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PGA Tour and LPGA Tour get together for mixed team. Europe stays in South Africa
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 10 - 7:18 a.m. | Save Story
The PGA Tour and LPGA Tour are getting together for the second straight year with the Grant Thornton Invitational. It features 16 two-player mixed teams. Tony Finau had to withdraw from the Bahamas last week, but he's back in action playing with Nelly Korda. Five of the top 10 players in the women's world ranking are in the field at Tiburon. The highest-ranked PGA Tour player is Sahith Theegala at No. 13. The European tour stays in South Africa for the Alfred Dunhill Championship. The pressure comes at PGA Tour Q-school. The top five and ties earn cards.
Scottie Scheffler ends his big year in the Bahamas with his 9th victory
The Associated Press | Updated Dec. 8 - 4:31 p.m. | Save Story
Scottie Scheffler ended his biggest year with another victory. Scheffler was coming off a two-month break and looked as good as ever. He shot 63 in the Hero World Challenge and set tournament records at Albany with a 72-hole total of 263 and a six-shot victory. Tom Kim was the runner-up and Justin Thomas finished third. Scheffler ends his year with nine victories in 21 tournaments. That includes the holiday tournament in the Bahamas and the Olympic gold medal in Paris. It's the third-highest winning percentage in the last 40 years. Tournament host Tiger Woods had two better years.
Tearful Veerman thanks family for sacrifices after winning Nedbank Golf Challenge on European tour
The Associated Press | Updated Dec. 8 - 9:50 a.m. | Save Story
American golfer Johannes Veerman has claimed his second title on the European tour after winning the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa by one shot following a bogey on the 72nd hole by home favorite Aldrich Potgieter. Veerman had finished his final round of 3-under 69 about an hour before the 20-year-old Potgieter came down No. 18, needing a birdie for the win or a par to force a playoff. Instead he pushed his approach into rough near the grandstand beside the green, chipped on after a free drop to 10 feet and missed the par putt. The 209th-ranked Veerman's other win came at the Czech Masters in 2021. He celebrated the victory on the driving range where he was preparing for a potential playoff.
Justin Thomas with big drives and a few big putts takes 1-shot lead over Scheffler in the Bahamas
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 7 - 3:49 p.m. | Save Story
Justin Thomas has a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler going into the final round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Thomas is using a slightly longer driver and has been blasting away. He also was helped by two long putts on the back nine that carried him to 66 at windy Albany Golf Club. Scheffler muffed a chip on the 13th hole that cost him the lead and he never caught up. He still shot a 69 and will be in the last group with Thomas on Sunday. Tom Kim had a 62 and was two shots back.
Joaquin Niemann wins Saudi International in a playoff
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 7 - 2:42 p.m. | Save Story
Joaquin Niemann has won the Saudi International in a playoff for his third title of the year. Niemann shot 67 in the final round of the Asian Tour event. Cameron Smith shot 62 and got into a playoff when Niemann and Caleb Surrat each bogeyed the final hole. Surrat shot 66. On the second extra hole, Niemann hit a lob shot to a foot for birdie and that turned out to be the winner. Niemann won twice on the LIV Golf League early in the year, one of them in Saudi Arabia. This was his first victory in nine months.
Potgieter taking 3-shot lead into final round of Nedbank Golf Challenge
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 7 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
Aldrich Potgieter will enter the final round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge with a three-shot lead as the 20-year-old South African chases a home victory in Sun City. Potgieter's blemish-free 66 on Saturday included four birdies before an eagle on the par-5 14th. He started the third round four shots back at Gary Player Country Club. Italy's Francesco Laporta and England's Matthew Jordan are Potgieter's closest challengers. Defending champion Max Homa will start Sunday's final round four shots off the lead.
Scottie Scheffler goes on a run of birdies in the Bahamas and leads by 2
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 6 - 3:33 p.m. | Save Story
Scottie Scheffler used a big run of birdies to take a two-shot lead in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Scheffler had seven birdies on the front nine for a 29. The world No. 1 added one birdie on the back nine to lead by two over Justin Thomas and Akshay Bhatia. Scheffler found no need to apologize for only one birdie on the back nine. He says it simply was a matter of the ball being a little closer to the hole and a few more putts going in. Scheffler already has eight victories this year, including Olympic gold.
