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Six of the top 10 players in the FedEx Cup standings—Webb Simpson (1), Sungjae Im (3), Patrick Reed (5), Brendon Todd (6), Lanto Griffin (9) and Sebastian Munoz (10)—are making the trip to Michigan for the second edition of the Rocket Mortgage Classic after its debut in 2019. Simpson will be competing at Detroit Golf

5:55 PM ET DETROIT — Chris Kirk is exactly where he wants to be, and it’s not just because he finds himself sitting tied atop the leaderboard in The Rocket Mortgage Classic. After a second-round 67, Kirk is tied for the lead at 12 under with Webb Simpson after two rounds with a shot at

Matthew Wolff, age 21, had never met Vijay Singh, age 57, prior this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, and says he didn’t know much about the 34-time PGA Tour winner before being paired with him (and C.T. Pan) for the opening two rounds at Detroit Golf Club. “I think he was a little before my time,”

Nervous. Scared. Confused. These were just some of the emotions Cameron Champ was feeling after being told last week that his arrival test for COVID-19 at the Travelers Championship had turned up a positive result. “I really felt fine,” Champ said. “I was extremely cautious because my fiancee’s father has a heart condition so we’ve

7:41 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Doc Redman is playing his best golf, priming himself to perhaps earn his first PGA Tour victory. Redman shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to share the first-round lead with Scott Stallings and Kevin Kisner in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Bryson DeChambeau, the only player with top-10 finishes

Forecasting the outcome of golf tournaments is a foolish endeavor, which is why “this is Bryson DeChambeau’s week” claims were met with plenty of skepticism. Through one round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, it’s clear that might not have been so outlandish after all. From his very opening tee shot, which went 344 yards, DeChambeau

5:24 PM ET DETROIT — Rickie Fowler‘s restart to golf needed a restart of its own after missing two consecutive cuts in June. Three weeks ago at the the Charles Schwab Challenge, the first event following the three-month coronavirus pandemic shutdown, Fowler finished two-over par, then shot a second-round 72 a week later in the

The PGA of America announced on Thursday that it is renaming its Horton Smith Award, effective immediately. Smith, a two-time Masters winner and president of the PGA from 1952-54, was a staunch supporter of the organization’s Caucasian-only clause, which was part of the PGA’s bylaws from 1934-’61. The award, which honors PGA members for outstanding

Bryson DeChambeau drinks six protein shakes a day. Viktor Hovland prefers a half-dozen Red Bulls, or at least he did on his overnight drive from Colonial Country Club and the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth to Hilton Head Island, S.C., for the RBC Heritage three weeks ago. The trip spanned 16 hours and covered

9:07 PM ET DETROIT — The PGA Tour announced a significant change to its COVID-19 policies Wednesday that will now allow players or caddies who test positive but are asymptomatic to return to competition if they return two negative test results at least 24 hours apart. Prior to this change, the Tour required a minimum

Cameron Champ was a late addition to the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic field Wednesday night after the tour adjusted its stance on Champ’s negative COVID-19 results. Champ, 25, had to withdraw from last week’s Travelers Championship after testing positive for coronavirus. However, Champ announced on Saturday that he had three negative COVID-19 tests following

3:29 PM ET DETROIT — Just a week after withdrawing from the Travelers Championship out of caution after his daughter tested positive for the coronavirus, and with now six PGA Tour players and two caddies testing positive, Webb Simpson said he believes golfers are taking protocols and safety measures more seriously than in previous weeks.

Plenty of courses have notable three-hole stretches that are intrinsically connected to a PGA Tour event. The Bear Trap at PGA National and the Honda Classic, the Snake Pit at Innisbrook and the Valspar Championship, the Green Mile at Quail Hollow Club and the Wells Fargo Championship and, of course, Amen Corner at Augusta National

Four more players have tested COVID-19 positive at PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour tournament sites this week. On Tuesday, the PGA Tour announced Chad Campbell has been withdrawn from the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. Campbell, 46, was not yet in the field as he was listed as the tournament’s first alternate. Alex Cjeka

