Category: Golf

Welcome to the Monday ranking, where we drop the best stories of the weekend in the wonderful world of golf. Take a Arnold Palmer, pull a chair and start dreading the imminent Ryder Cup…

1. Ludvig Åberg is officially a problem of Ryder Cup now

You could see the wave build off most of Sunday afternoon. Yes, Maverick McNealy directed the Genesis Invitational, and Scottie Scheffler was back to his usual powerful self, and a pair of Patrick – Cantlay and Rodgers – dragged around the top of the ranking. But there, just a few strokes, hid Ludvig Åberg, and over the last nine, he struck. Four birdies in the last six holes, including a 7 -foot fence to be won, gave Åberg a victory for PGA Tour, a berth of five first projected in the world ranking and an aura of devastating inevitability. Åberg crosses all the required stages of celebrity now – win in smaller tournaments, learn not to lose majors – and for a long time, he will have the sport. His arrival could not have arrived at a better time for the European Ryder Cup team, or a worst for the contingent of the United States, which is already in shock. We are entering the era of Åberg, and we could be here for a while.

2. Is a PGA-Liv reunification agreement close?

Tiger Woods has not played in Genesis; Still in mourning his mother, he limited his appearance to the presentation of the trophy and a brief passage in the CBS stand alongside Jim Nantz. When he supported the possibility of reunification of the exploded golf visits, Woods indicated that the involvement of President Trump seems to be a good sign to put all the golf together.

“I think things will heal quickly,” said Woods. “We have this game put in the right direction, he has been heading in the wrong direction for several years. Fans all want us to play together, all the best players to play together and we will get there.”

It should be noted that Woods has expressed optimism several times before, without anything that results. But the involvement of the current presidential administration seems to be a positive sign for an agreement … one day.

3. Tiger Woods, TGL is coming up this week

Woods and TGL, the indoor golf league infused with technology, are coming back this week for the most busy race in the League to date. TGL follows a triplehead of the presidents with a Tuesday evening match which will include the return of Woods. TGL has experienced a few notes and appears on the right track for a respectable race as a winter golf course. Some players seem much more committed than others, and after having changed the rules of the “hammer”, an overhaul of the alignment should be on the file of season 2 of TGL. The League needs more players as committed as Collin Morikawa and Billy outside the Check.

4. Liv Golf wraps its most successful annual judgment

Liv Golf may or may not be a commercial business prosperous overall – given the amount of money thrown for relatively low notes and a return of awareness, we would look towards “no” – but what is indisputable, c ‘ is that Adelaide, Australia, Australia, Stop is the most notable and noisy tour, by a long journey. The way of Liv’s success is through places like Australia, localities where there is a base of golf fans ready to transform any event into Open WM Phoenix … except that there are not many events.

During the Adelaide event this year, Joaquin Niemann continued his success race with a three -stroke victory, while Sergio Garcia GC’s fire balls won the title of the team.

A highlight: Patrick Reed taking into account the “water hole” of the course. Discover this celebration:

5. Justin Leonard won his first tournament in 16 years

As long as we bring back the Ryder Cup six months earlier … A hero of the Ryder Cup of yesteryear is finally back in Victory Lane after an absence of 16 years. Justin Leonard, open champion and Ryder Legend in 1999, won the CHUBB Classic of the PGA Tour Champions in Naples by four shots, holding the couples Billy Andrade, Darren Clarke and Fred. The victory marked Leonard’s first victory since 2008, a good return for a guy who briefly owned the golf world.

Trophy of the week: Genesis Invitational

This week’s trophy is a solid competitor, smooth lines and contrasting metals. In addition, it seems that you could probably drink a full bottle of wine from this thing, which is always a bonus when you assess the value of a trophy. Any trophy too large to hold on a shelf is automatically a good trophy.

Shooting of the week: the horizontal peer of McNealy

Maverick McNealy could not hold a Åberg of load in Genesis, but let’s be honest, there are very few people who could. But at least McNealy will always remember this safeguard by a ridiculous horizontal lie, a swing closer to a stick of the stick in the stick than an approach:

Pursue. Try this to your local. Just make sure your game partners are behind you. Path Behind you.

