Europe’s 12 Ryder Cup players have delivered a mixed bag of scores in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship. None of them were better than Marcus Helligkilde.Â
It’s four down and eight to go in Europe’s Ryder Cup team. The race for a spot in Luke Donald’s 12-man lineup for next month’s Ryder Cup in Italy is in the home stretch.Â
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank is purchasing one of six teams in Tiger Woods' new high-tech TGL golf league scheduled to launch in January. Blank also owns MLS Atlanta United and the PGA TOUR Superstore. He said he was drawn to the golf league's potential to attract new fans with its interaction of tech and live action in a prime-time weekly format. Woods, Rory McIlroy and former Golf Channel president Mike McCarley founded the league which will have six teams and 18 players. Teams in Los Angeles and Boston previously were unveiled. The PGA Tour has partnered with the TGL.
Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy shared the Travelers Championship lead Friday at a tournament-record 15-under 125. McCarthy followed his first-round 60 with a 65 in the morning at TPC River Highlands. A few hours later, Bradley shot a 63 to go with his opening 62. Chez Reavie, the 2019 winner, was two strokes back after a 63.Â
The toughest test in golf takes on several meanings for this U.S. Open. Tough starts with the golf course. Los Angeles Country Club should be all of that. Tough also means traffic. Imagine a U.S. Open on the edges of Beverly Hills between Sunset and Wilshire boulevards. And it's been tough on the USGA. It's premier championship is being overshadowed by the shocking deal that puts the PGA Tour in a partnership with Saudi Arabia's wealth fund.