Today in Golf - May 7th, 2025

Today’s pod circles the globe in rapid-fire fashion:

European Tour

• Scottish Championship reborn – Aug 7-10 at Trump International Golf Links Scotland, $2.75 M purse, and fresh chatter about Turnberry’s Open future as new R&A chief Mark Darbon orders “feasibility” checks.

PGA Championship Countdown (May 15, Quail Hollow)

• Field shuffle – Dustin Johnson granted a special invite; John Daly opts for Regions Tradition; Billy Horschel (hip) and Shaun Norris out, Patrick Fishburn and Rico Hoey in. Sixteen LIV players now expected.

Player Voices & Tour Politics

• Rory vs. EVR – McIlroy calls for a “cutthroat” PGA Tour; Erik van Rooyen pushes back and questions megadeals.
• Looming merger? – PGA Tour cites a “constructive” White House sit-down with Trump and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, yet sources warn of tangled details.

LIV & LPGA Notes

• Bryson bullish on Quail Hollow strength.
• Michelle Wie West invests in Togethxr and preps for the richer-purse Mizuho Americas Open.
• Haeran Ryu climbs to world #5 after Black Desert triumph.

What’s Next

Signature-event Truist Championship with Rory defending, plus the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic spotlighting 17-year-old prodigy Blades Brown.

Politics, payouts, and major prep—all in one tight episode. Hit play and stay ahead of the news cycle.

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