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Rory McIlroy’s chasing his next big goal. In his way? Patrick Reed Original
Rory McIlroy is in India this week. So is Patrick Reed. They’re meeting on a new battleground. And with something decidedly different at stake. We’re now a decade into the McIlroy-Reed rivalry. The two tangled in singles at the 2016 Ryder Cup and in the final group at Augusta National in the 2018 Masters. They chose opposite sides in the LIV Golf-PGA Tour saga. Reed’s lawyer subpoenaed McIlroy on Christmas Eve in 2022. Things got chippy on the driving range in Dubai in 2023.
Rory McIlroy's newest sponsorship includes an insane travel perk
Rory McIlroy's newest sponsorship includes an insane travel perk Rory McIlroy's newest sponsor is sprinkling in a mind-blowing, first-of-its-kind travel perk for the grand slam winner. DP World Most of life as a professional golfer is glamorous. Travel is not. For those lucky enough to ply their trade in golf, life on the road includes some version of the same experience every week: hotels, rental homes, airports, rental car lines, lost bags, and enough credit card points to fill an ocean liner.
Their golf course is becoming a data center. But first, an emotional farewell
Dauphin Highlands, a popular public golf course near Harrisburg, Pa., opened on Labor Day weekend in 1995. Tim Birney, now 77, was on the tee sheet that day. He still remembers being taken by the natural beauty of the Bill Love design, which sits on a pastoral 228-acre plot overlooking the Susquehanna River. “It looked like it’d been there forever,” Birney told me. Perhaps, but it won’t be there forever.
Former PGA Tour staple course finds new home as part of LPGA’s new Hawaii swing
The Plantation Course at Kapalua was a PGA Tour staple for 25 years, hosting the Sentry, which served as the kickoff event from 1999 to 2013 and again from 2024 to 2025. That relationship ended in April when the PGA Tour announced it planned to end its tournament presence in Maui. But while the PGA Tour won’t be returning to the Plantation Course next year, Kapalua now has a new professional golf partner in the LPGA.
TGL just signed golf’s hottest young star. Here’s why that matters
Jackson Koivun was always going to be 2027’s most anticipated young player. His professional arrival had been hotly anticipated for years, after all. There has long been a sense that the former World No. 1 amateur and Auburn standout is different, given his eye-popping collegiate resume, his knack for winning, his ability to embrace the biggest moments and bring his best, making him the kind of prospect with a high floor and a very, very high ceiling.
At Bank of Utah, the PGA Tour’s different fall chases were on display
Doug Ghim smiled as Austin Smotherman gazed into the Utah sky after winning his first PGA Tour event in 100 starts. There was no pain in Ghim’s face after his attempt to win his first title in 192 starts came up short. There was just gratitude that he’s still grinding and chasing his dreams on the top golf circuit in the world. “It’s what we play for; it’s what we practice for,” Ghim said after finishing two shots behind Smotherman on Sunday at the Bank of Utah Championship.
The unauthorized blueprint to save US golf's match play kryptonite
If you were to summarize the 2020s for American team golf, your words probably wouldn't be very friendly. Well, unless you were a member of the team's leadership, in which case your words to explain why the team has so frequently underwhelmed expectations might be a little too friendly. E.g.: The conditions at Bethpage Black weren't what the Americans expected … even though the team controlled the course setup.
The unauthorized blueprint to save U.S. golf's match play kryptonite
The unauthorized blueprint to save U.S. golf's match play kryptonite Team USA's golf turnaround should start with a visit to USA Track and Field. Getty Images If you were to summarize the 2020s for American team golf, your words probably wouldn't be very friendly. Well, unless you were a member of the team's leadership, in which case your words to explain why the team has so frequently underwhelmed expectations might be a little too friendly.
Tour Confidential: Tom Kim’s life-altering win, Presidents Cup leftovers
Check in every week for the unfiltered opinions of our writers and editors as they break down the hottest topics in the sport, and join the conversation by tweeting us at @golf_com. This week, we discuss Tom Kim’s win at the Asian Games, finish our Presidents Cup debrief and examine LIV Golf’s uncertain future.
