Tiger Woods went to the top of the PGA Tour career money list when he was runner-up at Torrey Pines on Feb. 13, 2000, and he has stayed there ever since. His last check for finishing last at the 2024 Masters ($44,400) pushed his career earnings to $120,999,166.
Being passed is inevitable and now is in clear view. It's just a matter of who tops him first.
Rory McIlroy, who lost in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Match Play in his PGA Tour debut, is second on the list at $116,446,772. Scottie Scheffler, who cashed his first PGA Tour check in 2018, moved to $116,364,411 with his runner-up finish in the 3M Open.
That leaves both of them just over $4 million away from Woods coming into the lucrative FedEx Cup postseason — $20 million purses at two playoff events, and the Tour Championship with its $40 million bonus pool that now counts as official money.
Scheffler became the third player in history to earn nine figures in their career earlier this year, when he won the American Express. Since then, the world's top-ranked player has finished second five times.

#runner

Bryson DeChambeau has been one of the leading voices in the anti-golf ball rollback movement.
Golf technology's rapid advancement has seen a jaw-dropping increase in distance from modern professional golfers. To counteract this, the sport is preparing a golf ball rollback to prevent players from hitting the ball quite as far.
Many current players and legends alike, such as Rory McIlroy, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, are in favor of this move, although there are questions being raised about how effective the new golf ball will be at reducing distance.
Meanwhile, DeChambeau has argued that fans want to see players hit the ball as far as humanly possible. He says being able to drive the ball over 350 yards is a feat of human accomplishment, and it's good for the game.
But what's happening on the PGA Tour this season proves that DeChambeau's take on this is complete nonsense.

#players #mcilroy

The PGA Tour surely won’t be over the moon after hearing Rory McIlroy’s latest comments.
McIlroy began the 2026 season in style, winning The Masters for the second consecutive year, becoming only the fourth player in the history of the game to do so.
However, it has been quite the struggle for the six-time major champion since then.
Rory McIlroy has played only six PGA Tour events since his victory at Augusta National in April.
During those six PGA Tour tournaments, the 37-year-old has recorded zero top-five finishes and only two top-10s.

#only #masters #national

Gary Kelly is off to a winning start in the men’s singles. The silver medallist from four years ago dominated the game against Fred Tafatu from Niue Island winning by 2 sets to 0 (13-1, 8-3).
While the 36 year-old from Ballymoney ran away with the first set, the second was nip and tuck before Kelly sealed the win with a full house of four shots in the seventh and final end.
With only the group winner reaching the semi-finals, Kelly’s next game against New Zealander Shannon McIlroy on Friday morning will be crucial.
McIlroy recorded a big win over Tonga’s Liam Hill.

#four #gary

Scottie Scheffler has broken his silence on Rory McIlroy’s rivalry with Bryson DeChambeau, and it’s fair to say he’s not a fan of it.
McIlroy spoke about DeChambeau’s rule controversy at The Open Championship, saying, “I’m not particularly fond of him”. DeChambeau protested a penalty ruled against him after the second round of The Open late into the evening, in a move McIlroy described as “performative”.
The rivalry between DeChambeau and McIlroy goes way back. DeChambeau is the face of LIV Golf, which McIlroy has had public battles with in the past, and after DeChambeau beat McIlroy at the 2024 US Open, there has always been tension between the pair.
But in response to McIlroy’s comments, Scheffler said he’s not a fan of “personal jabs”, taking the side of DeChambeau in this instance. The world number one added that he doesn’t think rivalries are a big thing in golf because players aren’t competing one on one. “My biggest rivalry week in and week out is the golf course,” said Scheffler.
But this is a take that Dan Rapaport vehemently disagrees with.

#mcilroy #dechambeau #open #scottie

Rory McIlroy has admitted that he should be able to use driver more than he expected during The Open Championship after returning to Royal Birkdale this week.
McIlroy is going to be one of the heavy favourites to lift the Claret Jug on Sunday evening. The Northern Irishman was exceptional for three days at the Scottish Open this past week.
Of course, the conditions are going to have a big say on who is able to triumph at Royal Birkdale. The United Kingdom has faced an incredibly hot summer, so the golf course is likely to be playing fast and fiery.
That may tempt some players to leave the driver in the bag much more often. However, Rory McIlroy is not one of those.
Famously, Tiger Woods hit the driver just once on his way to winning The Open Championship at Hoylake in 2006.

