Min Woo Lee of Australia and Pierceson Coody share the first-round lead and Scottie Scheffler is one off the pace at The American Express after Thursday's action in La Quinta, Calif.
Now that football is winding down, it's almost time to shift our attention to golf season. With the PGA Tour getting underway and LIV Golf set to begin its fifth season on Feb 4, let's power rank the top 10 golfers in the world from both tours.
As the defending champion of The American Express, Sepp Straka may be the one the others are all looking to beat, but the Austrian says he feels the intensity of the competition coming out to kick off the 2026 PGA Tour schedule on Thursday in La Quinta, Calif.
The slightly altered start to the 2026 PGA Tour schedule has become a boon for The American Express. Several top players who normally would have debuted at The Sentry, the since-canceled tournament on Maui, will hit their first tee shots of the season at The American Express on Thursday in La Quinta, Calif.
Will Zalatoris might be well positioned to make himself a top comeback player during the 2026 PGA Tour season. During Tuesday's media availability in advance of The American Express in La Quinta, Calif., he confirmed that could be a possibility.
Scottie Scheffler steered clear of wine glasses when helping with Christmas dinner this year. That joke was surely going around the PGA West resort in La Quinta, Calif., as the No.
The PGA Tour returns to the mainland for this week's pro-am tournament in La Quinta, Calif., while the lucrative Rolex Series kicks off in Dubai and the Champions Tour begins its season in Hawaii.
Brooks Koepka's sudden return to the PGA Tour continues to benefit several of the tour's second-tier tournaments. Koepka, who was reinstated by the tour earlier this month through a one-time Returning Player Program, has committed to the Cognizant Classic.
One of the top young golfers in the world made a statement on Tuesday. Instead of playing for the PGA Tour, Michael La Sasso will head to LIV Golf, foregoing his senior year at Ole Miss and an opportunity to play at this year’s Masters Tournament.
Chris Gotterup opened the 2026 PGA Tour season with a statement victory, winning the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club by two shots after closing with a 6-under 64 on Sunday.
Chris Gotterup shot 6-under-par 64 in the final round to capture the season-opening Sony Open on Sunday at Honolulu. His 16-under 264 score was good for a two-stroke victory at Waialae Country Club.
Mateo Pulcini of Argentina defeated Venezuela's Virgilio Paz on the second playoff hole to win the Latin America Amateur Championship on Sunday in Lima, Peru.
Davis Riley had a strong finishing stretch to shoot 3-under-par 67 and claim the lead through the third round of the Sony Open on Saturday at Honolulu.
Will Zalatoris will return to competition next week at The American Express in La Quinta, Calif. A former world top-10 player, Zalatoris is eight months removed from back surgery.
Six-time major champion Nick Faldo announced that he is headed home following open-heart surgery. Faldo, 68, underwent a preventative procedure at The Cleveland Clinic.
Canada's Nick Taylor endured an inconsistent second round on Friday at the Sony Open in Hawaii, but the defending champion retained a share of the lead at the PGA Tour's season-opening event in Honolulu.
Nick Taylor began his title defense at the Sony Open in Hawaii with a stellar 8-under-par 62, and the Canadian finds himself tied for the first-round lead at the PGA Tour's season-opening tournament Thursday in Honolulu.
Rory McIlroy needled LIV Golf on Thursday when discussing the PGA Tour competitor's current state of affairs. "It's not as if they made any huge signings this year, is it?" McIlroy told The Telegraph of London.
Wyndham Clark admitted to being "torn" about the return of fellow U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka to the PGA Tour. Koepka announced last month he would part ways with LIV Golf despite a year remaining on his contract with the Saudi-backed league.
Tiger Woods celebrated the 30th anniversary of his TGR Foundation by announcing that more than $50 million was raised last year to support the nonprofit organization's education initiatives.
Days after Brooks Koepka announced he'll be returning to the PGA Tour, LIV Golf announced it has signed two-time major champion Dustin Johnson to a multiyear extension.
Brooks Koepka is headed back to the PGA Tour, and Tiger Woods hopes to do so, too. In addition to focusing on his rehabilitation from his seventh lifetime back surgery, Woods was a part of the PGA Tour committee that formulated the Returning Members Program.
The 2026 PGA Tour season kicks off this week from the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club. We all know about the Scottie Schefflers and Rory McIlroys of the world, but what about the rookies ready to make a name for themselves?