Timely Rome Boost For European Ryder Cup Team – Five Inside Top-11 FedEx Standings Heading To Atlanta

What a huge boost for European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald with five of his key Roman warriors inside the top-11 on the FedEx Cup standings post the BMW Championship, and now heading to this week’s PGA Tour season-decider at East Lake in Atlanta. Norwegian superstar golfer Viktor Hovland jumped five places to No.2 on the FedEx Cup points table after shooting a stunning course record 61 to capture the BMW Championship by five shots with a stunning 17-under victory tally on the Olympia Fields ...

Koepka Must Be A Certainty For Rome Even Should He Not Earn An Automatic USA Team Pick

Brooks Koepka’s automatic spot in the USA Ryder Cup squad is looking decidedly shaky with just one USA team qualifying event remaining this week on the PGA Tour. Koepka currently lies fifth among the leading six on the USA Team standings that at the close of this week’s BMW Championship at Olympia Fields will earn a place in Zach Johnson’s Rome side. Johnson will then announce his six ‘wildcard’ picks the Sunday after next following the PGA Tour season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta. The ...

Masters Champs Reed & Garcia Headline Historic First St. Andrews Bay Championship

The Masters winning duo of Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia are expected to headline next week’s historic US$1.5 million St Andrews Bay Championship on the outskirts of the famed Auld Grey Toon. As well, nine of the top-10 on the current Asian Tour Order of Merit have confirmed their entries for the showpiece event over the Torrance Course at Fairmont St Andrews – the Asian Tour’s first foray onto Scottish soil. This first-ever Asian Tour event to be staged in the Home of Golf nation will ...

Fleetwood Would Rather Memphis Meltdown Conditions Than Wales Windblast

Tommy Fleetwood has again put himself in position for a long overdue maiden PGA Tour title superbly handling the meltdown Memphis conditions to post a 66 on day two of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Fleetwood managed six birdies, including three in succession from the second to fourth holes though undid a little of his great work with two bogeys and one of those at the last. Indeed, the temperatures were nudging the high 90s with a strong humidity and leaving players, caddies and spectators ...

Spieth Rockin’ & Rollin’ In Memphis With Lowest PGA Tour Opener In Over Two Years

Triple major-winning Jordan Spieth was a rockin’ and a rollin’ atop of the board with his lowest opening round in over two years, producing a sizzling 63 to secure a one-shot lead on the opening day of the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. Spieth produced an eagle and five birdies in a flawless display over the host TPC Southwind course. The proud Texan capped his round holing a 50-foot chip shot for an eagle ‘3’ at the par-5 16th to end the opening day of the opening ...

Harman Refuses Wife’s Request To Move Claret Jug From Kitchen Counter

Brian Harman returns to competition this week for a first time since capturing the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. Harman has clearly enjoyed his time away from the eurphoria in capturing golf’s oldest major, as evident by again singling out his delight in riding a new tractor on his Sea Island propoerty. Though it has not been all smooth riding as Harman explained when he was asked to share what the left-handed has been up with the media ahead of this week’s FedEx St. Jude ...

PGA Tour Release Shortened 2024 January To December Schedule – Down 12 Events With Eight ‘Signature’ Events

For a first time in 12 years and the PGA Tour will go back to a proper January to December 12 month schedule and boasting 12 ‘Signature’ tournaments but also a dozen events less than the 2022/23 wraparound season. There are 36 regular-season events starting the first week of January 2024 in Hawaii and finishing 12 months later with the PNC Championship finishing just three days prior to Christmas. The 2024 PGA Tour season will also feature just the three FedEx Cup Playoff events commencing ...