12:36 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour Champions, which already has canceled eight tournaments because of the coronavirus pandemic, has decided to combine 2020 and 2021 into one season. Tour president Miller Brady said combining two seasons into one is the best solution. The 50-and-older circuit is scheduled to resume with the Ally Challenge

7:10 PM ET Rory McIlroy is looking forward to a return to competitive golf and won’t waste any time getting going as he expects to play the first three PGA Tour events when the schedule starts again next month. McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, said Wednesday that he will play the Charles

3:23 PM ET The PGA Tour is on track to resume competition next month at the Charles Schwab Challenge, but getting restarted after months of being shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic has required a huge amount of planning, with numerous obstacles being navigated to produce a safe environment for players, caddies and those

1:37 PM ET The PGA Tour is stressing the importance of various social distancing measures and stay-in-place initiatives as the organization attempts to return in June after what will be a three-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. And some of that will be unrealistic as players and caddies attempt to go about their normal

11:18 PM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean women’s golf tour is starting up again with the KLPGA Championship opening on Thursday, an event that will be played without fans on the course. Women’s golf in South Korea joins Korea’s professional baseball and soccer leagues, which have already restarted in the

8:40 PM ET With the PGA Tour set to resume its revised schedule next month in Texas, a lengthy memo was sent to players outlining the various procedures that will be put in place, highlighted by a testing approach that will include coronavirus testing as well as daily thermal screens. A copy of the memo

5:28 PM ET Phil Mickelson has been planning a move to Florida, and now he’s got a place to play golf there, too. Mickelson said on The Dan Patrick Show on Monday that he is joining Michael Jordan‘s exclusive “The Grove XXIII” club, which opened last fall in South Florida. Mickelson, 49, said he and

3:46 PM ET The match is set, the trash-talking has begun and the odds are on the board for a star-studded, 18-hole event to raise money for coronavirus relief efforts on Memorial Day weekend. Caesars Sportsbook on Monday opened Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning as the favorites over Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in “The

2:48 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDEN, Fla. — Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker has asked two-time U.S. captain Davis Love III and Zach Johnson to be his assistants for the upcoming matches at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. Stricker previously appointed the last captain, Jim Furyk, to be one of his assistants. The Ryder

7:42 AM ET The PGA Tour’s planned return to action after the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports is now a month away, and decisions are looming. Sometime this week, an announcement is expected concerning the status of the first event scheduled as part of the restart – including if it will even be played. And