SAN ANTONIO, Tx. — When Brian Harman got to the range Sunday, the scene looked more like a ski resort than a golf tournament. Players wore stocking caps. Caddies wore hoods. Layered-up spectators at the Valero Texas Open wore knit gloves and grim smiles and flushed cheeks. It was barely 50 degrees. (Feels-like temperature: 42.) It was howling like a … [Read more...]
Russell Henley with late charge, big eagle wins Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard for biggest career win
ORLANDO, Fla. — Russell Henley delivered a late charge that would have made Arnold Palmer proud, capped off by chipping in for eagle on the 16th hole to rally with a 2-under 70 at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge on Sunday for the biggest victory of his career. Henley trailed Collin Morikawa by three shots with five holes to play in the Arnold Palmer … [Read more...]
Harris English returns to what made him special, wins fifth TOUR title at Farmers Insurance Open
LA JOLLA, Calif. – Last Wednesday, Justin Parsons pulled Harris English aside and relayed a simple message: You need to stop being like everybody else. In the four years since English’s last victory, the laid-back but hard-working Georgian had followed all the steps that a modern TOUR player traditionally takes to improve. English, 35, got in the gym to stay fit … [Read more...]
Atlanta’s Premier Golf Named Official PGA Vacation Partner
The PGA of America has announced a partnership with Premier Golf, a division of the global golf travel group Your Golf Travel. The Atlanta based company has been named the “Official Golf Vacation Partner of the PGA of America.” This partnership aims to drive Premier Golf’s growth in the North American golf tourism market, which is valued at $40 billion annually, while also … [Read more...]
Points and payouts: Sepp Straka earns $1.58M, 500 FedExCup Points at The American Express
La Quinta, Calif. – No matter where you are, there’s nothing wrong with a little sweat on a Sunday, especially when you find yourself in possession of a winning ticket. Sepp Straka was in control of that faucet on Sunday at The American Express. He started the final round with a four-stroke advantage and … breathe … prevailed by two. As the mild slide suggests, it … [Read more...]
TOUR Championship Unveils Two New Hospitality Venues for 2024
ATLANTA – As the TOUR Championship further elevates the experience at the PGA TOUR’s season finale event, tournament officials today announced the additions of The Centennial Cabins and The Chattahoochee Club to its comprehensive corporate hospitality program for the 2024 event. The full-scale renovation of East Lake Golf Club is well underway to return the course to its … [Read more...]
Chris Kirk named recipient of the PGA TOUR Courage Award
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – The PGA TOUR announced today that Chris Kirk has been named the recipient of the PGA TOUR Courage Award. Kirk, 38, took a leave of absence from the TOUR in May of 2019 to address issues of alcohol abuse and depression. He returned to the TOUR later that year after a break of more than six months, regained exempt status in 2021 through a Major … [Read more...]
Viktor Hovland wins by five shots at TOUR Championship to claim FedExCup title
ATLANTA -- Viktor Hovland played the best golf of his life in the final two weeks of the PGA TOUR season, and it paid off Sunday with the biggest trophy of his career -- a FedExCup title along with the $18 million bonus. Staked to a six-shot lead, Hovland didn't flinch under a relentless challenge from Xander Schauffele. The 25-year-old Norwegian stayed on the … [Read more...]
Christo Lamprecht No. 2 in PGA Tour University Ranking
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, a first-team All-America selection and an All-Atlantic Coast Conference choice for the Yellow Jacket golf team this past spring, debuts at No. 2 among seniors eligible for the PGA Tour University ranking ahead of the 2023-24 academic year. Lamprecht, who won The Amateur Championship this summer and earned the Silver … [Read more...]