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‘The schedule is very appealing’ – Adam Scott in talks with Saudi Golf League
You can now add Adam Scott to the list of big name golfers who are potentially exploring a move to the Saudi breakaway league.
When Scott was asked prior to this week’s Genesis Invitational about his potential interest in the Saudi league, the 41-year-old said he was “sworn to secrecy.” Other golfers such as Lee Westwood have said that they signed a nondisclosure agreement, so that might also be the case with Scott.
Scott, however, did say that he found the proposed schedule attractive:
“I think the schedule they’re proposing is very appealing to probably most golfers,” he said. “Depending what your goals are in golf, I think the schedule is very appealing. From that side of things, I would consider doing that, for sure. From a lifestyle side of things, yes.”
When asked about the money being offered to players to leave the PGA Tour, which has drummed up a lot of controversy, the Aussie said:
“I think it’s a bigger discussion than just a quick quote from me up here, to be honest,” he said. “I can understand obviously that angle. I think you can argue both sides of lots of things, but at the end of the day I think my general feeling on this at the moment is that it’s only a positive thing for professional golfers that there’s interest and money coming into the sport. And it’s also somewhat forced the PGA Tour to put more money into the professional golfers and we’re seeing that all around the world, too.”
Scott added:
“They’ve put money into the European Tour. The LIV Golf Investments has put money into the Asian Tour. So at the moment that’s good for strengthening the professional game. How everything else pans out, I don’t know, but at the moment I think it’s good that these things are happening for golf professionals.”
There are rumored to be close to 20 golfers already committed to the league, which received $200 million investment from the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund in order to potentially lure some big name golfers.
I’m going to gush in this intro paragraph, to get the emo stuff done early. I’ve not pulled harder for a professional to win, than Cameron Young. I coach golf in New York state, and each spring, my best golfers head to a state championship in Poughkeepsie. I first saw Cameron there as a 9th grade student. I saw him three more times after that. I reconnecected with Coach Haas from Wake Forest, an old interview subject from my days on the Old Gold and Black, the Wake newspaper. He was there to watch Cameron. After four years at Wake Forest, Young won on the Korn Ferry Tour, made it to the big tour, almost won two majors, almost won five other events, and finally got the chalice about 25 minutes from the Wake campus. Congratulations, Cameron. You truly are a glass of the finest. #MotherSoDear
OK, let’s move on to the Tour Rundown. The major championship season closed this week in Wales, with the Women’s Open championship. The PGA Tour bounced through Greensboror, N.C., while the PGA Tour Americas hit TO (aka, Toronto) for a long-winded event. The Korn Ferry lads made a stop in Utah, one of just two events for that tour in August. The many-events, golf season is winding down, as we ease from summer toward fall in the northern hemisphere. Let’s bask in the glory of an August sunrise, and run down a quartet of events from the first weekend of the eighth month.
LET/LPGA @ Women’s Open: Miyu bends, but she doesn’t break
Royal Porthcawl was not a known commodity in the major tournament community. The Welsh links had served as host to men’s senior opens, men’s amateurs, and Curtis and Walker Cups in prior years, but never an Open championship for the women or the men. The last-kept secret in UK golf was revealed once again to the world this week, as the best female golfers took to the sandy stage.
Mao Saigo, Grace Kim, Maja Stark, and Minjee Lee hoped to add a second major title to previous wins this season, but only Lee was able to finish inside the top ten. The 2025 playing of the Women’s Open gave us a new-faces gallery from day one. The Kordas and Thitikulls were nowhere to be found, and it was the Mayashitas, Katsus, and Lim Kims that secured the Cymru spotlight. The first round lead was held at 67 by two golfers. One of them battled to the end, while the other posted 81 on day two, and missed the cut. Sitting one shot behind was Miyu Yamashita.
On day two, Yamashita posted the round of the tournament. Her 65 moved her to the front of the aisle, in just her fourth turn around a women’s Open championship. With the pre-event favorites drifting off pace, followers narrowed into two camps: those on the side of an underdog, and others hoping for a weekend charge from back in the pack. In the end, we had a bit of both.
On Saturday, Yamashita bent with 74 on Saturday, offering rays of hope to her pursuing pack. England’s Charley Hull made a run on Sunday closing within one shot before tailing off to a T2 finish with Minami Katsu. Katsu posted the other 65 of the week, on Saturday, but could not overtake her countrywoman, Yamashita. wunderkind Lottie Woad needed one round in the 60s to find her pace, but could only must close-to’s, ending on 284 and a tie with Minjee for eighth.
On Sunday, Yamashita put away the thoughts of Saturday’s struggles, with three-under 33 on the outward half. She closed in plus-one 37, but still won by two, for a first Major and LPGA title.
