Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis reports from Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. where an informal players meeting on Tuesday night discussed what the future of the PGA Tour schedule could look like and when the new calendar could be announced. Lewis also discusses Lucas Glover being elected chair of the 2026 Player Advisory Council.
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Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis got an update from Rory McIlroy on the set of Live from The Players Championship. The world’s No. 2-ranked player told Lewis his back was still giving him trouble and that he would take Monday and Tuesday to rehab it at home. McIlroy withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday before his third round.
Rory McIlroy’s back is being “stubborn” and might prevent him from playing a practice round ahead of his Players Championship title defense.
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Scottie Scheffler enters The Players Championship as the prohibitive favorite to win for a third time. Defending champion Rory McIlroy’s odds is coming off a withdrawal at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Here’s how the back injury impacts his outlook this week at TPC Sawgrass.
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The final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational showcased an epic duel between Akshay Bhatia and Daniel Berger that culminated in a sudden-death playoff for the win.
“I had my niece definitely watching over me,” Bhatia said of his niece, Mia, who died in December at 6 years old.
Bhatia, who grew up playing Paschal Golf Club in Wake Forest, North Carolina, closed in 31 and then beat Daniel Berger in a playoff Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Ricky Castillo won for the first time on the PGA Tour, knocking off Chandler Blanchet and Blades Brown to capture the 2026 Puerto Rico Open crown.