Rory McIlroy’s walk back to the PGA Tour’s Policy Board was once viewed as a sure thing. CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA | When Rory McIlroy raised his hand to help guide the PGA Tour through its difficult and slow-moving negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund by rejoining the tour’s Policy Board, he got a surprising…
Chartres-Challans 91-63: Chartres forced 20 Vendee Challans turnovers and outrebounded them 38-24, including 27 on the defensive glass. Chartres looked well-organized offensively, handing out 23 assists. American-Nigerian forward Mezie Offurum (203cm, college: JMU) scored 21 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Guinean-Ivorian point guard Ahmed Doumbia (195cm, 1989) chipped in…
April 25, 2024 4:33 pm ET It’s always entertaining when the PGA Tour heads to New Orleans, Louisiana, for something that offers a change of pace from the normal 72-hole stroke play format. The 2024 Zurich Classic is a team event, with pairs of the world’s best players dueling it out on Pete Dye’s TPC…
Tiger Woods shoots 1-over par in the first round Thursday at Riviera. Harry How, Getty Images PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA | Around noon on a sunshiny Thursday that the movie makers around this area couldn’t improve on with all of their wizardry, a hawk sat perched atop a Genesis Invitational sign built into the hillside between…
The 239 days that have elapsed since June 6 proved the Framework Agreement between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund was more armistice than peace accord, so it’s tempting to interpret the announcement that a group of sports industry titans have invested $3 billion in the newly-formed PGA Tour Enterprises as…
The 2024 PGA Tour sees a return to a calendar-based schedule starting in January. Occupying the coveted spot of PGA Tour opener is the Sentry Tournament of Champions which starts on 4 January 2024. The 2024 PGA Tour will be the 109th season of the pro tour and the 56th season since separating from the…
When the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced a framework agreement to merge their commercial operations, Tour commissioner Jay Monahan appeared the future leader and golf and LIV Golf’s Greg Norman a casualty of the deal. Monahan lauded the “historic day,” and was hailed as the man who would oversee both the…
Angel Cabrera’s dream of returning to competitive golf received a boost on Tuesday when he was reinstated by the PGA Tour after serving a two-year prison sentence. “I can confirm that Cabrera is eligible to compete on all Tours,” PGA Tour Champions spokesman Chris King wrote in an email. Cabrera, 54, last played on PGA…