The unauthorized blueprint to save U.S. golf’s match play kryptonite
If you were to summarize the 2020s for American team golf, your words probably wouldn’t be very friendly. Well, unless you were a member of the team’s leadership, in which case your words to explain why the team has so frequently underwhelmed expectations might be a little too friendly. E.g.: The conditions at Bethpage Black weren’t what the Americans expected … even though the team controlled the course setup.
‘It drives me insane’: Tour winner blames TV drone for ‘bad shot’ at St. Andrews event
Technology has been encroaching on the golf world for years. Even two of the oldest and most revered courses in the world have been impacted by the digital age. At least that was the case on Thursday at the 2026 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, the annual DP World Tour event played at the Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. It was at Carnoustie, host of eight Open Championships, that one widespread piece of modern technology ticked off one of the top pro golfers in the world.
2026 Bank of Utah Championship Friday tee times: Round 2 groupings
The 2026 Bank of Utah Championship continues on Friday with the second round at Black Desert Resort. You can find full Bank of Utah Championship tee times for Friday’s second round at the bottom of this post. Davis Riley is in need of a good week in Utah. The veteran pro has two PGA Tour wins in his career, but his Tour status for the 2027 season is in doubt. Riley finished the regular season at 111th in the FedEx Cup standings. Through one Fall Series start, he dropped to 115th.
‘Top of the list’: Fitzpatrick brothers’ goal is bigger than major wins
Last month, two-time winning European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald invited 15 prospective players on a scouting trip to Adare Manor, the Irish resort that will host the 2027 Ryder Cup. Among those 15 top European talents were two brothers: Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick. The Fitzpatricks are already household names to most golf fans. Matt won the 2022 U.S. Open and then rocketed back up the world ranking this year with three PGA Tour wins.
Caolan Rafferty is Ireland’s grand slam winner you don’t know
In April of last year, Rory McIlroy crumpled to the ground at Augusta National, having finally won the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam. Six months later, the Isle of Ireland got another slam winner — one who has no equal.
2026 Bank of Utah Championship Thursday TV coverage: How to watch Round 1
The 2026 Bank of Utah Championship kicks off Thursday morning at Black Desert Resort in Utah. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Bank of Utah Championship TV coverage, streaming details and complete Round 1 tee times. With the Presidents Cup in the rearview, the PGA Tour gets back into gear on Thursday at the Bank of Utah Championship. This week’s event marks the third edition of the tournament, and the second with title sponsor Bank of Utah.
The local qualifier who nearly won the US Open is playing a new kind of competitive golf
It was never about invitations to the fanciest clubs, the biggest sponsorships or the nicest cars. In fact, for a time it seemed he would be remembered most as a side-door entrant: someone who didn't mind gritting his teeth and grinding out par after par against more talented players, despite a gap in raw ability that was evident even to him.
Grading every Presidents Cup performance from US comeback at Medinah
In the end, the 2026 Presidents Cup was an exercise in extremes. And in the end, American dominance in singles play outweighed its ineptitude in alternate shot. After several stressful, underwhelming days from the home team reignited years-long debates about American match play preparation and team strategy, a 9-2-1 performance on Sunday at Medinah reminded us that, in the end, the best way to win at team golf competitions is to have the best players.
Tom Kim left the Presidents Cup early — for very good reason Original
MEDINAH, Ill. — It was a sad scene: A group of golfers, dressed in black, milling about in silence. Their caddies and families, standing beside them. And all watching as their red-shirted counterparts spilled onto the 18th green at Medinah Country Club, the United States team celebrating a win the International team had desperately wanted for themselves. A scene only made sadder because one of their teammates had already hit the road. Tom Kim had played his heart out.
Scottie Scheffler’s ‘class act’ gesture earned him new admirer: his opponent Original
Nico Echavarria, 32-year-old Colombian golf star, has had some big moments: his two wins, both in 2018, on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica; his three-pack of PGA Tour wins (2026 Cognizant Classic, 2024 Zozo Championship, 2023 Puerto Rico Open); and his 11 majors starts (best finish: T41, 2025 PGA Championship). Lest you’ve forgotten, Echavarria also won a sudden-death playoff at the 2025 Masters Par-3 Contest.
