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Golf: Idea of mega-bucks Premier Golf League gaining traction again, says media report

LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – An alternate professional golf tour, intent on attracting the top talent in the men’s game with top-dollar guarantees, is once again gaining traction, ESPN reported on Tuesday (May 4). The Premier Golf League first surfaced early in 2020, backed by investors from Saudi Arabia that would give multi-million dollar guarantees to top players for an 18-event […]

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Sources: Premier Golf League again wooing stars

Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Premier Golf League, which was promising multimillion-dollar guarantees to top-ranked golfers to break away from the PGA and European Tours, has reemerged with big offers to Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson. The Daily […]

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‘Amazing Amy’ set for history-making NJCAA run

PHOENIX — Amy Bockerstette is set to become the first person with Down syndrome to compete in a national collegiate athletic championship. The 22-year-old golfer will play with her Paradise Valley Community College teammates at the NJCAA national championships May 10-13 at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach, Florida. Bockerstette is the first person with Down syndrome […]

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Burns wins by 3 at Valspar for first PGA Tour title

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Eight times this season, Sam Burns has been atop the leaderboard after every round except the one that mattered. That changed, finally, at the Valspar Championship. Burns got some help from Keegan Bradley hitting into the water on the 13th hole, and then the 24-year-old from Louisiana took it from there with two big birdies that […]

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Hideki Matsuyama: Masters champion receives Japan Prime Minister’s Award

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama received the Prime Minister’s Award on Friday after becoming the first person from his nation to win the prestigious Masters golf tournament. Matsuyama played his way into the hearts of Japanese golf fans with a one-shot victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National in Georgia earlier this month. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Matsuyama’s victory was […]

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