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European Tour has a money problem – it has too much

18 days ago Golf External NewsEuropean, money, problem, Tour

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Money, according to the old proverb, is the root of all evil. It’s certainly giving the European Tour a huge headache with it’s much vaunted Rolex Series.

Forty-nine of the European Tour’s top 50 are in Dubai to play in the season-ending finale, the $8 million DP World Tour Championship, the third consecutive and eighth and final Rolex Series event. (Only 39th-ranked Tony Finau is missing. He’s allowed a pass: the Euro Tour isn’t his main tour.)

Getting high-caliber players to turn up for other Rolex Series events hasn’t proven as successful as the European Tour hoped when it launched the series in 2017. Last week’s Nedbank Golf Challenge is the second-richest Rolex tournament at $7.5 million, yet eventual winner Tommy Fleetwood was the highest-ranked player in the field at world No. 18. Shane Lowry and Jon Rahm skipped even though they were, and still are, in contention to finish the season as European Tour No. 1. There was no Justin Rose, no Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia and others. Rose and Lowry teed it up the week before in the $7 million Turkish Airlines Open.

DP World Tour Championship, Dubai: Leaderboard

European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley was in an ebullient mood when he faced the press during the third round of the DP World. All is rosy in Pelley’s Rolex Series garden, at least on record.

“Talk of player participation is very important,” Pelley said. “But it’s not the only thing that defines a great tournament.

“I don’t look at it from a ‘concerned’ perspective. If we spend our entire time on top-player participation and if that was the only metric that our sponsors and partners look towards, then we are setting ourselves up for disappointment.

“There is unbelievable optionality for the players right now and it is pretty significant,” Pelley added. “There are probably less than 10 golf tournaments now that are mandatory. The top players are playing less. They played 24.9 times in 2015 and they are now playing 22.3 times. There are 35 tournaments over $7 million, so we look at it but we don’t become obsessed with it.”

There’s a contradiction here. The Rolex Series was set up precisely to try to get Europe’s top stars to play more on their home tour.

The problem? The top players earn so much money they can afford to turn their noses up at tournaments worth $7 million and more.

The three final Rolex Series events came on the back of the $10.25 million WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai. There was a time when the tops stars would have built their schedules around a quartet of events worth a combined $32.75 million. Not now. These guys are so rich they don’t have to play four in a row. Even players who are not box office names can afford to skip Rolex Series tournaments, a fact Pelley acknowledged.

“I had an interesting discussion with Victor Perez, who is ninth in the Race to Dubai. Last year he was a Challenge Tour player but he got into the WGC-HSBC Champions but he doesn’t want to play four in a row, so he made a decision not to play in Turkey or South Africa.”

If a relative unknown like Perez can afford to skip two tournaments worth a combined $14.5 million, it sends a pretty strong signal. It’s why Pelley is looking at ending the 2021 schedule with just two Rolex Series events instead of the current three.

Another problem is that some Rolex Series sponsors are still having to shell out appearance money to lure the top stars. So potential sponsors have to dig deeper into their coffers to stage tournaments, and that’s not an easy sell in the current financial climate.

Pelley did well to introduce the Rolex Series, but it’s throwing up as many problems as answers. All because of money.

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LPGA’s 2020 schedule reflects growth in record prize money, new events

19 days ago Golf External Newsevents, growth, LPGAs, money, prize, record, reflects, schedule

The LPGA has released the 2020 schedule, which includes 33 official events and a record $75.1 million in prize money. There will be more than 500 hours of global television coverage, with at least seven events on network TV.

“As I enter my second decade as commissioner,” LPGA commissioner Mike Whan said in a statement, “we find ourselves in a new phase of the LPGA Tour. We’ve grown, but now we must flourish. We talk a lot about the next generation, but we will lift this generation.”

Whan recently signed a long-term contract extension with the LPGA.

With the LPGA schedule full and healthy, players now want to see purses increase. The most significant purse jump for 2020 comes from the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which will grow to $4.3 million, up $450,000 from 2019 and $1 million from when KPMG came on board in 2015.

Both the Meijer LPGA Classic and Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational are up $300,000 to $2.3 million.

