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North Florida veterans win Secretary’s Cup, promote PGA HOPE program
Read full article: North Florida veterans win Secretary’s Cup, promote PGA HOPE programThe North Florida chapter of PGA HOPE is one of 12 teams competing in the Secretary's Cup, a nine-hole golf match set for Monday to kick off PGA Championship week.
Golf as therapy: North Florida veterans prepare for Secretary’s Cup, promote PGA HOPE program
Read full article: Golf as therapy: North Florida veterans prepare for Secretary’s Cup, promote PGA HOPE programThe North Florida chapter of PGA HOPE is one of 12 teams competing in the Secretary's Cup, a nine-hole golf match set for Monday to kick off PGA Championship week.
Schauffele says Ryder Cup pay for Americans is going to charity and 'we're going to take crap'
Read full article: Schauffele says Ryder Cup pay for Americans is going to charity and 'we're going to take crap'Xander Schauffele says the plan is for Americans to give their Ryder Cup compensation to charity.
Americans are getting paid to play the Ryder Cup. Now the pressure is on to win: Analysis
Read full article: Americans are getting paid to play the Ryder Cup. Now the pressure is on to win: AnalysisAs if the American team wasn't under enough pressure to win back the Ryder Cup, now they are painted as being greedy for getting paid to play.
Xander Schauffele has the points for PGA player of the year. But the award no longer exists
Read full article: Xander Schauffele has the points for PGA player of the year. But the award no longer existsXander Schauffele has earned enough points through his two majors that he would have clinched the PGA of America award for player of the year.
Valhalla's future in question for another PGA. Another dramatic finish wouldn't hurt
Read full article: Valhalla's future in question for another PGA. Another dramatic finish wouldn't hurtThere's some uncertainly about whether Valhalla will get another PGA Championship now that the PGA of America no longer owns it.
Golf officials to roll back ball for pros and weekend hackers alike. Not everyone is happy
Read full article: Golf officials to roll back ball for pros and weekend hackers alike. Not everyone is happyGolf’s ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball doesn't go as far for everyone from Tiger Woods to the amateur who plays public courses on the weekend.
Stephenson resigns from PGA Tour board over 'serious concerns' about Saudi deal, according to report
Read full article: Stephenson resigns from PGA Tour board over 'serious concerns' about Saudi deal, according to reportThe Washington Post is reporting former AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson has resigned from the PGA Tour policy board.
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Southern Hills to replace Trump National for '22 PGA
Read full article: Southern Hills to replace Trump National for '22 PGAThe 2022 PGA Championship, originally scheduled for Trump National in New Jersey, will be played at Southern Hills. The 2022 PGA Championship originally was to be played at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey. Southern Hills was not scheduled to host the PGA Championship until 2030. That was one of the reasons it was appealing to move up Southern Hills in the PGA Championship rotation. They mutually agreed to cancel the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Trump National LA in 2015 after Trump announced his candidacy.
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NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection
Read full article: NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)NEW YORK – New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. “I’m here to announce that the city of New York is severing all contracts with the Trump Organization,” de Blasio said in an interview on MSNBC. De Blasio had said earlier that the city was examining its legal options to end the Trump contracts. Removing the Trump name from the rinks, carousel and golf course won't erase him from New York City. He will still operate Trump Tower on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue and the Trump International Hotel on Central Park West.
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PGA Championship leaving Trump National in ’22 tournament
Read full article: PGA Championship leaving Trump National in ’22 tournamentFILE - In this Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, file photo, golfers play golf at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. PGA President Jim Richerson says the board voted to exercise its right to “terminate the agreement” with Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey. “As an organization we have invested many, many millions of dollars in the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster. That was the same year the USGA staged the U.S. Women’s Open at Trump National in Bedminster. Now it’s about finding a place to play the PGA Championship, which dates to 1916, for next year.
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Johnson, Scheffler favorites for tour's top player, rookie
Read full article: Johnson, Scheffler favorites for tour's top player, rookieFor the PGA Tour player of the year, the candidates were Johnson, Thomas, PGA champion Collin Morikawa (two wins), Webb Simpson (two wins) and Jon Rahm (two wins). Johnson won the Travelers Championship and The Northern Trust to go along with his FedEx Cup title he won at the Tour Championship. He also was runner-up to Morikawa at the PGA Championship. More interesting will be the vote for PGA Tour rookie of the year. ... Country singer Colt Ford, who once played professionally, is making his PGA Tour Champions debut on a sponsor exemption.
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PGA Championship confirms no fans for Harding Park
Read full article: PGA Championship confirms no fans for Harding ParkThe PGA Championship, originally scheduled for May 14-17 in San Francisco, now is set for Aug. 6-9 and will be the first of three majors this year. PGA of America officials were prepared to go elsewhere if playing in San Francisco would not allow health standards to be met. Woods tied for 29th, 14 shots behind, when he was going for a third straight PGA Championship title in 2001 in Atlanta. Walter Hagen won four straight times from 1924-27 when the PGA Championship format was match play. The PGA Championship next year goes to Kiawah Island in South Carolina.
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PGA Championship staying at Harding Park, but without fans
Read full article: PGA Championship staying at Harding Park, but without fansThe PGA of America has submitted plans to hold the PGA Championship at Harding Park without spectators, and the San Francisco Chronicle reports public health officials have approved it. An announcement was pending approval by San Francisco officials and was expected as early as Tuesday. It at least sets the PGA Championship for Aug. 6-9 at Harding Park, the public course along a golf landscape near the Pacific Ocean that includes Olympic Club, Lake Merced, San Francisco Golf Club and Cal Club. Harding Park will host its first major championship, having previously been host of two World Golf Championships one won by Tiger Woods (American Express Championship), the other by Rory McIlroy (Match Play Championship). Now that the PGA of America has its plan for its major championship, the next task is the Ryder Cup.