A week ago, Vaughn Taylor was flying home to the United States from Colombia. He had pulled out of the Web.com Tour event there with the flu. He hadn’t been able to eat in two-and-a-half days. However, as a past two-time PGA Tour winner, Taylor got into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. And with a […]
Judge throws out caddies’ bib-ad lawsuit against PGA Tour
February 11, 2016 by
A federal judge in California on Tuesday threw out a class-action lawsuit filed by professional caddies hoping for compensation from the PGA Tour because they wear bibs with sponsor logos that make them feel like walking billboards. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, a legal designation which typically prevents a suit […]
Zika virus forces PGA Tour to change Latinoamerica circuit schedule
February 9, 2016 by
The PGA Tour is changing up the schedule of its Latin America-based developmental tour in response to the spreading Zika virus. PGA Tour Latinoamerica officials notified players last Friday that the Guatemala Open and Honduras Open have been moved deeper into the spring. According to Golf Channel, the Guatemala Stella Artois Open has been moved […]
Shorts could becoming to European Tour practice rounds
January 20, 2016 by
You might be seeing some more leg on the European Tour, with players on the verge of getting the green light to wear shorts during practice rounds and pro-ams. Euro Tour chief executive Keith Pelley set a precedent last week in the Malaysian heat last week at the EurAsia Cup when he allowed players in […]
McIlroy, Rose among PGA Tour winners skipping 2016 opener
January 3, 2016 by
The PGA Tour resumes its 2015-16 season on Thursday in Hawaii with the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. The only way to qualify for the ’16 opener is to win a PGA Tour-sanctioned event since the last time the event was played in January 2015. Defending champion Patrick Reed is back at Kapalua Resort’s Plantation Course […]
PGA Tour considers moving WGC from Trump’s Doral
December 13, 2015 by
In light of Trump’s escalating anti-Islamic rhetoric, including a call for a “total shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States, the PGA Tour, USGA and PGA of America, all of which have formal commitments to play events on Trump-owned or managed courses, have come under pressure to sever ties with the Republican presidential front runner. […]
PGA Tour will require most players to add a new event to their annual schedules
December 3, 2015 by
Starting with the 2016-17 season, PGA Tour players will be required to diversify their schedules. The PGA Tour Policy Board has approved a new rule, called the Strength of Field Regulation, requiring players to add at least one event to their schedule that they haven’t played in during the previous four seasons. The idea is […]
Schwartzel wins Alfred Dunhill Championship for fourth time, 10th Euro Tour win
November 29, 2015 by
It must be that home cookin’ for Charl Schwartzel. The 2011 Masters champion won the Alfred Dunhill Championship for the fourth time on Sunday, taking the title at Leopard Creek in his native South Africa with a 15-under 273 total. Schwartzel was four better than Frenchman Gregory Bourdy, with Bourdy’s countrymen Benjamin Hebert and rookie […]
Rory McIlroy rallies, then holds on for Euro Tour finale, season-long titles
November 22, 2015 by
Rory McIlroy is again the king of the European Tour. McIlroy, who trailed three-time 2015 winner Andy Sullivan by a shot heading into Sunday’s final round in Dubai, closed with a final round of 6-under 66 on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates to win the DP World Tour Championship and the tour’s season-long […]
Ko trails Jang by two at CME Tour Championship, hangs onto CME Globe edge
November 21, 2015 by
Despite a late 3-over stretch on Friday, Lydia Ko is in position to win both the CME Group Tour Championship and the Race to the CME Globe for the second year in a row. Ko shot 5-under 67 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., to trail Ha Na Jang by two shots heading into […]
