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Tour Pro Admits to Rules Violation, Disqualified from Match

Olympic silver medalist Rory Sabbatini just didn’t feel right about something after he left the Sea Island Golf Club following his 4-under 68 on the Plantation Course in Thursday’s first round of the RSM Classic. So he called PGA Tour official John Mutch. The call ended with Sabbatini being disqualified. Under Rule 4.1 of the Rules
Phil Makes an Appearance on Manningcast

As we wrote all the way back in Week 1, the Manningcast was and still is an electric factory, and as many have written since, it’s likely the future of watching sports. Get some former players in the same room + have them talk ball in a semi-unfiltered manner = profit. It’s that simple. However, our
Tony Finau’s Rarely Used Secret Weapon

The relationship between distance and ball speed can vary slightly, but it’s safe to assume that every mile per hour increase in ball speed will net roughly 2 yards of additional carry. Taking those numbers into account, Tony Finau is leaving roughly 52 yards in the tank whenever he tees it up on the PGA
Rules Gaffe Leads to Gained Stroke for Pro

Adam Schenk, on Thursday and Friday at last week’s Houston Open, could dust off his ball should it have landed in any fairway at Memorial Park. Storms had soggied the course, and lift, clean and place was in play. But this was Saturday. In an unfortunate move, and as first reported by pgatour.com, Schenk touched his ball
Check Out the Stock Yardages on Bryson’s Clubs

Bryson DeChambeau, seems to have gained more distance every time we see him. It wasn’t long ago that we were impressed when he touched driver ball speeds over 190 mph. Now he’s easily cruising over 200 mph ball speed — with aims of getting even higher. In his most recent video on YouTube (you can subscribe to
Golf Fans React to Yet Another Rahm Withdrawal

Some big news dropped this weekend regarding this week’s upcoming European golf event. It was announced that Jon Rahm would not be participating in the DP World Tour Championship and golf fans have some feelings. We have not seen Rahm play since his disappointing early exit from the Andalucia Masters last month. Before that, the
Wolff Wasn’t Letting Gusty Winds & Mud Balls Stop Him in Houston

So far Matthew Wolff has shown us that he is prone to a hot streak now and again. It seems that once he gets on a roll, there is just no stopping him. The 22-year-old from Oklahoma is up for all sorts of challenges. With a pair of top-5 finishes in his last two starts,
Surprise Leader in Houston Hasn’t Made a Cut in 4 Months

The numbers are presented not to demean Martin Trainer, but simply to put into perspective just how brutal the game can be at the PGA Tour level, and how difficult it can be to fight your way out of massive slumps. And for that matter, how remarkable it is that Trainer is leading this week’s
Mickelson Candid About closed vice-captain mic at Ryder Cup

It’s been two months already since the U.S. squashed the European squad at the Ryder Cup. Phil Mickelson, who opened with a 65 at Phoenix Country Club to kick start his Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Thursday, was a vice captain for the winning side, the first time he served in that capacity. It gave
Is the PGA Tour Transitioning into a Team Format?

The PGA Tour plans to create a series of lucrative, international tournaments that will offer guaranteed money to the world’s best players, we can reveal. The Tour intends to stage between four and six events annually outside of the United States, in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The series will begin in the fall of 2023
DeChambeau Says *THIS* Part of His Game (Not Distance) Has Changed Most in the Last 3 Years…

It’s been an eventful year for Bryson DeCheambeau, to say the least. Over the last 14 months, the 28-year-old superstar has notched two wins: a U.S. Open at famed Winged Foot, and the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where his tee shot over the water on the par-5 6th hole immediately went viral; he feuded publicly with frenemy Brooks Koepka, went 2-0-1 in
Phil Mickelson to Play Huge Role in Brooks/Bryson Match

Phil Mickelson won’t be on the course for the latest edition of The Match — a much-hyped Nov. 29 showdown between frenemies Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka — but he will be in a place where he can provide just as much entertainment: the booth. Mickelson, whose steady needling and pontificating has carried previous editions of The Match, will be