Julien Guerrier leads Nedbank Golf Challenge with defending champion Max Homa 2 strokes back
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 6 - 9:43 a.m. | Save Story
Julien Guerrier has taken a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City. Defending champion Max Homa is two strokes back. Guerrier shot an impressive 4-under 68 in windy conditions. Guerrier needed nine playoff holes in his 230th tournament to claim his first European tour win at the Andalucia Masters in October. Homa led for much of the day in South Africa before back-to-back double bogeys on the 16th and 17th erased a two-shot advantage. Guerrier's fellow Frenchman Romain Langasque and home favorite Ockie Strydom were tied one stroke off the lead.
Scottie Scheffler has new putting grip and trails Cameron Young by 3 in Bahamas
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 5 - 3:59 p.m. | Save Story
Scottie Scheffler has a new putting grip, and it helped him shoot a 5-under 67 in the first round of the Hero World Challenge. He trails Cameron Young by three shots in the 20-man invitational hosted by Tiger Woods. Young was playing for the first time since the BMW Championship more than three months ago and found great success on and around the greens of Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. He made four birdie putts from 15 feet or longer for his 64. Justin Thomas was two shots back. Thomas and his wife welcomed a daughter a few weeks ago.
Max Homa takes a 1-shot lead as he begins defense of his Nedbank Golf Challenge title
The Associated Press | Updated Dec. 5 - 8:52 a.m. | Save Story
Defending champion Max Homa has birdied his last two holes to shoot a 6-under 66 and take a one-shot lead over South African Ockie Strydom in the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge. Homa started his round with three straight birdies and had two more on the front nine. He dropped two shots with bogeys on the back nine. Strydom's opening round of 67 included four birdies, an eagle and a bogey. Homa failed to qualify to for the Tour Championship in August and had made just two tour-level starts since then. He became the fifth American to lift the trophy in South Africa last year.
Sports on TV for Friday, Dec. 6
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 5 - 8:10 a.m. | Save Story
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Sports on TV for Thursday, Dec. 5
The Associated Press | Updated Dec. 4 - 1:05 p.m. | Save Story
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Kevin Kisner will be the lead analyst for NBC's golf coverage
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 4 - 11:52 a.m. | Save Story
Kevin Kisner is the next lead analyst for NBC Sports. The four-time PGA Tour winner was coming off his worst season in 2023 when he was asked to try out broadcasting at the start of this year. Now he's the main analyst for NBC's portfolio of PGA Tour events that include two majors and the Ryder Cup. Kisner still plans to play. He's using a one-time exemption from career money. Kisner says NBC likes the idea of him playing when he's not working. Kisner takes over for Paul Azinger after his stint ended following the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Tiger Woods in favor of Americans getting paid at the Ryder Cup as long as it goes to charity
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 3 - 1:14 p.m. | Save Story
Tiger Woods has weighed in on the unsubstantiated report of Americans getting paid in the Ryder Cup. His answer hasn't changed in 25 years. Woods says he believes the PGA of America should give players a chunk of money provided it go straight to the charity of the players' choice. That could be $1 million. Woods even threw out $5 million, as long as it was to charity. The Masters is on the minds of a few players in South Africa. The top 50 in the world at the end of the year get Masters invitations. Time is running out.
Tiger Woods has no firm answers on a deal with Saudis or his future as a player
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 3 - 9:59 a.m. | Save Story
Tiger Woods doesn't have a clear view of the future, whether that's his playing schedule for the PGA Tour's negotiations with the Saudi funders of LIV Golf. Woods is at the Hero World Challenge as a tournament host only. He's played the holiday tournament only once since 2019 because of injuries. The most recent is a sixth back surgery in September. Woods says he's not sharp enough to compete against a 20-man field. He also didn't have much to offer on the tour's potential investment deal with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia except that it's progressing.
Ryggs Johnston goes from a tiny Montana town to Australian Open champion: Analysis
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 3 - 8:28 a.m. | Save Story
Talk about taking the road less traveled. Ryggs Johnston honed his golf game in the tiny Montana town of Libby in the northwest corner of the state. He fulfilled his dream of going to Arizona State but never won a college tournament. But he did well enough to earn status in Canada and a pass to the second stage of Q-school. His Arizona State coach gave him a nudge to try European tour school. Johnston made it through all three stages and then won the Australian Open in only his second start on the European tour.
