As our very own Adam Shupack aptly discussed earlier in Golfweek, the 2025 PGA Tour is full of exciting moments, and Rory McIlroy’s win at Augusta was one of the most memorable.
But what was the story you read? Every year, at the end of the calendar, we take a hard look at the numbers to see which posts received the most clicks.
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So without further ado, let’s take a look at the five stories we’ve been asked to tell in 2025.
1. Adam Scott acknowledges widely reported merger of PGA Tour and LIV Golf
Adam Scott at the 2025 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands.
Adam Scott acknowledged widespread reports that there has been little movement in efforts to reunify men’s professional golf.
As a member of the PGA Tour’s policy committee, Scott has had a front-row seat in negotiations between the tour and LIV Golf’s financial backer, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Scott participated in a White House meeting hosted by US President Donald Trump earlier this year.
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Here’s the rest of the story:
2. Former LIV golf champion breaks league and says new goal is to chase PGA Tour card
Spain’s Eugenio Chacala watches his second shot on the 10th hole on the second day of the BMW International Open 2025 held at the Golf Club München Eichried in Munich, Germany on July 4, 2025.
Former world No. 2 amateur Eugenio Chakara, who turned professional to join LIV Golf from Oklahoma State University, won in his fifth start at LIV Golf Bangkok in 2022. But heading into 2025, he found himself in the midst of a career transition. Chacala, a member of Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC, is not re-signed for 2025 and has chosen to find his way to the PGA Tour in 2025 rather than play with LIV Golf.
Chakara detailed the unfulfilled promise of LIV Golf and the 24-year-old player pursuing his lifelong goal after leaving to start a career and try to be something different.
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Mr. Chakara’s statement is as follows.
3. PGA Tour returns to popular Texas city, other schedule changes to come
Austin, Texas.
Austin, Texas, was reinserted into the PGA Tour schedule, albeit in a less desirable location on the schedule. The WGC-Dell Match Play was held two weeks before the 2023 Masters and boasted one of the best fields of the season with big money and no cuts.
A new tournament has been incorporated into the FedEx Cup fall, meaning many of the tour’s best players likely won’t be participating.
Lucas Glover tears up at Caves Valley Golf Club: “I’m sorry for the members”
Lucas Glover lines up his putt on the third hole during the first round of the 2025 Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach.
2009 U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover isn’t afraid to share his thoughts, but he wasn’t a big fan of Caves Valley Golf Club, host of the BMW Championship. The six-time PGA Tour winner said, “I feel sorry for the members who have to play now because it’s a sport that is virtually unplayable.”
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Caves Valley, a suburb of Baltimore, was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1991. Golfweek’s Best magazine ranks it as the 6th best private club in Maryland. The PGA Tour played this layout at the 2021 BMW Championship as part of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, with Patrick Cantlay and Bryson DeChambeau tied at 27 under, with Cantlay winning the playoff. Scores were low this week due to soft conditions.
Details of Mr. Glover’s remarks are below.
5. Collin Morikawa partes ways with longtime caddy and hires Joe Greiner to carry bag.
Collin Morikawa reacts to his putt on the 15th hole during the final round of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational held at Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
Collin Morikawa had a new caddy when he teed up at the Twist Championship in Philadelphia.
Morikawa hired veteran caddy Joe Greiner, parting ways with JJ Jackovac, his only caddy since turning pro at the 2019 RBC Canadian Open.
Here’s what Adam Shupack wrote about this story (and this is just the beginning):
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Golfweek Wrapped 2025 (PGA Tour): LIV Golf issues still reign supreme
