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Rory McIlroy has a ‘personal hunch’ the 2020 Ryder Cup gets postponed

Will this year’s Ryder Cup still be played, even if fans aren’t allowed to attend? A little more than a month ago one of Europe’s leading stars, Rory McIlroy, came out against the idea and in the past few days he doubled down on his stance.

May 27, 2020

Waiting Game

No fans? Wait until 2021? Uncertainty still surrounds Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits

It goes without saying that a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision was of high interest to the PGA of America and the European PGA Tour. But how that development affects the upcoming Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis., is as muddied as the ruling.

May 17, 2020

News

Spectators unlikely at PGA Championship but hope remains that major can be staged in San Francisco

Dom Furore An aerial view of San Francisco’s Harding Park. By Dave Shedloski Seth Waugh’s first thought when reached by telephone in Florida late last week was, reflexively, the hour of ...

May 17, 2020

News

Southern Hills to host 2030 PGA Championship

Southern Hills was awarded a future PGA Championship in 2017, although the date was not specified. On Tuesday, the PGA of America cleared up the ambiguity, as the Wanamaker Trophy will visit the Oklahoma venue in 2030.

May 12, 2020

Major Upheaval

Major Upheaval: Your guide to the new-look 2020 golf year

The open championship’s continuous run since the end of WWII in 1946 has been broken, the Olympic Games golf tournaments...

May 11, 2020

Ryder Cup

Padraig Harrington doesn’t shut down fan-less Ryder Cup

European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington doesn't want the Ryder Cup to be held without fans. That much is clear. But he also isn't shutting off the possibility of a fan-less cup in these unprecedented times.

April 29, 2020

Ryder Cup

Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood speak out against fan-less Ryder Cup

A general consensus seems to be forming among PGA Tour stars: a Ryder Cup without fans is not worth having at all.

April 22, 2020

Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup exploring a spectator-less event, says PGA of America CEO

The 2020 Ryder Cup is scheduled to begin Sept. 25 at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. The Europeans are the defending champs.

April 21, 2020

Golf + Coronavirus

PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh: PGA Championship worth holding ‘whether there’s fans there or not’

Seth Waugh, the CEO of the PGA of America, believes a PGA Championship without fans is still better than no PGA Championship at all.

April 15, 2020

News

Masters moves to November, U.S. Open to September, Open cancelled but Ryder Cup is on

Golf's governing bodies release new 2020 schedule.

April 6, 2020

Ryder Cup

Padraig Harrington pleads to keep Ryder Cup, wants all 12 players to be captain’s picks

The 2020 Ryder Cup is currently scheduled for Sept. 25-27 at Whistling Straits in Koehler, Wis.

April 2, 2020

Voices

Inside the Ryder Cup’s tricky scheduling conundrum

Unlike the Presidents Cup in Melbourne in 2019, Wisconsin is not a place where you can plan to play golf in December.

March 31, 2020

News

PGA Championship postponed as PGA Tour also cancels events through mid-May

In quick succession overnight, the PGA Tour and PGA of America announced the latest changes to the competitive golf schedule in the wake of the escalating COVID-19 virus.

March 18, 2020

Worth Asking

5 lingering pro golf questions in the wake of the coronavirus

In the dizzying string of press conferences, announcements and cancellations in golf this week as the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency by President Donald Trump...

March 15, 2020

POY

Brooks Koepka wins PGA of America Player of the Year over Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy got the best of Brooks Koepka on Sunday. A day later, Koepka returned the favour.

August 27, 2019

The Open

John Daly, upset his request to use cart at Open Championship was denied, plans to play Royal Portrush anyway

John Daly will be in the field at Royal Portrush for the 2019 Open Championship. And he will traverse the venerable links on foot.

July 7, 2019

Phew...

No live TV coverage but Middle East fans set to catch Tiger Woods’ opening PGA Championship round online

The PGA of America's 'featured groups' offering online could again be a streaming saviour for Middle East golf fans in a state of viewing flux ever since OSN jettisoned its golf coverage on April 1.

May 16, 2019

U.S. PGA Championship

PGA Championship 2019: The PGA’s new May date has tour pros rethinking how they prep for major season

With the coming and going of the Masters, the major season is in full bloom. A year ago, we’d still be waiting another month for the next one. Not anymore.

May 12, 2019

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