The PGA Tour sent a letter on Wednesday to their members which revealed a massive increase to prize money amongst other additions in order to compete with the LIV Tour. The average purse for each tournament is roughly $20 million along with a minimum salary of $500,000. On top of …
Read More »Former Gators attend 150th The Open
The 150th British Open is underway in Scotland. The prestigious tournament returned to The Old Course at St. Andrews for the final major of the season. Three former Gators appeared in the tournament but did not fare too well in the first round. Horschel, Horsfield and Calcavecchia at The Open …
Read More »Tiger Woods Eyes The Open Championship
The 150th PGA Tour Open Championship is about to get into full swing starting on July 14 in Fife, Scotland, at St. Andrews. Tiger Woods says he is ready for the tournament, even after all of the adversity he has been facing. The Open begins in 12 hours. Set your …
Read More »The Open Championship Starts Thursday
The 2022 Open Golf Championship and final major of the season are here, and what better venue to celebrate the 150th anniversary than the Old Course at St. Andrews. The Old St. Andrews course is located in Fife, Scotland, and will play as a par 72, measuring between 7,313 and …
Read More »US Open approaches amidst LIV tension
This year’s US Open will be the first major golf tournament since the formation of the Saudi LIV golf league. The LIV golf circuit has created an unprecedented amount of controversy in the golf world. This is largely because many PGA Tour golfers have defected from the PGA to join …
Read More »Phil Mickelson talks LIV Golf
Phil Mickelson, a world-famous professional golfer, has won 45 events on the PGA Tour. Mickelson’s accomplishments include six major championships, three Masters titles, two PGA Championships, and one Open Championship. This past Monday, Mickelson attended the U.S. Open press conference at The Country Club in Massachusetts and made surprising comments …
Read More »Golfers to Compete in U.S. Open Despite LIV Tournament Drama
It was recently announced that the PGA Tour suspended the golfers competing in the LIV Golf International Series Event. This being said, they are still allowed to compete in the upcoming U.S. Open. What is the LIV Event? The LIV golf series is similar to your normal golf tour. Players …
Read More »Former Gator Horschel Wins PGA Event
University of Florida graduate Billy Horschel has won seven PGA Tour Titles. His most recent came this past weekend in the Memorial Golf Tournament. The UF Athletic Hall of Fame honoree started off slow, but came back to win with his family looking on. Horschel Gets Off to a Slow …
Read More »Gators Golf to the NCAA Tournament
The Florida Gator golf team, for the 55th time, punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament. https://twitter.com/GatorsGolf/status/1527002611953573889?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Palm Beach Regional After finishing third in the Palm Beach Regional tournament, the Gators got their ticket to the NCAA tournament. In their third-place finish, Florida shot two-under-par, highlighted by Fred Biondi. Biondi …
Read More »2022 PGA Championship set to start
The 2022 PGA Championship is set to tee off on Thursday morning at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The championship goes until Sunday. Notably, 2021 champion Phil Mickelson is absent from the field. Additionally, a grouping of Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy headline the groupings. …
Read More »