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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PGA Tour highlights: 2026 WWT Championship, Round 1
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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BC Partners has withdrawn its $300 million funding for the next iteration of LIV Golf, according to a report from the Financial Times.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.”
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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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The fall season in NCAA men’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?
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.”
With LIV Golf 2.0 failing to secure enough player interest, BC Partners has decided to pull its $300 million funding.
Ben Griffin broke down when talking about college teammate and close friend Austin Hitt at a pre-tournament press conference for the World Wide Technology Championship.
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.
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.
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.