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Following the whopping Players Championship purse of $25 million last week, the largest in the history of the PGA Tour, is appears like this week’s Valspar Championship is getting lost in the shuffle. However, that should not be the case. Top 15 players like Justin Thomas, Matt Fitzpatrick and Jordan Spieth are at Innisbrook Resort,

2:05 PM ET The United States Golf Association and the R&A are proposing a new rule that would allow tours and tournaments the option to require elite men’s players to use a golf ball that will be tested under modified launch conditions to curtail how far it is hit. The new rules, which will not

Does Scottie Scheffler have the X-factor to carry the PGA Tour further? @PeteKnot In a word, no. He’s a wonderful human being and clearly a spectacular golfer but Scheffler does not ooze charisma and there’s not much dramatic tension in his story: nice guy wins. I think he’s a fun supporting character to have around

Mar 12, 2023 Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Jorge Campillo held onto his overnight lead to win the DP World Tour’s Kenya Open by 2 shots Sunday with a 5-under 66. The Spaniard put together six birdies and dropped just 1 shot in the final round at Muthaiga Golf Club to go 18 under overall

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — This Scottie Scheffler, with his wide shoulders and ambling gait, brings to mind the jock from yesteryear. He brings to mind certain of his golfing forebears, men who could have played anything and sometimes did. Mike Souchak, for instance. Before he was an Ike-era Ryder Cupper, Souchak was a kicker and

An Australian journeyman had a weekend to remember—and may have just pulled off a first in golf history. Peter Wilson shot not one, but two rounds of 59, carding golf’s magic number on back-to-back days at Lang Lang Golf Club, according to the PGA of Australia. The 45-year-old is currently No. 881 in the Official

Mar 12, 2023 Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler was fearless on a TPC Sawgrass course that can jangle the nerves on every hole. The wind was getting stronger, the targets looked smaller, and all he wanted was to make sure his lead got larger in The Players Championship. “You can’t limp

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler was in perhaps the most difficult spot in golf on at the 2022 Masters. Sleeping on a 54-hole lead at Augusta National has proven challenging for some of the game’s greats, but fortunately for Scheffler, he had help from one of the most respected caddies in golf. Ted Scott—who helped

8:29 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — While Scottie Scheffler was running away with a 5-stroke victory at the Players to pick up his sixth PGA Tour victory in 13 months Sunday, there was still plenty of drama on the leaderboard. With just two weeks left to crack the top 50 of the Official

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — When Jordan Spieth seeks affirmation for the soundness of his golf game, he doesn’t have to look very far. The three-time major winner merely measures himself against his Dallas neighbor, Scottie Scheffler, who is about as useful a measuring stick as you’ll find in professional golf. Scheffler was dominating in capturing

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — Scottie Scheffler was up big, but the big stick remained in hand, which seemed like a bad idea. The situation—a five-shot lead with four to go—called for a 3-wood, 5-wood, something safe off the 15th tee. The driver? Nothing but trouble and the murmurs around the box—What is he doing?—said as

7:45 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — As Scottie Scheffler stood over his ball lying awkwardly in the rough above a greenside bunker on the eighth hole at the Stadium Course on Sunday, the men trying to chase him in the final round of the Players Championship were self-imploding. Australia’s Min Woo Lee started

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — There are occasions when running hot after a blow-up hole pays off. That’s how Alex Smalley ended up notching the third ace of the week on Sunday at the par-3 17th island hole at TPC Sawgrass. Coming off a sloppy double-bogey at the par-5 16th, where he hit a wedge over

8:00 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler won early, holing a chip from deep rough for eagle on the par-5 second hole at the Players Championship to win a bet against his caddie on the number of times the Masters champion chips in during the season. The bigger payoff was

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — It was good for 23 feet, only the hole was 23 feet and a few inches away, and in those final inches Ben Griffin’s ball decided to make a detour from the cup. The thousands engulfing the 17th cried out, “OOOOOOHHHH!,” a sound that seemed harmonious to the life being sucked

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — With Jordan Spieth, there’s always a twist. On Friday at the Players Championship, the three-time major champion was sitting at two over par and right on the cutline when he blocked a drive way right off the par-5 ninth, his 18th hole of the day at TPC Sawgrass. Spieth’s ball was

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — It wasn’t even 13 months ago that Scottie Scheffler was still searching for his first victory on the PGA Tour. On Sunday, Scheffler will have a chance to pick up his sixth tour win since then — and it would be another big one. Scheffler, who is No. 2 in

It has been one of the better golf barstool debates for a while: Will Tiger Woods play on PGA Tour Champions after he turns 50 in December 2025? I’ve always taken it one step further: Who will play more on the Champions Tour, Woods or Phil Mickelson? That may be moot if Mickelson never returns