforded by a professional golf career can work both ways. On one hand, there’s the uplifting notion that any single week can go your way. That the right set of circumstances can turn back the clock and unveil a direct path to the fountain of youth. But that brimming optimism also means that […]

It wasn’t as easy as he had hoped, but in the end Matt Kuchar did just enough at the Mayakoba Golf Classic to snap a lengthy victory drought. Here’s how things ended up in Mexico, where Kuchar won for the first time since 2014: Leaderboard: Matt Kuchar (-22), Danny Lee (-21), Richy Werenski (-19), J.J. […]

Moments after winning the Mayakoba Golf Classic, Matt Kuchar knew he had some travel plans to book. “My 2018 wasn’t what I wanted out of 2018, but this is certainly a high note,” Kuchar said. “To get a win in Mexico, and go from ‘hola’ to ‘aloha,’ going to Hawaii, I can’t wait to go.” […]

Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look back at the week in golf. Here’s what’s weighing on our writers’ minds. On Lee Westwood and Matt Kuchar breaking lengthy droughts on the same day … Much has transpired in the world of golf since April 20, 2014. Bryson DeChambeau burst onto the scene, Jordan Spieth snagged a trio […]

PHOENIX – Vijay Singh rallied from six shots behind Sunday with his career-best round on the PGA Tour Champions, a 10-under 61 that gave him a four-shot victory in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship and gave Bernhard Langer the season title and $1 million annuity. Langer won the Schwab Cup for the fifth time, and fourth time in the […]

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. […]

The vacillations of the Official World Golf Ranking were in play again this week, and they allowed Brooks Koepka to return to world No. 1 without hitting a shot. Koepka and Justin Rose were both out of action last week, but Koepka dropped an old event when the two-year revolving window lurched forward a week. It […]

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 […]