CME Group Tour Championship: Tee times | Photos

The Blue Bay LPGA event in China returns to the schedule after a one-year break, moving to the spring Asian swing. Earlier in the year, the LPGA announced two new Florida events. The first will take place in Boca Raton after the season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions and the second will take place in Belleair, Florida, in mid-May. That gives the tour four stops in Florida, good news for so many of the players who call the Sunshine State home.

It’s also worth noting the gap in the schedule for the 2020 Olympic Games in Toyko. After the Evian Championship in late July, the tour takes a break for the Olympics before returning for three weeks in the United Kingdom starting with the Ladies Scottish Open, AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Troon and UL International Crown at the Centurion Club outside of London.

Date Event Venue Purse
Jan. 16-19 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. $1.2M
Jan. 23-26 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio Boca Rio GC, Boca Raton, Fla. $2M
Feb. 6-9 ISPS Handa Vic Open 13th Beach GL, Barwon Heads, Australia $1.1M
Feb. 13-16 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open Royal Adelaide GC, Adelaide, Australia $1.3M
Feb. 20-23 Honda LPGA Thailand Siam CC, Chonburi, Thailand $1.6M
Feb. 27-March 1 HSBC Women’s World Championship Sentosa GC, Singapore $1.5M
March 5-8 Blue Bay LPGA Jian Lake Blue Bay GC, Hainan Island, China $2.1M
March 19-22 Founders Cup Wildfire GC, Phoenix $1.5M
March 26-29 Kia Classic Aviara GC, Carlsbad, Calif. $1.8M
April 2-5 ANA Inspiration Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, Calif. $3.1M
April 15-18 Lotte Championship Ko Olina GC, Kapolei, Hawaii $2M
April 23-26 Hugel-Air Premia LA Open Wilshire GC, Los Angeles $1.5M
April 30-May 3 LPGA Mediheal Championship Lake Merced GC, Daly City, Calif. $1.8M
May 14-17 ­­ Pelican Women’s Championship Pelican GC, Belleair, Fla. $1.75M
May 21-24 Pure Silk Championship Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, Va. $1.3M
May 29-31 ShopRite LPGA Classic Sea View Dolce Hotel (Bay), Galloway, N.J. $1.75M
June 4-7 ­ U.S. Women’s Open Champions GC, Houston $5.5M
June 11-14 Meijer LPGA Classic Blythefield GC, Grand Rapids, Mich. $2.3M
June 19-21 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Pinnacle CC, Rogers, Ark. $2.0M
June 25-28 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Aronimink GC, Newtown Square, Pa. $4.3M
July 9-12 Marathon LPGA Classic Highland Meadows GC, Sylvania, Ohio $1.85M
July 15-18 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Midland (Mich.) CC $2.3M
July 23-26 The Evian Championship Evian Resort GC, Evian-les-Bains, France $4.1M
Aug. 13-16 ­ Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland $1.5M
Aug. 20-23 AIG Women’s British Open Royal Troon GC, Troon, Scotland $4.5M
Aug. 27-30 UL International Crown Centurion Club, St. Albans, England $1.6M
Sept. 3-6 CP Women’s Open Shaughnessy Golf and CC, Vancouver, Canada $2.35M
Sept. 10-13 Cambia Portland Classic Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Ore. $1.3M
Oct. 1-4 Volunteers of America Classic Old American GC, The Colony, Texas $1.4M
Oct. 15-18 Buick LPGA Shanghai Qizhong Garden GC, Shanghai $2.1M
Oct. 22-25 BMW Ladies Championship LPGA International Busan, Busan, South Korea $2M
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA Miramar Golf and CC, New Taipei City, Taiwan $2.2M
Nov. 6-8 Toto Japan Classic Taiheyo Club (Minori Course), Ibaraki, Japan $1.5M
Nov. 19-22 CME Group Tour Championship Tiburon GC, Naples, Fla. $5M

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Cristie Kerr to make booth debut during Golf Channel’s CME coverage

20 days ago Golf External Newsbooth, Channels, CME, Coverage, Cristie, debut, golf, Kerr

NAPLES, Fla. – Cristie Kerr will make her debut in the Golf Channel booth on Thursday at the CME Group Tour Championship, but she’s not quitting golf anytime soon.

“It’s been a helluva year,” said Kerr, who had an emergency root canal in Portland, dealt with a minor lower back injury and missed out qualifying for the Solheim Cup, the Asian swing and the chance at a $1.5 million payday. A 20-time winner on the LPGA, Kerr finished 80th on the money list with $181,456. Sixty players qualified for this week’s season-ending event at Tiburon Golf Club.

