Category Archives: Golf

PGA: Masters in November, mid-June Tour restart

The PGA Tour plans to be back on the tee box in June and has rescheduled three majors, including a mid-November edition of The Masters Tournament.Originally scheduled to start Thursday, the Masters… MORE

The Open Championship canceled due to coronavirus

Golf’s oldest major tournament, The Open Championship, will not be played in 2020.However, golf is expected to announce later Monday that the majority of its major men’s tour events are being resch… MORE

Report: PGA Championship rescheduled for Aug. 6-9

The PGA Championship will be rescheduled for Aug. 6-9 at TPC Harding Park, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday.The newspaper said the PGA Tour is expected to announce a revised tour schedul… MORE

Report: R&A weighing schedule of The Open

The Royal & Ancient, the organizer of The Open Championship, is still weighing whether to try to proceed with the event in July or move it to the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a rep… MORE

U.S. Women’s Open in December as LPGA adjusts schedule

The 2020 U.S. Women’s Open in Houston has been postponed to December, one of the changes to the schedule impacting the next five tour events.Set for June 4-7 at Champions Golf Club, the U.S. Open w… MORE

Report: Masters could move to November, U.S. Open could shift west

A tentative plan for a revised professional golf calendar calls for the Masters to be held in November, and the U.S. Open possibly could get moved to California, Golfweek reported Thursday.The repo… MORE

Report: PGA Tour exec tests positive for coronavirus

A PGA Tour staff member tested positive for the coronavirus but is “feeling better” and anticipating a complete recovery, Golfweek reported Thursday.Senior vice president of player affairs Ross Ber… MORE

Senior PGA Championship canceled, will return in ’21

The Senior PGA Championship will not be played this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the PGA of America announced Thursday.It was scheduled to be played May 21-24 at Harbor Shores Resort i… MORE

R&A denies Open canceled

The fate of The Open Championship has not been determined.The Royal & Ancient, which organizes and oversees the event, said Thursday all options remain on the table for one of golf’s four major tou… MORE

Report: Open Championship to be canceled

The 2020 Open Championship, the last major men’s golf event of the year, likely will be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Golf Digest reported Wednesday night.The Royal and Ancient Golf Clu… MORE

Tiger-Phil II not yet PGA-approved

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson might reconvene for a second made-for-TV round, but the PGA has no immediate plans to approve the event.CNBC and Golf.com reported the match could take place as soon… MORE

Harrington prefers 12 picks over Ryder Cup postponement

European captain Padraig Harrington said that he would welcome an alternate plan if it meant playing the Ryder Cup in September as opposed to postponing it in response to the coronavirus.Harrington… MORE

R&A, USGA postpone Curtis Cup matches to 2021

The Curtis Cup and two other amateur golf championships were postponed Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews said the Curtis Cup will move from Jun… MORE

14 golfers DQ’d from mini-tour event for rare rules violation

After playing from a tee farther from the cup than the one prescribed, 14 players were disqualified from a mini-tour golf event in Buckeye, Ariz., on Monday.According to the Monday Q Info Twitter f… MORE

Report: PGA Tour to expand field at some events

The PGA Tour is making plans to resume play and intends to give players chances to make up for time lost on the course because of the coronavirus pandemic.GolfChannel.com reported Tuesday that tour… MORE

Irish Open joins list of postponements

The European Tour added the Irish Open to its growing list of coronavirus-related postponements on Monday.The second Rolex Series event of the year was originally scheduled for May 28-31 at Mount J… MORE

Augusta National donates $2M for coronavirus testing, relief

Augusta National Golf Club plans to donate $2 million to aid in coronavirus testing and recovery in Georgia.The private club and host of the Masters Tournament is closed during the coronavirus pand… MORE

Mickelson ‘working on’ rematch vs. Tiger

Phil Mickelson says he is “working on” a rematch with Tiger Woods.The two PGA titans tangled in “The Match: Tiger vs. Phil,” a made-for-TV clash on Nov. 23, 2018, at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las… MORE

Ex-pro Casey Martin fighting to save leg

Former PGA Tour pro Casey Martin, who won the right to use a golf cart in professional events, is now fighting to save his compromised leg.Martin has dealt with a Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome –… MORE

Fleetwood hopes Ryder Cup provides a ‘light’

England’s Tommy Fleetwood not only thinks the major tournaments will get precedence when golf returns, he believes the Ryder Cup could play a significant role as the world emerges from the coronavirus… MORE