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"How the PGA Tour navigated its toughest week yet"
Nick Pietruszkiewicz of ESPN.com was one of the select media members on site at the Travelers Championship and summed up the PGA Tour’s third week back: • There were positive tests, of players and caddies.
• There was the sudden arrival of the PGA Tour commissioner and the possibility of another shutdown.
• There was one major champion leaving an
AP: FOX Asks Out Of USGA Contract, NBC To Pick Up Remaining Seven Years
AP’s Doug Ferguson reports that Fox Sports has “asked to end” its 12-year USGA contract and, over the last two weeks, a deal was ironed out. Andrew Marchand of the News Corp-owned New York Post, confirmed the news in a Tweet. An announcement is expected Monday. From Ferguson’s story, the pandemic appears to have played a role: One person said NBC w
Frittelli latest PGA Tour player to test positive
Dylan Frittelli became the fourth PGA Tour player to test positive for the coronavirus and had to withdraw from Rocket Mortgage Classic next week in Detroit.Original link
Things had gone smoothly the first two weeks. That changed this week at the Travelers Championship, where golf's return endured positive tests, needs for adjustments and plenty of resilience.Original link
I thoroughly enjoyed this fourteen-minute Oak Hill restoration video and narrated by Rich Lerner. It gets downright emotional at a point when almost all of Donald Ross’s original Postage Stamp 15th is restored. Bradley Klein kindly called the asinine Fazio-addition “ridiculous” in previewing the 2013 PGA, and if you feel confident in your digestion
The best news from Saturday’s Travelers Championship came when Cameron Champ revealed he’s tested negative for COVID-19 three times since Tuesday’s positive test and can return home. Also, the first player to test positive on the PGA Tour, Nick Watney is feeling ok and tells GolfDigest.com’s Tod Leonard how he awoke last Friday to Whoop readings th
Heading into the Travelers final at TPC River Highlands, Brendon Todd (-18) leads Dustin Johnson (-16) by two. Now, we know the players eating all those brussel sprouts, listening to their teams and planking for ten minutes at a time explains their distance gains. But whenever folks try to downplay actual distance numbers, we hear how scoring has n
I share this for the country club set of the world who need a story to know that no matter how much bickering, infighting and overall first world wackiness their club might be experiencing, there is always the latest from Bel-Air to top it. According to TMZ, actress Lori Loughlin and husband/GFore creator/designer Mossimo Giannulli are resigning fr
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.Original link
Phil Mickelson didn't have his best day Saturday at the Travelers Championship. Did that cost him a chance for a win on Sunday?Original link
Beginning at next week's Rocket Mortgage Classic, all those considered "inside the bubble" by the PGA Tour -- players, caddies, instructors, physios and staff -- will need a negative result before being permitted on the grounds at Detroit Golf Club.Original link
Jason Day's third-round tee time was moved back at the Travelers Championship after he requested a COVID-19 test Saturday morning.Original link
Friday’s Travelers Championship included the PGA Tour’s first case of a fully confirmed symptomatic player who—bless Denny McCarthy—woke up in the night feeling bad and it seems, got tested, did not get near his fellow PGA Tour peers, and unfortunately must try to recuperate away from home. We have progress on one front: McCarthy is the first of th
What an incredible of life-saving by Ana Paula Valdes and reporting by the Northwest Arkansas Gazette’s Chip Souza, who documents an incredible story reminiscent of Mary Bea Porter-King saving a drowning boy a 1988 qualifier. In a nutshell, Valdes, playing in a Women’s All Pro Tour event, saved someone from drowning. Please hit the link and read it
Phil Mickelson, who turned 50 earlier this month, shot a 7-under 63 on Friday in the Travelers Championship to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend.Original link
One of his playing partners tested positive for COVID-19. The other didn't feel well and pulled out. But Matt Wallace, a little scared, a little lonely, played on.Original link
Denny McCarthy, who shot 3-under 67 and was paired with Matt Wallace and Bud Cauley during the first round of the Travelers Championship, tested positive for the coronavirus and has withdrawn from the event.Original link
Since the U.S. Open will not be “open” for the first time since 1942 when Ben Hogan won, trying to get a field in place without qualifying was no easy task. And for the most part they appeared to a superb job bringing a diverse group of players to Winged Foot this September. Brentley Romine has the full list of exemptions, including six time runner
Now you can start getting back on the golf course, it’s a great time to invest in a new putter. Let’s take a look at the best new putters on the market from top brands including TaylorMade, Mizuno and Scotty Cameron. Odyssey: Stroke Lab Triple Track Ten The Triple Track Ten is a double bend face-balanced super high-MOI (moment of inertia) mallet be
