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NBC owners to spin off Golf Channel. What’s next for the network?

NBC’s owners, Comcast, announced Wednesday their plans to spin off the Golf Channel as part of a new, separately operated company. By: James Colgan November 21, 2024

rory mcilroy fist pumps at the 2024 dp world tour championship — Tour Confidential: Rory’s big win, Ryder Cup money, LPGA rivalry
GOLF’s editors discuss Rory McIlroy’s latest win, a potential Ryder Cup payment structure and more in Tour Confidential. By: GOLF Editors November 17, 2024

Tour Confidential: PGA Tour changes and the great Bernhard Langer
GOLF’s editors and writers discuss potential PGA Tour changes, the great Bernhard Langer and more in the latest Tour Confidential. By: GOLF Editors November 10, 2024

Pro golfers Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele talk following the Sunday singles matches of the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club. — Tour Confidential: Ryder Cup player pay, biggest PGA Tour change, Tour-PIF news
GOLF’s editors discuss potential Ryder Cup player stipends, the biggest proposed PGA Tour change and more in Tour Confidential. By: GOLF Editors November 3, 2024

Tiger Woods smiles at the U.S. Junior Amateur. — Tour Confidential: TGL’s TV schedule, Tiger’s next start and more
GOLF’s editors discuss the TGL’s TV schedule announcement, the Hero World Challenge field, Justin Thomas’ latest disappointment and more. By: GOLF Editors October 27, 2024

Fans cheer during Friday Morning Foursome Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits — Tour Confidential: Ryder Cup outrage, LPGA Player of Year, LIV leadership
GOLF’s editors discuss the Ryder Cup ticket controversy, LPGA Player of the Year race and a reported shakeup coming to LIV Golf’s C-suite. By: GOLF Editors October 20, 2024

Rory McIlroy talks with Jay Monahan at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. — Tour Confidential: Rory’s merger outlook, Ryder Cup learnings and more
GOLF’s editors discuss Rory McIlroy’s merger assessment, some new learnings for the 2025 Ryder Cup, PGA Tour venue selections and more. By: GOLF Editors October 13, 2024

Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan talk on the golf course. — Tour Confidential: The status of golf’s merger, Korn Ferry Tour grads and more
GOLF’s editors discuss the status of pro golf’s merger, the most recent Korn Ferry Tour grads, and a player turning down a Masters invite. By: GOLF Editors October 6, 2024

Erica, Poppy and Rory McIlroy, Charley Hull, Nelly Korda, Elon Musk, President-Elect Donald Trump, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Korda and Caitlin Clark. — Rory’s tearful finale, Nelly’s surprise, a ‘ridiculous’ slow-play fix | Monday Finish
Nelly Korda’s comeback, Rory McIlroy’s finale, Charley Hull’s wild slow-play fix and more — all in the Monday Finish. By: Dylan Dethier November 18, 2024

Rory McIlroy, Paul Waring, Bernhard Langer, President-Elect Trump. — A shocking PGA Tour grad, Dahmen’s chase, golf’s Trump question | Monday Finish
After a breakthrough win the PGA Tour welcomes a surprising rookie. Here’s who else is vying for Tour cards, plus (limited) politics talk. By: Dylan Dethier November 11, 2024

Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Nelly Korda, Keegan Bradley, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Tyrrell Hatton, Charley Hull — Rory’s new doc, Tour tweaks, election distractions | Monday Finish
The TGL’s docuseries raises questions, so do the PGA Tour’s changes, Charley Hull is back, we’ve got election distractions and more. By: Dylan Dethier November 4, 2024

Greg Norman, Caitlin Clark, Rickie Fowler, Jeeno Thitikul, Ruoning Yin — Norman’s LIV admission, Caitlin Clark’s new coach | Monday Finish
Greg Norman offers insight into LIV’s challenges, Caitlin Clark battles her slice, Ryder Cup reports cause a stir — all in the Monday Finish. By: Dylan Dethier October 28, 2024

Jon Rahm, Bethpage Black, Greg Norman, Yasir Al-Rumayyan Hannah Green — LIV’s next targets, 1 inspiring winner, selling the Ryder Cup?! | Monday Finish
One golfer’s inspiring win. New hints on LIV players. And forget $750 tickets; could the Ryder Cup itself get sold? More in the Monday Finish. By: Dylan Dethier October 21, 2024

Viktor Hovland Olympia Fields 2023 BMW Championship — The PGA Tour added Utah. These 5 states should come next | Monday Finish
The PGA Tour’s biggest missing pieces, a new lefty golfer has arrived, Ryder Cup drama continues and more in this week’s Monday Finish. By: Dylan Dethier October 14, 2024

Rory McIlroy, Jay Monahan, Yasir Al-Rumayyan and Tyrrell Hatton were among this week's main characters. — Rory dishes on LIV, Ryder Cupper returns, Augusta in ‘recovery mode’ | Monday Finish
One Ryder Cupper battled back, Augusta National is helping and Rory McIlroy analyzed the Jay Monahan-Yasir Al-Rumayyan St. Andrews summit. By: Dylan Dethier October 7, 2024

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NBC owners to spin off Golf Channel. What’s next for the network?

