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How a Two-Tier PGA Tour Could Create Issues for Star Players

CEO Brian Rolapp is pitching a signature-event model with a secondary slate of tournaments, and Bob Harig lays out how that could interfere with some players' preferred schedules.

Sports Illustrated · May 25

Trump’s 15-foot gold statue of himself at his Florida golf course compared to North Korea’s Dear Leader

One critic claimed that Trump had achieved his ‘dream of becoming like North Korean leaders’

The Independent UK · Apr 29

Major Champion Ejected From Masters for Using Cell Phone

Security removed Mark Calcavecchia, the 1989 British Open champion, from Augusta National on Wednesday due to one of their notoriously tough policies.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 9

Q-School Contender Critiques Qualification Process to Obtain PGA Tour Status

Even though Trevor Cone might secure a PGA Tour card for 2026 through Q-School, he told Golfweek that the event should be for the Korn Ferry Tour instead.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 13, 2025

LPGA’s Reported Chevron Championship Move Is Much-Needed Innovation to Major Schedule

The first of five majors in women's golf will shift from the Club at Carlton Woods to Memorial Park in Houston next year under first-year commissioner Craig Kessler.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 15, 2025

Report: This Women's Major Is Set For Another Venue Change As It Heads To A Current PGA Tour Layout

Golfweek's Beth Ann Nichols has reported that the Chevron Championship is set for a new venue from 2026, just three years after its move from its home of 51 years

Golf Monthly · Nov 15, 2025

After Inaugural Edition, LPGA’s Black Desert Championship Won't be Held in 2026

Black Desert, as a sponsor, will become a marketing partner of the LPGA and the financial agreement between the two entities will be reallocated.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 9, 2025

Many PGA Tour Champions Players Upset With Decrease of Player Pension Pool

Golfweek reported that the senior tour’s player pension has been cut by 20%, from $10 million in 2024 to $8 million this year.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2025

Stewart Cink Would 'Love' to be 2027 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain After 2025 Blindside

The five-time Ryder Cupper told Golfweek, "The PGA [of America] got themselves into a mess this year because Keegan was one of our top 12 players."

Sports Illustrated · Oct 3, 2025

Former World No. 1 Announces Retirement from LPGA

Lewis, 40, overcame scoliosis as a teen to become one of the LPGA's most impactful stars, on and off the course.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 17, 2025