Think you want to be Team USA captain? Think again
MEDINAH, Ill. — Brandt Snedeker spent a sizable chunk of his Sunday evening pacing back and forth, back and forth between Medinah’s 15th green and the 16th tee. From afar, he looked steely, but up close, he was a frenzied mess. His phone was in and out of his pocket, one hand almost always covering his mouth, masking his words like a baseball pitcher does with his glove.
Intentionally or not, Ryder Cup prep is underway at this Presidents Cup
MEDINAH, Ill. — The imbalance of results for Team USA in its biggest team golf matches has driven us to this point: where the Americans winning the Presidents Cup feels like a formality, but winning the Ryder Cup feels harder than free-soloing El Capitan. Disagree? My colleague Nick Piastowski asked U.S. players to explain the difference, and most seemed stumped. The two events are run by different organizations but are similar enough in theory that there should be connective tissue.
‘Never seen anything like it’: Penal tactic has pros’ attention at Presidents Cup Original
MEDINAH, Ill. — Min Woo Lee says he looked out in front of him, then almost immediately looked for Geoff Ogilvy. A three-foot-tall, wooden, split-rail fence was buried into the ground just a few yards off the fairway down the entire left side of the first hole at this week’s Presidents Cup. And the second hole. And the third hole. Was that … ? Nah, it couldn’t be.
Here’s what we learned on Day 1 of the Presidents Cup
Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns held on for a late point and the Americans grabbed a 3-2 lead over the underdog International squad on the opening day of the Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club on Thursday. What did you learn on Day 1? Josh Berhow, managing editor: I’m not sure I learned this but Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im reiterated the fact that the Americans are deep and the Internationals cannot afford to lose close matches in which they have a chance.
Scheffler, Burns avoid upset as U.S. takes early Presidents Cup lead Original
The Internationals had a chance to take Day 1 of the Presidents Cup but Sungjae Im and Min Woo Lee weren’t able to flip the first match of the day. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 8 Sam Burns beat that duo 1 up in the only match that went to the 18th hole at Medinah Country Club in four-ball play on Thursday in the Chicago suburbs. The U.S. leads the four-day event 3-2, with five more points up for grabs in foursomes play (alternate shot) on Friday.
The Solheim Cup’s bewildering TV ratings elude easy answers Original
“I don’t know what the f— we’re doing so wrong.” Those words belonged to Solheim Cup assistant captain Mel Reid, in a recent interview with Golf Channel’s Kira K. Dixon — and they were addressing a concerning trend. The Solheim Cup’s 2026 television ratings in the United States were nearly half of what they’d been for the last European Solheim Cup, just three years earlier.
The Solheim Cup's bewildering TV ratings elude easy answers | News | GOLF.com
4 hours ago A’ja Wilson, Olivia Miles, and Caitlin Clark headline my All-WNBA First Team. Here are my full picks and rationale. It’s time for one of my most difficult WNBA end-of-season award decisions: the dreaded All-WNBA First and Second Teams. I’ll start by sharing my general philosophy in selecting players …
Robert MacIntyre blasts ‘ridiculous’ rule that sent him spiraling
Robert MacIntyre couldn’t have asked for a better three-hole finish at the DP World Tour’s big-money BMW PGA Championship on Sunday. Birdie. Birdie. Eagle. The four-under blitz at Wentworth moved MacIntyre to three under for his round and 13 under for the week, good for a share of 10th place. Still, after signing his card, the combustible Scotsman wasn’t exactly all sunshine and rainbows. He had a gripe to air, and air it he did, to The Scotsman’s Martin Dempster.
2026 Presidents Cup: TV schedule, streaming, how to watch, team rosters Original
The 2026 Presidents Cup kicks off this week at Medinah Country Club in Chicago, where the U.S. team will aim to continue its dominance over the International side in the biennial team event. Here is our complete viewer’s guide for the tournament, including a full Presidents Cup TV schedule, streaming info, team rosters and matchups once they are released.
She was struggling at Pebble Beach. Then came a pro's lesson-and a miraculous twist
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — In the long and storied history of golf at Pebble Beach, there's a strong chance no golf lesson has ever changed a player's fortunes quite as quickly as it did for Angelina Booan on Saturday morning at the PURE Insurance Championship. Booan, a 17-year-old competing in the First Tee Division at week's PGA Tour Champions event, started the day with a text message from her PGA Tour playing partner, Vaughn Taylor.
