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Troy Merritt doesn’t know when he will return to the PGA Tour, but he does know one thing: “I’ll have one less rib and I’ll be a much shorter dude,” he said with a laugh. Last Wednesday, Merritt had the top rib on his left side removed after being diagnosed with Thoracic outlet syndrome last […]

Be on the lookout for “Monty’s Pythons.” That’s the name of the segment that the five European Tour stars pitched during the “Content Committee” video that debuted on the European Tour’s social-media channels last week. Henrik Stenson suggested a clip of Colin Montgomerie talking about some of the biggest snakes he’s seen during his years […]

A Nicklaus will tee it up in the PGA Tour Champions’ first full-field event of the season. Gary Nicklaus, Jack’s son who recently turned 50 years old, accepted a sponsor exemption to compete in the Oasis Championship, which will be played Feb. 8-10 at the Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, Fla.  “This […]

SAN DIEGO – Rory McIlroy has what is widely considered one of the game’s most fundamentally sound golf swings, and what he sees in Hosung Choi’s action is, “technically,” a good swing. Now, what happens after the South Korean makes impact? That is another story. “I’m not sure a golf shot should mean that much […]

SAN DIEGO – For the second time in a month, Rory McIlroy is playing a PGA Tour event for the first time. And for the second time in January, he’s having to learn a new golf course on the fly. “I feel like I’ve watched this tournament a lot on TV,” said McIlroy, who also […]

SAN DIEGO – For the second straight week, Justin Rose is preparing to take on a PGA Tour venue without his longtime caddie by his side. Rose finished T-34 last week at the Desert Classic while his regular looper, Mark Fulcher, underwent heart surgery in New York. With Fulcher still on the mend, the world […]

GREAT ABACO, Bahamas — Rafael Campos won The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in 25-mph wind Wednesday to become the first Puerto Rican champion in Web.com Tour history. Campos closed with a 2-under 70 at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay for a one-stroke victory. The 30-year-old former Virginia Commonwealth player finished at 7-under 281 and […]

One of Bryson DeChambeau’s goals this year is to pick off an international title, and he’s off to a good start Thursday at the Dubai Desert Classic. The world No. 5 opened with a bogey-free 66 to sit just a shot off the lead. DeChambeau is playing in Dubai for the first time since 2016, […]

Tiger Woods could take another significant step in the world rankings this week at Torrey Pines.   If he were to capture an eighth career title at the Farmers Insurance Open, Woods, now ranked 13th, could move as high as No. 6 in the world, according to Golf Channel’s OWGR guru Alan Robison. Woods is […]

Tiger Woods may be one of the most powerful people in sports, but he apparently doesn’t hold sway over the local pizza boy. While playing his morning round during Wednesday pro-am at the Farmers Insurance Open, Woods wandered over in search of a few slices. Instead, he was turned away: “They aren’t letting us serve right now.” […]