Players must be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through male puberty to compete in LPGA tournaments or the eight USGA championships for females under new gender policies published Wednesday.
Tiger Woods could not offer much of a timetable on PGA Tour negotiations with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf or his own future as a player.
The PGA Tour is making the most sweeping changes to its eligibility in more than 40 years by eliminating 25 tour cards along with shrinking the size of its fields.
Donald Trump boasted during the campaign he would need about 15 minutes to get a deal done between the PGA Tour and the Saudi investors of LIV Golf. That started with four hours on the golf course with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.
One of the late golf legend Arnold Palmer’s daughters calls Donald Trump’s references to her father’s genitalia “a poor choice of approaches” to honoring his memory, adding that she wasn’t upset by the remarks.
The Masters and CBS are expanding television coverage next year by five hours, which includes two hours on Saturday and Sunday through the Paramount+ streaming service of CBS.
Jon Rahm ended his first year in the LIV Golf league by closing with a 4-under 66 to win the final individual event and the season points title with its $18 million bonus.
Finally, the Solheim Cup is back in the hands of the Americans.
Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the biggest prize in golf.
Lydia Ko captured her third major title — and first in eight years — by breaking free from a logjam of world-class talent to win the Women’s British Open by two strokes.