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So-called expert golf tips for this week

So-called expert golf tips for this week

The PGA Tour's return rolls into Detroit this week for the second Rocket Mortgage Classic. American Nate Lashley defends at Detroit Golf Club, but who do our so-called experts think will get the chocolates? 1 Jul 2020
Virus forces Campbell out of Rocket Mortgage Classic

Virus forces Campbell out of Rocket Mortgage Classic

Chad Campbell has become the latest player forced to withdraw from a PGA Tour event because of a positive coronavirus test. 1 Jul 2020
USGA announces new media rights partnership with NBCUniversal

USGA announces new media rights partnership with NBCUniversal

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that the United States media rights for its championships have been transferred to NBCUniversal (NBCU), effective immediately. 30 Jun 2020
Positive COVID-19 test for English

Positive COVID-19 test for English

American Harris English has become the fifth player on the PGA Tour to test positive for COVID-19. 30 Jun 2020
Morri: Golf without the extras

Morri: Golf without the extras

Have you ever had that experience where someone close to you is losing weight but because you see them every day you don’t notice until they’ve lost a substantial amount? 29 Jun 2020
Fourth PGA Tour player tests positive for virus

Fourth PGA Tour player tests positive for virus

Dylan Frittelli is the fourth PGA Tour player to test positive for coronavirus with the South African withdrawing from the next event in Detroit. 29 Jun 2020
Johnson hangs on to win 21st PGA Tour title

Johnson hangs on to win 21st PGA Tour title

A delay for lightning could not derail Dustin Johnson as he secured victory at the Travelers Championship for his first win on the PGA Tour in 16 months. 29 Jun 2020
Mickelson’s chance at Winged Foot redemption

Mickelson’s chance at Winged Foot redemption

Phil Mickelson will get another shot to complete the career grand slam thanks to the United States Golf Association adjusting exemption criteria for this year's US Open. 26 Jun 2020
Hughes makes hot start at Travelers Championship

Hughes makes hot start at Travelers Championship

Canadian Mackenzie Hughes has fired an error free 10-under 60 to take the first-round lead at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, putting him three shots clear of World No.1 Rory McIlroy. 26 Jun 2020
Struggling Day out to end rankings slide

Struggling Day out to end rankings slide

Jason Day's long-time coach Colin Swatton admits the former World No.1's rankings free-fall is disappointing but expects his struggling student to turn a corner at this week's Travelers Championship in Connecticut. 25 Jun 2020
Koepka among further PGA Tour withdrawals

Koepka among further PGA Tour withdrawals

Major champions Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell are among those who withdrew from this week's Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, after their caddies both tested positive for COVID-19, the PGA Tour said on Wednesday. 25 Jun 2020
Opinion: How many positive tests can the PGA Tour sustain?

Opinion: How many positive tests can the PGA Tour sustain?

Positive coronavirus tests by PGA Tour players was arguably inevitable no matter how diligent the majority might be. 24 Jun 2020
Update on the R&A’s Amateur championships & international matches

Update on the R&A’s Amateur championships & international matches

The R&A has updated its plans for its 2020 amateur championships and international matches. 24 Jun 2020
So-called expert golf tips for this week

So-called expert golf tips for this week

Despite two positive COVID-19 tests, the PGA Tour moves into the third week of its return at the Travelers Championship. See who our so-called experts like the look of this week at TPC River Highlands. 24 Jun 2020
Jones unlikely to defend Australian Open title

Jones unlikely to defend Australian Open title

Two-time Australian Open champion Matt Jones says it’s going to be tough for him to defend the Stonehaven Cup at Kingston Heath, regardless of whether the event is played during its traditional end-of-year time slot or pushed back to February next year. 24 Jun 2020
Cameron Champ tests positive for COVID-19

Cameron Champ tests positive for COVID-19

Cameron Champ has withdrawn from this week's PGA Tour event in Connecticut after he tested positive for COVID-19 during pre-tournament screening. 24 Jun 2020
Confirmed: US PGA Championship to be played without fans

Confirmed: US PGA Championship to be played without fans

August's US PGA Championship is scheduled to go ahead at San Francisco's TPC Harding Park without spectators. 23 Jun 2020
Returning Ryu wins Korea Women's Open

Returning Ryu wins Korea Women's Open

Two-time major champion So Yeon Ryu closed with an even-par 72 to win the Korea Women's Open in her first tournament in four months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 22 Jun 2020
Watney withdraws after PGA Tour’s first positive test

Watney withdraws after PGA Tour’s first positive test

American golfer Nick Watney has withdrawn from the RBC Heritage in South Carolina ahead of the second round after he became the first PGA Tour member to test positive for COVID-19. 20 Jun 2020
LPGA Tour set for Ohio restart in late July

LPGA Tour set for Ohio restart in late July

The LPGA Tour will return from its COVID-19 shutdown with two tournaments in Ohio, starting with the new Drive On Championship three-day event from July 31 to August 2, officials said on Tuesday. 17 Jun 2020
US PGA Championship won't have fans

US PGA Championship won't have fans

The silence that greeted the return of the PGA Tour at Colonial will be a familiar sound for the first major of the year, the US PGA Championship. 16 Jun 2020