5:52 PM ET Chad Campbell on Tuesday became the sixth PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19. Campbell was tested in the pre-tournament screening before the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, according to the PGA Tour. “While the positive test result is unnerving, I am incredibly grateful to be asymptomatic and feel physically well

Monday qualifiers for both the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour have always been brutal, but as we wrote ahead of pro golf’s restart amid the coronavirus pandemic, they’ve gotten even tougher. Let’s call what happened ahead of this week’s Korn Ferry Tour event Exhibit A. With so many players trying to get into the

10:26 AM ET The Rocket Mortgage Classic announced Monday that PGA Tour players Bubba Watson, Harold Varner III, Jason Day and Wesley Bryan will participate in a nine-hole match Wednesday to benefit the tournament’s charity initiatives. Watson and Varner III will take on Day and Bryan in a friendly match at Detroit Golf Club to

The Bryson DeChambeau Show heads to the Motor City for this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic. It’s a new event for the PGA Tour star, but it’s played on a golf course designed by one of the game’s old masters. Not that DeChambeau seems too worried. At his pre-tournament press conference at Detroit Golf Club, the

It is not a major championship by the popular definition, but the PGA Professional Championship is a major from the club professionals’ perspective, and it is the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA of America announced on Monday that it has canceled the PGA Professional Championship, rescheduled for July 19-22 at the Omni

3:48 PM ET Harris English on Monday became the fifth PGA Tour player to test positive for the coronavirus, learning the results at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. English did not play last week’s Travelers Championship and traveled Monday to the event, where he was required to take a COVID-19 test prior to getting

When Dustin Johnson won the Travelers Championship on Sunday, he did so having shot a career-best 61 along the way. That’s saying something for a player whose résumé is already full of so many achievements it will likely land him in the World Golf Hall of Fame. A week earlier, Webb Simpson finished his four

4:38 PM ET Associated Press Monday marked the 10th day of self-isolation for Nick Watney, the minimum required for PGA Tour players who test positive for the coronavirus. He said he is feeling good except for some minor fatigue, perhaps brought on by a major case of boredom, and except for the distinction of becoming

Harris English has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second player on the PGA Tour to do so in the last 24 hours and fifth overall since the tour resumed play three weeks ago. The tour announced the test result on Monday afternoon. English, 30, last played at the RBC Heritage two weeks ago in

There is no way the Ryder Cup should be played this year. I understand the PGA of America and the European Tour waiting until the last possible minute to postpone the event—which according to some reports could happen this week—but it is now apparent their hope that the COVID-19 virus would be in enough of

10:06 PM ET Associated Press The U.S. Open is returning to NBC starting this year at Winged Foot after Fox Sports has asked to end its 12-year contract with the USGA, multiple people told The Associated Press on Sunday night. Three people with direct knowledge of the change say it came together in the past

Just when we all started getting used to watching the U.S. Open on Fox Sports, the USGA’s marquee championship looks like it’s about to move to a new broadcast home. Or should we say move back to an old home. The Associated Press reported on Sunday night that the U.S. Open will return to NBC

5:23 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — Nothing about the PGA Tour’s return was ever going to be easy. If that wasn’t clear before, this week at the Travelers Championship quickly brought back the reality of just how complicated playing golf is going to be each and every week. Perhaps two quiet weeks after a three-month

CROMWELL, Conn.—Cameron Champ announced on Saturday that he’s had three negative COVID-19 tests since his positive result earlier in the week at the Travelers Championship, a result that per PGA Tour protocols forced Champ out of the event. “Subsequent to my positive test result for COVID-19, I am fortunate to say that I had three

After receiving a negative result on a COVID-19 test that he requested Saturday morning, Jason Day played the third round of the Travelers Championship as a single as a precautionary measure. The Australian shot a one-under 69 and was tied for 49th after three rounds. The PGA Tour released a statement earlier in the morning

12:13 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — In the aftermath of seven withdrawals related to the coronavirus at this week’s Travelers Championship, the PGA Tour on Saturday implemented a new policy that will prohibit players from coming on property while waiting for their first test result in a new city. Beginning at next week’s Rocket Mortgage