Golf

Bernhard Langer was named the Champions Tour Player of the Year for the eighth time on Tuesday. (Image: Getty)

Can Bernhard Langer Dominate Again on Champions Tour in 2019?

If Bernhard Langer had to pick a place to start off the Champions Tour season, he couldn’t do any better than the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. It is one of his favorite events, and the 61-year-old has played there 12 times, winning on three of those visits. “The course […]

Brooks Koepka has already won once on the PGA Tour this season and is looking to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship this week. (Image: Getty)

No. 2 Brooks Koepka Wants to Move Up at Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Though the European Tour kicks off its year this week at the Abu Dhabi HBSC Championship, Brooks Koepka has already gotten a huge head start against some of the competition. The 28-year-old, who won the US Open and PGA Championship last year, began his season in October at The CJ […]

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan again voiced his support for legalized sports betting, saying it would aid his sport. (Image: Getty)

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan Says Sports Betting Engages Fans

While other professional sports executives have been slow – or even outright resistant – to embrace sports betting, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan told a group of reporters recently the activity could benefit golf. It was the second time the head of professional golf said he supported legalized sports wagering […]

Jordan Spieth had a rough season last year, and is hoping for a strong finish at this week’s Sony Open. (Image: Getty)

Spieth Looking to Put Struggles of 2018 Behind Him at Sony Open

Last year was a rough year for Jordan Spieth, and as he enters the Sony Open, which begins Thursday, the 25-year-old wants a season more like 2017 than last year. In 2018, Spieth struggled, going winless and finishing in the top 10 five times. The prior year he had three […]

Will Tiger Woods build on his successful comeback year in 2019, or will he struggle to repeat 2018? (Image: Getty)

Five Burning Questions for PGA Tour Season

The PGA Tour season has been in full swing since October, but most purists don’t really count the Fall Swing. Instead the golf calendar begins in January with the Tournament of Champions on the first week of the year. In two weeks the West Coast Swing will begin, and many […]

Tiger Woods walks up the 18th fairway on Sunday en route to winning the Tour Championship. (Image: Getty)

Tiger Woods Season Successful, but Maybe Not for Bettors

The PGA Tour season for Tiger Woods could be considered a success for everyone except those who bet on him. While Woods was in contention for several tournaments, he didn’t win until the end of the season. Those who bet on the former No. 1 player, ripped up betting slips, […]

Tiger Woods and Ernie Els have been named Presidents Cup captains, and Woods might be playing on the team. (Image: PGA Tour)

Captain Tiger Woods Might Pick Himself for Presidents Cup Team

Tiger Woods might have an important choice to make as the captain of next year’s Presidents Cup. He will be entrusted with four picks to round out the 12-member US Team, and one of those selections might be staring at him in the mirror. The top eight golfers in points […]

Tony Finau and Lexi Thompson teamed up last year at the QBE Shootout and finished fourth. (Image: NBC Sports)

Partnerships Crucial to Success in PGA Tour’s QBE Shootout

With the regular PGA Tour season on break until the Tournament of Champions the first week of January, the last competition of any kind in the states is the QBE Shootout, which begins Friday. The unofficial event is the last survivor of the Silly Season events that used to populate […]

Tiger Woods had a successful 2018 season, but plans on playing less in 2019. (Image: Golf.com)

Tiger Woods Hoping Less is More with 2019 Playing Schedule

Those who enjoy wagering and watching Tiger Woods on the golf course will be doing less of it next year. The soon to be 43-year played in 18 events in the 2017-2018 season, as well as competing in the Ryder Cup and an exhibition match with Phil Mickelson. It was […]

Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods played in a Thanksgiving Weekend competition that was mostly a bust. (Image: AP)

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson Thanksgiving Weekend Match a Real Turkey

Sports Illustrated contributing writer Michael Farber wrote on Twitter his feelings about the Thanksgiving weekend Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson match. He tweeted: “I see the Woods-Mickelson ppv match costs $19.99, which, coincidentally, would have been the year I would have been interested in watching.” Seems he wasn’t alone. “The Match,” as […]

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson agreed to a $200,000 side bet on the first hole of their pay-per-view match in Las Vegas this Friday. (Image: Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun/AP)

Tiger and Phil Make $200K Side Bet on First Hole of Pay-Per-View Match

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson already have $9 million on the line in their winner-take-all match this Friday in Las Vegas. But viewers were promised that there would be some side action during the event, and details of some of the additional bets that will play out started to emerge […]

Bryson DeChambeau won the 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, moving him up to fifth in the world golf rankings. (Image: Getty)

Bryson DeChambeau Wins in Las Vegas to Move Up to 5th in World Gold Rankings

Bryson DeChambeau continued his breakthrough 2018 campaign by winning the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, giving him his fourth win in his past 12 starts on the PGA Tour. The one-shot victory moved DeChambeau up to fifth place in the Official World Golf Ranking, an impressive rise […]

Bernhard Langer, left, and Miguel Angel Jimenez are chasing the Charles Schwab Cup at this week’s Invesco QQQ Championship. (Image: Getty)

Bernhard Langer Eyeing Repeat at Invesco QQQ Championship

For the second consecutive week, Bernhard Langer is atop the Schwab Cup Playoff points list, and is the favorite at the Invesco QQQ Championship, which begins Friday at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California. The Invesco QQQ is the second tournament in a three-event playoff that features the top 54 […]