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The British Open is heading to Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, for the 11th time in the history of the tournament. The historic 7,223-yard par-70 has hosted the British Open more than any course other than St. Andrews.
The 2026 field features a star-studded lineup of elite players, including returning tournament winners and the world's top-ranked golfers. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler will be in the spotlight as he attempts to repeat his incredible performance from last year, alongside a competitive field chasing the historic Claret Jug.
Other top competitors include Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm.
Here's everything you need to know about watching the 2026 British Open, including the schedule, channels, live streams and more.

The year’s final major is upon us. The Open Championship (or British Open, depending on which side of the pond you favor) tees off on Thursday at Royal Birkdale. Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, local hero Tommy Fleetwood and the rest of the field will begin play starting at 1:35 a.m. Eastern Time. The final group will tee off at 11:21 a.m. Get the coffee ready and follow along.
Notable tee times (all times Eastern):
2:19 a.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick
4:36 a.m.: Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Viktor Hovland
4:47 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Alex Noren, Jason Day

The men's major season comes to a conclusion this week with the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Cameron Young got the big-event campaign underway by winning The Players Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in March. Rory McIlroy then kicked off the official major season by winning his second consecutive green jacket at the Masters Tournament.
Next was a surprising turn: Aaron Rai captured the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Wyndham Clark followed by adding a second U.S. Open ****** le to his resume with an impressive wire-to-wire victory at Shinnecock Hills.
Who will be the final major champion of the season? Here’s a look at the biggest events on the men's schedule in 2026 (click the link for the full 2026 PGA Tour schedule).
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It's time for the final major championship of the season.
The British Open Championship — also The Open — is up this week at Royal Birkdale in England, where the iconic Claret Jug is up for grabs once again.
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, who ended his cut streak last week at The Renaissance Club, will try and defend his ******* le from last season. He's a significant favorite alongside Rory McIlroy, who is coming off a top-10 finish at the Scottish Open but hasn't won The Open in more than a decade.
But as always, links golf is a completely different animal. The Claret Jug is anybody's to grab this week.
Here is everything you need to know about The British Open Championship.

The 154th Open Championship takes place at Royal Birkdale, which is hosting the tournament for an 11th time and first since 2017.
Here, the Press ******* ociation looks at some of the issues ahead of the final major of the year visiting Southport.
Can McIlroy find inspiration from 'home' major
After successfully defending his Masters ******* le in April, Rory McIlroy's major performances have dwindled with a joint-seventh at the US PGA followed by a tie for 32nd at the US Open. He is not that far away in terms of form – he was let down by the way he played just six holes at Shinnecock Hills last month – and three top-seven finishes in his last four Open starts, with his only Claret Jug coming at nearby Royal Liverpool in 2014, he will be boosted by fervent home support.
DeChambeau in danger of unwanted grand slam

Royal Birkdale will host the 154th Open Championship from Thursday onwards.
Here the Press ***** ociation looks at some of the players to watch.
Rory McIlroy
The Northern Irishman has won only one Claret Jug, at nearby Royal Liverpool 12 years ago, but will still go into the tournament as second favourite and will have a huge backing from fans. On his only previous appearance at Birkdale in 2017 he finished joint fourth after a first-round 71 left him playing catch-up six behind.
Scottie Scheffler

Genesis Scottish Open third round (finishers only)
-10 J Keefer (US); -9 R Neergaard-Petersen (Den); -8 M Armitage (Eng), M Meissner (US); -7 A Del Rey (Spa), T Fleetwood (Eng), T Hatton (Eng), SW Kim (Kor)
Selected others: -5 J Thomas (US), C Hill (Sco), JJ Spaun (US); -4 J Rahm (Spa); -3 V Hovland (Den)
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Matt Fitzpatrick holds a share of the lead and out-of-sorts Rory McIlroy struggled in an unfinished third round at the Genesis Scottish Open where fog caused havoc.

Bryson DeChambeau is still looking to make his first cut at a major this season at Royal Birkdale, while Brooks Koepka hopes to build off a T-6 finish the last time the Open was held at this historic course.
Despite a missed cut at Shinnecock last month, Koepka has performed better in majors than his former LIV Golf counterpart (mainly thanks to a T-12 finish at Augusta in April). However, neither of them are exactly "sexy names" to stand in the winner's circle and hoist the claret jug next week.
Of course, counter opinions make the world go around — and that's precisely why oddsmakers have the jobs they do. So, let's see where Bryson and Brooks are lined up compared to the early favorites for the year's final major, where Scottie Scheffler is looking to repeat as champion and regain moment after missing his first cut in four years at the Scottish Open
Scottie Scheffler (+590)
Rory McIlroy (+750)

