A trial judge in Manhattan dismissed the case brought by the company which sought to control Nicklaus’ attempts to use his own name to promote his golf course design and other businesses.
Fifty years after “The Massacre at Winged Foot” and on the eve of this year’s US Open at Pinehurst No.2, almost everything has changed – including the USGA’s philosophy surrounding a course’s playing characteristics.
This week marks Matsuyama’s 10th anniversary of his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Memorial Tournament in 2014, an event hosted by golf legend Nicklaus. From the breakthrough a decade ago, Matsuyama has since cemented his stature as Asia’s most decorated golfer.
Two former winners of the Open Championship at St Andrews are providing secret tips to the Walker Cup team for this weekends’ amateur biennial contest between Great Britain/Ireland and the US.
The PGA Tour has reversed course on its plan to alter the makeup of its three invitational tournaments in 2024. Much of that is the doing of Tiger Woods—who only on Tuesday was given a seat on the tour’s policy board.
Viktor Hovland, who has come up short in several big events this year, including runner-up two weeks ago in the PGA Championship, finally cashed in on Sunday at the Memorial Tournament by defeating Denny McCarthy with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
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