Month: June 2024

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PGA Tour

Prize Money, Title Contenders and More: All Details for the US Open Golf 2024

Venue of the US Open 2024: Pinehurst No. 2. (Image: Getty)
Venue of the US Open 2024: Pinehurst No. 2. (Image: Getty)

All golf fans can look forward to another upcoming highlight. From June 13 to 16, the 2024 US Open will take place. Following the Masters Tournament and the PGA Championship, it is the third major of the year. But how does this prestigious golf event stand? Here is a brief overview of the prize money the pros can expect, where the golf US Open will be held this year, and which players have the best chances of winning.

US Open 2024 Back in Pinehurst

The venue for this year’s US Open may seem familiar to golf enthusiasts. The Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) in Pinehurst, North Carolina, is one of the most well-known courses in the USA. Now the US Open returns to the prestigious course after it was last held there in 2014. The par-72 course is a total of 7,588 yards long. The prize money for the tournament will be announced during the tournament week, although last year’s winner, Wyndham Clark, enjoyed a prize share of $3.6 million. Due to its particularly challenging tee shots, the Pinehurst course is feared by many players and is considered one of the more difficult courses on the tour.

Participants and Favorites: Who Has the Best Chances of Winning?

The most renowned faces participating in the 2024 US Open are also the top contenders for the overall victory. World number one Scottie Scheffler arrives in North Carolina with the best odds of winning and a fresh win at the Memorial Tournament. According to betting odds, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, and Jon Rahm are also strong contenders for the major tournament title. Altough the Rahm had to withdraw from the Houston LIV Golf event due to an injury on his foot.

Scottie Scheffler has been delivering consistent performances on the tour for some time now and won the first major of the year, the Masters Tournament. He finished tied for 8th in the second major, the PGA Championship. Last year, he placed third at the US Open. For defending champion Wyndham Clark, the chances of winning seem somewhat lower – at least based on his current form. Although the American has managed some good finishes this year, he has recently struggled also missing the cut in both majors.

Similarly, LIV Golf players Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm have shown good performances on their tour, but did not achieve notable placements in the US Masters and the PGA Championship. Rory McIlroy‘s prospects look more promising. He finished second in last year’s US Open and is currently in stable form. American Xander Schauffele‘s form is also on the rise. Schauffele won the PGA Championship in May.

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European Tour

Watch: DP World Tour Highlights from Round 3 of the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed

Leader at this week's DP World Tour event: Sebastian Soderberg. (Image: Getty)
Leader at this week's DP World Tour event: Sebastian Soderberg. (Image: Getty)

The DP World Tour’s Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed is currently being held at the Vasatorps Golfklubb in Helsingborg, Sweden. This tournament, known for integrating both male and female golfers in the same event, continues to attract significant attention.

As the tournament progresses, the third round has concluded, and players are vying for a share of the $2 million prize purse. The leaderboard witnessed significant movements with golfers displaying their skills over the Vasatorps Golfklubb course.

After the third round, Sebastian Soderberg from Sweden holds the top position on the leaderboard with a total score of 195. Trailing him is Scotland’s Calum Hill, positioned second with a total score of 203. Tied for third place are Alice Hewson from England, Santiago Tarrio Ben from Spain, and Alexander Björk from Sweden, each having a total score of 204.

Analyzing the best performances of the day, three players outshined the rest with notable daily scores. Santiago Tarrio Ben scored a -7, while leader Sebastian Soderberg and Nastasia Nadaud both scored a -6.

The tournament’s prize money stands at $2 million, adding a competitive edge as players strive for the top positions.

A video compilation of the highlights from the third round is available for golf enthusiasts, providing an in-depth look into key moments and performances of the day.

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Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed: The DP World Tour Round 3 Highlights

About the DP World Tour

The DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour) is the largest European professional golf tour. With 45 events, the tour’s tournament calendar is packed with highlights. In addition to the majors, the DP World Tour organizes other co-sanctioned events with the PGA Tour. The European tour is also a guest in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, hosting at least one tournament in a total of 25 countries. The prize money on the DP World Tour is lower than on its American sister tour, but with the basic salary introduced in 2023, players who have played at least 15 tournaments will receive at least 150,000 dollars. The season finale of the overall earnings ranking, the “Race to Dubai“, will be held in a play-off format after five “Global Swings” and the “Back 9”. The final DP World Tour Championship will determine the winner of the season in Dubai in November.