PGA Tour @ Wyndham: Young gathers first title near home
Cameron Young grew up along the Hudson river, above metro New York, but he also calls Winston-Salem home. He spent four years as a student and athlete at Wake Forest University, then embarked on tour. This week in Greensboro, after a bit of a break, Young opened with 63-62, and revved the engine of Is this the week once more. Runner-up finishes at the Open, the PGA, and a handful of PGA Tour events had followers wonder when the day would come.
On Saturday, Young continued his torrid pace with 65, giving him a five-shot advantage over his closest pursuer. Sunday saw the Scarborough native open with bogey, then reel off five consecutive birdies to remind folks that his time had, at last, arrived. Pars to the 16th, before two harmless bogeys coming home, made Young the 1000th winner of an official PGA Tour event (dating back to before there was a PGA Tour) throughout history. What’s next? I have a suspicion, but I’m not letting on. Mac Meissner closed with 66 to finish solo 2nd, while Mark Hubbard and Alex Noren tied for third.
Korn Ferry Tour @ Utah Championship: Are you Suri it’s Julian?
Who knows exactly when the flower will bloom? Julian Suri played a solid careet at Duke University, then paid his dues on the world’s minor tours for three years. He won twice on two tours in Europe, in 2017. Since then, the grind has continued for the journeyman from New York city. At age 34, Suri broke through in Beehive state, outlasting another grinder (Spencer Levin) and four others, by two shots.
Taylor Montgomery began the week with 62, then posted 64, then 68, and finally, 70. That final round was his undoing. He finished in that second-place tie, two back of the leader. Trace Crowe, Barend Botha, and Kensei Hirata made up the last of the almost quintet. As for Suri, his Sunday play was sublime. His nines were 32 and 31, with his only radar blip a bogey at ten. He closed in style with one final birdie, to double his winning margin. Hogan bloomed late…might Suri?
PGA Tour Americas @ Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos – CBM Aggregates
Some tournament names run longer than others. This week in Toronto, at the Heathlands course at TPC Toronto, we might have seen the longest tournament title in recorded history. The OVOPBVCCBMA was a splendid affair. It saw three rounds of 62 on Thursday, but of those early risers, only Drew Goodman would stick around until the end. 64 was the low tally on day two, and two of those legionnaires managed to finish inside the top three at week’s end. Saturday brought a 63 from Patrick Newcomb, and he would follow with 64 on Sunday, to finish solo fourth.
Who, then, ended up winning the acronym of the year? It turns out that Carson Bacha had the right stuff in TeeOhhh. Bacha and Jay Card III posted 63 and 64, respectively, on day four, to tie for medalist honors at 23-under 261. Nathan Franks was one shot adrift, despite also closing with 63. If you didn’t go low on Sunday, it was about the check, not the championship.
Bacha and JC3 returned to the 18th hole twice in overtime. Card nearly chipped in from the thick stuff for birdie, while Bacha peeked and shoved a ten-feet attempt at the win. On the second go-round, Card was long with his approach, into the native grasses once more. He was unable to escape, and a routine par from the fairway was enough to earn the former Auburn golfers a first KFT title.
Card III and Bacha both miss their birdie tries on the first playoff hole.
We’ll play 18 again @OspreyOpen. pic.twitter.com/vNpHTdkHDg
— PGA TOUR Americas (@PGATOURAmericas) August 3, 2025
GolfWRX is live this week from the final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season, the Wyndham Championship.
Photos are flowing into the forums from Sedgefield Country Club, where we already have a GolfWRX spirit animal Adam Schenk WITB and plenty of putters for your viewing pleasure.
Check out links to all our photos below, which we’ll continue to update as more arrive.
General Albums
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #2
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Davis Riley – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Scotty Kennon – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Austin Duncan – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Will Chandler – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Kevin Roy – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Ben Griffin – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Peter Malnati – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Ryan Gerard – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Adam Schenk – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Kurt Kitayama – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Camilo Villegas – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Matti Schmid – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
Pullout Albums
- Denny McCarthy’s custom Cameron putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Swag Golf putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Karl Vilips TM MG5 wedges – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- New Bettinardi putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
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- Cameron putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
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Kurt Kitayama just won his 2nd PGA Tour event at the 3M Open. Kurt is a Bridgestone staffer but with just the ball and bag. Here are the rest of the clubs he used to secure a win at the 2025 3M Open.
Driver: Titleist GT3 (11 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 7 TX
3-wood: Titleist GT1 3Tour (14.5 degrees, A3 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX
7-wood: Titleist GT1 (21 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P7CB (4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-14F), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 Tour Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0PT
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS (with Mindset)
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Peter Malnati WITB 2025 (August)
Peter Malnati what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wyndham Championship. More photos from the event here. Driver: Titleist...
