Golf

Getty Images This week’s Players Championship marks the 50th edition of the tournament and perhaps one its most interesting. The week begins with notable names in attendance — like Scottie Scheffler, last week’s winner and defending Players champion — and also plenty of notables not in the field (see: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm,
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So far, Tiger Woods has only played a little more than one round of competitive golf in 2024. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Tiger Woods will not be playing in The Players Championship this year, as his name did not appear on the final field list in advance of next week’s tournament.
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Though he’s admittedly not been paying much attention, former world No. 1 Jon Rahm joined other big names in the sport in slamming the Official World Golf Rankings system Wednesday. Rahm, who left for LIV Golf late last year, is getting ready to compete in the Saudi Arabian-backed league’s tournament in Hong Kong this weekend.
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 5, 2024, 08:51 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LIV Golf League has withdrawn its application for recognition from the Official World Golf Ranking, LIV Golf CEO and commissioner Greg Norman told
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Greg Norman, LIV Golf CEO. (Chris Trotman/LIV Golf via AP) LIV Golf has given up on its pursuit of ranking points from the Official World Golf Rankings, according to CEO Greg Norman. The rankings points are used to place players in the majors, men’s golf’s four crown jewels, and without the ability to earn those
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 3, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods hasn’t yet said whether he will compete in the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass — the so-called fifth major — later this
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Anthony Kim’s second round at LIV Golf Jeddah began on a disastrous note. (Montana Pritchard/LIV Golf via AP) Even par usually usually doesn’t mean much for professional golfers, but it’s a safe bet that Anthony Kim has rarely had a more satisfying run of even-par golf than he had on Saturday in his return to
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