Heading into moving day, Rory McIlroy and Tom Kim maintain their lead at the 2026 Scottish Open. And thanks to a meteoric rise in the second round, England's Jordan Smith enters Round 3 right alongside them.
Smith birdied four straight holes at the onset of his day Friday, launching a tournament-best round of 7-under 63 that got him to 9 under. His best showing this year was third at the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook during the Florida swing. Meanwhile, McIlroy has continued his dominance at the Scottish Open with his 14th straight round under 68.
Smith's countryman, Matt Fitzpatrick, enters the third round right on his tail at 8 under, tied with Min Woo Lee. Chris Gotterup, Sudarshan Yellamaraju and Scotland's Robert MacIntyre are among those two strokes back, while U.S. Open champ Wyndham Clark sits three off the lead. In all, 24 players come into the day within four shots of the leaders, though reigning British Open champion Scottie Scheffler is not among them, having shockingly missed the cut.
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Rory McIlroy hasn't played competitive golf since the U.S. Open last month, but he enters Round 2 of the 2026 Scottish Open tied for the lead. The two-time defending Masters champion won the event in 2023 and has never finished outside the top 5 in three prior trips.
Aided by an eagle to open his back nine (he started on the 10th), McIlroy shot a 5-under 65 in the first round, bringing him even with Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Højgaard, Tom Kim and Bernd Wiesberger, the 40-year-old Austrian who left LIV Golf for the DP World Tour. Another LIV defector, Brooks Koepka, comes into today's round a stroke behind the leaders, alongside Min Woo Lee, Kurt Kitayama and more.
Scotland's own Robert MacIntyre and Calum Hill are in the running early, as are Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick. Scottie Scheffler and Chris Gotterup are in the mix as well, though they come into the second round closer to the projected cut line. Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, two of the group of active LIV Golfers in the British Open tune-up, will need to rebound today if they are to make the cut.
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Rory McIlroy hasn't played competitive golf since the U.S. Open last month, but he enters Round 2 of the 2026 Scottish Open tied for the lead. The two-time defending Masters champion won the event in 2023 and has never finished outside the top 5 in three prior trips.
Aided by an eagle to open his back nine (he started on the 10th), McIlroy shot a 5-under 65 in the first round, bringing him even with Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Højgaard, Tom Kim and Bernd Wiesberger, the 40-year-old Austrian who left LIV Golf for the DP World Tour. Another LIV defector, Brooks Koepka, comes into today's round a stroke behind the leaders, alongside Min Woo Lee, Kurt Kitayama and more.
Scotland's own Robert MacIntyre and Calum Hill are in the running early, as are Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick. Scottie Scheffler and Chris Gotterup are in the mix as well, though they come into the second round closer to the projected cut line. Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, two of the group of active LIV Golfers in the British Open tune-up, will need to rebound today if they are to make the cut.
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The Genesis Scottish Open heads to Day 2 at North Berwick. Rory McIlroy fired a 5-under 65 and sits in a five-way tie for the lead with Patrick Cantlay, Tom Kim, Rasmus Hojgaard and Bernd Wiesberger.
One shot behind them is a group that includes Brooks Koepka and Min Woo Lee, while big names like world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland and defending champion Chris Gotterup all finished the day in red numbers and remain well within striking distance after 18 holes.
For all the Friday, second-round live updates, leaderboard updates, highlights, scores and more, first, be sure to set your alarm and then second, keep refreshing this page.
See the second-round tee times and pairings and keep tabs on the 2026 Genesis Scottish Open leaderboard throughout the day Friday. Here's the top of the board before the start of the second round:
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Rory McIlroy claimed a share of the early lead after an opening-round 65 at the Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club. Starting at the 10th, the 2023 champion's first nine was a mixed bag which began and ended with bogeys but had three birdies in between as he turned at one under.
But the 601-yard first played to his strengths as a 352-yard drive was followed by a four-iron to inside 19 feet for an eagle.
That should have kick-started a charge but he missed a three-foot birdie attempt at the par-3 third and a 14-footer at the next.
But he was on in two at the 575-yard seventh and two-putted from 61 feet to get to 4 under, tied the lead with a 16-foot putt from the fringe at the next and saved par with a brilliant, back-spinning bunker shot at the last.
"I thought for the most part, I played well. I felt like I drove the ball particularly well, and I started to see that at Shinnecock a couple weeks ago," said McIlroy. "It's a continuation of putting the ball in play and then once I do that I feel like I can attack courses and I can set up scoring opportunities.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Rory McIlroy began getting into the mood for the final major of the year by taking advantage of the par 5s at The Renaissance Club for a 5-under 65, giving him a four-way share of the lead among the early starters Thursday in the Genesis Scottish Open.
Patrick Cantlay made a little noise in an otherwise quiet year for the American with five birdies in 10 holes and then a collection of tough par saves at the end that felt just as valuable. He also was at 65, along with Tom Kim and Bernd Wiesberger.
Brooks Koepka was among those one shot behind.
Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, was among those playing in the afternoon on a glorious summer day along the Firth of Forth.
McIlroy holed an 18-foot eagle putt on the par-5 first hole — he started his round on No. 10 — to go along with a pair of birdies on the other two par 5s at The Renaissance Club. That made his round and his scorecard feel a little better.

