Can a golfer hit their ball out of water instead of taking a relief drop?
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Every golfer who has ever played golf long enough has hit their golf ball into a water hazard — known these days as a penalty area. It’s an inevitable part of playing golf anywhere outside of a desert, and even then, a whole lot of desert golf courses manage to create ponds and watery areas. […]
Long-bombing Jake Knapp leans on short game for first Tour win
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After overpowering the course on Saturday, the 29-year-old rookie leaned on his short game for his first Tour win
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Jon Rahm misses playing the PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open, Farmers Insurance Open after move to LIV Golf
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Jon Rahm has moved from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf for the 2024 season as part of a multi-year, nine-figure deal that saw the reigning Masters champion move to the Saudi-owned circuit. Rahm was immediately suspended by the PGA Tour when his signing was announced on December 6, 2023, and that made him ineligible […]
2024 Waste Management Phoenix Open format, cut rules and playoff format
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The 2024 Waste Management Phoenix Open format remains unchanged this year, with the PGA Tour event played at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 2024 Waste Management Phoenix Open field is 132 players. The Waste Management Phoenix Open field is made up of a variety of players, namely 25 top-50 players in the world and […]
Why the PGA Tour won’t (usually) play on Tuesday to finish a tournament
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On the rare occasion, a PGA Tour event faces a bad weather forecast, making it impractical or impossible to finish a tournament on Sunday. The PGA Tour does its best to make sure a tournament is completed with 72 holes of play, and sometimes that means going to a Monday finish. However, you’ll almost never […]
Collin Morikawa: Too many commercials, not enough golf shots on PGA Tour TV broadcasts
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The PGA Tour TV experience can be pretty rough for the golf viewer. Some of that has to do with the TV networks airing golf and the decisions they make, including airing shots on tape delay, focusing on certain players at inopportune times and other things that can grate fans on occasion. However, some of […]
What is the average PGA Tour winner’s take home from a purse of $8,3 million?
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With the introduction of the PGA Tour’s 8.324 schedule, there are two events on the schedule with purses of $8.3 million during the season. Purses vary from week to week on the PGA Tour, and they often duplicate or are close to one another. There just happen to be two that have the exact same […]
What is the cost of playing golf on Kapalua Plantation Course?
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You’ve seen the par-5 18th and the incredible views of the Pacific Ocean on TV, when the PGA Tour holds The Sentry at Kapalua Plantation Course on Maui in Hawaii. You want to give it a shot yourself and see if you can tame it as well the rest of one of Bill Coore and […]
Will Zalatoris, the 2023 Hero World Challenge competitor, uses what long putter?
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Will Zalatoris is making his return to official competitive golf this week at the 2023 Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Zalatoris, a one-time PGA Tour winner, had been out for seven months with a back injury. Now that he’s back on the PGA Tour and healthy, Zalatoris has made a change in the weakest […]
Who will be Tiger Woods’ new caddie for the 2023 Hero World Challenge?
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Tiger Woods has a new caddie on the bag this week at the 2023 Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, but the looper is a familiar name to Woods and for many of Woods’ long-term fans. Rob McNamara is Woods’ caddie this week at Albany Golf Club, as Woods doesn’t have a full-time caddie after […]