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LIV adds Thomas Detry, Byeong Hun An and Elvis Smylie, increases total purse to $30M for 2026
The Associated Press | Updated Jan. 14 - 3:56 p.m. | Save Story
Thomas Detry of Belgium is joining LIV Golf for 2026, the fifth year for the Saudi-funded league that is increasing its total purse to $30 million and got statements from Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm that they're not about to leave.
What to know about Brooks Koepka's return to the PGA Tour after 4 years with LIV Golf
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 12 - 7:13 p.m. | Save Story
Brooks Koepka becomes the first LIV Golf player to return to the PGA Tour under a one-time program for elite players.
Brooks Koepka returns to PGA Tour under stiff financial penalty just 5 weeks after leaving LIV Golf
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 12 - 6:05 p.m. | Save Story
Brooks Koepka is returning to the PGA Tour just five weeks after bolting from LIV Golf, agreeing to a one-time program for elite players that comes with a financial penalty that could rank among the largest in sports.
Koepka says he has 'a lot of work to do' with PGA Tour players upon his return
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 12 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
Brooks Koepka is expecting a nervous energy when he returns to a regular PGA Tour event for the first time in four years at the Farmers Insurance Open. Only some of that pertains to his golf.
Brooks Koepka is out of LIV Golf. Now he has applied for PGA Tour membership again
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 9 - 4:18 p.m. | Save Story
Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka, just over two weeks after defecting from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, has applied to have his PGA Tour membership reinstated.
PGA Tour drops Napa and Mississippi from schedule. Texas and North Carolina added to FedEx Cup Fall
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 9 - 12:59 p.m. | Save Story
The PGA Tour has released its FedEx Cup Fall schedule and it has eight tournaments, the same as last season. That includes two new stops in North Carolina and Texas that previously were announced. And it means losing tournaments in Mississippi and California. The Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi dates to 1968. That's a year before the modern PGA Tour was formed. The title sponsor did not renew. Also missing is Napa, California, as the two-year sponsorship of Procore was not renewed. The additions are the Biltmore Championship Asheville and the Good Good Championship in Austin, Texas.
PGA Tour to expand equity program to include current FedEx Cup performance
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 8 - 1:00 p.m. | Save Story
The PGA Tour is expanding its Player Equity Program to reward current performance, adding the top 50 in the FedEx Cup this year to those receiving recurring grants from a first-of-its-kind program that has topped $1 billion in equity for more than 200 players.
Derek Sprague steps down as CEO of PGA of America to care for his family in New York
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 7 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
Derek Sprague is leaving after one year as CEO at the PGA of America, wishing to return to upstate New York to help support his mother and mother-in-law, who are requiring more care.
Chevon Championship moving LPGA's first major to home of PGA Tour's Houston Open
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 7 - 8:00 a.m. | Save Story
The Chevron Championship is moving the LPGA's first major of the year to Memorial Park, just four weeks after Houston's public course hosts the Houston Open on the PGA Tour.
LPGA Tour gets its turn at tech-infused indoor golf with WTGL to start next season
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 6 - 3:24 p.m. | Save Story
TMRW Sports' indoor golf league is going to feature teams from the LPGA Tour starting next season.
LIV Golf still waiting on approval from world ranking. OWGR reduces point for 54-hole events
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 30 - 6:55 p.m. | Save Story
LIV Golf will end the year with no decision whether the Official World Golf Ranking will approve the 54-man league to receive ranking points like golf's other tours around the world.
Tiger Woods at 50: Players recall one shot they can't forget
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 29 - 4:02 a.m. | Save Story
Memories from players who competed against Tiger Woods and the shots that stand out in honor of Woods turning 50 on Dec. 30:
Tiger Woods turns 50. It's the one time golf's greats can relate to him
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 29 - 4:00 a.m. | Save Story
Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain it could not be hit by them or anyone else.