SCORES: CME Group Tour Championship leaderboard

“It was kind of a bit of a wake-up call for me because I felt like I was fitting golf in,” said Kerr of her 2019.  “As competitive as it is out here now, you can’t fit anything in. You’ve got to make it a priority. For however many years I have left, whether it’s two, five or 10, I’m going to make the most of it, and I’m going to go out on my terms, whenever that is.”

The 42-year-old mother of two kept busy this fall juggling family and her growing wine business. Kerr said her family won’t travel with her on the road next year outside of a few of the California events that are easy to drive to. She’s in the market for a new caddie and new clubs for 2020. And she’s ready for a fresh start.

“This year I’ve been pulled in so many different directions,” said Kerr, “probably for the first time in my career I didn’t know how to handle everything. I just thought ‘Oh I can just go practice for an hour and a half or two every day and it will work.’ Clearly not.”

The only upside to not qualifying for the CME is that Kerr gets a rare opportunity to test the waters of television commentating. She’ll be in the booth alongside Judy Rankin and Terry Gannon on Thursday and will shadow Jerry Foltz for on-course reporting on Friday.

“I’ve been playing professional golf for 24 years,” said Kerr. “I have a lot to talk about. That’s why I’m here this week is to learn the ropes.”

Kerr’s fine wine business puts out around 2,500 cases annually. She’d like to get that up to 10,000 in the next six to nine years. Longtime friend Kelli Kuehne will join the staff full time next year as director of events. They’ll soon be opening a tasting room in Napa.

“I’m pretty serious about my wine,” said Kerr.

One day she might be serious the TV business too.

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Brooks Koepka out, Rickie Fowler in for Presidents Cup

21 days ago Golf External NewsBrooks, Cup, Fowler, Koepka, Presidents, Rickie

Brooks Koepka is out of the Presidents Cup; Rickie Fowler is in.

Koepka, ranked No. 1 in the world, announced on Wednesday that he has been forced to withdraw from the 2019 competition due to a knee injury. U.S. Team Playing Captain Tiger Woods used the additional selection afforded to him by Koepka’s withdrawal to select Fowler.

“Today, I am announcing my withdrawal from the U.S. Presidents Cup Team because of my knee injury,” Koepka said in a statement. ” I notified Captain Tiger Woods that despite constant medical care and rehab, I am not able to play golf at this time.  I consider it to be a high honor to be part of the 2019 team and I regret not being able to compete.

“Since my injury in Korea, I have been in constant contact with Tiger and assured him that I was making every effort to be 100 percent in time for the Presidents Cup in Australia. However, I need more time to heal. I’m sorry I won’t be able to represent the Red, White and Blue this time around and I wish my teammates nothing but the best as they work to retain the Presidents Cup for the USA.”

Koepka qualified as the No. 1-ranked player for the U.S. Presidents Cup Team in the points standing. December’s event would have been Koepka’s second Presidents Cup appearance after making his debut in 2017 and compiling a 2-2-0 record.

“Brooks and I talked, and he’s disappointed that he won’t be able to compete,” Woods said. “I told him to get well soon, and that we’re sorry he won’t be with us in Australia. He would clearly be an asset both on the course and in the team room.”

Fowler will now play for the third time on the U.S. Team following a strong showing in 2017 at Liberty National where he was undefeated with a 3-0-1 record.

Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler on the 12th tee during the second round of The 2018 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Photo: John David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports

“Rickie has played on a couple Presidents Cup teams, was someone seriously considered for a pick and is well respected and liked by his teammates,” Woods said. “I know he’s going to do a great job for us. We’re all excited about this year’s event. The course is outstanding, the fans will be loud and we’re playing against great competitors. We’re ready to go.”

“When I heard Brooks wasn’t going to be ready to play, I was bummed for him and the team,” Fowler said. “Then I got a call from both Brooks and Tiger. I was humbled and excited to be given the chance. These team events have been some of the most memorable weeks of my career.

“To be picked by Tiger to compete with him and the rest of the team is very special. It is impossible to replace the world’s No. 1, but I can assure my teammates and American golf fans that I will be prepared and ready to do my part to bring home the Presidents Cup.”

