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Under normal circumstances, this would have been the week of the Olympic golf tournament. That was scrapped thanks to COVID. Instead, the world’s finest golfers were invited to TPC Southwind in Memphis for the World Golf Championship FedEx St. Jude Invitational. The field increased to 78 and includes 45 of the top 50 in the OWGR. New No. 1 Jo... 

With the WGC inviting only 78 players there is a need for another event. Voila, the Barracuda Championship fills the void as an alternate tournament. That also means a less than sparkling field will assemble at the Tahoe Mountain Club for the first time. This is the PGA Tour’s only stop featuring the Modified Stableford scoring system, which credits points based on how players per... 

It’s back to a stellar cast of characters on the PGA Tour with the best field yet ready to peg it up this week at the World Golf Championship FedEx St. Jude Invitational from TPC Southwind in Memphis. New OWGR No. 1 Jon Rahm makes his first start since winning the Memorial hitting the board as the favorite in a field that includes the top eight and 45 of the t... 

Following an exciting week with the return of Tiger Woods and the ascent of Jon Rahm to No. 1 in the OWGR, things will cool considerably when the PGA Tour makes its originally scheduled stop in Minnesota for the second playing of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine. There is a dip in the talent pool with several high-profile golfers taking a week off in advance of more prestigious events. Nonethele... 

The COVID pandemic hasn’t affected the playing of the 3M Open, which operates this week on its originally scheduled dates. Following the doubleheader at Muirfield Village the PGA Tour heads to Minnesota for the second edition of this event, contested at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine. There is a drop in the talent pool from last week’s Memorial with many high-profile golfers gearing up for the WGC and PGA Ch... 

The return of five-time winner Tiger Woods to competitive tournament play only strengthens an already stellar field at the Memorial Tournament. Players who competed last week didn’t have to travel with Muirfield Village Golf Club hosting a second straight event; does that give golfers who competed last week an advantage? Tournament organizers promised to change the layout for the Me... 

The PGA Tour stays in Dublin, Ohio, ahead of this week’s Memorial Tournament, which features the return of Tiger Woods to competitive play for the first time since February. And that means all eyes will be on Muirfield Village Golf Club starting with Thursday’s first round. Having Woods in the field is a boost to the Tour and to online sportsbooks with the Big Cat going for his sixt... 

For the first time since 1957 the PGA Tour will use the same course for consecutive events. Muirfield Village Country Club serves as host to this week’s late-addition Workday Charity Open while also preparing for the more prestigious Memorial the following week. Golfers competing in both events will see a different track however as organizers do their best to challenge the pros. Seven ... 

The PGA Tour stops in Dublin, Ohio, this week for the first of two straight tournaments at Muirfield Village Country Club. First-round action in the one-off Workday Charity Open is set for Thursday. Bryson DeChambeau became the fourth outright favorite to win a PGA Tour event this season when he captured the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He decided to take this week off leaving othe... 

Outside of Dustin Johnson, who won last week’s tournament, some of the big name players on the PGA Tour haven’t had a lot of success since the reboot. Many of them are taking this week off leaving an open field for the second playing of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Three of the OWGR top-10 are scheduled to appear, much less than the first three events when players returned to the links... 

The fourth tournament since the PGA Tour’s reboot sees fewer big names in the field. The first three weeks back from the COVID shutdown attracted the top players looking to refine their game after a three-month hiatus. Many of them decided this is the week to recover. Only three in the OWGR top-10 are scheduled to appear when the Rocket Mortgage Classic gets underway Thursday from the ... 

The unpredictability of the PGA Tour has never been more evident than since the reboot a few weeks ago. We saw upset winners in Daniel Berger and Webb Simpson in the first two events while notables like Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm finished well off the pace or didn’t even make the cut. Things may settle down this week with another stacked field entered in the Travelers Championship<... 

Another stacked field will gather just outside Hartford as the PGA Tour conducts its third tournament of the revised season schedule with this week’s Travelers Championship. There have been a few surprises in the first two with a pair of upset winners in Daniel Berger and Webb Simpson. However, that won’t deter the best players in the world from pegging it up at TPC Ri... 

The reboot to the PGA Tour season went off in spectacular fashion last week in Texas. A number of the same players involved in that event make the trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina, for Thursday’s opening of the RBC Heritage, hosted by Harbour Town Golf Links. Daniel Berger, an 85/1 long shot, took home the hardware in a playoff at Colonial, outlasting a number of highly-ranked play... 

