After Justin Rose made the first major statement of golf's New Year, the Tour shifts quickly to one of its most recognizable stages. "The Greatest Show on Grass" is here for its 2026 rendition, and with it comes a host of headliners looking to use their names to crank up the decibel level.

The fan favorite WM Phoenix Open begins on Thursday, headlined by golfing stars Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka. But before the golfers have even stepped up to the tee box, things are already

COURSE: TPC Scottsdale, par 71, 7,261 yards. Opened in 1986, the Jay Morrish/Tom Weiskopf design has been the host club of the WM Phoenix Open every year since 1987. 18-HOLE RECORD: 60, five times, most recent: Nick Taylor (Round 1, 2024).

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Oddsmakers have a rare challenge this week with Brooks Koepka, who is returning to the PGA Tour after a several-year hiatus playing on the rival LIV Tour. Will the five-time major winner make the cut at Torrey Pines?

Will there be more players to go to LIV Golf? Time will tell but for PGA Tour stalwarts like Viktor Hovland, it's a double-edged sword.

The PGA Tour’s west coast swing rolled on this week with its annual stop in La Jolla, Calif., for the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. It offered a $9.3 million purse, with more than $1.7 million to the winner.

On Thursday, Brennan became newsworthy for a gaffe that cost him playing the remainder of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. In a brief statement, the PGA Tour announced in the evening that Brennan had been disqualified for a breach of Model Local Rule G-11 because he used “non-permitted green-reading materials.”