KORN FERRY TOUR
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp addressed criticism that the newly-forged Challenger Series is just a glorified Korn Ferry Tour at his press conference Tuesday that unveiled the Tour’s new competitive model beginning in 2028.
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Stewart Cink, fresh off his win at the Senior PGA Championship, sits tied with Alex Čejka atop the leaderboard after the first round at Greystone’s Founders Course.
Jordan Spieth enjoyed a strong start in Doral but had to overcome a bit of a shaky back nine to finish tied for second on the opening round. He trails Cameron Young by a stroke entering Friday.
A source familiar with the progress of the Tour’s Future Competitions Committee tells Golf Channel that purses will be maintained “for the foreseeable future” and that there’s confidence the prize money will actually increase for players.
Americans Brianna Do and Melanie Green share the first round lead in Mayakoba after 18 holes. World No. 1 Nelly Korda sits two shots off the lead following her win in Houston last week.
Jordan Spieth and Lucas Glover were two of the players asked at Doral about the uncertain future facing LIV golfers like Bryson DeChambeau and what a return to the PGA Tour might look like.
Cameron Young made, by his own count, about a billion feet worth of putts. Jordan Spieth was, to use his own word, a nerd.