Golf

PGA Tour professional Sam Ryder withdrew from a Monday qualifier for the 2026 Valspar Championship after realizing he had broken a new rule on preferred lies. Ryder described the infraction as unintentional and explained it gained him no advantage. He later entered the main event and finished tied for 64th.

March 26, 2026 Reported by AI

The 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open moves to its second round on Friday at Memorial Park in Houston, Texas. Shane Lowry tees off at 1:42 p.m. ET from the first tee alongside Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark. Coverage begins early on PGA Tour Live with Golf Channel taking over in the afternoon.

Bryson DeChambeau defeated Jon Rahm in a sudden-death playoff to claim the inaugural LIV Golf South Africa title at the Club at Steyn City in Johannesburg. Both finished regulation at 26-under par, with DeChambeau birdieing the par-5 18th in the first extra hole from a challenging mud-ball lie. The event drew massive crowds in a festival atmosphere with music and local culture, selling out tickets up to R75,000 and marking one of LIV Golf's biggest successes, with a confirmed return in April 2027.

March 21, 2026 Reported by AI

Sungjae Im shot a third-round 69 to take a two-shot lead at 11-under par in the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook’s Copperhead Course. The South Korean overcame military training and a wrist injury that sidelined him for the first seven events. The third round paused briefly after a young spectator was hit by a golf cart.

Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, LIV Golf's leading figures, are in strong form heading into the Masters. DeChambeau leads the LIV South Africa event by two shots with Rahm three back. Both players draw parallels to past peak performances ahead of the major.

March 19, 2026 Reported by AI

EJ Tackett, a four-time PBA Player of the Year, recently completed bowling's Triple Crown at the 2023 U.S. Open in Indiana. The 33-year-old bowler was also an elite junior golfer who competed against future stars like Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas. He discussed parallels between the two sports in an interview published in Golf Journal.