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PGA Tour Champions

Watch: Champions Tour Highlights from Round 2 of the American Family Insurance Championship

Tied leader of this week's Champions Tour event: Ernie Els. (Image: Getty)
Tied leader of this week's Champions Tour event: Ernie Els. (Image: Getty)

The American Family Insurance Championship of the Champions Tour took place at the University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisconsin. The tournament reached its second round, with a total prize money of $2,400,000 awarded.

As the tournament concluded, Ernie Els and Steve Stricker shared the top position with a total score of -9. Els and Stricker both finished with a cumulative score of 135. David Duval secured the third position with a total score of -7, recording 137 strokes. Jerry Kelly and Timothy O’Neal both tied for fourth place, each with a total score of -6 and cumulative 138 strokes.

Focusing on the best daily performances, Ernie Els, with a daily score of -8, and Steve Stricker, with a daily score of -6, were among the day’s highest achievers. David Duval also made a notable performance with a daily score of -4.

This video presents a compilation of American Family Insurance Championship Highlights, showcasing the most significant moments and Champions Tour Highlights from the second round.

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American Family Insurance Championship: The Champions Tour Round 2 Highlights

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LIV Tour

Watch: LIV Golf Houston Highlights from Round 2

Tied leader at this week's LIV Golf event in Houston. (Image: Getty)
Tied leader at this week's LIV Golf event in Houston. (Image: Getty)

The LIV Golf tournament in Houston concluded its fourth and final round at the Golf Club of Houston. With a total prize fund of $25 million USD, the event featured a competitive field of international players.

The leaderboard was tightly contested, with David Puig (ESP), Carlos Ortiz (MEX), Adrian Meronk (POL), and Paul Casey (ENG) all finishing in a tie for the first position, each achieving a total score of -10. Patrick Reed (USA) followed closely in the fifth position with a total score of -9.

In terms of the standout performers of the day, Jason Kokrak (USA), David Puig (ESP) and Abraham Ancer (MEX) recorded the best daily score with a total of -6.

These LIV Golf Highlights from Houston include remarkable shots and key moments from the second round.

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Houston: The LIV Golf Round 2 Highlights

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PGA Tour

Watch: PGA Tour Highlights from Round 3 of the the Memorial Tournament

Leader at this week's PGA Tour event: Scottie Scheffler. (Image: Getty)
Leader at this week's PGA Tour event: Scottie Scheffler. (Image: Getty)

The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday is currently being held at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio (USA) on the PGA Tour. The tournament features a prize pool of 20 million US dollars. As the competition heads into the final round, the leaderboard is taking shape.

In first place, Scottie Scheffler from the USA leads with a total score of 206. Tied for second place are Collin Morikawa from the USA, Sepp Straka from Austria, and Adam Hadwin from Canada, each with a total score of 210. In fifth place, we see Xander Schauffele from the USA and Ludvig Aberg from Sweden, both with a total score of 212.

The top three daily scores of the current round include Sungjae Im with a score of -5 and Collin Morikawa from the USA and Sepp Straka from Austria both with a score of -4.

A video compilation of PGA Tour Highlights showcases the top moments from the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday Highlights, capturing key moments and shots from the current round as the competition reaches its conclusion.

Continuing to monitor the final round will reveal the champion of the tournament, with each player striving for the top spot in one of golf’s prestigious events.

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the Memorial Tournament: The PGA Tour Round 3 Highlights

About the PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is the largest American professional golf tour. There are 36 tournaments on the tour’s schedule this season. The tournaments mainly take place in the USA, but there are also some international venues over the course of the season. The signature events introduced in 2023 offer higher prize money and a smaller field of participants. There will be a total of eight of these events in the 2024 season. The four Majors and the Players Championship are also part of the PGA Tour. At the end of the tours season, the 70 best players in the FedEx Cup season rankings will play in a three-tournament play-off for overall tour victory and an extra 18 million dollars in prize money.