She was struggling at Pebble Beach. Then came a pro’s lesson—and a miraculous twist
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — In the long and storied history of golf at Pebble Beach, there’s a strong chance no golf lesson has ever changed a player’s fortunes quite as quickly as it did for Angelina Booan on Saturday morning at the PURE Insurance Championship. Booan, a 17-year-old competing in the First Tee Division at week’s PGA Tour Champions event, started the day with a text message from her PGA Tour playing partner, Vaughn Taylor.
She was struggling at Pebble Beach. Then came a pro's lesson—and a miraculous twist | News | GOLF.com
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Tour Confidential: Presidents Cup preview, PGA Tour schedule news Original
Check in every week for the unfiltered opinions of our writers and editors as they break down the hottest topics in the sport, and join the conversation by tweeting us at @golf_com. This week, we preview the Presidents Cup and look at the PGA Tour’s latest schedule news. The Presidents Cup begins Thursday at Medinah Country Club outside of Chicago, with the Americans attempting to win their 11th straight. The U.S. holds a 13-1-1 all-time record in the event and is the favorite once again.
Jacob Bridgeman’s latest win couldn’t have been any more ‘different’ than his first Original
Back in February, Jacob Bridgeman arrived at the 18th hole at Riviera Country Club on Sunday with his dreams in his grasp. He was leading the Genesis Invitational, Tiger Woods’ tournament, with one hole to play. His first PGA Tour win was within reach; he just needed to par the final hole to hold off a hard-charging Rory McIlroy. In the end, Bridgeman, despite being unable to feel his hands, made a four-foot par putt to beat McIlroy by one and win his idol’s tournament.
Ex-pros dish on U.S. team golf failures: ‘Overblown, overdone and overanalyzed’ Original
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rocco Mediate is honest about his Ryder Cup future. He doesn’t have one. Mediate knows his chances of a U.S. Ryder Cup team roster spot ended long ago — around the moment Tiger Woods’ final putt dropped in the Monday playoff of the 2008 U.S. Open. He never played on an American Ryder Cup team. Never competed for the stars and stripes. Never felt the pressure over a 6-footer to extend your match. And maybe that’s for the best.
Ex-pros dish on U.S. team golf failures: 'Overblown, overdone and overanalyzed' | News | GOLF.com
2 days ago There are golf trips, and then there are golf trips where your transportation between rounds is the Orient Express. La Dolce Vita Orient Express has unveiled two golf-focused journeys through Italy, combining some of the country’s best courses with overnight rail travel, fine dining and stops …
‘Huge chip on my shoulder’: J.J. Spaun details U.S. team snub after BMW PGA win
It took four birdies in his final holes — plus a devastating 18th-hole collapse from his final challenger — but J.J. Spaun emerged the winner at Wentworth in his first-ever BMW PGA Championship. And he sent a message in the process. First, the good vibes: All week Spaun raved about the opportunity to play in England, at the DP World Tour’s flagship event, on a top-tier golf course in front of massive crowds.
Presidents Cup veteran explains how pairings are decided Original
After an appetizer of the Walker Cup and Solheim Cup in the preceding weeks, golf fans have one more team event to look forward to: the Presidents Cup. And although the biennial team event has been lopsided throughout its history, it still offers plenty of intrigue. This year, the U.S. Team is led by Brandt Snedeker against an International side led by Geoff Ogilvy as the two teams square off at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago.
‘Devastating’ collapse on 18th hole costs pro first win at BMW PGA Original
If you’re wondering how to illustrate the exhilarating highs and devastating lows of life as a professional golfer, look no further than Manuel Elvira and the final half-hour of his 2026 BMW PGA Championship.
2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville purse: Payout breakdown, winner’s share
The first-ever Biltmore Championship Asheville is set to conclude on Sunday at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, and with a packed leaderboard heading into the final round, there’s no telling who will come out on top. For the trio in the final grouping of Neal Shipley, Ben Kohles and Eric Cole, Sunday represents the chance to fulfill a lifelong dream.
