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The PGA Tour announced a 2028 overhaul that splits players into a Championship Series and a Challenger Series with a formal promotion/relegation system, introduces a two-week match-play Tour Championship at rotating venues, moves the season to February–August, expands international events, and adds a “last chance” series and other pathways (including ongoing Q-School) to determine who plays where.
Day 1 of bracket match play at the 2026 USBC Masters in Allen Park saw 16 bowlers go 2-0 and 16 go 2-1, with four players firing perfect games (Brandon Bohn, Matt Russo, Gary Haines, Alec Keplinger); Deo Benard remained undefeated at 2-0 while Parker Bohn III dropped to the Elimination Bracket before finishing 2-1 as the field heads into Saturday and Sunday’s finals.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp floated six themes for a potential future schedule (targeted for 2027): a two-track calendar with a second tier feeding signature events; a longer season with roughly 21–26 events and a weekly cut; promotion and relegation between a top 'A Tour' and the rest; more events in major markets; starting the season in the West at a marquee venue; and the possible addition of match play to the postseason. He stressed these ideas are not yet official and emphasized a fan-first approach.
The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf tournament between the US and Europe, featuring team match play formats like foursomes, fourballs, and singles, with points scored across three days to determine the winner, and includes strategic team pairings and captain's picks.
Auburn's men's golf team, despite a successful season and strong performances, fell short in their bid for a repeat national championship, losing to Virginia in the match play final. The team achieved numerous season highlights, but ultimately couldn't secure the victory, leaving them second in the national championship.
Markus Jansson leads the USBC Masters with a total score of 3,508, while Chris Barnes aims to complete the Grand Slam. EJ Tackett, Sam Cooley, Justin Veitch, and Carlos Granados round out the top five qualifiers. The match play bracket is set, with all rounds to be livestreamed on BowlTV and the finals airing live on FOX.
Rickie Fowler shot a career-best 60 at the Travelers Championship, and revealed a story of playing a round with Jon Rahm a few years back where he shot 59 and Rahm shot 60 in match play. Fowler has been playing well lately, nearly winning his first major championship at the U.S. Open last week, and remains positive and focused on what's ahead.
August Meekhof of Michigan State won the Golf Association of Michigan's premier event, the Michigan Amateur Golf Championship, with a 2 and 1 victory over Will Anderson from the University of Michigan. Meekhof had previously fallen short in two trips to the semifinals. The match was tied after nine holes before Meekhof took control by winning the 10th and 11th to go 2-up. Anderson cut the deficit in half before Meekhof sealed the victory by making a six-foot birdie putt on No. 17.
The University of North Carolina's men's golf team finished first in the team standings after 72 holes of stroke play at the 2023 NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Course in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Tar Heels shot 12 under over the final 36 holes to earn the top seed in match play, which begins Tuesday morning. UNC came into the tournament as the No. 2 seed and are the highest-seeded team remaining for match play.
The field for the 2023 USBC Masters has been trimmed to 32 players, with defending champion Anthony Simonsen and major champions Kris Prather, Sean Rash, and Chris Via among the 16 players who won both three-game, total pinfall matches on Thursday to remain in the winners bracket. On Friday, the field will be whittled down to four players, with the two finalists in the winners bracket advancing to Sunday afternoon’s championship round on FOX.
The World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play is set to take place at the Austin Country Club in Texas, featuring 42 of the top 50 players in the OWGR. The format of 72 holes with a 36-hole cut is replaced by match play, with the field of 64 broken into 16 groups of four. The winner will receive a purse of $3.5 million and 550 FedExCup points. The article provides notable statistics for the tournament, including key players, fairways and greens in regulation, and putting. The author emphasizes that match play adds an extra angle to the game, and big upsets are possible in every match.
The WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play is a unique event on the PGA TOUR, with a pool play format that has seen unexpected players find success at Austin Country Club. Early momentum is critical in match play, with players who win the opening hole going on to win their match 61.6% of the time. World number one Scottie Scheffler is a strong contender for back-to-back wins, having made the final both years he has played at this event. Kevin Kisner has a remarkable match record of 21-5-2 at this event since 2017, while Matt Kuchar has reached the round of 16 four times since the tournament moved to Austin Country Club in 2016.