Stars scatter around the world for Tiger's event in the Bahamas and South Africa and Saudi Arabia
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 3 - 7:14 a.m. | Save Story
The last big week in golf has stars all over the world. Tiger Woods is hosting but not playing in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, where Scottie Scheffler leads a 20-man field that includes everyone from the top 50. The Bahamas has only four of the top 10 in the world. The European tour is in South Africa for the Nedbank Golf Challenge with Max Homa as the defending champion. The Asian Tour season ends with the Saudi International. It's packed with 42 players from LIV Golf. The field includes Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia.
Mollie Marcoux Samaan stepping down as LPGA commissioner after 3 1/2 years of record prize money
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 2 - 7:32 p.m. | Save Story
Mollie Marcoux Samaan is leaving after more than three years as LPGA commissioner. In a surprise announcement Monday, Marcoux Samaan said she will step down in January, just three weeks before the LPGA starts its 75th season. Liz Moore is the chief legal and technology officer. She'll be serving as interim commissioner until a search committee can find a permanent replacement. Marcoux Samaan was the athletic director at Princeton when she took over the LPGA in May 2021. Prize money has soared during her tenure. She also has faced criticism for the LPGA not gaining in popularity during a rise in women's sports.
Ryggs Johnston wins Australian Open for first title. Jiyai Shin wins women's event
The Associated Press | Updated Dec. 1 - 3:20 a.m. | Save Story
Unheralded American Ryggs Johnston has won his first professional title by claiming the Australian Open by three stokes, while South Korea's Jiyai Shin claimed her second Women's Australian Open which was played concurrently at two courses on the famed Melbourne sand belt. Johnston shot a 68 on Sunday to finish at 18-under 269 and three clear of Australian Curtis Luck (68), who had briefly taken the lead on the final stretch at Kingston Heath. The 24-year-old Montana native, currently ranked 953rd, is the first American to win the Stonehaven Cup since PGA Tour star Jordan Spieth won it for a second time in 2016. Â In the Women's Australian Open, Shin shot a final round 70 for a 17-under-par 274 total to win by two shots from the twice defending champion Ashleigh Buhai.
Herbert, Johnston share Australian Open lead. South Korea's Jiyai Shin leads women's event
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 30 - 1:47 a.m. | Save Story
Lucas Herbert surrendered his outright lead of the Australian Open and will go into the final round tied with American Ryggs Johnston while South Korea's Jiyai Shin took the outright lead in the Women's Australian. Johnston shot a 4-under 68 to pull level with Herbert, who could only manage an even par 72, to share the lead at 14-under at Kingston Heath. Defending men's champion Joaquin Niemann had the round of the day, shooting a 64 to storm into contention at two shots back, having started his round 10 strokes behind.
Herbert leads Australian Open, South Korean amateur tops women's event in Melbourne after 2 rounds
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 29 - 12:56 a.m. | Save Story
at the par-72 Kingston Heath (par-73 for the Women's Open) and par-71 Victoria Golf Club. Herbert shot 66 Friday at Kingston Heath for a two-round total of 14-under 129 and had a four-stroke stroke lead heading into the weekend. American Ryggs Johnston was in second place after a 68 at Victoria.
Lucas Herbert on top at the Australian Open, Cameron Smith two strokes behind
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 28 - 12:10 a.m. | Save Story
Lucas Herbert shot an 8-under 63 at Victoria Golf Club to take the first-round lead at the Australian Open, with 2022 British Open champion Cameron Smith two strokes behind. The Australian Open and Women's Australian Open are being held concurrently for the second consecutive year at two Melbourne sand-belt courses, the par-72 Kingston Heath (par-73 for the Women's Open) and par-71 Victoria. Japanese amateur Rintaro Nakano and American Ryggs Johnston shot 7-under 65s Thursday at Kingston Heath and were tied for second, with Smith tied for fourth after his 65 at Victoria.
LIV Golf will hire sports and entertainment leader Scott O'Neil to replace Greg Norman, report says
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 27 - 1:17 p.m. | Save Story
Scott O'Neil is set to become the next CEO of Saudi-funded LIV Golf. The Athletic is reporting the move for the former head of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. O'Neil recently was CEO of Merlin Entertainments. The company that owns resorts like Legoland announced O'Neil was leaving for a new opportunity. O'Neil would replace Greg Norman at LIV Golf. Sports Business Journal reported last month that Norman would move to a different role that has not been announced. Norman has been CEO of the rival golf league since it launched in 2022. The PGA Tour and Saudi backers are still negotiating an investment deal.
