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Check out the field for the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club, led by Brooks Koepka.
Si Woo Kim joined “Happy Hour with Smylie” after shooting a 4-under 68 and climbing into the top 10 of the leaderboard at Doral on Friday. He spoke about his friendship with Scottie Scheffler and taking money from Jordan Spieth while playing last week back at home in Dallas.
A look at the timeline of events that led to LIV Golf’s creation, to where things now stand with the circuit.
Brandel Chamblee pointed out the notable juxtaposition between Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth’s response to LIV Golf questions at Doral on Thursday but said he had no problem with Scheffler’s “strategic” answer despite the exchange drawing criticism.
Alex Fitzpatrick has answered all his texts and emails. Now, it’s time for the newest PGA Tour member to manage his new fame and figure out this overwhelming feeling of happiness.
Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard provides an update on the future of PGA Tour’s purse sizes and its schedule amid news that the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has divested from LIV Golf.
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.
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.