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KAPALUA, Hawaii - On Sunday morning at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with credentialed media for a question-and-answer session. He welcomed any and all questions, though he cautioned that due to ongoing litigation with LIV, he might not answer every one fully. That was his only preamble; then Monahan…

One of the great annual traditions of the Masters is the inclusion of myriad amateurs who qualified for the first major of the year. There are several different ways to qualify for a week at Augusta National, which often produces a diverse and interesting group of golfers -- just as we have this year in the 86th edition of this tournament. It's…

There are plenty of familiar names atop the odds board for the 2023 Masters Tournament. This page will track the odds for all the top contenders and notables leading up to the first major of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season. It was announced by Augusta National Golf Club on Tuesday, Dec. 20, that eligible golfers from the LIV Golf Invitational Series…

The PGA Masters tournament at Augusta National is upon us again. The world's most famous golf tournament is scheduled for the first week of April every year, and it's the first of four major championship events on the PGA Tour schedule. The recency of the last Masters tournament gives us some great data to work with, which in turn presents some…

Of the 88 players in the 2021 Masters field, only one can complete a career grand slam with a victory. Rory McIlroy is only missing a green jacket from his resume of major championships, as the Irishman is 0-for-12 at Augusta National. McIlroy has been competitive with six top-10 finishes over his last seven Masters, but he hasn't been able to get…

One by one, the controversial LIV Golf Invitational Series has poached some of the best golfers in the world from the PGA Tour. PGA icons like Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and more have already joined up with the new LIV league, and the list seems to only be growing. Patrick Reed was recently announced as the latest PGA member to switch over to…

A field of 90 players is set to converge on Augusta National Golf Club for the 86th edition of the Masters Tournament. Phil Mickelson is out. Tiger Woods is the ultimate question mark as he works he way back from injury. And several of the top players are peaking at the perfect time. (A few are also struggling. More on that shortly.) We've once…

Since it was founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts in 1932, Augusta National Golf Club has been one of the game's most prestigious venues. Augusta National will once again take center stage when the 2022 Masters begins on Thursday. This will be the 86th edition of the Masters, and Hideki Matsuyama is the defending champion after beating Will…

If the college basketball March Madness action wasn't enough for you last week, golf has its own version in Texas this week as the world's best congregate one final time before the Masters, which starts in just two weeks (!). Though a handful of the top players in the world will be absent this week, we still get a very different look at the…

The Zurich Classic, the only team event on tour, is upon us and we're breaking down our PGA Tour expert picks for the golf at TPC Louisiana this week. If you're tired of the same 72-hole stroke-play events and the Match Play didn't do it for you, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has you covered. The annual trip to TPC Louisiana is the only team…

With the U.S. Open in the rearview mirror, the PGA Tour gets back to action with the 2022 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. The tournament was established in 1952 and has been held at TPC River Highlands since 1984, with a number of high-profile past winners like Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and Phil…

Father's Day is traditionally celebrated every year during the final round of the US Open, and Sunday will be no different, as it coincides with the conclusion of the 2021 U.S. Open. Last year's tournament was rescheduled to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Bryson DeChambeau breaking through to win his first major. This year's…

Phil Mickelson isn't the only San Diego native in the 2021 U.S. Open field, as Xander Schauffele will also make the trek to Torrey Pines. Schauffele frequently played the course while growing up and graduated just 20 miles away at San Diego State University. Like Mickelson, Torrey Pines is Schauffele's home course and he finished runner-up there at…

Even with all of the young talent on the PGA Tour, you still have to look all the way back to 1922 to find the youngest winner of the PGA Championship. Gene Sarazen won it that year at 20 years and five months, but no golfer in this year's event will be younger than Joaquin Niemann, who is 23 years and six months as play begins with the first 2022…

The 2022 Masters will begin on Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club and Tiger Woods is set to return to action after a 17-month layoff from the PGA Tour. Woods last competed at the 2020 Masters, which took place in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, and was involved in a serious car accident last February that led to multiple fractures…

Many of the PGA Tour's best golfers head to Hogan's Alley this week for the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge, which tees off Thursday at Colonial Country Club. A particularly strong post-major field will take on the course in Fort Worth, Texas where longtime area resident Ben Hogan won five times. Dallas native Jordan Spieth isn't a threat to his…

A distinctive characteristic of the PGA Championship compared to the other golf majors is that it invites all winners of PGA Tour events in the preceding year. It also invites select club professionals. Golfers who meet either criteria will be part of the 156-player 2021 PGA Championship field, which tees off Thursday. Outside of the recognition of…

This week's Zurich Classic is a wild deviation from the normal week to week play on the PGA Tour. Smack in the middle between the Masters and PGA Championship, golfers will shift from the more traditional 72 holes of stroke play to playing in teams. There will be 80 duos playing the rarely used four-ball and foursomes format this weekend at TPC…

Golf fans across the globe were excited to see Tiger Woods in the field at the Hero World Challenge, but he ended up being a late scratch due to plantar fasciitis, which he said Tuesday was a side-effect of his lingering leg and ankle injuries. This event now features 19 players, with of 17 of the top 21 golfers in the world.