Sports on TV for Wednesday, Nov. 27
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Australian Open to feature men's and women's competition for same prize money
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 26 - 8:36 a.m. | Save Story
The Australian Open is providing equal opportunity for the second straight year. The Australian Open and Women's Australian Open will be played at Kingston Heath and Victoria. Joaquin Niemann won the men's Open last year and it was key in the LIV Golf player getting an invitation from the Masters. Cameron Smith is in the field. He's playing in Australia for the fourth consecutive week. Most of the LIV Golf players are in Qatar for an International Series event on the Asian Tour. That includes Patrick Reed, Louis Oosthuizen and Anthony Kim. The Japan Golf Tour plays its final event.
Joel Dahmen's biggest win was keeping his PGA Tour card: Analysis
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 26 - 8:03 a.m. | Save Story
Joel Dahmen lived up to the adage that while getting a PGA Tour card is difficult, keeping it can be even harder. He already has endured so many setbacks off the course on his road to the tour, including testicular cancer. He found himself on the verge of losing his job in the final tournament of the year until delivering two big moments. Dahmen says the stress he felt was like sleeping on the lead at a major. His job is not going to get any easier. Starting next year, only the top 100 keep cards instead of 125.
Lexi Thompson and a parade of other LPGA veterans are stepping away
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 26 - 7:37 a.m. | Save Story
The LPGA Tour is losing nine veteran players under the age 40, including four major champions. Lexi Thompson has said this will be her last full-time season. She's still not exactly sure what that means. Brittany Lincicome played her last tournament as a full-time player last week. Both won the Kraft Nabisco out in the California desert. Major champions So Yeon Ryu and I.K. Kim earlier in the year walked away. On the PGA Tour, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele top the ballot for players to vote for player of the year. Players have until Dec. 4 to cast votes.
Tiger Woods to skip his holiday tournament in the Bahamas as his back heals
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 25 - 7:13 p.m. | Save Story
Tiger Woods will be going to Hero World Challenge as a tournament host only. Woods disclosed on social media channels that he won't be playing in the Bahamas. Woods had a sixth back surgery on Sept. 13 and is still recovering. The surgery was to alleviate some of the back spasms. Still to be determined is whether Woods plays the PNC Championship with his son, Charlie, on Dec. 14-15. Woods says the 20-man field in the Bahamas will be filled out by Justin Thomas, Nick Dunlap and Jason Day. Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion.
Maverick McNealy birdies the last hole at Sea Island to finally become PGA Tour winner
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 24 - 4:03 p.m. | Save Story
Maverick McNealy is finally a winner on the PGA Tour, and it took a shot he won't soon forget. McNealy was part of a four-way tie for the lead when he drilled a 6-iron to 5 feet on the final hole at Sea Island for birdie and a 68. That gave him a one-shot victory over Daniel Berger, Nico Echavarria and Florida State sophomore Luke Clanton. Berger and Henrik Norlander moved into the top 125 to keep full PGA Tour cards for next year. Clanton continued to show his promise. It was his second runner-up finish and fourth top 10 this year.
Thitikul finishes eagle-birdie to win CME Group Tour Championship and claim record $4M prize
Tim Reynolds, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 24 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
Down by two shots with two holes to play, Jeeno Thitikul knew exactly what was needed to capture the biggest prize in women's golf history. And a eagle-birdie finish for the second straight day made it happen. Thitikul claimed the record-setting $4 million first-place check by winning the CME Group Tour Championship on Sunday. It was the biggest money prize in women's golf history. Thitikul shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday and finished the week at 22 under, one shot ahead of Angel Yin (66). Yin had a two-shot lead walking to the 17th tee, only to wind up settling for the $1 million runner-up check.
Sub-60 scores from golf tours around the world
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 24 - 9:12 a.m. | Save Story
A list of the players who have shot 59 or lower on golf tours around the world.
