Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 | History Defined

Lynch: The USGA just fired a major shot in the LIV war, but it was aimed at PGA Tour players

Whan's comments will be celebrated in the LIV locker room — a hotbed of whining entitlement.

USA Today Sports Media Group

US Golf Association ‘serious’ about letting more LIV rebels into US Open

The USGA chief executive Mike Whan said: ‘We’re going to talk in the off-season,’ while the world No 1 Scottie Scheffler played down his status as favourite

The Guardian - UK

Should amateur golfers collect the purse if they win? PGA Tour rookie Nick Dunlap’s answer might surprise you

Dunlap must be in favor of a system that would have allowed him to collect the massive payday, right?

USA Today Sports Media Group

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

USGA 'Serious' About LIV Golf Route Into US Open

There could be a direct route into future US Opens for LIV Golf players

Golf Monthly

US Open Prize Money Raised To Highest In Major Championship History

Speaking on Wednesday at the US Open, USGA CEO, Mike Whan revealed that this year's event will feature a $21.5 million purse, with the winner taking home $4.3 million

Golf Monthly

USGA CEO Mike Whan's View of Golf Roll Back Remains Unchanged

The USGA and R&A presented a plan for a rollback beginning in 2028, and USGA CEO Mike Whan told SI they have no plans to change it.

Sports Illustrated

How Much Did Maja Stark's Caddie Win At The US Women’s Open?

US Women’s Open winner Maja Stark has secured a substantial payday, and her caddie is also in line for some big earnings

Golf Monthly

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

‘I’m Proud Of Her’ – USGA CEO Mike Whan Praises ‘Courageous’ Lexi Thompson

Whan has backed Lexi Thompson’s decision to retire from full-time professional golf and paid tribute to the contribution to the game of the 29-year-old

Golf Monthly

From the return of longtime broadcast voices to a ‘firm and fast’ test, here’s what to expect from the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst

Here's what you should expect from the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst.

USA Today Sports Media Group

USGA CEO Mike Whan can envision a LIV Golf pathway to the U.S. Open, just not yet

Whan said the governing body’s competition committee has held conversations about creating new criteria for LIV.

USA Today Sports Media Group

LIV Golfers 'Good Enough To Get In' Are Welcome At US Open 'With Open Arms'

USGA boss Mike Whan will welcome LIV Golf players with open arms into the US Open - if they are good enough to qualify

Golf Monthly

USGA Will Welcome LIV Players to U.S. Open 'With Open Arms' If They Qualify

USGA CEO Mike Whan discusses LIV players competing in U.S. Open.

Sports Illustrated

USGA CEO Mike Whan went back to the site of his first golf job (in Ohio) after 40 years

Whan has worked for Wilson, TaylorMade, the LPGA and the USGA, but this is where he started.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Five storylines to watch at the Epson Tour opener, including a mother of two and some new faces

The Epson Tour played for a total of $1.6 million in 2023. This year's schedule features $5 million in total prize money.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Golf Monthly

22 Things You Didn't Know About Mike Whan

Some of the facts you may not be familiar with about USGA CEO Mike Whan

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dusek: Here are 5 important takeaways from the USGA, R&A golf ball rollback announcement

Under the new rules, everyone is going to transition into the balls tested in a new, distance-reducing way.

Golf Monthly

'In The Next 15 Or 20 Years We’re Probably Going To Be Right Back To The Same Distance We Are Today, But That Would Be Considered A Huge Success And A Win For The Game'

USGA chief Mike Whan says the golf rollback plan is just to slow down distance gains and is not aimed at bringing older courses back into hosting Majors

The Guardian - UK

‘Ambulance chasers and alarmists’: USGA chief slams critics of new golf ball rules

One of golf’s key decision-makers has castigated ‘ambulance chasers and alarmists’ who will criticise plans to limit the distance leading players can hit tee shots

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Golf officials to roll back ball for pros and weekend hackers alike. Not everyone is happy

Golf’s ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball doesn't go as far for everyone from Tiger Woods to the amateur who plays public courses on the weekend

USA Today Sports Media Group

PGA of America memo is another blow to USGA, R&A’s golf ball distance plans

One of the biggest sports organizations in the world has come out against the idea.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dusek: Jay Monahan’s memo starts the bargaining with the USGA and R&A

If support from McIlroy, Woods and more gave cause for optimism, Monahan's memo was a reminder that nothing is settled.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2023 U.S. Women’s Open has $11 million total purse, $2 million to winner

The U.S. Women's Open is getting a big bump in prize money for 2023.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Was the U.S. Senior Open SentryWorld’s formal unveiling to the golf world? Mike Whan thinks so

The course — which few of the players had seen prior to the first practice round Tuesday — received rave reviews.

USA Today Sports Media Group

USGA cashes in on COVID-19 insurance claim, Mike Davis’s exit package, and more from the organization’s 990 filing

"Everyone used to think we were crazy. Now everybody’s patting themselves on the back.”

USA Today Sports Media Group

2023 U.S. Open: Ads outnumber golf shots shown on large swaths of USA Network Round 1 coverage from Los Angeles Country Club

The USGA promised to reduce commercial breaks for this week's U.S. Open at LACC. How is that going for Round 1?

1 2 3 4

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.