Jumbo Ozaki dies of cancer at age 78. He had the most wins of any Japanese golfer
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 23 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, whose 113 worldwide victories were the most of any player from Japan, died Wednesday in his home country after a battle with colon cancer, the Japan Golf Tour said. He was 78.
Brooks Koepka is first player to defect from LIV. The next step is if PGA Tour will take him back
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 23 - 4:36 p.m. | Save Story
Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka became the first player to defect from LIV Golf, a significant blow to the Saudi-funded league that raises questions whether the PGA Tour will find a way for him to return.
Mito Pereira was one hole away from winning a major. Three years later the Chilean is retiring
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 22 - 2:53 p.m. | Save Story
Three years after Mito Pereira was one hole away from winning a major, the 30-year-old from Chile announced on social media Monday that he was retiring from professional golf.
Matt Kuchar lost his father in February and ends the year with emotional PNC victory with his son
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 21 - 4:14 p.m. | Save Story
Matt Kuchar couldn't imagine a better ending to a year when he lost his father than to finally win the PNC Championship with his son. There was no stopping them Sunday in a record-smashing performance that led to an 18-under 54 and a whopping seven-shot victory.
Masters fields reaches 86 players with 13 from the world ranking
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 21 - 10:32 a.m. | Save Story
Ryan Gerard made his 10,000-mile trip worth the effort Sunday when he was runner-up at the Mauritius Open, good enough for him to join 13 other players who qualified for Masters invitations by finishing the year in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Ryan Gerard flew across two oceans to play in Mauritius. It paid off with a Masters invitation
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 21 - 6:48 a.m. | Save Story
Jayden Schaper made it back-to-back titles Sunday by winning the Mauritius Open in a playoff over Ryan Gerard, the American who flew across two oceans for the final event of the year and returns home with an invitation to the Masters.
Matt Kuchar team leads by 2 over John Daly in PNC. Their sons carried the load
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 20 - 4:08 p.m. | Save Story
Matt Kuchar and his college-bound son made birdie on all but three holes for a 15-under 57 to build a two-shot lead over John Daly and his college son in the PNC Championship on a gorgeous Saturday when both sons carried the load in a scramble format.
Gary Woodland is playing the PNC Championship with his father. It's a celebration for both
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 19 - 4:00 a.m. | Save Story
Gary Woodland returned to golf four months after doctors had to cut a baseball-sized hole in his head to remove a lesion on part of the brain that caused unfounded fears of dying. He felt fortunate to still be playing, and the emotions were strong.
Novak teams with Coughlin to win Grant Thornton and pick up another team title
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 14 - 2:20 p.m. | Save Story
Andrew Novak made three straight birdies on the back nine and Lauren Coughlin finished off their 9-under 63 in modified fourballs for a three-shot victory Sunday in the Grant Thornton Invitational, the second team title this year for Novak.
Shots from every club in the bag that defined golf in 2025
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 9 - 8:02 a.m. | Save Story
Big moments call for big shots, and there were plenty of them in 2025 when Scottie Scheffler dominated, Rory McIlroy got the major that mattered to him and new major champions arrived when they least expected it.
Matsuyama rallies in the Bahamas and beats Noren in a playoff to win Hero World Challenge
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 7 - 3:45 p.m. | Save Story
Hideki Matsuyama ended his season the way he started it, winning the Hero World Challenge on Sunday when he closed with an 8-under 64 and then hit 9-iron to 2 feet for birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Alex Noren.
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen denies home favorite Cam Smith to win the Australian Open
The Associated Press | Updated Dec. 7 - 12:39 p.m. | Save Story
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen won the Australian Open on Sunday and earned a spot in the Masters when he scrambled for par on the final hole at Royal Melbourne for a 1-under 70 to crush the hopes of home favorite Cam Smith, who missed a 5-foot par putt to force a playoff.
Banana peel moment! A slippery slope for McIlroy during his 3rd round at the Australian Open
The Associated Press | Updated Dec. 6 - 1:24 a.m. | Save Story
Rory McIlroy survived a bizarre encounter with a banana peel lodged in a tree to shoot a 3-under 68 on Saturday at the Australian Open.
