Wednesday, September 23, 2026
What happened in golf in the last 24 hours. Every story has its video; tap to play it here.
Presidents Cup, Medinah No. 3, Illinois. Fourballs start Thursday, 12:30pm ET on Golf Channel
Matches open on the members' fifth, with a split rail fence down the left of 5, 6 and 7 that is out of bounds. The 12th is a 402 yard cape hole over Lake Kadijah that Geoff Ogilvy, who redesigned the course, can set up drivable. He wants it firmer; Snedeker says ten days of rain make that hard.
Source: Golf Channel, PGA Tour
Bryson DeChambeau, Backyard Games, day one
Ten days, a field of golfers on Bryson's own back yard course, and $100,000 to the last one standing. Day one is up, in long form and as a Short. This is going to be sick, says the description, which is the whole pitch.
Source: YouTube
Team USA press conference, Medinah, Tuesday
Scottie Scheffler said he might be the worst group texter on either team, and that he is ready to stop texting and start playing. The tour's own film has Snedeker and Ogilvy picking a barrel of Buffalo Trace while they talk captain's picks. The U.S. leads the series 13-1-1.
Source: Golf Channel, PGA Tour
Short Game King, All Talk Tour, Salt Lake City
The All Talk Tour lands in Salt Lake City and a member's kid would not stop talking trash. SGK's format is simple: talk, then play for it. Atlanta sign ups are open in the description for the next stop.
Source: YouTube
Creator of the day
Ezra lost a closest to the pin challenge and the forfeit was a live stand up set at Capo in South Boston, his first time on a stage. A Boston crew who make golf look like a night out. Worth a follow.
Hitting Cups is back tonight at 8pm ET: Tron and D.J. play Medinah No. 3 in alternate shot, two days before the pros do. Hueber in to dish on the birdies and bogeys.
Riggs against an internet hater for $10,000, a grudge match that drops today. A Short teaser.
Can Rickie Fowler save my chipping? A Short from Rick, with a Presidents Cup week guest.
Vegas Matt put money on one of Gabby's putts. A Short, and there are two more from her overnight.
The USGA and R&A wrote to manufacturers with three tour only ideas the PGA Tour and DP World Tour asked for: a 317 yard ball limit with no tolerance, driver faces capped at 239 microseconds with no tolerance, and clubs shorter than 46 inches. Responses by October 21. Bifurcation, in a word.
The R&A's qualifying series for St Andrews 2027: 19 events in 15 countries, starting with this week's Open de France, plus a last chance qualifier on the Old Course the Monday before. LIV's spot is under review until LIV has a 2027 schedule.
Golf Channel's desk took up J.J. Spaun's case for a pick after his Wentworth win and did not buy it: outside that win, the resume was thin, they argued. He made a weak argument, was the line.
Thursday fourballs from 12:30pm ET and Friday foursomes from 2pm on Golf Channel, Saturday both sessions from 8am with NBC from 9am, Sunday singles from noon on NBC and Peacock.
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