ππ½ Itβs official: LIV Golfβs funding from the Saudi PIF comes to a halt at the end of the season. CEO Scott OβNeil has hatched a plan to attempt to secure outside investment. What are his chances?
ππ½ Reports say that some LIV player agents have reached out to the PGA Tour about the road to reinstatement. Besides Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith, what are the other 54 playersβ chances of getting back to the Tour?
ππ½ Nelly Korda won the Chevron Championship by a dominant five shots for her third major title and reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the world ranking. Can you make much more of a statement than that?
ππ½ Brothers Matt and Alex won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, which secured Alex a place on the PGA Tour for the next two-and-a-half years. Is it fair that a team title counts as an official Tour victory?
ππ½ Is the bunker shot Matt Fitzpatrick played on the 72nd hole to a foot that secured them the victory a candidate for shot of the year?
ππ½ Justin Rose showed up at the Cadillac Championship with a bag full of new irons from McLaren, the Formula One auto racing giant. Not only is Rose an endorser, heβs also an investor. The clubs retail for $375 each. How many sets of irons do you think they will sell?
ππ½ Once again, a handful of the PGA Tour biggest stars skipped a signature event, this time the Cadillac Championship at Doral. The reason: too many signature events squeezed too close together during major championship season. CEO Brian Rolapp wants twice as many signature events next year. How is he going to manage that?
ππ½ Brooks Koepka, who waited around all day Thursday at the Cadillac Championship as first alternate without getting in the field, has entered the Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic, which is opposite the Truist Championship β another signature event. Better to play than wait, right?
ππ½ California club pro Michael Block will play in his fifth consecutive PGA Championship, by virtue of finishing T10 at the PGA Professional Championship at Bandon Dunes. He moved up 33 spots on the last day with a final-round 69. How big a deal is five PGAs in a row?