Cameron Young and J.J. Spaun part of another 5-way tie for the lead in the Bahamas
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 5 - 3:13 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun converted two of his three eagle chances, Cameron Young shot 30 on the back nine and Hideki Matsuyama was bogey-free, all of them part of another five-way tie for the lead Friday in the Hero World Challenge.
Rory McIlroy's late birdie burst means he'll be playing on the weekend at the Australian Open
The Associated Press | Updated Dec. 5 - 1:15 a.m. | Save Story
Not before a bit of back-nine drama at Royal Melbourne, Rory McIlroy has made the weekend at the Australian Open after shooting a 3-under 68 on Friday to finish inside the 36-hole cut line.
Scheffler returns from 2 months away and shares lead at the Hero World Challenge
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 4 - 3:50 p.m. | Save Story
Scottie Scheffler returned to competition Thursday for the first time in two months and very little changed. Even with a bogey on the final hole, he had a 6-under 66 and was part of a five-way tie for the lead in the Hero World Challenge.
Rory McIlroy has a 'rollercoaster' 1st round at the Australian Open, shoots 1-over 72
The Associated Press | Updated Dec. 4 - 1:01 a.m. | Save Story
Rory McIlroy had a self-described "rollercoaster" of a round Thursday at the Australian Open.
Brown grass cost a famed golf course a big tournament and highlighted Hawaii water problems
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 29 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
High up on the slopes of the west Maui mountains, the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort provides golfers with expansive ocean views. The course is so renowned that The Sentry, a $20 million signature event for the PGA Tour, had been held there nearly every year for more than a quarter-century.
Cricket anyone? Yes, between two Aussies at the Australian PGA golf tournament
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 28 - 12:49 a.m. | Save Story
With the high-profile Ashes cricket series between Australia and England underway, a pair of Australian golfers helped highlight the sport during the second round of the Australian PGA Championship on Friday.
Fuzzy Zoeller, two-time major champion haunted by racist joke about Tiger Woods, dies at 74
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 27 - 2:52 p.m. | Save Story
Masters and U.S. Open champion Fuzzy Zoeller has died at the age of 74. Zoeller was one of golf's most gregarious characters and great champions. But his career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke he made about Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters. Woods was on his way to the most dominant victory in Augusta National history. Zoeller in a CNN interview jokingly said for Woods not to serve fried chicken at the Masters Club dinner. He apologized. He says he got death threats. He said years later he had come to realize that moment would never go away.
Thitikul wins another $4 million payoff and caps big year at Tour Championship
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 23 - 4:09 p.m. | Save Story
Jeeno Thitikul capped off her best year with the biggest payoff in women's golf, along with her place in the LPGA record book with the lowest scoring average in the tour's 75-year history.
Sami Valimaki holds on for 1st PGA Tour title on final day of close calls for keeping cards
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 23 - 3:12 p.m. | Save Story
Sami Valimaki became Finland's first PGA Tour winner on Sunday when he closed with a 4-under 66 for a one-shot victory in the RSM Classic, the final event of the year, which saw hopes rise and fall over the final hour at Sea Island.
Trump teaming up with Jack Nicklaus to revamp 'president's golf course' at Joint Base Andrews
Will Weissert, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 22 - 5:18 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump says he's teaming up with legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus to revamp the golf courses at Joint Base Andrews. On Saturday, Trump took an aerial tour of the courses and promised improvements. He suggested that the rest of the base needs some fixing up as well, but announced that Nicklaus would serve as architect for any facelift of the golf courses. Located near the White House, Andrews has long been a favorite golfing spot for past presidents. Trump has mostly preferred his own properties in Florida, New Jersey and Virginia for golfing. Questions remain about who will pay for the redesign and improvements, as Andrews is military property. The White House hasn't commented.
