Q-School delivered drama at both ends, the DP World Tour rolls on in Mauritius, and made-for-TV golf had its moment under the lights.
Scroll on for a sharp rundown of the stories worth your time this week. |
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⛳ Weekend Preview
DP World Tour ➜ Mauritius Open (Mauritius)
Leader after 2 rounds at -12: 🇿🇦 Jarvis C. Chasing at -10: 🇫🇷 Levy A. Next best at -9: 🇪🇸 Elvira M. |
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🎟️ Five Players Earn PGA Tour Cards for 2026
PGA Tour Q-School Finals concluded at TPC Sawgrass with the toughest setup yet. Only five cards were available, with no ties and no prize money.
The players who earned full status for 2026: A.J. Ewart topped the field at 14-under. Adam Svensson finished T2 to regain his card. Alejandro Tosti earned full status through Q-School for the second year running. Marcelo Rozo completed an emotional comeback with a T2 finish. Dylan Wu secured the final spot with a playoff birdie. |
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📺 Round 2 Highlights: Mauritius Open
Highlights from the second round of the 2026 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, as the leaderboard starts to take shape heading into the weekend.
👉 Watch the Round 2 highlights
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💔 One Mistake Ends Q-School Run
Q-School offered plenty of success stories, but Ben Kohles was left on the wrong side of the line. Starting Sunday tied for the lead, he looked set to reclaim a PGA Tour card.
A penalty on the eighth hole led to a costly double bogey, followed by another on the next. With only five cards available, the damage was decisive. Kohles finished outside contention, though he did earn full Korn Ferry Tour status for 2026. |
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📺 Johnson Wagner Joins CBS Sports
Johnson Wagner is set to move to CBS Sports in 2026 as an on-course reporter.
The change likely ends his popular Live From segments on Golf Channel, where his shot recreations became a highlight of golf television.
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📺 Video of the Week
The YouTube Golf Invitational brings together Grant Horvat, George Bryan, Wesley Bryan, Martin Borgmeier and a random dude to compete for a $100,000 prize in the first-ever Reebok Invitational.
👉 Watch the video
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🎯 Team Scheffler Wins Golf Channel Games
The first edition of the Golf Channel Games ended in a dramatic finish, with Team Scottie Scheffler narrowly beating Team Rory McIlroy under the lights in Florida. After splitting the skills challenges, the event was decided by a closest-to-the-hole playoff between the captains. Scheffler claimed the win by around an inch from 47 yards, sealing the title in a made-for-TV format that showed real promise. |
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🎤 Ja Rule’s Wayward Tee Shot Goes Viral
Ja Rule had an unforgettable moment at the Derek Jeter Invitational after a shanked tee shot flew into a group of photographers and struck veteran sports shooter Rob Tringali.
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🎙️ Podcast of the Week
Robbie Berger joins the Good Good Podcast to tell the full story behind Bob Does Sports, from early grind and unlikely breaks to becoming one of golf YouTube’s biggest personalities. It is candid, funny, and full of behind-the-scenes moments that explain how the chaos actually turned into a business.
👉 Listen to the episode
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That’s a wrap on this week’s issue.
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– Team Zire
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