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Tag: Golfers
PGA golfers snap at unruly fans during Waste Management Phoenix Open: 'Just shut up'
The Waste Management Phoenix Open, sometimes lovingly referred to as the Wasted Management Open, is notorious for being the rowdiest event on the PGA Tour, but it may be getting a little bit out of hand. Earlier in the tournament, a woman was hospitalized after falling from the stands –
Scottie Scheffler wants punishment for LIV golfers who left PGA Tour if merger goes through
A merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund – the financial backers of LIV Golf – remains in question. However, if there comes a time when the merger is etched in stone, Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, believes
Professional golfers suspended for gambling on PGA Tour events
Two professional golfers have been suspended for gambling on PGA events, the tour announced. Vince India and Jake Staiano of the Korn Ferry Tour had their suspensions officially begin last month. India is facing a six-month suspension until March 17 of next year, while Staiano will be suspended until Dec.
LIV golfers will continue to not earn Official World Golf Ranking points, OWGR board rules
The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) board rejected LIV Golf’s application to get ranking points on Tuesday. The Saudi-backed league asked last year to be included in the ranking system, but the OWGR ruled that it could not fairly measure LIV against the other tours — 24 of them —
PGA Tour star Jon Rahm reveals golfers hear fans talk about gambling: 'It's very, very present'
Gambling in sports has surged since the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was overturned in a Supreme Court ruling in 2018, which started states legalizing sports wagering. Betting has since become the talk among fans at the golf course, PGA Tour star Jon Rahm said on Tuesday, and it
Paige Spiranac calls on PGA Tour to allow golfers to wear shorts: 'The rule needs to change right now'
The St. Jude Championship was a hot event over the weekend. As temperatures rose at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, golfers had to find ways to cool themselves down. Tournament winner Lucas Glover, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy were among those who were really feeling the heat. Glover
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan's meeting with golfers about merger has low turnout
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan held a meeting with golfers Tuesday at TPC Southwind. But not many players showed up. According to a report from The Associated Press, Monahan did not share new details with the estimated 25 golfers in attendance about the PGA Tour’s pending partnership with LIV Golf.
Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour board amid tension from golfers over LIV agreement
Several notable pro golfers have spoken out of what they believe has been a lack of transparency from the PGA Tour about the agreement to merge with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund-backed LIV Golf. The angst about the deal even spread to the Tour’s senior
At the British Open, a Mom’s Influence Looms Large for Many Golfers
In the beginning, there was Old Tom Morris and his son, Tommy, both of St. Andrews. The father won the British Open — the only championship then — four times and his namesake son won it four times, too. Yes, wet wool, 19th-century golf, in all its paternalistic glory. The