Patrick Reed wins in Hong Kong for his first victory in almost 4 years
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 24 - 8:27 a.m. | Save Story
Patrick Reed has won his first tournament in nearly four years. Reed followed his 59 with a closing 66 in the Hong Kong Open for his first Asian tour title. He was ahead by three shots going into the final round and made four straight birdies on the front nine to pull away. He won by three shots over defending champion Ben Campbell of New Zealand. It was Reed's first victory worldwide since he won the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in January 2021. He has yet to win an individual title in his three seasons in Saudi-funded LIV Golf.
Elvis Smylie holds out mentor Cam Smith to win the Australian PGA by 2 shots
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 23 - 11:49 p.m. | Save Story
Australian Elvis Smylie has shot a 4-under 67 to win the 54-hole Australian PGA by two shots after a final round shootout with his compatriot and former mentor Cam Smith. Smylie finished on 14-under 199, ahead of Smith who had a 2-under final round 69. Smith's LIV tour teammate Mark Leishman and Australian Athony Quayle shared third place on 11 under at the par-71 Royal Queensland. Heavy rain showers and an unplayable course forced the second round to be abandoned and made the joint Australasian PGA and European Tour event a 54-hole tournament.
Jeeno Thitikul makes late charge to catch Angel Yin in the LPGA finale
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 23 - 3:58 p.m. | Save Story
Jeeno Thitikul and Angel Yin are tied for the lead in the chase for the $4 million prize at the CME Group Tour Championship. Yin was making putts from everywhere for the second straight day. Three of them were 25 feet or longer. She also chipped in for eagle. It looked like Yin might build a big lead. But then Thitikul finished eagle-birdie for a 63. She shot 30 on the back nine at Tiburon Golf Club. They are three shots clear of Ruoning Yin. Nelly Korda shot a 69 but that leaves her six shots out of the lead.
Maverick McNealy and Vince Whaley share the lead in an RSM Classic that is wide open
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 23 - 3:06 p.m. | Save Story
Maverick McNealy and Vince Whaley are tied for the lead going into the final round of the RSM Classic. Both are looking for their first PGA Tour victory. That comes with a spot in the Masters. It also would mean a two-year exemption for Whaley. That's important because he locked up his PGA Tour card for 2025 only last week. Whaley shot a 63 and McNealy had a 66. They have a two-shot lead over a group that includes Mackenzie Hughes and Daniel Berger. Berger needed a good week to move into the top 125 and keep a full card.
Patrick Reed shoots 59 with preferred lies on Asian Tour
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 23 - 1:35 p.m. | Save Story
Patrick Reed has added his name to the growing list of sub-60 rounds. Reed started with five straight birdies and finished with four straight birdies for a 59 in the Hong Kong Open on the Asian Tour. That gives him a three-shot lead. But it does not get him in the record book. Preferred lies were in effect on Saturday and the Asian Tour is among tours that doesn't recognize scores as official records because players can lift, clean and place their golf balls in the short grass. Reed is the ninth player this year to shoot 59 or lower.
Angel Yin holes 3 long putts for 2-shot lead in LPGA finale. Nelly Korda shoots 66 to trail by 4
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 23 - 5:57 a.m. | Save Story
Angel Yin has a two-shot lead at the halfway point of the CME Group Tour Championship and the chase for the $4 million winner's check. Very clear in her rearview mirror is the best player in women's golf. Nelly Korda started the day eight shots out of the lead. Then she holed out with an 8-iron for eagle and shot 66 to cut that deficit in half. Yin make three big putts, one of them for par on the opening hole. She leads by two over the South Korean duo of Hye-Jin Choi and Narin An.
Cameron Smith moves into a share of the 2nd-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 23 - 12:56 a.m. | Save Story
Former British Open champion Cameron Smith birdied three of his first four holes for a 6-under 65 and was tied for the second-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA championship at Royal Queensland. Heavy rain showers and an unplayable course on Friday forced the second round to be abandoned and made the joint Australasian PGA and European Tour event a 54-hole tournament scheduled to end Sunday. Smith, the 2022 British Open winner at St. Andrews, had a 36-hole total Saturday of 10-under 132, level with first-round leader Elvis Smylie, who shot 67.