Jeeno Thitikul pulls away and leads Nelly Korda by 6 in LPGA finale
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 22 - 4:10 p.m. | Save Story
Jeeno Thitikul made nine birdies for the second straight day, this time giving her an 8-under 64 that allowed the Thai star to pull away Saturday and build a six-shot lead going into the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship.
Sami Valimaki takes a 2-shot lead at Sea Island with a shot at his first PGA Tour title
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 22 - 3:12 p.m. | Save Story
Sami Valimaki of Finland ran off four straight birdies to close out the front nine on his way to a 5-under 65 that gave him a two-shot lead Saturday in the RSM Classic going into the final round of the final event of the PGA Tour season.
Thitikul nearly flawless for a 63 to build 3-shot lead in LPGA season finale
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 21 - 4:09 p.m. | Save Story
Jeeno Thitikul putted for birdie on every hole Friday in a performance worthy of the No. 1 player in women's golf, giving her a 9-under 63 for a three-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship as the Thai star closes in on another $4 million payoff and LPGA player of the year.
Andrew Novak takes the lead at Sea Island as others try to stay in the game to keep cards
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 21 - 2:40 p.m. | Save Story
Andrew Novak took advantage of more benign weather Friday and the absence of the pressure facing so many others in the PGA Tour's season finale. He had a 7-under 65 on the Plantation Course at Sea Island to take a one-shot lead into the weekend.
Somi Lee leads LPGA Tour finale and Jeeno Thitikul takes big step toward player of the year
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 20 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
Somi Lee decided to change her putting grip to be like Lydia Ko and it paid off in a big way Thursday in the CME Group Tour Championship, where the South Korean opened with an 8-under 64 for a two-shot lead in the chase for a $4 million payoff.
Doug Ghim ties course record with a 60 at Sea Island in big step toward keeping PGA Tour card
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 20 - 2:56 p.m. | Save Story
Doug Ghim narrowly missed a putt for 59 on a calm day of low scoring Thursday. He settled for a share of the course record on the Seaside course at Sea Island, posting a 10-under 60 at the RSM Classic for a big step toward keeping his PGA Tour card.
Nelly Korda can change perception of her year in one tournament at LPGA
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 19 - 3:48 p.m. | Save Story
The stakes are so high at the CME Group Tour Championship that whoever wins will make more in one week than any player in the 30 tournaments leading up to the LPGA's season finale.
New commissioner Kessler lays out 2026 schedule and a plan to get LPGA on the right path
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 19 - 2:20 p.m. | Save Story
LPGA Tour Commissioner Craig Kessler introduced a "flywheel" and spoke of his "Venn diagram" on Wednesday in releasing a 2026 schedule and plotting a road map for how the tour can seize on the surge in women's sports.
Linn Grant breezes to her 2nd LPGA title at The Annika
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 16 - 4:16 p.m. | Save Story
Linn Grant of Sweden had so much control of her game that she played 52 holes consecutive holes without a bogey, a streak that ended on the final hole Sunday when it no longer mattered. She closed with a 5-under 65 for a three shot victory over Jennifer Kupcho in The Annika.
McIlroy loses playoff to Fitzpatrick in wild end to World Tour Championship but wins Race to Dubai
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 16 - 10:18 a.m. | Save Story
Rory McIlroy's banner year in golf ended with fitting drama Sunday when he eagled the last hole in regulation to force a playoff but lost out to Matt Fitzpatrick, who won the season-closing World Tour Championship for a third time.
Rory McIlroy shares lead in Dubai and closes in on a 4th straight European title
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 15 - 6:52 a.m. | Save Story
Rory McIlroy emerged from a wild afternoon at the DP World Tour Championship with three birdies over his last five holes Saturday for a 4-under 68, giving him a share of the lead with Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen of Denmark as he closes in on a fourth straight Race to Dubai title.
