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LIV Cameron Jourdan Golfweek Aug. 24, 2026, 3:29 p.m. ET As it stands, Bryson DeChambeau is a free agent in the golf world. Barring the two-time major champion has had backroom conversations to determine where he will play in 2027 and beyond, DeChambeau's contract with LIV Golf expired following LIV Golf Indianapolis on Sunday. With the future of LIV Golf up in the air, numerous players have started looking for what's next if in fact CEO Scott O'Neil's plan for LIV 2.0 doesn't come to fruition.

PGA TOUR Cameron Jourdan Golfweek Aug. 24, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET The PGA Tour's season finale is upon us. The 2026 Tour Championship begins Thursday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, where the top 30 players on the PGA Tour will battle it out to win the FedEx Cup trophy and $10 million first-place prize.

GOLF Back in March, a struggling Wyndham Clark made a putter switch. Now he's won three times and his stats are shockingly better. David Dusek Golfweek Aug. 24, 2026, 2:30 p.m. ET Wyndham Clark spent the early part of 2026 searching for a putter, an endeavor that can make even a major champion resemble a guy wandering through Home Depot looking for a tool that may not exist.

COLLEGE Marc Weiszer Athens Banner-Herald Aug. 24, 2026, 2:00 p.m. ET ATHENS, GA — Mason Howell is still getting used to the independence that comes with being a college student. “I’ve got to learn to eat a little bit more,” he said. “It’s tough in the freshmen dorms not being able to make much food.” In his first week on campus at the University of Georgia, he hit Chipotle a couple of times. “You’re kind of on your own for dinner,” he said.

LPGA Beth Ann Nichols Golfweek Aug. 24, 2026, 1:30 p.m. ET The picks are in, and U.S. captain Angela Stanford leaned heavily on experience. In Rose Zhang and Megan Khang, she has two American stalwarts who haven't played great this season, but Stanford says are trending. And in Lindy Duncan, she has the oldest American rookie in 25 years.

PGA TOUR Garry Smits Jacksonville Florida Times-Union Aug. 24, 2026, 12:30 p.m. ET Former PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem and his wife Holly have kick-started the Tour's reimagined charity platform with a $13 million donation to PGA Tour Charities. The donation was announced on Monday, Aug.

LIV Cameron Jourdan Golfweek Aug. 24, 2026, 12:01 p.m. ET The 2026 LIV Golf season came to a conclusion Sunday outside of Indianapolis. Michael La Sasso became the youngest winner in LIV's history at The Club at Chatham Hills, birdieing the 72nd hole to beat Jon Rahm by a shot. Now, the league's first version will cease to exist, as CEO Scott O'Neil and Co. work to bring to life LIV Golf 2.0. LIV is known for its high purses and monumental amounts of money given out to players.

LPGA Beth Ann Nichols Golfweek Aug. 24, 2026, 11:01 a.m. ET Megha Ganne's magical Oregon run continues, as she captured her first professional title at the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic in Pendleton. It was around this time last year that Ganne won the U.S. Women's Amateur at Bandon Dunes. Last week, she finished T-32 at the LPGA event in Portland. Ganne, 22, won on the second hole of a playoff at Wildhorse Golf Course against Cholcheva Wongras.

Aug. 24, 2026, 10:01 a.m. ET It's time for the final event of the PGA Tour's 2026 season. The Tour Championship begins Thursday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, where Tommy Fleetwood is the defending champion. The field of 30 golfers will battle it out for the right to hoist the FedEx Cup. Whoever wins at East Lake will take home the trophy. For the winner, there's also an eight-figure pay day on the line. The purse at the Tour Championship is the largest of the season at $40 million.

PGA TOUR Adam Schupak Golfweek Aug. 24, 2026, 9:30 a.m. ET The FedEx Cup Playoffs are over for 20 PGA Tour pros. Time to cancel the hotel reservations in Atlanta and re-book their flights home. That invite to the majors? Better start working on another avenue into the Masters, U.S. and British Opens, and hope that being in the signature events in 2027 will provide a sufficient head start to securing a Tour card for 2028.