Hughes staying positive as season nears end
Canadian golfer finds himself in an unusual place with just five events left on the PGA Tour’s fall schedule, Bob Weeks writes.
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Canadian golfer finds himself in an unusual place with just five events left on the PGA Tour’s fall schedule, Bob Weeks writes.
Eugenio Chacarra boosted his Race to Dubai prospects with a five-under-par effort and Rory McIlroy was three shots behind him at the DP World India Championship on Thursday as a five-hour delay for lightning meant the first round could not be completed.
Jon Rahm and LIV Golf reached a separation agreement in which Rahm agreed to release all of his monetary and economic claims in exchange for the return of his exclusive name, image and likeness rights and other related marks.
Hye-Jin Choi, seeking her first win on the LPGA Tour to add to her 12 victories in her native South Korea, shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Shanghai event.
Will Zalatoris told reporters Wednesday that he will undergo spinal-fusion surgery next month and will miss all of 2027.
Robert Fitzgerald, an attorney representing LIV Golf in a bankruptcy hearing, said they'd know by Oct. 31 if they'd "wind down or whether 2.0 is going forward."
Since completing the career Grand Slam, Rory McIlroy has been constantly looking for new ways to inject some freshness and spark into his golf.
For one group of Canadian professionals, the golf season is over. For another, just a handful of crucial events remain, Bob Weeks writes.
Through their play in the first 14 events on PGA Tour Americas this season, the top four players on the points list – Thomas Ponder, Corey Pereira, Étienne Papineau and Patrick Flavin – have secured their position in the top 10 of the final standings and earned Korn Ferry Tour membership for 2027, PGA Tour Americas officials announced Tuesday.
Ben Kohles had one objective, and that was to lock up a PGA Tour card for 2027. He had two options and chose to follow his hunch.
For the second time in nine months, players who took the Saudi riches of LIV Golf are facing a tight deadline on their future. The first was a lot easier to ignore.
Grant Forrest got up-and-down for birdie on the reachable par-4 18th for a 2-under 70 and a one-shot victory in the Spanish Open on Sunday, earning the 33-year-old from Scotland his first trip to Augusta National for the Masters.
Michael Brennan scored a one-shot win over Jacob Bridgeman and Keith Mitchell at the Baycurrent Classic for his second PGA Tour victory of the season.
Joe Dean of England made eight birdies in 15 holes, then recovered from a rough two-hole stretch by closing with a 30-foot birdie putt for a 6-under 65 and a share of the lead Saturday with Grant Forrest of Scotland in the Spanish Open.
Adam Scott and Justin Thomas moved into contention at the PGA Tour's Baycurrent Classic in Japan on Saturday, one stroke off the lead after three rounds at the Yokohama Country Club.
Keith Mitchell shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to share the top of the leaderboard at the PGA’s Baycurrent Classic with first-round leader Jacob Bridgeman.
Daniel Hillier wasn’t happy with how he hit his 8-iron on the 17th hole of the Spanish Open on Thursday. He liked the result, though: a hole-in-one that secured him an all-electric BMW.
Jacob Bridgeman birdied four of his last five holes Thursday for an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead over Jordan Smith in the Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama, Japan.
Two-time major champion Jon Rahm is leaving the LIV Golf League and is working to finalize a separation agreement by Oct. 15, his attorney said.
Jon Rahm’s time with LIV Golf is ending, his lawyer confirmed on Tuesday. Speaking at a bankruptcy hearing, John Beck, the 31-year-old Spaniard’s representative, said his client had no interest in moving forward with the beleaguered tour’s new model.
While the top 50 PGA Tour players on the FedEx Cup standings have already determined where they will play next year, the next 150 golfers are still battling it out, Bob Weeks writes.
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