NBC’s owners, Comcast, announced Wednesday their plans to spin off the Golf Channel as part of a new, separately operated company. By: James Colgan November 21, 2024

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Paul Azinger announces surprise return to golf broadcasting

Paul Azinger will take over the lead analyst role again, this time for coverage of the PGA Tour Champions circuit. By: James Colgan November 12, 2024

caitlin clark smiles with a tee behind her ear in a white shirt at the John Deere — LPGA shifts broadcast plans for Caitlin Clark pro-am appearance
The LPGA changed its broadcast plans for next week’s The Annika in order to fit an extended window with star WNBA player Caitlin Clark. By: James Colgan November 8, 2024

garrett clark smiles at the creator classic in Atlanta, Ga. in a green shirt and hat — 6 key lessons from Good Good Golf’s YouTube success
A recent interview with Good Good Golf revealed a few key lessons to the brand’s success on YouTube and beyond. By: James Colgan November 7, 2024

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Good Good critiques PGA Tour’s Creator Classic ‘miss’

Good Good Golf critiqued the PGA Tour’s approach to the first Creator Classic in an interview with the Colin and Samir Show, and hinted at a deal with Peacock. By: James Colgan November 5, 2024

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What’s Golf Channel’s NBC future? Comcast announcement raises questions

Comcast’s announcement that it was exploring a spinoff of its cable TV assets leaves questions about the Golf Channel. By: James Colgan November 1, 2024

greg norman scowls at LIV Golf event in black shirt and black hat — What Greg Norman’s ominous words about LIV TV contracts really mean
In a rare interview, Greg Norman pointed to LIV’s broadcast “headwinds” as one of the league’s few failures. But what does that really mean? By: James Colgan October 29, 2024

Mike Schmidt at bat in 1988 and playing in a pro-am in 2008. — What if this baseball great had played golf instead? We asked him
What would Mike Schmidt’s life have looked like if he had applied his talents to golf before baseball? Michael Bamberger asked him. By: Jessica Marksbury October 31, 2024

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After Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt ended his 18-year baseball career, he turned his attention to trying to master another sport. By: Michael Bamberger October 28, 2024

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O. Gordon Brewer played in 42 USGA events and is a former Pine Valley president. He’s also the father of Chip Brewer, Callaway’s CEO. By: Michael Bamberger August 28, 2024

Unsure about where to aim while putting? 3-time major champ Padraig Harrington shares a sneaky hack that helps find the right line — Padraig Harrington: This sneaky putting hack tells you where to aim
Unsure about where to aim while putting? Three-time major champ Padraig Harrington shares a sneaky hack that helps find the right line. By: Nick Dimengo July 27, 2024

Padraig Harrington of Ireland plays his second shot on the 11th hole on day one of The 152nd Open championship at Royal Troon on July 18, 2024 in Troon, Scotland. — Why playing ‘wild golf’ will make you better, according to Padraig Harrington
On the latest episode of GOLF Originals with Michael Bamberger, Padraig Harrington delivered some sage game-improvement advice. By: Jessica Marksbury July 23, 2024

Padraig Harrington in the latest episode of GOLF Originals — Padraig Harrington is a serial truth teller. Ask his pro-am partners | GOLF Originals
Padraig Harrington is all in on every practice swing, every swing swing, every word out of his mouth. And he wants to make you better. By: Michael Bamberger July 18, 2024

brandel chamblee stares ahead — Why there’s less ‘bravado’ in pro golf today, according to Brandel Chamblee
The current era of pro golf sure is different from the past, and Brandel Chamblee thinks it’s created more risk-averse players. By: Zephyr Melton June 17, 2024

Why a significant sponsor is calling an LPGA TV decision ‘bulls**t’
Here’s why the CEO of the CME Group is calling an LPGA TV decision “bulls**t.” Terry Duffy spoke at the CME Group Tour Championship. By: Nick Piastowski November 22, 2024

Maverick McNealy of the United States and his caddie look on from the 18th tee during the second round of The RSM Classic 2024 on the Plantation course at Sea Island Resort on November 22, 2024 in St Simons Island, Georgia. — 2024 RSM Classic Saturday tee times: Round 3 groupings
Full 2024 RSM Classic tee times for Saturday’s third round at Sea Island, featuring Maverick McNealy, Ludvig Aberg and more. By: Jessica Marksbury November 22, 2024

An RSM Classic flag pictured during the third round of The RSM Classic on the Seaside Course at Sea Island Resort. — 2024 RSM Classic Friday TV coverage, streaming: How to watch Round 2
How to watch the 2024 RSM Classic on Friday, including full Friday TV coverage and streaming info for Round 2 at Sea Island. By: Kevin Cunningham November 22, 2024

Angel Yin of the United States react on the first hole during the first round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai at Shanghai Qizhong Garden Golf Club — Slow play? Bathrooms? One of the LPGA’s brightest personalities is a great listen
Angel Yin, one of the LPGA’s brightest personalities, is a great listen, and we caught up with her at the CME Group Tour Championship. By: Nick Piastowski November 21, 2024

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NBC owners to spin off Golf Channel. What’s next for the network?

NBC’s owners, Comcast, announced Wednesday their plans to spin off the Golf Channel as part of a new, separately operated company. By: James Colgan November 21, 2024

Pro golfer Maverick McNealy plays his shot from the fourth tee during the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship 2024 at Port Royal Golf Course. — 2024 RSM Classic Friday tee times: Round 2 groupings
Full 2024 RSM Classic tee times for Friday’s second round at Sea Island, featuring Maverick McNealy, Keith Mitchell and more. By: Kevin Cunningham November 21, 2024

Ally Ewing of the United States plays her shot from the 11th tee during the second round of The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican 2024 at Pelican Golf Club on November 15, 2024 in Belleair, Florida — Why this top-20 player’s best season hasn’t derailed her retirement plans
Despite posting her highest-ever earnings and six top-10 finishes, Ally Ewing said her recent play has only reinforced her decision to retire. By: Jessica Marksbury November 21, 2024

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