Justin Thomas on Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Tour season: “Don’t even know where to start”
ATLANTA — Words are running out to praise Scottie Scheffler's record-breaking PGA Tour season: He made history at TPC Sawgrass, won at Augusta National and captured gold in Paris, adding victories in four other signature events to his legend and reaffirming his status as the best player in the world. So on Sunday, as Scheffler […]
PGA Tour: Collin Morikawa, not Scottie Scheffler, won gross competition
The PGA Tour awards strokes prior to the Tour Championship based on FedEx Cup standings. Scottie Scheffler started the week at 10 under for the third straight year. But if you remove the staggered format, who recorded the lowest scores? It wasn't Scheffler, it was Morikawa, who had the lowest score through 72 holes among […]
Scottie Scheffler’s cold-blooded shank in PGA Tour finale left golf fans thinking: “One of us”
ATLANTA — Golf can sometimes make even the best players in the world look foolish. Look no further than what happened to world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at the Tour Championship on Sunday. After landing in a greenside bunker on the par-4 eighth hole, which can be hit with a driver, Scheffler sank into the […]
Jordan Spieth announces successful surgery, focused on 2025 PGA Tour return
Jordan Spieth ended his season at the FedEx St. Jude Championship just missing out on a top 50 finish, but that turned out to be a blessing in disguise thanks to a nagging wrist injury. Spieth explained he would have the surgery after the season ended and announced Saturday that he had the procedure last […]
NBC Sports’ Curt Byrum talks busy PGA Tour season in exclusive interview
ATLANTA — It's muggy and sweaty Friday in East Lake, with temperatures topping 90 degrees, a typical late-summer day in Georgia. But the heat and humidity aren't slowing down NBC Sports' Kurt Byrum, a veteran broadcast reporter who has called more golf games than anyone else in 2024. He'll be out on the course again […]
Scottie Scheffler keeps pedal to medal but sees lead dwindle at PGA Tour finale
ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler set a PGA Tour “record” at the Tour Championship on Thursday, but he continued to hold down his status as the best player in the world the next day. But Scheffler saw his big lead shrink from seven to four after shooting a five-under 66, despite dominating East Lake off the […]
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 […]