Cameron Young’s winning WITB: 2025 Wyndham Championship
Driver: Titleist GT2 (9 degrees, A1 SureFit setting) Buy here. Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Orange 70 TX 3-wood: Titleist...
Camilo Villegas WITB 2025 (July)
Camilo Villegas WITB accurate as of the Wyndham Championship. Villegas was undecided on a 3-wood when we shot his bag. ...
WITB Time Machine: Brandt Snedeker’s winning WITB, 2018 Wyndham Championship
Brandt Snedeker fired a final-round 65 at the 2018 Wyndham Championship to outlast Webb Simpson and C.T. Pan. His 5-under...
Henry R Fitzgerald
Feb 23, 2022 at 12:28 am
Because all of you are such fine human beings, lol…
Henry R Fitzgerald
Feb 22, 2022 at 9:42 pm
The PGA Tour mafia wants to be the only game in town.
If Adam Scott wants to play the Saudi League, by all means.
Monahan and his capos are a shameful bunch.
geohogan
Feb 21, 2022 at 12:11 pm
The question now is how many of the sponsors of the players want to be associated with bodies in suitcases…Samsonite? Travelpro?
Will the pro golfers become, anti climate change leaders…with a resurgence of fossil fuel sponsors in golf.
Scott Adams
Feb 19, 2022 at 1:33 pm
Adam just wants to anchor his putter and continue to be an average player is all. Whats the big deal guys?
Dave
Feb 18, 2022 at 4:26 pm
I know how I feel..The PGA tour is a non-profit, and although they spend a fair amount on executive compensation, those executive salaries pale in comparison to money earned by top players. The fact is, you cant have a well run show, which you pay the producers pennies on the dollars going to players. Everyone needs to get paid for a quality product. Now, do they give the money to charity…not really, the money goes to promotion, it goes to player pension, it goes to lobbying…you know, for all of these players who want to piss an moan about money, who for the record, are some of the highest paid athletes in the world with the longest careers…and the most access to additional compensation, and a system that also supports the borderline pros with cash and long term security (pension system)…while retaining zero profit. Please…tell it to someone else…want to go to the other league, go right ahead, but as far as i am concerned…I wont use the ball you use, I wont buy the clubs…and I wont watch. Good Luck
Henry R Fitzgerald
Feb 23, 2022 at 12:24 am
I’m sure he cares, lol….
Greg
Feb 17, 2022 at 12:29 pm
How does your wife feel about you consorting with subhuman animals who descriminate against women and attack them in Yemen?
Unlike most dramaqueen dumbbox PGA Tour WAGs, Marie is a professional and doesn’t need you. Think carefully about this.
FtD
Feb 17, 2022 at 2:41 pm
Then you can call the USA a country of subhuman animals as well, as they are in bed with the Saudis on many things including maintaining that war in Yemen. So let’s just watch the European tour and Asian tour from now on.. oh wait, the UK, France, Germany etc. are also happy to drop bombs anywhere there are resources to be had (sorry, where to bring ‘democracy’) so let’s just watch the Asian tour. Not too many wars being fought by Asian countries in recent years.
Heinrich
Feb 17, 2022 at 8:23 pm
He probably does, as I do too.
And Adam lives in Switzerland where the people sit back and shake their heads at all this warmongering coming from dying economies ruled by tyrants. Don’t think they’d be too happy with Adam carpetbagging and consorting with killers at the same time.
Henry R Fitzgerald
Feb 23, 2022 at 12:26 am
Oh Greg, the PGA Tour saved a tee time for convicted wife beater and crackhead, George Floyd.
Spare me the fake outrage.
jgpl001
Feb 17, 2022 at 10:21 am
This is ridiculous – how much does Adan Scott need to earn at this stage of his career?
The average earnings for a PGA Tour player in the 2021 season ws $1.5M and the lowest player not to win an event was Brian Gay and he earned $916K
I for one, wouldn’t watch this Saudi Golf League nonsense if it was in my back garden
ErnestGoduria
Feb 17, 2022 at 3:22 pm
“Depending what your goals are in golf”
That’s your answer.
When you are in descending phase of your career, despite probably able to win again, the possibility to get huge money just joining a new league is all that matter.
Look at the rumoured players who are supposed to go… mostly in the same status, Poulter, Westwood, Stenson…plus some second lines who are just figures on main tours.
Probably they will sign also a few big boys, but in my opinion the node is the possible ban, which I’m not sure can be applied without long legal disputes that will probably end in favor of the players.