Tag: PGA Golf

Billy Horschel Leads the Farmers Open Early at Torrey Pines -9

Billy Horschel, uncertain of playing from back stiffness, opened the Farmers Insurance Open with the low score of 63, -9, on a rare Wednesday start at the North Course, Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. Michael Thompson is in second at 8-under; while Kevin Tway and Stephan Jaeger, Germany, finished third with 7-under. The leaders took advantage…


Bernhard Langer Named Champions Tour Player of the Year

Bernhard Langer is the winner of the 2020-21 Jack Nicklaus Award as the Champions Tour’s Player of the Year. The 64-year-old German posted 24 top-10 finishes, including two wins, en route to winning the Charles Schwab Cup for the sixth time and leading the tour in prize money ($3.25 million) for the eighth time. Langer…


European Tour Rebranded, Doubling Total Prize Fund to $200M+

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—After 50 years, the European Tour by name is no more. Starting in 2022, it will be rebranded as the DP World Tour in a deal that is set to double the total prize money to more than $200 million. European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley said the title change better reflects…


Nelly Korda Vaults to No. 1 in World Rankings

Nelly Korda officially vaulted to No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, following her victory at the Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday. The top spot is now occupied by somebody from the United States for just the third time ever. Stacy Lewis held the No. 1 spot for a month in 2013 and…