PGA Tour suspends Tour Championship play due to lightning; Scottie Scheffler leads by 4
ATLANTA — Moments after Scottie Scheffler smashed yet another tee shot down the middle of the 16th fairway, the worst sound in golf echoed across East Lake. PGA Tour officials sounded the horn to warn of severe weather in the area, and then, just as Scheffler, playing partner Collin Morikawa, NBC Sports reporter Jim “Bones” […]
Scottie Scheffler smashes PGA Tour record, takes overwhelming Tour Championship lead
ATLANTA — Is anyone going to catch Scottie Scheffler from now on? The world number one shot a six-under 65 on Thursday, the lowest score of the day, to keep him in a commanding seven-stroke lead in the Tour Championship over Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele. His big lead was also PGA TOUR RECORDS. He […]
Collin Morikawa goes nuclear; matches PGA Tour career-best at Tour Championship
ATLANTA — The only thing hotter than the 95-degree heat that hit East Lake on Thursday was Collin Morikawa on the back nine. he 6 consecutive birdiesMorikawa shot consecutive pars on holes 10-15 to climb the leaderboard and enter the fight for the win, tying his own PGA TOUR record. The last time he recorded […]
PGA Tour’s Aon Next 10, Swing 5 proves successful; Justin Thomas among those applauding it
ATLANTA — Throughout last season, PGA Tour broadcasts Aon Next 10 and Swing 5helped establish a 70-player field in the lucrative signature event. Aon provides analytics to help the PGA Tour and other companies make better decisions, so it was only natural that the company helped create this initiative. Fans, pundits and some players initially […]
Justin Thomas recognizes PGA Tour’s new Creator Classic as a good thing for golf
Justin Thomas is no longer the youngest player on the PGA Tour. At 31, he's one of the veterans with multiple Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup appearances under his belt. But that doesn't mean he's behind the times: The former golfer from Alabama understands the importance of social media. This week's Tour Championship will feature […]
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan provides no update on LIV Golf, Saudi PIF talks
ATLANTA — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan once again did not provide a specific update on the PGA Tour's ongoing negotiations with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund that provides funding for LIV Golf. But Monahan insists both sides are at the negotiating table and actively discussing the matter, adding that […]
Scottie Scheffler reveals eye-popping handicap index he uses when not playing PGA Tour events
Atlanta — Official USGA HandicapNow you can pit your index against the best players in the world. Ahead of this week's Tour Championship, where he starts two strokes behind, Scottie Scheffler revealed he has an astonishing plus-seven index. For those who don't know what that means, Scheffler has to return seven strokes to the course […]
Tour Championship: Xander Schauffele makes a conscious choice to focus on himself instead of whole PGA Tour
Xander Schauffele enters the FedExCup final ranked No. 2 and is enjoying his best start to the tournament since making his TOUR Championship debut at East Lake Golf Club in 2017. Prior to the tournament, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan will address the media in what many are calling a State of the Tour speech, […]
Xander Schauffele surprised PGA Tour finale didn’t move on from East Lake for a year
ATLANTA — There was much discussion at this week's Tour Championship about East Lake Golf Club itself, a course that recently underwent a restoration overseen by renowned architect Andrew Green, who also worked on the renovation of Oak Hill Country Club, site of the 2023 PGA Championship. Viktor Hovland called East Lake a “major championship […]
Meet the stars of the PGA Tour Creator Classic, whose content is changing golf
When Nick Stubbe steps onto the course at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta ahead of the TOUR Championship, his goal is somewhat simple. “You just need to get one birdie. You just need to get one birdie and it's like house money. Then you just go with the flow from there,” Stubbe, better known […]