To come this week: Mexico opens in Vidantaworld (PGA Tour), Honda LPGA Thailand, four TGL games.

Tiger Woods entered the 18th Tour de Holes on Sunday during the final of the Genesis Invitational 2025 and spoke of a multitude of subjects.

One of his answers late during his interview has teased that everyone has been waiting patiently for almost two years.

It seems that the reunification of male professional golf course takes place as soon as possible, especially after President Donald Trump has been involved since his entry into office. Whether it’s a golf game with Rory McILroy, with Woods last Sunday before the Super Bowl or when Adam Scott and the PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan went to the White House last week, the wheels move on the best players Coming more than simply the main championships.

Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman de CBS Sports interviewed Woods about the reunification and the state of the professional golf of men, and he gave a perceptive response.

“I think we are in a very positive place right now,” said Woods. “We had a meeting with the president. Unfortunately, I had other circumstances that came but Jay (Monahan) and Adam (Scott), they did very well during the meeting. We have another later meeting.

“I think things will heal quickly. We have been passing this game in the right direction, it has been going in the wrong direction for several years. Fans all want us to play together, all the best players to play together and we are going get there.

Woods’ comments have echoed that the others have said in recent weeks, that it seems that the wheels are moving and things are improving.

How long could it be?

“Could it be this year? Or could it be very soon this year?” Asked Nantz.

“Yes. Yes and yes,” replied Woods, laughing.

This is a new positive for professional golf fans, but only time will tell us how and when unification will happen.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Tiger Woods said that the unification of Golf PGA Tour-Liv to come soon

Tiger Woods spoke of the death of his mother during the Genesis Invitational, the tournament he organized on Sunday.

“It was a difficult process to pass,” said Woods on the CBS coverage of the event in Torrey Pines. “But I had incredible family support, all the players playing here have gripped the hand, the quantity of texts, the emails and the beautiful messages of support that I had really helped and really meant In my opinion.

“Mom would take me to every junior event here in southern California. … She was driving there and maintained a score, walked at each hole and how many putts I hit, how many fairways I hit, how many greens I hit. She followed everything. Losing it was a very difficult and difficult process to follow. »»

Woods announced the death of her mother, Kultida Woods, earlier in February.

Previously, the major champion 15 times planned to compete at the Genesis Invititational in what would have been his first PGA Tour event in seven months, but retired a few days before, saying that he was “not ready” following the loss of his mother.

Although he did not take the course competitively, Woods was present in Torrey Pines for the Genesis Invitationalal who saw each player carry a red pin in his hats, adorned with the Thai love symbol as a means of respecting Kultida .

Addressing CBS, Woods says he hopes he will be able to play a more regular event on the PGA Tour in 2025.

“My goal was to play more and I did not play,” said the 49 -year -old. “I started working on this. This process was unexpected. I will come back after that and I can’t wait to play some of the biggest events. »»

Woods was also on site to present the winner’s trophy at Ludvig Åberg after the Swedish rallied late to win the tournament at once.

Åberg hit four birdies in the last six holes to win his second PGA Tour title finishing a shot by Maverick McNealy in the second.

The future of golf

Although Woods was far from playing, it was strongly involved in the administration of golf.

The 82 -time champion PGA Tour was a key voice in the negotiations between the main stakeholders in sport while they are trying to conclude an agreement after a controversial split after the emergence of the Saudi golf tour Liv in 2022.

Woods was at the table for negotiations between the PGA Tour and the LIV and revealed on Sunday that there had been a meeting involving US President Donald Trump, the PGA commissioner Jay Monahan and the 2013 master champion Adam Scott As they try to end the Frac in Golf.

And Woods admitted that he thought that golf is in a “very positive place at the moment”.

“I think things will heal quickly. We will pass this game in the right direction, “he said. “He has been going in the wrong direction for several years and the fans all want we play together, all the best players playing together and we will get there.”

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