Patrick Fishburn leads at Sea Island as Joel Dahmen keeps alive hopes of keeping his job
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 22 - 4:09 p.m. | Save Story
Patrick Fishburn has the lead at the RSM Classic. The big winner on Friday was Joel Dahmen. He's at No. 124 in the FedEx Cup and only the top 125 keep a full PGA Tour card for next year. Dahmen made a 5-foot par putt on his last hole to make the cut on the number. That gives him two more days to try to finish in the top 125 on the points list. Fishburn is a PGA Tour rookie and has the lead for the first time after any round. Florida State sophomore Luke Clanton is two shots back.
Martin Slumbers hangs his hat on making British Open big and promoting women's golf
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 22 - 7:00 a.m. | Save Story
Martin Slumbers brought a business background to his role as CEO of the R&A. He made it his business to make the British Open big with commercialization and large galleries. Slumbers also expanded the R&A's championships by acquiring the Ladies Golf Union. That put the R&A in charge of the Women's British Open. The prize money has nearly tripled and the women have gone to the best links. Slumbers considers these big achievements as he retires at the end of the year after nine years on the job. He says he hopes to see golf's divided landscape put back together.
Second round washed out at the Australian PGA and the tournament has been reduced to 54 holes
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 21 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
The second round of the Australian PGA championship has been washed out due to rain and an unplayable course and the tournament has been shortened to 54 holes. Officials for the Australasian PGA Tour and European Tour event made the announcement Friday more than five hours after the first group was scheduled to tee off at Royal Queensland. There had been about 25 millimeters (one inch) of rain overnight Thursday, adding to the deluge that had hit the course earlier in the week. Rain began falling heavily again on the course as the decision was made to reduce the tournament to three rounds.
Michael Thorbjornsen and Maverick McNealy share the lead in PGA Tour finale
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 21 - 5:33 p.m. | Save Story
Stanford alums Maverick McNealy and Michael Thorbjornsen are tied for the lead with different scores at the season-ending RSM Classic on the PGA Tour. McNealy shot an 8-under 62 on the windy Seaside course. Thorbjornsen had an 8-under 64 on the Plantation course. Ludvig Aberg showed plenty of rust coming off surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee. He shot a 73 on Seaside. Turns out Aberg isn't the only player returning from knee problems. Thorbjornsen sprained knee ligaments at the Utah tournament in early October. He didn't require surgery, only some time off.
Narin An leads with a 64 in the wind as Nelly Korda struggles in LPGA finale
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 21 - 4:28 p.m. | Save Story
Narin An is the surprise first-round leader at the richest-paying event on the LPGA Tour. The South Korean played bogey-free for a 64 in the CME Group Tour Championship. That gives An a one-shot lead over Angel Yin. As for Nelly Korda, she has some work to do. Coming off her seventh victory of the season last week, Korda could only manage an even-par 72. That leaves her needing to make up eight shots over the next three rounds. At stake if a $4 million payoff to the winner. Lydia Ko was among those three shots off the lead.
Sports on TV for Friday, Nov. 22
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Major winners Jason Day and Cameron Smith trail by 2 after 1st round of the Australian PGA
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 21 - 12:15 a.m. | Save Story
Former British Open champion Cameron Smith and Jason Day, who is back Down Under for the first time in seven years, shot 4-under 67s and were two strokes off the lead after the first round of the Australian PGA at Royal Queensland. Smith is the 2022 British Open champion at St. Andrews and Day the 2015 PGA Championship winner. They and fellow Australian Marc Leishman were in a group behind first-round leader Elvis Smylie, the son of former Australian tennis pro Liz Smylie, who shot 65. Min Woo Lee, who won last year's tournament at Royal Queensland, shot 68 and was three strokes off the lead Thursday.
LPGA Tour sets another record with $127.5M in prize money for 2025
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 20 - 2:01 p.m. | Save Story
LPGA Tour purses keep getting bigger. The tour has released its 2025 schedule. The women will be playing for $127.5 million in official prize money. That doesn't include the International Crown and the mixed-team Grant Thornton Invitational, each with $2 million purses. There are a few moving parts for next year. The LPGA is starting the season two weeks later than usual in Florida. The Founders Cup lost Cognizant as a title sponsor and will merge into a previous LPGA Drive On tournament in Florida. Utah and Mexico tournaments are new. The Dana Open in Ohio is no longer part of the schedule.
