OPTUM GOLF CHANNEL GAMES
Brad Faxon joins Golf Central from the Bahamas to talk about the Optum Golf Channel Games, preview the Hero World Challenge and react to Tiger Woods’ press conference.
The commentary teams have been announced for the inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games — the live, made-for-TV primetime event on Golf Channel and USA Network on Dec. 17 at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter.
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TEAM SCHEFFLER
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler leads a team of four Americans against Rory McIlroy’s international squad.
Keegan Bradley, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, will team with three other Americans against Rory McIlroy’s international team.
Burns, a five-time PGA Tour winner, is part of captain Scottie Scheffler’s team at the Optum Golf Channel Games.
Clanton, a former world No. 1 amateur, is part of captain Scottie Scheffler’s team at the Optum Golf Channel Games.
TEAM MCILROY
World No. 2 McIlroy leads a team of four international players against Scottie Scheffler’s American squad.
Donald, the two-time winning European Ryder Cup captain, will be part of Rory McIlroy’s international team.
Lowry, who sealed the Ryder Cup for Europe, will join good friend Rory McIlroy as part of the international team.
Li, a four-time DP World Tour winner from China, is part of Rory McIlroy’s international team.
MORE NEWS
The PGA of America wouldn’t confirm whether it planned on reaching out to Tiger Woods about the captaincy, though it did say it will make a decision in the next few months.
Tee times and TV times for the opening round of the Hero World Challenge.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler arrives at Tiger Woods’ annual member-member in the Bahamas with a similar agenda to the one he had last year, but he hopes this off-season is a little more uneventful.
Change is coming and it’s coming quickly. That was the message from PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp to the field at this week’s Hero World Challenge on Tuesday.
The Tour announced those on the ballot for both the Jack Nicklaus Award and the Arnold Palmer Award.
Woods has a list of accomplishments beyond reproach in the modern game. But what he’s now doing off the course will have a lasting impact on the PGA Tour’s future.
Bradley graded himself for a year that included him captaining the losing U.S. Ryder Cup team at Bethpage, while he also addressed his chances of captaining again and recent remarks by Justin Thomas.
Woods shared a health update Tuesday in the Bahamas, but he doesn’t know when he’ll return to competition from October back surgery.
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Woods said Tuesday that “no one’s asked me about” the 2027 U.S. Ryder Cup captaincy for Adare Manor in Ireland.
Fred Biondi, Blades Brown, Chez Reavie and Jimmy Walker are among several notables teeing it up at one of five second-stage sites, which will be contested Tuesday-Friday.