Golf Channel’s Paige Mackenzie gave a few predictions ahead of Ford Championship outside of Phoenix. Mackenzie believes amateur Asterisk Talley is a name to watch this week.
Paige Mackenzie breaks down the challenges that lie ahead for LPGA favorites, like Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul, at Whirlwind Golf Club outside of Phoenix.
If being in contention on Sunday is part of a player’s game, it’s the part of Brooks Koepka’s bag that he’s least pleased with entering the Houston Open this week. Despite three consecutive finishes inside the top 20, Koepka said the one part of his game that’s missing is contending to win with nine holes left in the tournament.
Brooks Koepka spoke to reporters ahead of the Texas Children’s Houston Open and said he felt confident with all aspects of his game, including the change in putter. The five-time major winner said he’s yet to content with nine holes left on Sunday, calling it “the last missing piece” of his game as he prepares for Augusta National next month.
Two-time PGA Tour winner Ryan Fox chatted with Golf Channel’s Eamon Lynch and Rex Hoggard about having to miss this year’s Players Championship after having kidney stones the week of the tournament. Fox, who is set to compete in this week’s Houston Open, has finished T-24 or better in all four tournaments he’s competed in this year.
Jessica and Nelly Korda are competing in this week’s Ford Championship, Jessica’s first event in three years after maternity leave and battling injuries. They met with the media to discuss myriad topics, including what they admire and what annoys them about each other.
Elizabeth Rudisill spoke with Golf Channel’s Eamon Lynch and Rex Hoggard ahead of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur next week. Rudisill, a freshman at Vanderbilt and represented the U.S. at the Junior Solheim Cup, won the Ron Moore intercollegiate in October. She said she’s been to Augusta several times with friends and family to watch the tournament but is looking forward to going this time as a player.
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The Golf Channel desk debates PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp’s reveal of six themes that will shape the future of the Tour, including more elevated events, a promotion/regulation system, potential postseason match play, and more.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp met with the media at PGA Tour Global Headquarters on Wednesday ahead of the 2026 Players Championship to present six themes for a new Tour competitive model that is currently in the works. They include a season that runs late January to early September; more consistent and larger fields with cuts; opening the season with a big, marquee event at an iconic venue on the West Coast; evaluating large U.S. markets; a promotion and regulation system; and an enhanced postseason with the potential integration of match play. Things are not set in stone, Rolapp emphasizes, but this is currently where the Tour is heading.
In his State of the Tour address Wednesday at The Players Championship, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp addressed concerns over how sponsor invitations are used in signature events.
Despite the lack of definitive answers, Rolapp provided plenty of insight into where the Tour is likely headed as it looks to satisfy this objective: “To build the best version of the PGA Tour.”
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The Golf Channel’s Smylie Kaufman recreated Scottie Scheffler’s 2024 shot on no. 4 at TPC Sawgrass, when he holed out en route to a Players Championship victory.
Some have questions if Akshay Bhatia anchors his long putter. PGA Tour officials addressed the matter with Bhatia Tuesday at The Players Championship.
Compelling arguments for and against The Players becoming the game’s fifth major can easily be made, from its best-in-class strength of field to its iconic golf course that is as recognizable as any in the game.
The full press conference of Scottie Scheffler speaking to the media at The Players Championship about the challenges of the course at TPC Sawgrass, experimenting with his new driver and managing expectations.
Scottie Scheffler explained how his expectations differ from media expectations in his press conference at the 2026 Players Championship on Tuesday afternoon.