For the first time since 1963, the PGA Tour returned to Utah this week for the 2024 Black Desert Championship at Black Desert Resort. Although the biggest names in the sport are taking advantage of their off-season, the leaderboard was tightly packed … [Read more...]
Matt McCarty’s chance at history and more from Saturday at the 2024 Black Desert Championship
If you don’t know the name Matt McCarty, it’s time to get familiar. In August, McCarty became the 13th player since 1997 to earn the Korn Ferry Tour’s Three-Victory Promotion, immediately making him eligible for the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall. He won … [Read more...]
Mao Saigo holds one-shot lead over Ruoning Yin with 18 holes to play at 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai
The LPGA’s Asia Swing began this week in China at the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai, and through 54 holes Mao Saigo holds a one-shot lead over Ruoning Yin heading into Sunday’s final round. After opening with a 4-under 68 on Thursday, Saigo has posted … [Read more...]
Stephan Jaeger times two chip-ins and a coach filling in as caddie among Black Desert Championship second round takeaways
Harris English had made 333 starts on the PGA Tour before this week, but this is how he described playing in the inaugural Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah.“It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen,” he said. “For us out here on Tour, we’re used … [Read more...]
NCAA adjusts college golf rankings parameters with first 2024-25 release coming next week
The NCAA is listening. With the first college golf rankings release coming Wednesday, Oct. 16, the NCAA sent out a memo to coaches on Friday announcing adjustments in the ranking methodology for the 2024-25 season. This comes on the heels of numerous … [Read more...]
Golf instruction: Practicing your downswing from home on a rainy day
As hurricanes and storms move across the country, there’s not a ton of outdoor golf practice going on. This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates a downswing drill that can be completed at home. This drill is great … [Read more...]
Going for three straight wins, Tom Kim highlights field for 2024 Shriners Children’s Open
Tom Kim has a chance to join rare company in Sin City. Only six golfers have ever done it, and next week at TPC Summerlin, Kim can become the seventh. That’s winning three straight PGA Tour events. The PGA Tour remains out west in Las Vegas for the … [Read more...]
Watch: After two tee shots OB, Peter Malnati holes out for double bogey, jokes ‘golf sucks so bad’
We’ve seen a few amazing shots already in the first few hours of the 2024 Black Desert Championship. Ben Kohles aced the par-3 17th on Thursday. Later in the day, J.J. Spaun almost made an ace, his ball burning the edge and lipping out on 17. Then it … [Read more...]
What are PGA Tour players saying about the stunning Black Desert Resort this week?
IVINS, Utah — As expected, the FedEx Cup Fall’s first jaunt into Utah produced a field missing a number of the game’s top players, but the Black Desert Championship has produced an emerging star — a golf course that players haven’t stopped raving … [Read more...]
2024 Black Desert Championship Friday tee times, PGA Tour pairings and how to watch
This week, the PGA Tour is in Utah for the 2024 Black Desert Championship at Black Desert Resort. It’s the first time the Tour has made its way to Utah since 1963. The players in the field at the inaugural event are raving about the par-71 layout … [Read more...]