The Presidents Cup will return to Melbourne, Australia and The Royal Melbourne Golf Club for the third time, December 9-15.

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USGA announces 12-woman U.S. Curtis Cup practice squad

22 days ago Golf External News12woman, Announces, Cup, Curtis, practice, squad, USGA

The USGA’s International Team Selection Committee has chosen a 12-woman group for an initial Curtis Cup practice session next month, creating the first real picture of who might represent the U.S. when the matches are played in Wales next summer.

The Americans are coming off a lopsided victory over Great Britain and Ireland in 2018, but only one player on that team could potentially return. UCLA senior Mariel Galdiano, now 21, could potentially take her third turn on the U.S. team after compiling a 4-3 over the last two matches.

Among the seven other women who played alongside Galdiano at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York, a year and a half ago, six have turned professional. Andrea Lee, who earned her LPGA card at Q-Series earlier this month, remains in limbo on her status, but turned down an invitation to the practice session citing plans to turn professional before the matches.

The following 12 players have accepted invitations to the session, which will take place Dec. 15-17 at Loblolly in Hobe Sound, Florida:

  • Allisen Corpuz, 21, of Honolulu, Hawaii (USC)
  • Mariel Galdiano, 21, of Pearl City, Hawaii (UCLA)
  • Lauren Greenlief, 29, of Ashburn, Virginia
  • Lauren Hartlage, 21, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky (Louisville)
  • Auston Kim, 19, of St. Augustine, Florida (Vanderbilt)
  • Gina Kim, 19, of Durham, North Carolina (Duke)
  • Emilia Migliaccio, 20, of Cary, North Carolina (Wake Forest)
  • Alexa Pano, 15, of Lake Worth, Florida
  • Kaitlyn Papp, 21, of Austin, Texas (Texas)
  • Aneka Seumanutafa, 19, of Emmitsburg, Maryland (Ohio State)
  • Natalie Srinivasan, 21, of Spartanburg, South Carolina (Furman)
  • Rose Zhang, 16, of Irvine, California

Five teenagers in the group

Among the 12 women are five teenagers, the youngest of them being Alexa Pano. The 15-year-old played the Augusta National Women’s Amateur last spring as a 14-year-old, and spent the majority of the year bouncing from junior to amateur to pro starts and back.

Nine of the 12 players are current collegians. Only Pano and Zhang – who has committed to play for Stanford beginning in 2021 – fall on the low side of that mark. Lauren Greenlief fits into the graduate category. Greenlief won the 2015 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, and took a leave of absence from her job for much of the past year to focus on playing competitively. She climbed to No. 136 in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking in that time.

Greenlief, who played her way to the semifinals of the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, would be the first mid-amateur to make a U.S. Curtis Cup team since Meghan Stasi in 2008, should she be selected.

Veteran Curtis Cupper will be captain

The Americans will be captained by Sarah Ingram, a three-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion who also appeared as a player in three Curtis Cups.

“The talent level surrounding women’s amateur golf in this country is incredible, and I’m so excited to bring these 12 impressive players together for this practice session,” Ingram said. “My experience participating in three Curtis Cup Matches both fueled my competitive nature and formed lasting relationships. I am eager to help guide and be a part of that journey for a new group of young women.”

Invitation to the Curtis Cup practice session does not guarantee selection to the eight-player U.S. team that will compete in June. Players not invited can also still be considered for inclusion on the team.

Automatic qualifying spots are reserved for the U.S. Women’s Amateur champion – though Gabi Ruffels, as an Australian, is not eligible – and the Mark McCormack Medal winner – though Andrea Lee, of course, declined hers.

The USGA will automatically select the top three American players in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking on April 8, 2020. The remainder of the team will be selected the following week.


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How much money each golfer won at the Mayakoba Golf Classic

23 days ago Golf External NewsClassic, golf, golfer, Mayakoba, money, won

By: Golfweek |

November 18, 2019 9:55 am


It took a Monday finish, but Brendon Todd was able to hang on for the win at the 2019 Mayakoba Golf Classic at El Camaleon Golf Club.