2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville Sunday TV coverage: How to watch final round
The final round of the 2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville begins Sunday in North Carolina. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Sunday, including full Biltmore Championship Asheville TV coverage, streaming details and complete final-round tee times. We have reached the final round of the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville, and and at the conclusion, a champion will be crowned.
The surprising memories lingering from Tiger Woods’ history-changing Pebble Beach blowout Original
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Ernie Els laughs as the question arrives. Of course he remembers. You remember your great moments at the major championships like you remember your loved ones. When you have a score better than 154 players in the field at the U.S. Open, you don’t forget it. But Els also laughs because he knows nobody has really thinks about his better-than-154-players score at the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.
At Biltmore, 2 dream weeks are unfolding. Only 1 can end that way Original
When Neal Shipley’s week began, his goal for the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall slate was clear: put the pedal down if he wanted to keep his card and playing privileges in 2027. Shipley, 25, became a sensation when he notched low amateur honors at the 2024 Masters and starred in an episode of Netflix’s docuseries Full Swing. Since that week at Augusta, which included a final-round pairing with Tiger Woods, Shipley has been grinding his way to the PGA Tour.
10 surprising players already qualified for ‘new’ PGA Tour Original
Earlier this week, the PGA Tour rolled out its eligibility criteria for its revamped two-tier system launching in 2028. The top-tier “Championship Series” will feature fields of roughly 120 players and there will be cut-and-dry promotion and relegation at the end of each season. In other words, things will be simple. They just aren’t just yet. One surprising thing is just how many players have already secured their spots in the 2028 season.
Bridges Cup 2026: Meet the U.S. and International teams Original
The Bridges Cup is set to return for its fourth playing from Oct. 5-7, bringing together 24 accomplished male mid-amateurs from five continents in a fitting reflection of the global reach of elite amateur golf. This year’s match will be played at in Scotland and will feature five sessions of match play (two four-ball and two foursomes matches contested over the first two days, and 12 singles matches on the final day) on the King Robert the Bruce and Ailsa courses.
2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville Saturday TV coverage: How to watch Round 3
The third round of the 2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville begins Saturday morning in North Carolina. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Saturday, including full Biltmore Championship Asheville TV coverage, streaming details and complete Round 3 tee times. We are officially at the halfway point of the inaugural Biltmore Championship, and one name sits alone at the top of the leaderboard: Neal Shipley.
‘The golf course is going to get hurt': A shape-shifting Pebble Beach has players talking
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Pebble Beach has a problem, and it took Ernie Els one swing on Friday afternoon to recognize it. "If even I'm hitting a 3-wood all the way down there on 16, they're going to need some length on the golf course," Els said Friday.
'The golf course is going to get hurt': A shape-shifting Pebble Beach has players talking | News | GOLF.com
1 day ago Alejandro Tosti’s caddie quit on him midway through the first round of the PGA Tour’s Biltmore Championship Asheville on Thursday at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in Asheville, North Carolina. Tosti, a 30-year-old Argentine golfer who entered the week No. 186 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings, was grouped …
Shane Lowry wins second Irish Open title in record-setting fashion Original
Sunday marked a career that’s come full circle for Irishman Shane Lowry. The 39-year-old notched his fifth career DP World Tour victory at the Amgen Irish Open, held at in Doonbeg on the Emerald Isle’s southwest coast. The victory was Lowry’s second Irish Open win, 17 years after he claimed his first Irish Open title as an amateur in 2019. Ten years later, in 2019, Lowry won his maiden major championship at . Lowry’s march to victory at Doonbeg included numerous highlights.
Stomach issues again hit Walker Cup. And alternate is on ‘standby’
The U.S. Walker Cup team is now “bouncing around,” its captain, Nathan Smith, says. And his players’ stomachs, it appears, have mostly stopped rumbling.
2026 Walker Cup primer: Teams, format, how to watch
Along the west coast of Ireland, one of golf’s premier amateur events is about to get underway at bucket-list gem Lahinch Golf Club. The 51st Walker Cup kicks off this weekend when the U.S. squares off against Great Britain & Ireland. Here’s what you need to know. The first Walker Cup was played in 1922 at the National Golf Links of America in Southampton, N.Y., a post-World War I competition between the USGA and the R&A created to strengthen relationships between golf’s governing bodies.
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