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American golfer Matt Gogel received a six‑month PGA Tour suspension for betting on golf, though not on events he played in; the sanction runs Aug. 23 to Feb. 22, 2027. Gogel says it was an honest mistake, and he has two top‑10s in 2026 on the PGA Tour Champions, most recently finishing 30th at the Rogers Charity Classic in Calgary. He has earned over $760k on the Champions circuit and won the Pebble Beach Pro‑Am in 2002, his lone PGA Tour victory.
Nick Faldo criticized LIV Golf on the Sky Sports Golf Podcast, calling the venture a 'mess' and saying more players want to leave than join, with talk of LIV 2.0 failing without jeopardy or strong fan engagement. He also mocked Phil Mickelson's claim that LIV grows the game, noting his own long-running development programs and the traditional drive to prove oneself in championship golf.
The PGA Tour on Wednesday unveiled its 2027 calendar: 36 tournaments (including the four majors) with Sony Open dropped, Pebble Beach moved to the week before the WM Phoenix Open, and one TBD date opposite the Genesis Invitational. The season runs Jan–Aug, culminating in a two-week FedExCup Playoff end in August, and marks the last year before a 2028 shift to a two-tier Championship and Challenger system. Eight signature events will not be consecutive, Cadillac Championship and Arnold Palmer Invitational sit around The Players, Valspar is moved earlier, and a new Sompo Napa Championship is added before the Greensboro finale (GO by Raymond James). The schedule mirrors much of this year’s layout despite several date shifts, with Pebble Beach hosting the U.S. Open this June and the season ending at East Lake.}
Brentley Romine simulates the PGA Tour’s revamped Championship Series Finale by dividing the top 32 into four-player pods, advancing two per group and then bracket-playing the rest with coin-flip results. Gary Woodland wins the inaugural Tour Championship match-play title, defeating MacIntyre in the final, with Lee third and McIlroy fourth; Scheffler fifth and Clark sixth illustrate the bracket outcome in the final standings.
Wyndham Clark brushed off accusations that he improved his lie with multiple practice swings on the 14th hole during the BMW Championship’s final round, saying he didn’t do anything to undermine the field’s integrity and that cameras will catch everything; he went on to win by three strokes, earning $3.6 million, as the Tour Championship looms at East Lake with a $10 million prize.
The PGA Tour announced a two-week, match-play finale for the Tour Championship beginning in 2028: the season ends with a 72-hole stroke-play finale among the top 90 to determine who advances to the Tour Championship, the top 32 earning entry, followed by a Week 1 group stage (eight groups of four) producing 16 finalists who then play four rounds of match play in Week 2 to crown the champion; Tiger Woods welcomed the change, and more details are to be announced in 2027.
Rory McIlroy praised the PGA Tour's plan to make the 2028 Tour Championship a two-week, two-venue matchplay event, a format the Tour says responds to fan demand. The change marks a shift from the current stroke-play FedExCup playoffs, with a $40 million purse at stake across the two events.
LIV Golf’s chaotic Indianapolis finale underscored a four‑and‑a‑half‑year arc of spectacle and friction, with canceled events, lawsuits and leadership turmoil, punctuated by a standout finish from Michael La Sasso as the league contemplates a leaner 2027 funding model and a possible BC Partners lifeline. The episode forced the PGA Tour to modernize, globalize the game and offer vast prize money, but LIV’s survival now hinges on a clearer business plan, new ownership structures, and whether top stars stay committed.
A Callaway ad for a new co-branded driver featuring Good Good personalities shows Garrett Clark shoulder-checking Alexis Miestowski, provoking backlash that led to the ad being pulled; both Good Good and Callaway issued apologies. PGA Tour chief Brian Rolapp criticized the initial response as lacking accountability and indicated it could affect the Good Good Championship and future partnerships, illustrating a broader fight between internet-driven golf personalities and golf’s traditional, conservative brand.
Wyndham Clark overcame an early struggle to shoot 70 and beat Rory McIlroy by four at the BMW Championship, capped by three late birdies. Clark described using strategic gamesmanship on the decisive 16th hole—choosing a high-iron shot and applying pressure with a made putt—after McIlroy briefly led with a birdie on 11. He also references a similar moment in a 2025 Masters pairing between McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau as part of the broader competitive dynamic.
Wyndham Clark outlasted Rory McIlroy to win the BMW Championship at Bellerive, closing with three straight birdies after McIlroy pressed him all day; McIlroy offered a gracious congratulations on the 18th green, and Clark now sits as the frontrunner for PGA Tour Player of the Year in a standout 2026 season.
The PGA Tour is reshaping its season finale into a three-week structure for 2028: a regular-season Series Finale stroke-play event for the top 90, followed by a standalone two-week Tour Championship held at rotating venues. The Tour Championship features Week 1’s round-robin group stage (32 players) and Week 2’s 16-player knockout bracket in match play to crown the year-end champion, with a new Challenger Series handling promotion and relegation.
Starting in 2028, the PGA Tour will replace the FedEx Cup-style playoffs with a two-week, match-play Tour Championship for the top 32 players after a 90-man stroke-play season, with venues rotating annually. Week one features World Cup-style group play (eight groups of four; top two advance; ties decided by playoff), and week two crowns the champion via a four-round, 16-player single-elimination bracket, with all players continuing to play to determine final standings. The move, driven by CEO Brian Rolapp and a Futures Competition Committee, is part of broader changes including a two-tier Championship Series and sponsor-shaping shifts intended to boost interest and global appeal.
Michael La Sasso won LIV Golf Indianapolis in a dramatic finale as LIV’s future remains uncertain: the Saudi PIF reportedly won’t fund the league beyond this season, while Bryson DeChambeau and the broadcast team hinted at a possible LIV 2.0 and reflected on a five-year run that may be coming to an end. The mood around the event was somber amid reports of financial and logistical woes, leaving many players’ futures—potentially back on the PGA Tour—in question.
Wyndham Clark won the BMW Championship by three strokes, earning $3.6 million, after drawing scrutiny for several practice swings and adjustments to his lie on the 14th hole. He hit a 173-yard approach to about 24 feet, parred the final hole, and finished 17-under to beat Patrick Cantlay (McIlroy was third at 13-under). The win advances Clark to the Tour Championship with a $10 million prize on the line amid ongoing social-media debate over potential penalties for improving his lie.