On October 18th, 2026, the golf world was rocked by Jon Rahm's costly exit from a bankrupt LIV Golf, a radical two-tier restructure for the PGA Tour, and dramatic slow-play penalties in China.

• LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, prompting Jon Rahm's exit. Meanwhile, DP World Tour's Guy Kinnings permanently banned 2027 LIV players, though Justin Rose countered, "No hard feelings... Everyone is welcome back."
• Rahm forfeited over $100 million and a $7.5 million unsecured claim to escape LIV 2.0, with his lawyer John Beck stating the terms were "unacceptable to him," while Kinnings warned LIV players "should not be seeking to join our Tour."
• Amidst the billion-dollar boardroom drama and tour wars, Rahm had a major personal victory to celebrate: welcoming his fourth child, a daughter named Begoña.

• The PGA Tour announced a massive structural overhaul for 2028, splitting into a two-tier Championship and Challenger series to eliminate sponsor exemptions and create a strictly merit-based competitive ecosystem.
• Billy Horschel strongly advocated for the new "merit based system," while Ryan Armour praised the "264 playing opportunities" rather than "no cut money."
• Armour humorously referred to the Tour's everyday grinders as "mules," highlighting how this new structure is designed to finally reward the working-class players of professional golf.

• Saturday's third round at the Buick LPGA Championship at Sheshan International was marred by the pace of play, with officials handing out brutal two-stroke slow-play penalties to both Carlota Ciganda and Yealimi Noh.
• Ciganda was hit with the devastating penalty on the par-4 13th hole, but impressively bounced back to shoot a 1-under 71.
• Bouncing back from a mid-round penalty takes serious mental fortitude, proving Ciganda's resilience even when the rules officials step in to derail her momentum.

Charlie Woods steps out of Tiger's shadow by committing to Florida State for 2027 • Remembering trailblazing 95-year-old sportswriter Jack Berry, who helped lift the Masters' ban on women reporters and joked, "My ball had an instinct for water" • Butch Harmon critiques Trackman on Bob Philion's podcast, warning that machines have "no idea what is going through your body on the back nine on Sunday"

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