Following its triumphant return from a three-month coronavirus-induced layoff, the PGA Tour is back at it this week with the RBC Heritage, hosted by Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Typically following The Masters, this event has a new place on the schedule and a stacked field ready to tee it up starting Thursday. The field was expanded to over 150 players, 20 more than the usual allotment. A number of golfers that helped reopen the season are back at it with the top-five in the world scheduled to compete. No. 1 Rory McIlroy opened as the betting favorite. Head over to BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

The return of the PGA Tour after a three-month hiatus brings a major-like feel to it. The best players in the game are aching to get on the course and we’ll see a number of them competing in the Charles Schwab Challenge. It’ll be interesting to see what effect the shutdown had since few golfers played competitively since THE PLAYERS Championship was shut down after a round... 

The game returned with a few made-for-TV charity events last month. Now the PGA Tour is back ending a three-month hiatus due to COVID-19 with this week’s playing of the Charles Schwab Challenge, which starts Thursday from Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. You can tell everyone is ready to get back to work with 16 of the top 20 ranked golfers in the world schedule... 

The return of live golf was a rousing success with several million viewers tuning in to watch the charity skins competition last weekend. So let’s do it again. On Sunday four of the most accomplished professional athletes will tee it up at The Match: Champions for Charity event at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida. PGA Tour stars Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson go head-to-head in an 18-hole made for TV event again, only this team with NFL royalty by their sides.... 

Following a two-month hiatus due to the coronavirus outbreak, competitive golf is back with a charity event featuring PGA Tour stars Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in the TaylorMade Driving Relief skins competition. The event takes place Sunday, May 17, from 2-6 p.m. ET at the Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida. All proceeds from the event will support charities of a team’s choosing for COVID-19 relief efforts.... 

Are you ready for some live sports action? The coronavirus has virtually shut down the sports world, so people are itching to see something on television that is competitive. It could be that we get to see some live golf action in May as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are looking at playing a heads-up match to support coronavirus relief efforts. These two met in a winner-take-all duel in 2018 in Las Vegas for $9 million dollars and it was Mickelson winning in extra holes. This time around the match could include two famous NFL quarterbacks, as Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are reportedly going to be the partners for Woods and Mickelson. Let’s look at Tiger vs. Phil II. ... 

Often referred to as the fifth Major, THE PLAYERS Championship attracts the world’s best golfers thanks in part to its enormous prize pool and cool $2.7 million to the winner, which also adds plenty of incentive. The top-10 players in the OWGR are scheduled to tee off at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach this week with a chance to claim the most lucrative payout in professional golf. Defending champion and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite at online sportsbooks, but keep in mind that in the 46-year history there has never been a successful title defense. The top players will make for some interesting matchups this week. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

While it’s not officially a major, THE PLAYERS Championship has often been referred to as the PGA Tour’s fifth major. The prize money ranks among the best on Tour and the prestige with winning the event is up there with the top tournaments of the season. A hefty purse tends to bring out the sport’s biggest names and the top-10 players in the world are set to peg it up at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach this week as the Tour continues its swing through the Sunshine State. Defending champ Rory McIlroy is No. 1 in the world and the betting favorite at online sportsbooks. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

The Arnold Palmer Invitational attracts a strong field with many of the best golfers in the world assembling in Orlando to pay tribute to the tournament’s namesake. One notable player missing from the lineup, however, is eight-time winner Tiger Woods. Still, five of the top-10 in the world are scheduled to peg it up at Bay Hill Club and Lodge, which has hosted since 1979 when Palmer lobbied the PGA Tour to bring an official event to his course. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite at online sportsbooks with the past four winners included in the field. That makes for some interesting tournament matchups. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

The swing through the Sunshine State continues this week when the PGA Tour heads to Orlando for the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The event attracts a strong field with a number of golfers attacking the Bay Hill Club and Lodge to pay tribute to the tournament’s namesake. One prominent name missing from the invitation list is Tiger Woods, who’s taking time to mend his back in preparation for The Masters. The elevated status of the API comes with a larger purse and three-year Tour exemption instead of the usual two. Francesco Molinari is back to defend his title and is situated well down the odds board due to recent struggles. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy opened as the betting favorite at online sportsbooks. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

The PGA Tour says hello to the Sunshine State with the first of four straight tournaments in Florida, starting this week with The Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens. Rickie Fowler and Brooks Koepka, two of the bigger names in the field, will tee it up after an absence of several weeks. They are up the odds board but sit behind Tommy Fleetwood, who opened as the betting ...