Rory McIlroy has urged the PGA Tour to "be careful" with the future of the Scottish Open when it introduces its two-tier format in 2028.
Under the new system, the schedules for the Championship - which will contain the PGA Tour's leading players - and the second-tier Challenger series will run concurrently.
Championship players will not be able to feature in Challenger events and vice versa, although anyone who wins two Challenger events in the same season will gain immediate promotion to the Championship.
The Scottish Open would not qualify for Championship status so, while 14 of the world's top 20 are competing at this week's tournament at Renaissance Club, many of those big-name players could be ineligible to play in the tournament from 2028 under the new rules.
Bob MacIntyre, Scotland's leading player, called for "exceptions" to be made for his home Open when the new schedule is implemented.

Robert MacIntyre has suggested that he is pleased to have been drawn with Rory McIlroy and Chris Gotterup for the opening two rounds of the Scottish Open, but joked that he may have one problem with his group.
MacIntyre is going to be one of the favourites to win this week at The Renaissance Club. The highlight of his career to date came with his victory at the same venue back in 2024.
Of course, the Scot will also have the majority of the crowd on his side this week at North Berwick. But perhaps there may be some divided loyalties among those who follow his group on Thursday and Friday.
The previous three winners of the event have been put together, with Rory McIlroy and Chris Gotterup also returning to the scene of a previous triumph.
McIlroy produced one of the most iconic shots of his career on his way to winning in 2023. Meanwhile, Gotterup won a lot of admirers with the way he edged the battle with the Northern Irishman 12 months ago.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — The Scottish Open has the look of a major championship week, not so much because of the strength of the field or the heritage of the golf course.
It’s about the collection of players.
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton are among seven players from LIV Golf competing this week in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event along Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick.
Given the divide in golf that began four years ago when LIV Golf launched, they only get together four times a year at the majors.
“I’ve talked about wanting to have all of the best players in the world play together,” McIlroy said Wednesday. “Yeah, I guess this is good.”

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are running it back.
According to a report from Josh Carpenter in the Sports Business Journal — and later announced by Versant — both stars are confirmed to return for a second Optum Golf Channel Games, with the event moving to Wednesday, Dec. 16 on Golf Channel and USA Sports. Scheffler and McIlroy are, for now, the only two names locked in. The eight-man field that filled out the inaugural event, Ryder Cup captains Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald among them, along with Shane Lowry, Haotong Li, Luke Clanton and Sam Burns, hasn’t been rebuilt yet, at least not publicly.
The inaugural Golf Channel Games aired live from Trump National Golf Club Jupiter last December, with Scheffler and McIlroy each drafting four-man teams for a night of made-for-TV skills challenges: a timed driving competition, a 14-club closest-to-the-pin format, a four-man relay, and a head-to-head captain’s challenge between the two captains.
As Awful Announcing covered when the event was first announced, the format was built for entertainment rather than high stakes, drawing more comparisons to the pair’s Happy Gilmore 2 cameos and to TGL than to the Ryder Cup. The night ended on a tape-measure playoff, with an inch separating Scheffler’s team from McIlroy’s after a 47-yard chip-off. AA’s original coverage framed the event as part of a wider trend of golf leaning into entertainment outside the weekly Tour calendar, alongside the sport’s growth on YouTube and the first successful year of TGL, which McIlroy co-founded and Scheffler did not join.
Versant officially completed its spinoff from Comcast and NBC Sports in January 2026, and Golf Channel has continued to build out its golf portfolio since, with Golf Channel EVP Tom Knapp telling Front Office Sports that the split gives the network more freedom to experiment. Versant has extended its DP World Tour rights through 2030, signed McIlroy to a deal through 2038 that includes a stake in a new content studio called Firethorn Productions, and, days before Carpenter’s report, agreed to acquire golf simulator company Full Swing for $530 million.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — The Scottish Open has the look of a major championship week, not so much because of the strength of the field or the heritage of the golf course.
It’s about the collection of players.
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton are among seven players from LIV Golf competing this week in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event along with Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick.
Given the divide in golf that began four years ago when LIV Golf launched, they only get together four times a year at the majors.
“I’ve talked about wanting to have all of the best players in the world play together,” McIlroy said Wednesday. “Yeah, I guess this is good.”

