LIV Golf is on life support after BC Partners reportedly withdrew its $300 million funding. So what could be next for Bryson DeChambeau? Rex Hoggard and Todd Lewis discuss on “Golf Central.”
LPGA highlights: 2026 Toto Japan Classic, Round 1
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.
Up Next
TOP HEADLINES
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
Tone-deaf? Reacting to Garcia's DPWT return statement
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."
Up Next
MORE PGA TOUR
UNC grads Ryan Gerard and Ben Griffin are the pre-tournament favorites for El Cardonal at Diamante. Griffin won the event last year, shooting 29 under.
A tournament in Mexico, one in Texas and the finale in Georgia remain. Three events and then the fall golf season is over. Here are some notable names on the bubble.
Young phenoms Blades Brown and Jackson Koivun are competing for the World Wide Technology Championship title this week in Cabo San Lucas. Here’s how to watch the second-round action live on Friday.
Jon Rahm said Tuesday that he’d be willing to accept the same penalties and conditions for a return to the PGA Tour that he was once offered.
MORE REX & 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.
Austin Smotherman won the Bank of Utah Championship for his first PGA Tour win in his 100th career start. He joins the “Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav” to talk about the last few days.
In this edition of the “Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav,” Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner discuss if the Americans will correct Presidents Cup mistakes ahead of next year’s Ryder Cup.
It’s down to the Sunday singles in the Presidents Cup. Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner weigh in on what to watch for in “It’s a New Work Day” presented by Workday.
MORE LPGA
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.
Here’s where Nelly Korda stands in regards to the points-based LPGA Hall of Fame after being named the 2026 Rolex Player of the Year.
The LPGA’s Asian swing makes its final stop at the Taiheiyo Club, where Nasa Hataoka enters as the defending champion and Jeeno Thitikul is the favorite to win for a fifth time this year.
LATEST
A look at the timeline of events that led to LIV Golf’s creation, to where things now stand with the circuit following Sunday’s deadline passing for player commitment on LIV 2.0.
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.
Muirfield, which hasn’t played host to an Open Championship since 2013, will get Europe’s only senior major championship for a second time when the ISPS Handa Senior Open returns to the venue in 2028.
The 69-year-old Langer did not qualify for the 36-man field at Phoenix Country Club next week, the first time since his inaugural season on the PGA Tour Champions back in 2007.
Jon Rahm is coming back to competitive play after a seven-week break that saw he and his wife welcome their fourth child. Rahm believes he can still compete this week at Yas Links despite minimal preparation.
Patrick Reed said he’s looking forward to competing with Eugenio Chacarra and Rory McIlroy in Abu Dhabi as the “Race to Dubai” heats up.
Aaron Rai got married the Sunday before winning in Abu Dhabi last year. He spoke about what that week was like and how different the preparation has been heading into the 2026 DP World Tour postseason.
Rory McIlroy says he’s satisfied with where his game is heading into the DP World Tour’s postseason. In a pretournament interview, the world’s No. 2 player discussed his course history at Yas Links and growing familiarity and comfortability playing in the region.
McIlroy echoed what Guy Kinnings said in a recent interview, where the CEO explained his decision to ban players who sign with LIV 2.0 from competing on the DP World Tour while also welcoming back former LIV members.
Two-time major champion John Daly will watch as his face goes 180 mph while plastered on the hood of Daniel Suárez’s No. 7 Chevrolet car in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup championship race.