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Seeing the final result of any showdown in match play is often a bit misleading. Of course you can always tell who was the winner and who was the loser, but you never really know how well either played. Not all 3-and-2 wins are equal. A closer look at Jonathan Yaun’s 9-and-8 victory over Rasmus

5:55 PM ET DETROIT — Chris Kirk is exactly where he wants to be, and it’s not just because he finds himself sitting tied atop the leaderboard in The Rocket Mortgage Classic. After a second-round 67, Kirk is tied for the lead at 12 under with Webb Simpson after two rounds with a shot at

The Muirfield Double. It’s not something that PGA Tour ever wants to repeat, but for one time, at least, it presents a curious scenario. When the John Deere Classic, scheduled for next week, bowed out of staging an event this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the tour quickly put together a one-time replacement tournament,

The professional golfers whose livelihoods have been most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are those who play at levels below the PGA and Korn Ferry tours. They’ve had nowhere to play, and the PGA Tour has a plan to take some steps to make up for that. As first reported by Golf Channel, the tour

7:15 AM ET DETROIT — Olajuwon Ajanaku and Earl Cooper were shocked by the reaction they got at the PGA Merchandise Show in January. The friends and business partners walked the aisles proudly wearing the logo of their new company, Eastside Golf, on their shirts. A logo that features a man playing golf in jeans,

Nervous. Scared. Confused. These were just some of the emotions Cameron Champ was feeling after being told last week that his arrival test for COVID-19 at the Travelers Championship had turned up a positive result. “I really felt fine,” Champ said. “I was extremely cautious because my fiancee’s father has a heart condition so we’ve

5:24 PM ET DETROIT — Rickie Fowler‘s restart to golf needed a restart of its own after missing two consecutive cuts in June. Three weeks ago at the the Charles Schwab Challenge, the first event following the three-month coronavirus pandemic shutdown, Fowler finished two-over par, then shot a second-round 72 a week later in the

The PGA of America announced on Thursday that it is renaming its Horton Smith Award, effective immediately. Smith, a two-time Masters winner and president of the PGA from 1952-’54, was a staunch supporter of the organization’s Caucasian-only clause, which was part of the PGA’s bylaws from 1934-’61. The award, which honors PGA members for outstanding

Forecasting the outcome of golf tournaments is a foolish endeavor, which is why “this is Bryson DeChambeau’s week” claims were met with plenty of skepticism. Through one round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, it’s clear that might not have been so outlandish after all. From his very opening tee shot, which went 344 yards, DeChambeau

5:15 PM ET The European Tour has lifted Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen‘s suspension after his criminal trial in London was delayed until at least December 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Olesen, a member of the 2018 Ryder Cup European team, was suspended from playing on the European Tour on Aug. 6 after he was

Charlie Rymer’s voice was a little hoarse and clearly strained on the phone Wednesday afternoon. I asked him if he was certain he was up to a conversation, and he laughed. “I’m always up for talking,” he said. “Especially if I can have a little fun. I could use some fun right now.” Rymer has

9:07 PM ET DETROIT — The PGA Tour announced a significant change to its COVID-19 policies Wednesday that will now allow players or caddies who test positive but are asymptomatic to return to competition if they return two negative test results at least 24 hours apart. Prior to this change, the Tour required a minimum

Cameron Champ was a late addition to the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic field Wednesday night after the tour adjusted its stance on Champ’s negative COVID-19 results. Champ, 25, had to withdraw from last week’s Travelers Championship after testing positive for coronavirus. However, Champ announced on Saturday that he had three negative COVID-19 tests following

Plenty of courses have notable three-hole stretches that are intrinsically connected to a PGA Tour event. The Bear Trap at PGA National and the Honda Classic, the Snake Pit at Innisbrook and the Valspar Championship, the Green Mile at Quail Hollow Club and the Wells Fargo Championship and, of course, Amen Corner at Augusta National

8:05 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders PGA Tour golf is back and is coming off what turned out to be another close finish. Dustin Johnson emerged as the champion at The Travelers, finishing one shot ahead of Kevin Streelman. The tour next heads to Detroit Golf Club for the Rocket Mortgage Championship. Which players are

