David Ford’s opening round at PGA National went sideways after he found himself caught in the Bear Trap on the 17th hole. Ford finished with a quadruple bogey after a few strokes without a shoe went nowhere. Meanwhile the Golf Channel booth recalled Bill Haas finding bottom of the same hole 15 years prior on his way to winning the 2011 Tour Championship.
Gary Woodland opened his back nine at PGA National with back-to-back birdies thanks to this long putt on 11. A moment later, Patton Kizzire saw his tee shot almost sink in for an ace. The lipout around the cup forced Kizzire to settle for a birdie putt of his own. Both players getting back to even on the first round.
Austin Smotherman entered the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches fully rested after having the last two weeks off. He put it to good use during Thursday’s opening round, making six straight birdies on his way to a 9-under 62.
American Auston Kim birdied two of her final three holes for a 66 and a one-stroke lead over China’s Yan Liu in the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship on Thursday. Five players were tied for third with 68s, including No. 12-ranked Haeran Ryu.
There’s a four-way tie atop the leaderboard at Stellenbosch Golf Course in South Africa, including Joe Dean, Alejandro Del Rey, Dean Burmester, and Oliver Lindell. Burmester, a South African native who formerly played on the PGA Tour, has status on both the DP World Tour and LIV Golf.
Zalatoris was a last-minute withdrawal from the Cognizant Classic on Thursday, citing a left-ankle injury.
The 36-year-old Pavan was hospitalized with multiple injuries after he fell down an elevator shaft ahead of this week’s DP World Tour event in South Africa.
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The ace came off the club of Neal Shipley, the PGA Tour rookie who was debuting for The Bay Golf Club on Monday night at SoFi Center.
Ryan Lavner covered his first WM Phoenix Open this past week and got to experience the atmosphere first hand. He talks to Steve Burkowski on “Golf Central” about the fan behavior as well as Chris Gotterup’s continued upward trajectory.
As the debate re-emerges over The Players Championship being a major, Rex Hoggard and Eamon Lynch discuss if the PGA Tour should have its own major and if The Players could make a major statement by take the event abroad.
While driving helped lead Chris Gotterup to his second PGA Tour victory of the season, it was the reason Hideki Matsuyama didn’t win his third WM Phoenix Open title. The Penske Performance numbers show why.
The Official World Golf Ranking is giving LIV Golf points for its top 10 finishers, beginning with this past week’s season debut in Riyadh. Is this a good compromise or does LIV has reason to be upset? Brendan Porath and Shane Ryan join “Golf Today” to discuss.
Elvis Smylie became the first player in league history to earn first-place points in the Official World Golf Ranking, jumping to world No. 77 in the process.
Gotterup, who also captured the Sony Open last month and the WM Phoenix Open on Sunday, climbed nine spots, from No. 16 to No. 5.
Highlights from the final round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open, where it took a sudden-death playoff to determine the winner at TPC Scottsdale.
Coody’s strong start to the season continued at the WM Phoenix Open, where the 26-year-old Coody tied for 10th. He will keep playing, too, as he qualified for his first two signature events via the Aon Swing 5.
Hideki Matsuyama lost for the first time in his PGA Tour career carrying a lead into Sunday. His driver betrayed him throughout the final round, failing to hit a single fairway on the front nine. Matsuyama eventually lost a playoff to Chris Gotterup.