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PGA Tour

PGA Tour Pro Michael Kim Publishes Fineable Tour Offenses on X

Michael Sangwon Kim is particularly well known on the PGA Tour for his Twitter posts. (Photos: Getty)
Michael Sangwon Kim is particularly well known on the PGA Tour for his Twitter posts. (Photos: Getty)

While Michael S. Kim is hardly known on the PGA Tour, the tour pro now has almost 120,000 followers on X (Twitter). The reason for this comparatively high figure is his informative and entertaining posts on the platform. He is currently attracting attention with the publication of fineable offenses on the tour.

PGA Tour: Michael Kim offers insight into fineable Tour offenses

Michael S. Kim celebrated the only major success of his professional golf career to date with a victory at the 2018 John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour. It is therefore not surprising that the tour pro, who has played on the Korn Ferry Tour in the meantime, has not achieved any extraordinary fame with his sporting achievements. On X (Twitter), however, Kim’s number of followers is constantly growing: Almost 120,000 accounts now follow the US American’s informative and entertaining posts on the platform, where he reports on his everyday life as a professional golfer. Kim is currently causing a stir with his publication of fineable offenses on the PGA Tour, including slow play and vulgar terms. The 30-year-old thus provides an insight into the little-known details of how and why the PGA Tour punishes its players.

According to Michael Kim, the PGA Tour penalizes slow play particularly severely: A player who is in a flight that is issued a penalty for slow play ten times will receive a fine of 50,000 US dollars. Each additional warning adds 5,000 US dollars. This happens more often than is known, but no player talks about it for fear of negative reactions from the public. According to Kim, the fine is even to be doubled next year. Other fines include vulgar language and swearing on live television, unclean handling of the pitch (raking the bunker and repairing uneven surfaces) and inappropriate behavior towards volunteers. There was a particularly curious case of a fine on the Korn Ferry Tour: There, players allegedly left water on a tree due to a lack of toilets, whereupon a local resident complained. According to Kim, however, all proceeds from fines are used by the PGA Tour for charitable purposes, reason enough for him to “maybe [use] more slow play.”

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Korn Ferry Tour

Korn Ferry Tour Live Blog: Seth Reeves Takes the Lead in South Carolina

Live Blog: Get all live updates for the Korn Ferry Tour. (Photo: Getty)
Live Blog: Get all live updates for the Korn Ferry Tour. (Photo: Getty)

BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX 2024 Live Scores

The BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX in the season 2024 is being played in Greer, South Carolina, United States of America at the Thornblade Club, Carolina Country Club. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 6th of June and ends at the Sunday, 9th of June 2024.The BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX is part of the Korn Ferry Tour in the season 2024. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of $1,000,000.
The course for the tournament at Thornblade Club, Carolina Country Club plays at Par 71.

The Korn Ferry Tour is playing two courses this week. The BMW Charity ProAm will be held in Greer, South Carolina (USA). Players will compete against each other at the Thornblade Club and the Carolina Country Club.

Korn Ferry Tour live

The Korn Ferry Tour is a professional golf tournament series that serves as a development pathway and stepping stone for golfers who want to make it onto the PGA Tour. The tour provides a platform for professional golfers to gain experience, improve their skills and secure a place on the more prestigious PGA Tour.

Qualification for the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour is based on money ranking or performance in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Each year, the top players on the tour receive PGA Tour cards, which for many golfers is the main goal of their participation. The tournaments on the Korn Ferry Tour take place mainly in the United States, but attract players from all over the world. This makes it an international stage for up-and-coming talent.

The name of the tour has changed several times over the years and depends on the respective main sponsor. Since 2019, Korn Ferry, a global management consulting firm, has been the name sponsor. The structure and format of the tournaments on the Korn Ferry Tour are very similar to those of the PGA Tour, with four rounds over four days, starting on a Thursday and a cut after the first two rounds.

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European Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour Live Blog: Lemke and Hammer lead in Spain

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Challenge Tour: Levy Takes Early Sunday Lead

Challenge de Cadiz 2024 Live Scores

The Challenge de Cadiz in the season 2024 is being played in Cadiz, Andalucía, Spain at the Iberostar Real Golf Novo Sancti Petri. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 6th of June and ends at the Sunday, 9th of June 2024.
The Challenge de Cadiz is part of the Challenge Tour in the season 2024. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of 270.000 Euro.
The course for the tournament at Iberostar Real Golf Novo Sancti Petri plays at Par 72.

