Tiger Woods was one college kid who got everyone’s attention on the PGA Tour. Retired commissioner Tim Finchem recalls being in the players’ dining room at Firestone during the old World Series of Golf in 1996 when Woods, the NCAA champion at Stanford, was going after a third straight U.S. Amateur.
LIV Golf filed its application for world ranking points a month after it played its first event, and none was awarded for the inaugural season as the Official World Golf Ranking considers it. The effect of not earning ranking points except for two majors and a few European tour events is becoming clear with each week.
In a deciding singles match, Cameron Smith made birdie at the last hole to beat Phil Mickelson and eliminate his team in the LIV Golf Team Championship.