The Bryson DeChambeau Show heads to the Motor City for this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic. It’s a new event for the PGA Tour star, but it’s played on a golf course designed by one of the game’s old masters. Not that DeChambeau seems too worried. At his pre-tournament press conference at Detroit Golf Club, the

5:52 PM ET Chad Campbell on Tuesday became the sixth PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19. Campbell was tested in the pre-tournament screening before the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, according to the PGA Tour. “While the positive test result is unnerving, I am incredibly grateful to be asymptomatic and feel physically well

All kidding aside, we are RED hot. Two of our experts, Pat Mayo and Brandon Gdula, were on Dustin Johnson at 28-1 last week, a number that looks increasingly absurd given how DJ looked like his former World No. 1 self at the Travelers Championship (click below to listen to our conversation with Mayo, in

Four more players have tested COVID-19 positive at PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour tournament sites this week. On Tuesday the PGA Tour announced Chad Campbell has withdrawn from the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. Campbell, 46, was listed as the tournament’s first alternate. In a statement, Campbell said that while the positive test is

10:26 AM ET The Rocket Mortgage Classic announced Monday PGA Tour players Bubba Watson, Harold Varner III, Jason Day and Wesley Bryan will participate in a nine-hole match Wednesday to benefit the tournament’s charity initiatives. Watson and Varner III will take on Day and Bryan in a friendly match at Detroit Golf Club to raise

This is only the second year of this event, so the lack of course history also creates another wrinkle. Expect plenty of birdies, as Detroit Golf Club was the seventh easiest course on the PGA Tour last season. Below, you’ll find my favorite value plays for DraftKings and FanDuel, as we have a fourth straight

3:48 PM ET Harris English on Monday became the fifth PGA Tour player to test positive for the coronavirus, learning the results at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. English did not play last week’s Travelers Championship and traveled Monday to the event, where he was required to take a COVID-19 test prior to getting

When Dustin Johnson won the Travelers Championship on Sunday, he did so having shot a career-best 61 along the way. That’s saying something for a player whose résumé is already full of so many achievements it will likely land him in the World Golf Hall of Fame. A week earlier, Webb Simpson finished his four

It is not a major championship by the popular definition, but the PGA Professional Championship is a major from the club professionals’ perspective, and it is the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA of America announced on Monday that it has canceled the PGA Professional Championship, rescheduled for July 19-22 at the Omni

4:38 PM ET Associated Press Monday marked the 10th day of self-isolation for Nick Watney, the minimum required for PGA Tour players who test positive for the new coronavirus. He said he is feeling good except for some minor fatigue, perhaps brought on by a major case of boredom, and except for the distinction of

The USGA announced Monday that it is moving the U.S. Open and its media properties to NBC starting this August. The announcement ends a six-year relationship with FOX. According to a USGA statement, the 2020 U.S. Open’s shift in dates from June to September proved problematic for FOX, which has commitments to the NFL, MLB

5:23 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — Nothing about the PGA Tour’s return was ever going to be easy. If that wasn’t clear before, this week at the Travelers Championship quickly brought back the reality of just how complicated playing golf is going to be each and every week. Perhaps two quiet weeks after a three-month

Just when we all started getting used to watching the U.S. Open on Fox Sports, the USGA’s marquee championship looks like it’s about to move to a new broadcast home. Or should we say move back to an old home. The Associated Press reported on Sunday night that the U.S. Open will return to NBC

Dustin Johnson is making the final round of the 2020 Travelers Championship as dramatic as it could be with his decision-making down the stretch on Sunday. First, DJ pulled his tee shot out of bounds at the par-5 13th hole, leading to a bogey. After a bounceback birdie, the 20-time PGA Tour winner continued to

5:05 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — Brendon Todd and Dustin Johnson each shot career-low 61s at the Travelers Championship on Saturday, leaving Todd with a 2-stroke lead over the 2016 U.S. Open champion. The 34-year-old Georgian, playing a couple of holes behind Johnson, had a chance at the tournament’s second 60 of the