Rory McIlroy rebounded from his first-round penalty controversy by making 11 birdies and shooting 9-under 63 at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday.
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Chris Kirk was practically flawless Thursday by hitting each of the wide fairways and missing only one green on his way to a 9-under 63 for a one-shot lead.
Defending champ Ben Griffin will play with Jackson Koivun and Pierceson Coody during the first two rounds in Cabo San Lucas. Here’s when the featured group tees off Thursday and how to watch.
Ryan Lavner, on site for this week’s World Wide Technology Championship, joins “Golf Central” to discuss LIV’s legacy and if Jon Rahm and other players would be welcome back on the PGA Tour.
BC Partners has withdrawn its $300 million funding for the next iteration of LIV Golf, according to a report from the Financial Times. Rex Hoggard and Todd Lewis weigh in on “Golf Central.”
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Sergio Garcia released a statement last week regarding his return to the DP World Tour. Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner question, ‘What was he thinking?’, in this edition of the “Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav.”
A PGA Tour win in the fall grants players status into 2028 Championship Series events. Is that fair? Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner discuss in the “Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav.”
Five down, three to go. As the FedExCup Fall season gets closer to an end, Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner look at those near the top 100 in points in this edition of the “Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav.”
On their Golf Channel podcast, Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner discussed the soft deadline that just passed on LIV 2.0 and what’s next for the league and its players.
Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner discuss the impending LIV 2.0 deadline coming on Sunday during their Golf Channel podcast.
The DP World Tour’s decision to not allow players to compete on both LIV 2.0 and the European circuit next season is the latest death knell to the formerly Saudi-funded league. The “Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav” highlights why the loss of valuable players will limit LIV 2.0’s entertainment value and commercial appeal.
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Watch the best shots and relive the top moments from Thursday’s opening round of the Toto Japan Classic where a trio of native players are tied for the lead after 18 holes.
Japanese fans got a hometown treat on Thursday when natives Miyu Yamashita, Aki Iwai and Sayaka Takahashi all climbed the leaderboard by shoot 6-under-66s. The trio shares a one-stroke lead over a group of three more just off the pace.
This week at the Toto Japan Classic the champion will be awarded the ultimate throne: a world-famous Toto toilet.
The world’s top-ranked player has taken a two-month break from competitive golf but that didn’t stop her from clinching the year-end award following back-to-back major wins at the Chevron Championship and U.S. Women’s Open.
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Relive the biggest moments and top shots from the first round of the DP World Tour’s 2026 Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship.
A look at the timeline of events that led to LIV Golf’s creation to where things now stand with the league as it enters the liquidation phase of its bankruptcy.
LIV Golf’s lawyers announced the league plans to pivot from restructuring to full liquidation. The tour’s remaining assets, including real estate and trademarks, will be sold off as the company gradually shutters. Golf Central breaks down the recent timeline of events that led to Thursday’s bankruptcy court hearing in New Jersey.
Yas Links in Abu Dhabi is hosting a field this week that features Patrick Reed, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm. Here’s what’s at stake and how to watch all four rounds.
The fall season in NCAA women’s golf is in the books and the early signing period is fast approaching, so what better time than to hand out some fall awards?
Rory McIlroy was assessed a two-stroke penalty in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship. Here’s where the rules infraction took place.
McIlroy struggled on the par-4 12th Thursday but what he thought was an ugly ‘6' turned out to be a little worse.
Jon Rahm reviews his bogey-free opening round 65 in Abu Dhabi. Rahm came back strong after a seven-week break where he and his wife welcomed a fourth child.
Jon Rahm was impressive in his first competitive round in almost two months on Thursday. The two-time major winner posted a 7-under 65 and sits three shots off Francesco Laporta’s lead entering Day 2 in the desert.
Eugenio Chacarra gave an on-course interview while playing his opening round in Abu Dhabi with Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed. Chacarra is No. 1 in the Race to Dubai standings.