Twelve PGA of America Golf Professionals made the cut at the 84th KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in May. Jason Caron, PGA Head Golf Professional at Mill River Club in Oyster Bay, New York, was one of them. In fact, when he earned Low Senior PGA of America Golf Professional in the event after finishing in…
The LPGA lost Cognizant as a sponsor four days ago. Now the PGA Tour is seeing one of its sponsors back out. Shriners Children’s Hospitals is no longer going to be title sponsor of the fall event at TPC Summerlin, which was first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Shriners has had its name on…
Ted Bishop is set to attend the PGA of America’s annual meeting for the first time in a decade. As the 38th president of the association, he is primarily going to witness Crystal Morse, the head professional at The Legends Golf Club, receive the PGA’s Player Development Award. This event is scheduled for November 5…
Taylor Funk and Davis Lamb tied for medalist in a PGA Tour first-stage qualifier at the Bermuda Run Country Club in North Carolina last week. Funk, the Florida Times-Union’s high school player of the year in 2013, shot four rounds in the 60s, finishing with a 13-under 271 total score after rounds of 68, 67,…
As golf enthusiasts focus on the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club in Surrey, England, anticipation is building for one of the DP World Tour’s most prestigious and lucrative tournaments. This event offers historical significance and a substantial prize purse, cementing its place as a must-watch spectacle on the tour. The 2024 edition brings…
The lone PGA Tour event in Japan is this week at the 2024 Zozo Championship. This will be the sixth playing of the event. Tiger Woods won the first one in 2019. The total purse in 2024 $8.5 million with $1.53 million going to the winner. The winner will also receive 500 FedEx Cup points…
When the PGA of America released ticket prices for the 2025 Ryder Cup, golf fans had an eye-opening – or more accurately, an eye-popping – moment. The $750 price point for a daily pass for any of the three days of competition became the talk of the golf world. The event being held in New…
Golf Canada and the PGA of Canada have launched a new online coaching module, “Introducing Golf to Individuals with Disabilities.” The development and roll-out of the new coaching module is part of a shared commitment from both organizations to promote a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment across Canadian golf. As part of this commitment,…
It’s shaping up to be the tightest race for a PGA Tour card in the history of PGA Tour University. In 2023, Ludvig Aberg dominated his competition en route to becoming the first college player to earn a PGA Tour card via PGA Tour U. Last year, after dealing with an injury in the fall,…
The amateurs had a strong showing in 2024. A total of 15 amateurs managed to make 21 cuts on the PGA Tour in the same year. Luke Clanton, representing Florida State, led the pack with six successful cuts across various events, including two top 5 finishes. Neal Shipley also impressed by making two cuts, specifically…
