What does it take to rack up more than 50 penalty strokes in less than two rounds of golf? LPGA tour player Lee Ann Walker now knows this answer all too well. The LPGA has more than a dozen new rules this year, and Walker learned too late that one […]
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Battle of Sexes at Scandinavian Mixed Set for June
The Scandinavian Mixed was announced on Monday, a tournament that will pit men and women playing for the same trophy. The Scandinavian Mixed is set for June 11-14, 2020, and is being sponsored by both the European Tour, and the Ladies European Tour. The event will be held at the Bro […]
Phil Mickelson Wants Different Results in PGA Tour’s New Season
Phil Mickelson had six months on the PGA Tour last season that he would like to forget, but after shooting an opening round 65 at the Shriners in Las Vegas last Thursday, he’s more optimistic about his game. He told reporters after his opening round that he expects his results […]
 Munoz Becomes Second Straight PGA Tour First-Time Winner
After 72 holes at last week’s Sanderson Farms Championship, it was certain there would be another PGA Tour first-time winner. We just needed an extra hole to figure out who it was going to be. After Sunday’s final 18 holes Sebastian Munoz of Columbia was tied with South Korea’s Sungjae […]
Golf Notes: Garcia Ends Drought, Niemann Another First-Time Winner on PGA Tour
Sergio Garcia was the winner of the KLM Open last Sunday, shooting 18-under-par, and defeating Nicolai Hojgaard by a shot. The 39-year-old was a 16/1 pick to win the European Tour event. The Spaniard got his first victory since repeating at the AndalucÃa Valderrama Masters last year, a tournament hosted […]
Golf Betting Options for Gamblers Suffering PGA Tour Burnout
There are so many golf betting options available, especially if gamblers are burned out on the PGA Tour. It’s been three weeks since the PGA Tour said goodbye to the 2018-19 season, and hello to 2019-20. While a lot of golfers are taking a pass on this week’s A Military […]
2020 PGA Tour Season Begins After Shortest Offseason in Sports
Less than three weeks after Rory McIlroy claimed the FedEx Cup championship to end the 2019 season, the 2020 PGA Tour will kick off on Thursday with an event at the Greenbrier in West Virginia. The short offseason is nothing new for professional golfers, who have gotten accustomed to a […]
Brooks Koepka Wins PGA Tour Player of the Year over Rory McIlroy
Brooks Koepka might have won PGA Tour Player of the Year on Monday, but runner up Rory McIlroy got a nice consolation prize. McIlroy won the Tour Championship on Sunday and claimed $15 million. Besides McIlroy picked up some hardware on Monday. He won the Vardon Trophy, awarded to the […]
Rory McIlroy Wins Tour Championship, Cements Rivalry With Koepka
Rory McIlroy turned the tables on Brooks Koepka by winning the Tour Championship, and may have established himself as a worthy rival for next season. The Irishman, who went off as an 8/1 pick to win the season-ending PGA Tour event, won by four shots over Xander Schauffele, who was […]
Scoring System Puzzling Fans, Pros Heading into Tour Championship
Don’t know what to make of the scoring system at the season-ending Tour Championship? That’s ok, seems like the 30 golfers that are entered into the event, which begins Thursday, are puzzled by it as well. It is the first year for the format, which rewards players based on how […]
European Tour Ready to Mete Out Fast Discipline for Slow Play
Beware deliberate golfers, the European Tour is cracking down on slow play. The ruling body of professional golf outside the United States announced a four-point plan beginning next season that is designed at improving pace of play through firmer penalties, increased fines, smaller field sizes and new technology. Both the […]
Tiger Woods Misses Out on Tour Championship After Poor Finish at BMW Championship
After a poor outing at the BMW Championship, Tiger Woods’ golf season is over. The defending champion of the Tour Championship won’t be there next week. The 43-year-old failed to make the top 30 at Sunday’s BMW Championship, and will not be moving on to Eastlake Golf Club for the […]
Daily Fantasy Golf: 3 Tips for Building a Winning Weekly Lineup
While other sports often play out over multiple days, such as the NFL’s Thursday-Sunday slate, the players in those games only get to play in one game. Golfers, however, hit the links for four rounds in a tournament, so in a sense playing DFS golf is like picking players who will play four games over four days.
Golfers Driving Towards Finish Line at BMW Championship
Some golfers are trying to play well enough at this week’s BMW Championship to advance to the Tour Championship. Others, however, others are already thinking about the season-ending tournament. It’s almost two tournaments in one. You have a group of golfers that are outside the top 30 that will be […]
After DeChambeau’s Slow Play, PGA Tour Quickly Reacts to Review Rule
Bryson DeChambeau’s slow play was skewered on social media by fellow golfers at the Northern Trust. Now the PGA Tour said it would review its policy and consider ways to penalize players People had posted video of DeChambeau, including one clip where it took him more than two minutes to […]
Patrick Reed Captures Northern Trust, Moves to 8/1 to Win Fed Ex Cup Championship
Patrick Reed had largely been a ghost since winning the 2018 Masters, but he changed that with his victory at Sunday’s Northern Trust. The 29-year-old was 50/1 to win the first of three tournaments in the PGA Tour’s playoffs. Reed hadn’t sniffed a victory since winning the major in April […]
Danish Golfer Thorbjorn Olesen Drunken Conduct Out of Bounds on Flight
Golfer Thorbjorn Olesen might have booked himself a one-way ticket to prison after his actions on a flight from the US to London. The Danish golfer is facing charges of sexual assault, common assault and being drunk on an aircraft. The member of the European Tour, Olesen was suspended by […]
Northern Trust Odds Point to Betting Brooks Koepka, Webb Simpson, Fading Tiger, Phil
The FedEx Cup Playoffs begin Thursday at the Northern Trust. It is played at Liberty National in Jersey City, NJ. The golf course is one of the most scenic in the country with several of the holes providing views of the Statue of Liberty, and the Lower Manhattan skyline. There […]
J.T. Poston Continues Streak of First-Time PGA Tour Winners
The trend of first-time PGA Tour winners continued in unbelievable fashion, as J.T. Poston won the Wyndham Championship on Sunday. It was the fifth time since June 30 that a golfer became a first-time winner. The others were Nate Lashley (Rocket Mortgage Classic), Matthew Wolff (3M Open), Dylan Frittelli (John […]
Sergio Garcia’s Bad Behavior on Golf Course Translates to Bad Bet at Sportsbook
Sergio Garcia’s latest outburst on a golf course led to some of his fellow golfers calling for the heads of professional golf to ban the temperamental Spaniard. The chances of that happening are pretty slim, though the PGA Tour might fine him. If he does face a monetary punishment, the […]