The men’s junior tour of the DP World Tour are playing this week in the sunny south of Europe, in Andalusia. Over four rounds, they will determine the winner of the 270,000 euros in prize money.

Challenge Tour live

The Challenge Tour is a professional golf tournament series that acts as the second tier below the DP World Tour. It serves as a development league and offers aspiring golfers the opportunity to develop their skills at a higher level, gain experience and qualify for the European Tour.

The Challenge Tour is internationally orientated, with tournaments held in various European countries and outside Europe. This offers players a varied experience on different golf courses and in different competitive conditions. The tour attracts golfers from all over the world who are interested in furthering their careers in professional golf.

As with the Korn Ferry Tour, the top players on the Challenge Tour qualify for the higher tour, in this case the European Tour, at the end of each season. This is usually based on the Challenge Tour ranking, with the best players receiving a Tour card. This promotion is a key goal for many players on the Challenge Tour, as it allows access to more prestigious tournaments, higher prize money and greater visibility in the world of golf.

Overall, the Challenge Tour is a crucial step for many golfers who want to make the leap to the highest level of European golf, the European Tour. It offers a mix of challenge and opportunity that is crucial for the career development of golfers.

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PGA Tour

Watch: PGA Tour Highlights from Round 2 of the Memorial Tournament 2024

DUBLIN, OHIO - JUNE 06: Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the first round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 06, 2024 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, part of the PGA Tour, is taking place in Dublin, Ohio, USA. The venue for this prestigious tournament is the Muirfield Village Golf Club. The event features a total prize money of $20 million.

As the competition reached its second round, the leaderboard showcases the top performers. Leading the standings is Scottie Scheffler from the USA with a total score of 135 (-9). He is followed closely by Adam Hadwin from Canada and Viktor Hovland from Norway, both tied for second place with total scores of 138 (-6). Sharing the fourth position are Christiaan Bezuidenhout from South Africa and Keegan Bradley from the USA, each with a total score of 139 (-5).

During the second round, several players showcased impressive performances. Scottie Scheffler recorded a daily score of -4, Christiaan Bezuidenhout posted a daily score of -5, and Viktor Hovland achieved a daily score of -3. These players delivered notable rounds, influencing their standings on the leaderboard.

This video offers a compilation of the highlights from the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. For more PGA Tour highlights and updates on the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, stay tuned.

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The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday: The PGA Tour round 2 highlights

About the PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is the largest American professional golf tour. There are 36 tournaments on the tour’s schedule this season. The tournaments mainly take place in the USA, but there are also some international venues over the course of the season. The signature events introduced in 2023 offer higher prize money and a smaller field of participants. There will be a total of eight of these events in the 2024 season. The four Majors and the Players Championship are also part of the PGA Tour. At the end of the tours season, the 70 best players in the FedEx Cup season rankings will play in a three-tournament play-off for overall tour victory and an extra 18 million dollars in prize money.

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LIV Tour

Watch: LIV Tour Houston – The Highlights from Round 1

Martin Kaymer of Germany is part of the leading group at LIV Golf Houston. (Photo: Getty)
Martin Kaymer of Germany is part of the leading group at LIV Golf Houston. (Photo: Getty)

The LIV Tour tournament is currently being held in Houston, Texas, at the Golf Club of Houston. The tournament features a total prize money of 25 million US dollars.

In the first round, the leaderboard shows a three-way tie for the first position. Martin Kaymer from Germany, Adrian Meronk from Poland, and Caleb Surratt from the USA lead the tournament with a total score of 65, which puts them at 7 under par. Following them in the leaderboard are Kevin Na from the USA and Carlos Ortiz from Mexico, both tied for fourth place with a total score of 66, 6 under par.

This review covers highlights of the first round, where key performances included the top positions being claimed by Kaymer, Meronk, and Surratt, and significant performances by Na and Ortiz. A video compilation featuring the LIV Tour highlights from this round is available. The Houston highlights encompass stellar performances and various key moments from the participants.

Stay tuned for more LIV Tour highlights and Houston highlights as the tournament progresses.

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Houston: The LIV Tour round 1 highlights