PGA

Criminal charges are dropped against top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler

3:10pm May 29, 2024

by Associated Press

Scheffler was charged with assaulting a police officer with his vehicle in Louisville, Ky., during the PGA Championship. The golfer has said he misunderstood the commands coming from traffic officers.

Scottie Scheffler reacts before teeing off Friday on during the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Scheffler was arrested and charged after an interaction early Friday morning with a police officer directing traffic into to the club.

Scottie Scheffler is arrested outside PGA Championship after interaction with police

5:12pm May 17, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Scheffler, who won the Masters last month, was arrested and charged after an interaction Friday morning with a police officer directing traffic into to the golf club where the PGA event is being held.

PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price, left, and PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne are sworn in before testifying at a Senate hearing on the proposed PGA Tour-LIV Golf partnership on July 11.

Politics & Government

Senate hearing scrutinizes PGA-LIV golf merger

3:10pm July 11, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

PGA Tour leaders argued a deal would allow expensive legal fights and fracturing player and fan base to end. But lawmakers caution against too much involvement with the Saudi government.

Harold Varner III (left) is doused by teammate Talor Gooch after Varner won the LIV Golf Invitational - DC at Trump National Golf Club on May 28, in Sterling, Va. The upstart tour will be united along with the PGA Tour, in a blockbuster merger.

'I still hate LIV': Golf's civil war is over, but how will pro golfers move on?

3:34pm June 08, 2023

by Bill Chappell

"I still hate LIV. Like, I hate it. I hope it goes away," Rory McIlroy, the world's no. 3 player, said of the new deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi fund behind LIV.

Phil Mickelson lines up a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., on Friday.

Sports

Mickelson and other pros sue over PGA suspensions for playing in LIV Golf events

3:02pm August 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Players who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, the first step in a legal fight that could define the rules of where players can compete.

Tiger Woods smiles and gestures as he prepares to tee off during the first round of the PNC Championship golf tournament Friday in Orlando, Fla. Woods is back playing after getting injured in a car accident. He is paired with his son Charlie during the to

Sports

Tiger Woods returns to competition for the first time since his car crash

1:54pm December 18, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Woods is playing in the PNC Championship with his 12-year-old son this weekend. It's the iconic golfer's first time competing since his car accident in February, which resulted in extensive surgery.

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Sports

Former Wake Forest Golfer Will Zalatoris Voted PGA Rookie Of The Year

10:31am September 14, 2021

by Associated Press and Neal Charnoff

Former Wake Forest University men's golfer Will Zalatoris has been voted as the

Kamaiu Johnson practices ahead of his PGA Tour debut on Thursday at legendary Pebble Beach. Johnson, 27, was discovered by a golf pro at age 13 after he had dropped out of school.

A Golfer's Dream Delayed, But Finally Realized At The Game's Highest Level

12:31pm February 11, 2021

by Tom Goldman

When 27-year-old Kamaiu Johnson tees off in the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, it'll mark the culmination of an improbable journey.

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Bubbles And Empty Seats: How Each Pro Sport Plans To Come Back Amid Pandemic

1:15pm June 11, 2020

by Tom Goldman

As cities continue relaxing shelter-in-place mandates and reopening, sports leagues are cautiously readying to compete again.

Chris Solomon (right), with No Laying Up co-founder Todd Schuster at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in England.

Sports

Long Shot: Moonlighting Golf Blogger Quits His Day Job

12:56pm August 09, 2017

by Kevin Leahy

The golf blog No Laying Up was Chris Solomon's side-hustle. Now he's going all-in with an irreverent approach that draws a huge audience, including top PGA tour players.

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