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SAN DIEGO – Brooks Koepka was clear that his primary motivation for playing this week’s Farmers Insurance Open was to get an early look at Torrey Pines before the South Course hosts the U.S. Open in June. Koepka isn’t the …

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Investment bank Citi decided Monday to keep its sponsorship of Justin Thomas, condemning the anti-gay slur he muttered and requiring him to donate a ”meaningful portion” of his deal as part of an active role in LGBTQ causes. Carla Hassan, …

Justin Thomas keeps Citi sponsorship with money donated to LGBTQ Read more »

President Joe Biden issued a new travel ban on Monday for all non-U.S. citizens who have been to South Africa in the past 14 days and extended similar bans on travel from Brazil, Europe and Britain that were set to …

U.S. travel ban won’t impact players or caddies, PGA Tour says Read more »

Davis Love III’s time as an American team leader isn’t over. The two-time Ryder Cup captain will lead the 2022 U.S. Presidents Cup team, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday. Love is a six-time Presidents Cup participant but his career has …

Davis Love III named 2022 U.S. Presidents Cup captain in native Charlotte, N.C. Read more »

Here’s a look at what’s happening in professional golf this week, and how you can watch it: PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open Thursday-Sunday, Torrey Pines (South and North courses), Torrey Pines, California Course specs: South Course, par 72, 7,765 yards; North …

This week in golf (Jan. 25-31): TV schedule, tee times, info Read more »

Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy are the two betting favorites for this week’s Farmers Insurance Open, but it’s the former who has the edge. Rahm won this tournament in 2017 and is the No. 2-ranked player in the world. He …

Farmers Insurance Open odds: Rory McIlroy or Jon Rahm the favorite? Read more »

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – There’s no place like home. Unfortunately for Pepperdine, the friendly confines of North Ranch Country Club were anything but friendly to the host team Monday. The Waves, currently ranked second in the nation by Golfstat, opened …

Host Pepperdine stumbles out of gates at Southwestern Invitational Read more »

The 2022 PGA Championship officially has a new home. Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will now host the May 19-22 championship, which was pulled from Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., earlier this month. The Perry Maxwell …

PGA awards 2022 PGA Championship to Southern Hills, replacing Trump Bedminster Read more »

Brooks Koepka and his longtime instructor, Claude Harmon III, have split. First reported by Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch, Koepka met with Harmon in person the Wednesday after last fall’s Masters, which was won by another Harmon client, Dustin Johnson. During that …

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Tyrrell Hatton is officially a top-5 player in the world. Thanks to his victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Hatton moved to fifth in the latest Official World Golf Ranking. The 29-year-old Englishman moved up four spots and is …

Tyrrell Hatton officially a top-5 player in the world after Abu Dhabi win Read more »