Golf

8/6/2026 |  Corning Classic returns to LPGA schedule after 18-year absence (Associated Press (AP)) CORNING, N.Y. (AP) — The Corning Classic is returning to the LPGA Tour schedule in 2027 after an 18-year absence, going from a popular small-market event in western New York to offering a $5 million purse that ranks among the richest outside the majors.

8/6/2026 |  Memphis playoff event won’t be part of top tier in PGA Tour’s new schedule (Associated Press (AP)) The PGA Tour confirmed Wednesday the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the leadoff postseason event since 2022, would not be part of the top-tier Championship Series in 2028.

8/6/2026 |  LIV Golf agrees lead investor deal after PIF funding exit (Insider Sport) LIV Golf strikes a funding deal with a mystery investor. Can it be saved after PIF’s withdrawal?
LIV Golf has signed an agreement with a new lead investor to fund the league after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) ends its financial backing at the close of the 2026 season.
The league said the agreement has been signed by the investor and approved by its board. LIV did not name the investor or disclose the size of the investment. The league said it expects to finalise terms in the coming weeks and to enter a transaction in September.

8/6/2026 |  How LIV 2.0 can learn from the mistakes of LIV 1.0 (Yahoo Sports) LIV Golf 1.0 — the era of big talk and bigger paychecks — is over. Whatever comes next for the breakaway tour, cut loose by Saudi Arabian funding and now on the hunt for outside investment, the days of "Golf But Louder" are done. 

8/5/2026 |  PGA Tour regular season ends what has been a strange year of no one dominating (Associated Press (AP)) Billy Horschel was optimistic as ever in January to start his 16th year on the PGA Tour. He chose not to add a few tournaments late in 2025 when returning from hip surgery, and that probably cost him a sure spot in the Masters because he fell out of the top 50 in the world.