It's Tiger Woods glorified hit-and-giggle in the Bahamas. Oddschecker's Tom Jacobs assesses the field This is exciting, isn't it? We haven't seen Tiger Woods since he was fighting back the tears on the Swilcan Bridge. But the 15-time major champion has decided he is fit enough to return to PGA Tour action at his 20-man invitational in the Bahamas,…

The PGA Tour is known for its stroke-play tournaments, so the 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play event is a welcomed change in the schedule. Austin Country Club is set to host the tournament, as it has since 2016. The event will feature 64 of the world's best golfers, but they will be broken into 16 groups of round-robin play that begins on…

Scottie Scheffler held a five-stroke lead overnight on Friday. He expanded to a seven-stroke lead making the turn into Saturday's back nine; by the conclusion of Saturday's round, Scheffler's lead has been cut to three. The World No. 1 carded bogeys on three of his last five holes while Cameron Smith, who was recommended at 14-1 in-play last night,…

We're back for golf's second major of 2022 as the PGA Championship returns to the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., with action beginning Thursday. The last time a major took place at Southern Hills was back in 2007 when Tiger Woods went on to win his fourth PGA Championship and 13th career major. Woods is one of many previous PGA…

This year's Ryder Cup has been overshadowed by the resurgence of Tiger Woods winning last week's Tour Championship after a period of five years in the wilderness, giving the event added intrigue in a format that he notoriously struggles with. His team aim to retain the Ryder Cup and win in Europe for the first time since 1993 after winning…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to MLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. For the first time since 2019, the Masters is going to look entirely normal. In 2020, it was postponed from April to November because of the Covid-19…

The PGA Tour hits the Big Easy this week for the 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event. Masters champ Scottie Scheffler makes his return and is joining forces with the 2019 Zurich champion, but, according to the Zurich Classic odds via BetMGM, they aren't the favorites. Here's what you need to know. Thursday will see the first round by…

There's never a better time to revisit why you shouldn't be betting three-way matchups in golf than the WGC-Dell Match Play, which is … entirely matchups. Here are the two main ways to bet head-to-head matchups in golf, when you're betting that one golfer will score better than another over the 18-hole round or the entire tournament: Two golfers…

The highly contested LIV Golf Invitational Series is back this week for it's penultimate tournament of the season. Royal Greens Golf & Country Club plays host this week to the Saudi Arabia-funded golf series, the LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah. You have come to the right place. We have exclusive betting predictions and picks for the event as well as…

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The Masters is a tradition unlike any other. Augusta, Georgia serves as the setting for the highlight of the golfing calendar at Augusta National Golf Club every April for a reason. The Masters Tournament is more than just a golf tournament - it's a spectacle. Of the four major tournaments on the PGA Tour, the Masters is undoubtedly the most…

Get ready for perhaps the best Sunday nap of the annual sports calendar, folks. It's early April and that means it's time for The Masters. It has been nine months since the sport's last major and news that Tiger Woods could be making his return only heightens the anticipation for golf's most prominent tournament. Tiger hasn't competed since the…

channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing The sixth LIV Golf Invitational Series event gets underway this week from Stonehill Golf Course, playing host this week to the Saudi Arabia-funded golf series, the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok. Look no further, as we have some excellent betting picks and promos for you! In what has most…

How do you follow last week's completely insane WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale? With the best field of the year at the best golf course on the PGA Tour, of course. The PGA Tour heads to Los Angeles this week as Max Homa defends his title at Riviera Country Club, and he'll have to knock off most of the best players in the world to do it at the…

Golf tips and expert instruction, golf club reviews and the latest golf equipment. Thank you for signing up to. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. The best sight of a hectic weekend's golf apart from Solheim Cup heroine Leona Maguire's LPGA breakthrough was surely Bubba Watson…

It's a paradox of golf that the world's greatest players don't compete routinely on the world's greatest courses. At the game's highest level, architectural gems are the exception, not the rule. This week will bring us one of those outliers when the PGA Tour returns to Southern California for the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, the George Thomas…

Fantasy Golf Picks, Odds, and Predictions for the 2022 Fortinet Championship The 2022-23 PGA TOUR season is upon us! It feels like an eternity since Rory McIlroy lifted the Fed Ex Cup to cap the 2021-22 campaign. The Irishman managed to reel in Scottie Scheffler to bank the big bucks and be crowned'season champion', and while Scheffler has since…