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USATSI PGA DFS players entering daily Fantasy contest on FanDuel or DraftKings for the 2021 Zurich Classic of New Orleans have plenty of tough choices to make as the PGA’s only two-man team event gets set to tee off on Thursday. You likely won’t go wrong investing in the team of Jon Rahm and Ryan

The PGA Tour will take on a different look this week as players head to TPC Louisiana for the Zurich Classic. For those of you who do not religiously follow all things golf, you may be unaware of this week’s format. Let me explain. The Zurich Classic was revamped after the 2016 tournament. Starting in

Connor Murphy started his day at Trophy Club (Texas) Country Club with an 11 on the par-4 first hole. It wouldn’t be terribly significant but for the fact that Murphy was entered in a Monday qualifier for this week’s Veritex Bank Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour. Unfortunately it got worse – much worse –

The deepest field in golf this week might be the one at Anthem (Arizona) Golf Club. On one side of the scoreboard, a four-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion has the lead. On the other, a Curtis Cup captain with three Women’s Mid-Amateur titles of her own is setting the pace. The inaugural Ladies National Golf

Getty Images The PGA Tour will make its only stop in Louisiana this season when the 2021 Zurich Classic of New Orleans tees off Thursday, April 22. In addition to taking place on the bayou, this tournament is unique in that it’s a team event in which best-ball is played by a duo for the

5:20 PM ET A limited number of spectators will be permitted to attend both the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines (South) in San Diego and the U.S. Women’s Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco this June. To do so under California guidelines, residents of the state must provide a negative COVID-19 test or

Getty Images Though golf is far from whatever its new normal is going to look like, the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in June is going to feel like it’s being played at Cameron Indoor Stadium compared to last year’s major in California. The USGA announced on Monday that a limited number of fans would

The PGA Tour encouraged its players and caddies to receive the COVID-19 vaccine “as soon as possible,” according to a memo from the tour obtained by Golfweek. “While we encourage everyone to get vaccinated as soon as possible, the Tour endeavors to make vaccine as accessible as possible once supply becomes available for private allocation,”

12:41 PM ET The PGA Tour is strongly encouraging its players and caddies to get the COVID-19 vaccines, sending a memo on Monday that outlined how it will eventually stop on-site testing while also attempting to debunk some of the myths associated with the shots. In the memo obtained by ESPN, the Tour said while

The PGA Tour is reportedly making some changes to its health and safety procedures based on players’ vaccination status.  According to a memo obtained by the Associated Press, the PGA Tour is planning to drop COVID-19 testing requirements for any player who has been fully vaccinated. Those who have not been vaccinated will have to

Getty Images Nobody on the PGA Tour has more wins this season than a 47-year-old man who failed to win during the entire 2010s and is maybe most famous for dashing one of the great stories in sports history 12 years ago at the Open Championship. Stewart Cink tied Bryson DeChambeau with his second victory

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Household names like Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, and Rory McIlroy have won the PGA Championship in recent years, but this major has also seen its fair share of upset winners. Collin Morikawa pulled off a stunner in 2020, while Jimmy Walker (2016) and Jason Dufner (2013) are among the other long shot winners. The 2021

6:57 PM ET Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Stewart Cink shot a steady, stress-free 70 to cap off a dominant, record-breaking week that resulted in his third RBC Heritage title on Sunday. The 47-year-old Cink finished at 19-under 265 at Harbour Town, 4 shots better than Emiliano Grillo and Harold Varner III. Grillo

6:48 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Steve Stricker figured someone could come out of the pack with a low score and win the Chubb Classic on Sunday, and it turned out to be him. Stricker closed with a 5-under 67, taking control with a wedge into 3 feet for birdie on the 16th

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) —  Stewart Cink shot a steady, stress-free 70 to cap off a dominant, record-breaking week and win his third RBC Heritage title on Sunday. The 47-year-old Cink finished at 19-under 265 at Harbour Town, four better than Emiliano Grillo and Harold Varner III. Grillo shot a 68 while Varner, who

5:51 PM ET United States’ John Catlin claimed his third European Tour title in eight months after defeating Germany’s Maximilian Kieffer in a thrilling playoff battle at the Austrian Open on Sunday. Catlin finished with a round of seven-under-par 65 at Diamond Country Club, near Vienna, to tie for the top spot at 14-under alongside

Stewart Cink wrapped up the wire-to-wire victory Sunday at the RBC Heritage, winning for the second time this season. Here’s everything you need to know: Leaderboard: Stewart Cink (-19), Harold Varner III (-15), Emiliano Grillo (-15), Maverick McNealy (-13), Corey Conners (-13), Matt Fitzpatrick (-13), Chris Kirk (-12), Collin Morikawa (-12) What it means: Despite