Category: Golf
Multisport Phenom: Worldwide Golf Newsletter
Finding enough content for five in-game “hits” during Pittsburgh Penguins games is a challenge for Hailey Hunter. The 29-year-old rink-side reporter for SportsNet Pittsburgh also hosts pre-, post-game and intermission shows and conducts on-camera interviews with head coach Mike Sullivan and players and produces player and staff feature stories. Hunter, who began working at the…
The Scheffler Show: A Season to Remember in Global Golf
ATLANTA, GEORGIA | Scottie Scheffler crowned his 2024 season in the only proper way it could have ended: with a FedEx Cup title as the PGA Tour’s best player of the year. The first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to win seven PGA Tour events in a season, Scheffler didn’t do anything small. He…
Preseason Rankings for Men’s College Golf Teams in the 2024-25 Season by Golfweek
Summer is over, and September marks the return of college golf season. The NCAA Men’s Golf Championship is set to take place at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California next spring, continuing the competition for the national title. Auburn clinched their first-ever national championship last year, defeating Florida State in the match-play…
Collin Morikawa Opens Up about Season Lacking Victories Following 2024 Tour Championship
ATLANTA — After Collin Morikawa fell four strokes short of catching Scottie Scheffler at the 2024 Tour Championship, he was asked to name the word that best summarized his season. “Winless,” he said with a faint smile. Morikawa posted a final-round 5-under 66, reeling off six birdies after an opening-hole bogey to finish second and…
Ludvig Aberg to have knee surgery, expected to make comeback later this autumn
Ludvig Aberg has offseason plans. The 24-year-old Swedish sensation, who is ranked fifth in the world, is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee this week. Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis first reported the news. Aberg, who finished 16th in the Tour Championship on Sunday, first complained about the…
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Yahui Zhang Claims Victory in Inaugural Epson Tour Event in South Bend
Yahui Zhang knew Sunday morning when she arrived at South Bend Country Club that she and the other 60 golfers in the final round of the Epson Tour’s $262,500 Four Winds Invitational were in for a long day. When the ups and downs of the roller-coaster final round, particularly on the back nine holes, finally…
The Influence of Xander Schauffele’s Father on His Path to Becoming an Open Champion in Golf
The story of Xander Schauffele and golf is one that is quite complex and involves several twists and turns along the way but one thing is for sure: it likely wouldn’t have come about without the influence of his father. Schauffele’s father was a promising German decathlete until he was struck by a car while…
PGA Tour Kicks Off FedEx Fall Series with Eight Exciting Events Beginning in Napa
Scottie Scheffler won a fairly drama-less Tour Championship on Sunday, capping his seven-win 2024 season in which he banked giant gobs of money. Now, everyone gets a week off as there is no PGA Tour event Sept. 5-8. There will be eight FedEx Fall events over an 11-week period starting Sept. 12-15 in Napa, California,…
Viktor Hovland’s Game-Changing Chipping Transformation: Lessons for Amateur Golfers
Viktor Hovland is a superstar of European golf. The Norwegian won the US Amateur Championship in 2018 and his entry into the professional ranks was smooth. He won twice on the PGA Tour in 2020, added two more titles in 2021 (this time either side of the Atlantic), claimed the prestigious Dubai Desert Classic in…