The 50th annual Players Championship tees off Thursday as the best players on the PGA Tour compete in Ponte Vedra, Florida. And so it begins!#THEPLAYERS | @PGATOUR pic.twitter.com/T9pReCosv7 — THE PLAYERS (@THEPLAYERSChamp) March 9, 2023 Players to Watch As 144 of the best PGA Tour players compete for $25 million, …
Read More »Maisie Filler Invited to Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Maisie Filler, a Gator women’s golfer, received an official invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) on Jan. 18. This prestigious event will allow the junior from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to debut her skills in Georgia. She will become the fifth Gator to compete in the event alongside …
Read More »PGA increases prize money
The PGA Tour sent a letter on Wednesday to their members which revealed a massive increase to prize money amongst other additions in order to compete with the LIV Tour. The average purse for each tournament is roughly $20 million along with a minimum salary of $500,000. On top of …
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Gators Basketball Headed to Charlotte The Florida Gators men’s and women’s basketball teams head to Charlotte in December to participate in the inaugural Jumpman invitational event. This event features teams from the original Jordan Brand schools: Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Michigan. The matchups are set as both Gator teams …
Read More »Tiger Woods Eyes The Open Championship
The 150th PGA Tour Open Championship is about to get into full swing starting on July 14 in Fife, Scotland, at St. Andrews. Tiger Woods says he is ready for the tournament, even after all of the adversity he has been facing. The Open begins in 12 hours. Set your …
Read More »US Open approaches amidst LIV tension
This year’s US Open will be the first major golf tournament since the formation of the Saudi LIV golf league. The LIV golf circuit has created an unprecedented amount of controversy in the golf world. This is largely because many PGA Tour golfers have defected from the PGA to join …
Read More »Phil Mickelson talks LIV Golf
Phil Mickelson, a world-famous professional golfer, has won 45 events on the PGA Tour. Mickelson’s accomplishments include six major championships, three Masters titles, two PGA Championships, and one Open Championship. This past Monday, Mickelson attended the U.S. Open press conference at The Country Club in Massachusetts and made surprising comments …
Read More »Golfers to Compete in U.S. Open Despite LIV Tournament Drama
It was recently announced that the PGA Tour suspended the golfers competing in the LIV Golf International Series Event. This being said, they are still allowed to compete in the upcoming U.S. Open. What is the LIV Event? The LIV golf series is similar to your normal golf tour. Players …
Read More »Former Gator Horschel Wins PGA Event
University of Florida graduate Billy Horschel has won seven PGA Tour Titles. His most recent came this past weekend in the Memorial Golf Tournament. The UF Athletic Hall of Fame honoree started off slow, but came back to win with his family looking on. Horschel Gets Off to a Slow …
Read More »2022 PGA Championship set to start
The 2022 PGA Championship is set to tee off on Thursday morning at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The championship goes until Sunday. Notably, 2021 champion Phil Mickelson is absent from the field. Additionally, a grouping of Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy headline the groupings. …
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