Bob Harig is a senior writer covering golf for Sports Illustrated. He has more than 25 years experience on the beat, including 15 at ESPN. Harig is a regular guest on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio and has written two books, "DRIVE: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods" and "Tiger and Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry." He graduated from Indiana University where he earned an Evans Scholarship, named in honor of the great amateur golfer Charles (Chick) Evans Jr. Harig, a former president of the Golf Writers Association of America, lives in Clearwater, Fla.
Speaking at his Hero World Challenge, where he isn't playing, Woods said he'll skip both the PNC Championship later this month and the start of the TGL season.
A veteran player suggested what new PGA Tour boss Brian Rolapp might mean about scarcity in the schedule and Bob Harig explores what that could look like. Also: the Nicklaus Companies file Chapter 11 and more golf in December.
In this installment of SI Golf’s Bad Takes Week, Bob Harig proposes letting golfers and fans take a breath after the four biggest tournaments of the year.
The PGA Tour-DP World Tour alliance appears one-sided, but Bob Harig proposes how the PGA Tour could help level the deal. Also: the last chance for PGA Tour cards.
Thomas broke the news on social media, and said that he'd been in pain for several months. Woods had a microdiscectomy three times from 2014-15 and another in 2020.