Todd finished at 20 under to earn the $1,296,000 top prize and earn his second consecutive win on the PGA Tour, the first to win back-to-back events since Bryson DeChambeau, who was victorious in the first two events of the 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs at The Northern Trust and Dell Technologies Championship. Todd won the Bermuda Championship two weeks ago, an opposite-field event from the WGC-HSBC Champions.

Take a look at how much each player earned this week at El Camaleon Golf Club.

Mayakoba Golf Classic: Scores | Schedule, results | Trophies

Position Player To Par Earnings
1 Brendon Todd -20 $1,296,000
T-2 Carlos Ortiz -19 $544,800
T-2 Adam Long -19 $544,800
T-2 Vaughn Taylor -19 $544,800
5 Harris English -17 $295,200
T-6 Robby Shelton -15 $252,000
T-6 Joel Dahmen -15 $252,000
T-8 Abraham Ancer -14 $210,600
T-8 Billy Horschel -14 $210,600
T-8 Pat Perez -14 $210,600
T-11 Brice Garnett -13 $167,400
T-11 C.T. Pan -13 $167,400
T-11 Dylan Frittelli -13 $167,400
T-14 Brian Gay -12 $127,800
T-14 Zac Blair -12 $127,800
T-14 Matt Kuchar -12 $127,800
T-14 Robert Streb -12 $127,800
T-18 Chris Stroud -11 $106,200
T-18 Scottie Scheffler -11 $106,200
T-20 Ben Martin -10 $88,200
T-20 Charles Howell III -10 $88,200
T-20 Bo Hoag -10 $88,200
T-23 Zach Johnson -9 $69,480
T-23 Graeme McDowell -9 $69,480
T-23 Brian Stuard -9 $69,480
T-26 Scott Piercy -8 $51,480
T-26 Nick Taylor -8 $51,480
T-26 Maverick McNealy -8 $51,480
T-26 Chez Reavie -8 $51,480
T-26 Chris Baker -8 $51,480
T-26 Danny Lee -8 $51,480
T-33 Harry Higgs -7 $36,810
T-33 Chris Kirk -7 $36,810
T-33 Bronson Burgoon -7 $36,810
T-33 Cameron Champ -7 $36,810
T-33 Ryan Armour -7 $36,810
T-33 Matt Jones -7 $36,810
T-33 Rory Sabbatini -7 $36,810
T-33 Russell Knox -7 $36,810
T-41 Henrik Norlander -6 $25,560
T-41 J.T. Poston -6 $25,560
T-41 David Hearn -6 $25,560
T-41 Chase Seiffert -6 $25,560
T-41 Emiliano Grillo -6 $25,560
T-41 Brendan Steele -6 $25,560
T-41 Beau Hossler -6 $25,560
T-48 Alvaro Ortiz -5 $18,257
T-48 Matthew NeSmith -5 $18,257
T-48 Denny McCarthy -5 $18,257
T-48 Tyler Duncan -5 $18,257
T-48 Calum Hill -5 $18,257
T-48 Scott Stallings -5 $18,257
T-48 Xin-Jun Zhang -5 $18,257
T-55 Talor Gooch -3 $16,776
T-55 Brandon Wu -3 $16,776
T-55 Will Gordon -3 $16,776
T-58 Patrick Rodgers -2 $15,984
T-58 Graham DeLaet -2 $15,984
T-58 Patton Kizzire -2 $15,984
T-58 Harold Varner III -2 $15,984
T-58 James Hahn -2 $15,984
T-58 Peter Malnate -2 $15,984
T-58 Mark Hubbard -2 $15,984
T-58 Kevin Chappell -2 $15,984
T-66 Wes Roach -1 $14,976
T-66 Hudson Swafford -1 $14,976
T-66 Cameron Tringale -1 $14,976
T-66 Rafael Campos -1 $14,976
T-66 Sam Ryder -1 $14,976
T-66 Sebastian Cappelen -1 $14,976
T-72 Luke Donald E $14,256
T-72 Scott Harrington E $14,256
T-72 Ryan Brehm E $14,256
T-72 Brian Harman E $14,256
T-76 Lanto Griffin +1 $13,824
T-76 Kevin Kisner +1 $13,824
T-76 Scott Brown +1 $13,824
79 Shawn Stefani +2 $13,464
T-80 Jim Herman +3 $13,176
T-80 J.J. Spaun +3 $13,176
T-80 Satoshi Kodaira +3 $13,176

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