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There are great shooters, there are elite shooters, and then there is Caitlin Clark. The Indiana Fever star has once again demonstrated why she is one of the most exciting players in basketball, leading the WNBA in both clutch three-pointers and three-pointers made from beyond 30 feet this season. It is a remarkable achievement that…

The future of LIV Golf may be entering its most important phase yet. After several years of disrupting the professional golf landscape with record-breaking contracts, massive purses, and a team-based format, reports suggest LIV executives are now working on a new blueprint for the league’s long-term future. The proposal, which has been informally dubbed “LIV…

On Monday, 713 pros and Joes will embark on a quest to qualify for the 2026 U.S. Open. Unfortunately for six PGA Tour Americas players, “Golf’s Longest Day” was a very short one this year. As Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine reports, on Sunday night seven PGA Tour Americas players—including Luis Gagne, the co-low amateur at…

After weeks away from competition, Phil Mickelson is reportedly preparing to return to LIV Golf following a period spent dealing with a family illness. The six-time major champion has largely remained out of the spotlight in recent weeks, with sources indicating that family matters took priority over his golfing schedule. While Mickelson kept details private,…

Nelly Korda won $2.5 million at the U.S. Women’s Open, but taxes could cut over $1 million from her historic Riviera payday, recognized as the largest in women’s major golf history Nelly Korda will see a portion of her $2.5 million payday swallowed by US taxes Nelly Korda’s 81st U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera Country…

The championship with the richest prize money payout in women’s golf just got a little richer. On Wednesday, the USGA announced that the overall purse for the 81st U.S.  Women’s Open, being held at famed Riviera Country Club outside Los Angeles, was on the rise again, increasing $500,000 to a total payout of $12.5 million….

J.T. Poston delivered one of the strongest performances of his season at the Memorial Tournament, finishing at 12-under-par 276 to secure the winner’s share of the tournament purse. The victory earned Poston a massive payday of $4 million, adding another significant title to his PGA Tour résumé and strengthening his position in the FedExCup standings….

When Roger Maltbie won the inaugural edition of the Memorial Tournament in 1976, beating Hale Irwin with a birdie on the fourth extra hole, he earned $40,000 from an overall prize money payout of $200,000. Suffice it to say, times have changed. With the 50th anniversary of the tournament that Jack Nicklaus’ built going on…

As if the golf course at Valderrama isn’t already a difficult enough test for tour pros, this week’s LIV Golf Andalucia event tosses in a different wrinkle: jet lag. On the heels of competing last weekend in South Korea, players had to fly 6,000-plus miles to Spain for the ninth tournament of the 2026 season….