Kai Trump follows opening 83 with 75 to finish distant last in LPGA Tour debut
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 14 - 5:30 p.m. | Save Story
Kai Trump improved her score by eight strokes Friday in the second round of The Annika, following a 13-under 83 with a 75.
Grant, Kim share lead at The Annika. Kai Trump improves by 8 strokes, still finishes distant last
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 14 - 5:09 p.m. | Save Story
Linn Grant shot a 7-under 63 on Friday for a share of the lead with Grace Kim in The Annika. Defending champion Nelly Korda made a big move with a 63 of her own, while Kai Trump improved by eight strokes and still finished a distant last.
Justin Thomas has back surgery and will miss start to 2026
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 14 - 4:36 p.m. | Save Story
Justin Thomas is recovering from back surgery for a herniated disk, which he said Friday will forced him to miss the start of next season with no rush to return until he is fully ready.
Kai Trump shoots 13-over 83 in LPGA Tour debut, leaving her last in 108-player field
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 13 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
Kai Trump shot a 13-over 83 on Thursday in her LPGA Tour debut in The Annika, leaving President Donald Trump's granddaughter last in the 108-player field. In breezy afternoon conditions at Pelican Golf Club, the high school senior bogeyed the first four holes and finished the birdie-less round with nine bogeys and two double bogeys. The University of Miami recruit is playing on a sponsor exemption. Haeran Ryu led the tournament at 6-under 64, also playing in the afternoon.
Haeran Ryu shoots 64 to lead The Annika. Kai Trump last in 108-player field after an 83
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 13 - 5:27 p.m. | Save Story
Haeran Ryu shot a 6-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in The Annika, with teen amateur Kai Trump last in the 108-player field after an 83 in her LPGA Tour debut.
President Trump's granddaughter, Kai Trump, officially becomes part of Miami golf recruiting class
Tim Reynolds, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 12 - 1:28 p.m. | Save Story
Kai Trump knew more than a year ago that she wanted to go to the University of Miami and play golf for the Hurricanes.
McIlroy eyes end-of-season title and happy he's 'out of all the political stuff in golf'
Steve Douglas, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 11 - 3:06 a.m. | Save Story
The Masters to complete the career Grand Slam. A home Irish Open. An away Ryder Cup.
Aaron Rai denies Tommy Fleetwood another title by winning playoff in Abu Dhabi
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 9 - 6:45 a.m. | Save Story
Aaron Rai of England overcame a shocking short miss with a pair of late birdies for a 5-under 67 and defeated Tommy Fleetwood on the first playoff hole with a 10-foot birdie putt to win the Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday.
Nasa Hataoka wins in a playoff to take the rain-shortened LPGA Toto Japan Classic
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 9 - 1:55 a.m. | Save Story
Nasa Hataoka won a playoff to take the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic after the final 18 holes were washed out by all-day rain and what officials termed "unplayable course conditions." Hataoka and fellow Japanese golfer Yuna Araki shared the lead on Saturday after 54 holes at 15-under 201 at the Seta Golf Club in western Japan. After rain wiped out regulation play on Sunday, Hataoka prevailed on the first playoff hole to claim the title and break the tie. It was her seventh title on the LPGA Tour.
Garrick Higgo shoots 61 to match course record and take lead into final round in Mexico
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 8 - 5:27 p.m. | Save Story
Garrick Higgo matched the El Cardonal at Diamante course record with an 11-under 61 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Carson Young into the final round of the World Wide Technology Championship.
Rai leads by one shot from Hojgaard and Fleetwood heading into final round in Abu Dhabi
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 8 - 7:14 a.m. | Save Story
Aaron Rai will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Abu Dhabi Championship as he seeks a first title on the European tour in five years.
LPGA strikes deal to sanction Saudi-backed Aramco tournament in Las Vegas
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 5 - 6:11 a.m. | Save Story
Saudi Arabia finally has a deal with American golf under an agreement announced Wednesday for the LPGA Tour to co-sanction a PIF Global Series event at prestigious Shadow Creek in Las Vegas next spring.