2025 LPGA Tour schedule
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 20 - 10:43 a.m. | Save Story
A list of the 2025 tournaments on the LPGA Tour
Sports on TV for Thursday, Nov. 21
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LIV Golf player Hatton picked for Ryder Cup warm-up event for European hopefuls
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 20 - 4:22 a.m. | Save Story
Tyrrell Hatton is the only player from LIV Golf who will play in a Ryder Cup warm-up event in January overseen by Europe captain Luke Donald. Hatton will play for Britain & Ireland against Continental Europe in the Team Cup in Abu Dhabi from Jan. 10-12. The competition is used to give European players some match-play prep ahead of the Ryder Cup, whose next edition is in New York in September. The No. 16-ranked Hatton underlined his desire to be part of Europe's Ryder Cup team that will defend the trophy at Bethpage Black by making himself available for the Team Cup. Jon Rahm, another LIV Golf player, will not be playing the Team Cup.
Harman has heavy heart as family friend who saved his young son from drowning remains in a coma
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 19 - 1:34 p.m. | Save Story
Brian Harman ends his season with a heavy heart as a family friend remains in a coma from a near drowning while trying to save the golfer's son. Harman was in Macao when his family took a beach vacation to Florida. He says his 6-year-old son was pulled out by a rip current. Cathy Dowdy jumped in to try to save him and nearly drowned herself. Another man jumped in to help. His son is fine. Dowdy has been in a coma. Harman says people risking their lives to help others is one of the most beautiful acts.
LPGA ends season with big payoff in Florida. PGA Tour plays final event at Sea Island
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 19 - 12:24 p.m. | Save Story
The LPGA and PGA Tour end their seasons with different things at stake. The LPGA ends with its CME Group Tour Championship. The 60-player field will be competing for the richest prize in women's golf at $4 million. Everyone starts even, so it's a four-day shootout for the Race to CME Globe title. The PGA Tour's season ends in Sea Island. At stake is finishing in the top 125 in the FedEx Cup for a full card in 2025. The European tour just crowned a champion and four days later starts a new season Down Under with the Australian PGA.
Trump thinks he can fix golf's mess. He starts by playing golf with PGA Tour commissioner
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 19 - 7:43 a.m. | Save Story
President-elect Donald Trump has said it would take about 15 minutes to sort out golf's mess. That started with four hours on the golf course with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. The PGA Tour confirmed a Washington Post report that Monahan accepted Trump's invitation to play golf last Friday. The tour did not share what was discussed at Trump International Golf Club in South Florida. The tour has been negotiating with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia about becoming an investor. PIF is the financial muscle of LIV Golf, which has taken away key players from the PGA Tour.
PGA Tour approves reduction to 100 players keeping cards off FedEx Cup list
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 18 - 5:41 p.m. | Save Story
The PGA Tour board has approved sweeping changes to eligibility that wipes out 25 cards starting in 2026. Instead of the top 125 in the FedEx Cup keeping full status, that number will be reduced to 100. Cards for Korn Ferry Tour players are being reduced to 20 cards instead of 30. There's still 10 cards for leading European tour players not already exempt and five from Q-school. The change is mainly about making a PGA Tour card mean something. The tour membership had become bloated to the point that even players earning cards didn't get into as many events.
Rafael Campos goes from new father to first-time PGA Tour winner with a victory in Bermuda
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 17 - 3:41 p.m. | Save Story
Rafael Campos is a PGA Tour winner when he least expected it. The 36-year-old from Puerto Rico was on the verge of losing his full card. His wife was due to give birth to their first child. Time was running out on the season. She gave birth to a girl six days ago. And then Campos delivered his best golf of the year. He shot 68 on Sunday to win the Bermuda Championship. That makes him only the second player from Puerto Rico to win on the PGA Tour. The victory sends him to the Masters and gives him a two-year exemption on tour.
Nelly Korda rallies in Florida for her seventh LPGA win of the year
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 17 - 3:37 p.m. | Save Story
Make that seven wins this year for LPGA Tour star Nelly Korda. The No. 1 player in women's golf ran off five straight birdies on the back nine at Pelican Golf Club. That took her from a two-shot deficit to a three-shot victory in The Annika. Korda shot 67 in her first competition in nearly two months. She's the first player since Yani Tseng in 2011 to win seven times in one LPGA season. And she's the first American with seven wins in a year since Beth Daniel in 1990. Charley Hull, Weiwei Zhang and Jim Hee Im finished second.
