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 […]
Matt Fitzpatrick unloads on PGA Tour officials who didn’t let him switch out cracked driver: ‘Absolute joke’
Matt Fitzpatrick’s PGA Tour season ended Sunday after he failed to finish in the top 30 in the FedExCup standings and failed to advance to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Course. But Fitzpatrick’s season ended on a note of frustration outside of his own game, when he was seen venting his anger at […]
PGA Tour: The Top 30 advancing to the FedEx Cup finale in Atlanta
The PGA Tour’s season-long race culminates this week with the FedExCup finale, the Tour Championship, at East Lake Golf Club. Last week, Keegan Bradley, ranked 50th, won the BMW Championship, moving from last place to first and finishing in the top 30. It’s the final playoff event of the season and there’s a lot of […]
PGA Tour: Alex Noren’s late stumble gifts Justin Thomas with Tour Championship invite
Alex Noren bogeyed his final three holes to finish tied for ninth and do Justin Thomas a huge favor, gifting Thomas an invitation to next week’s Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. When Nolen stood on the par-3 16th tee, he was tied for fourth and expected to finish inside the top 30. FedEx […]
PGA Tour official explains “outrageous” Matt Fitzpatrick ruling that enraged him at BMW Championship
After teeing off on the par-5 eighth hole, Matt Fitzpatrick noticed a slight crack in his driver, which was clearly affecting his ball flight. He called in a PGA Tour rules official to inspect the small crack that left a scar in the center of the face. The official then used his fingernail to rough […]
Golf Talk Today: The most colorful quotes from PGA Tour, LPGA players’ so far this week
Welcome to Playing Through’s daily ritual, Golf Talk Today. Each day, the crew will discuss a different element of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf and more. This is a big week in professional golf, with the LPGA playing its final major of the season and the PGA Tour in the midst of the FedExCup […]
PGA Tour: Luke Clanton earns huge gift of two major starts with newest honor
The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that Luke Clanton is the 2024 Mark H. McCormack Medalist. Following the U.S. Amateur Golf Rankings, the two governing bodies, the R&A and the USGA, present awards to the top golfers in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. He has earned the right to play in the U.S. Open and British […]