The season-long race to see which players can earn the most cash on the PGA Tour is coming down the homestretch. With more than $550 million in combined purses up for grabs in 2026, there's plenty of money to go around.
Scottie Scheffler concluded the 2025 season by leading the Tour with $27.7 million in winnings, followed by Tommy Fleetwood ($18.5 million) and Rory McIlroy ($17 million). Here's a look at where the top pros stand on the season money list as of July 07, 2026.
Chris Gotterup made a big move by winning the John Deere Classic, jumping six spots into the top 10 at No. 8.
PGA Tour 2026 Season Money Rankings: See the full leaderboard here
Earnings are accurate as of Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 6:05 a.m.

Viktor Hovland of Norway had good reason to jump into a group of countrymen on June 29 at the TPC River Highlands and do the "Viking Row" that has become a familiar sight wherever Norsemen have gathered in America — for the World Cup, Major League Baseball, or in this case, a PGA Tour signature event.
Hovland celebrated with his fans behind the 18th green after sinking a birdie putt of 7 feet to beat Scottie Scheffler in a quick playoff for the Travelers Championship, the first Monday finish on the PGA Tour since Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Players Championship over J.J. Spaun.
It was Hovland's eighth PGA Tour **** le and moved him 36 spots up the FedEx Cup points list to 20th. Hovland is now well within the top 30 and if he stays there he has a chance to win the FedEx Cup for a second time in his career.
Scheffler held onto first place on the points list with his fourth runner-up finish of the season. The FedEx Cup concept is designed to reward consistency, and while Scheffler hasn't won since Jan. 25 at The American Express, the world's No. 1 player has been a model of consistency: 14 of 14 cuts, with all 14 among the top 25, and nine top-10 finishes, all fourth or higher.
The only big movement among the top 10 was Rory McIlroy, who did not play at River Highlands, dropping from eighth to 13th.

Jon Rahm is set to play his first non-major PGA Tour event since joining LIV Golf.
Rahm and Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton were announced as two of commitments for the Genesis Scottish Open, to be held in two weeks at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. Rahm and Hatton are eligible to compete in the co-sanctioned event because each are DP World Tour members, with Rahm reaching a conditional release agreement with the European circuit back in May.
Rahm’s last non-major PGA Tour event was the 2023 Tour Championship while Hatton hasn’t played such a tournament since the 2024 Sony Open, after which he moved to LIV, following Rahm, who signed in December 2023.
Joining Rahm and Hatton in the Scottish field are Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland, Tommy Fleetwood and Robert MacIntyre, among others. The official field will be released the Friday before tournament week.
Rahm, a two-time winner on LIV this year, and Hatton, who won LIV’s most recent event earlier this month at Valderrama, won’t tee it up on LIV again until July 23-26 at LIV Golf U.K., as LIV’s event in New Orleans, which was supposed to be held this week, was canceled.

Someone will get a major payday for their win at the U.S. Open. The final round of the USO is teeing off today and will dish out a record-breaking reward for the winner.
It was announced earlier in the week that the tournament would increase the total prize money to $22.5 million dollars, up a million dollars from last year.
That means the winner is taking home $4.5 million for winning the tournament, the most money ever awarded at the U.S. Open.
For comparison, Rory McIlroy earned the same amount for winning the Masters earlier this year and Aaron Rai took home $3.69 million for winning the PGA Championship.
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Someone will get a major payday for their win at the U.S. Open. The final round of the USO is teeing off today and will dish out a record-breaking reward for the winner.
It was announced earlier in the week that the tournament would increase the total prize money to $22.5 million dollars, up a million dollars from last year.
That means the winner is taking home $4.5 million for winning the tournament, the most money ever awarded at the U.S. Open.
For comparison, Rory McIlroy earned the same amount for winning the Masters earlier this year and Aaron Rai took home $3.69 million for winning the PGA Championship.
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