Brandt Snedeker has missed four straight cuts to open the 2026 season. Thursday at Copperhead was totally different as the PGA Tour veteran used a great short game to finish 6-under 65 through the first 18 holes at the Valspar Championship.
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If anyone should get a say in whether The Players should be anointed as golf’s fifth major championship, it’s a guy who’s won each of the four actual majors, plus the PGA Tour’s flagship event at TPC Sawgrass.
Tommy Fleetwood finished 2025 on a tear but after a few sleepy events on the DPWT, he’s making his 2026 PGA Tour debut at Pebble Beach and looking to regain that world-class form.
Roger Maltbie will be roaming the grounds again at select events in 2026. When asked if he thought Chris Gotterup was destined for stardom, the veteran said, he’ll be the judge when he sees (and hears) him up close.
Rory McIlroy was on the practice range Tuesday at Pebble Beach, ready to begin his PGA Tour season. Rex Hoggard and Eamon Lynch discuss what will motivate the defending AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am champion in 2026.
Glover always had a strong voice. He’s at a point now where the former U.S. Open champion would rather it be heard in the PGA Tour boardroom instead of on the radio.
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.