You probably have not heard of Rocco Repetto Taylor, but the 23-year-old Spaniard, No. 538 in the World Ranking, just finished Round 5 of the six-round DP World Tour Qualifying School in Spain. He’s tied for third entering the final 18 holes, one shot off the lead and four shots clear of a tie for 15th place, the bubble line where all players earn DP World Tour playing rights for 2027. Reptto Taylor played in 27 DP World Tour events this season but made just 12 cuts and didn’t have any top-20 finishes. He had to advance through second stage to get to the finals in his home country, and he was sitting pretty until he reached this sixth hole. This aggressive shot is understandable given the circumstances. He would make a double bogey but impressively didn’t let the bad hole get to him. He birdied the next and finished the round with a 67, to accompany the 68-66-66-64 in his previous rounds. The real pressure hits on Wednesday, and there’s no cheering in the press box, but there’s a bit part of us that’s rooting for Rocco.

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On Monday, the 21-year-old English pro was DQ'd from the final stage of DP World Tour Q-School for serious misconduct, allegedly taking a large chunk out of the 11th green. Kennedy disputed the decision, saying the damage was not deliberate and that he and his caddie did their best to repair the damage before leaving the green. After a review, the disqualification was upheld and now we see why.

Initial reports suggested the divot was about a foot in length, but to read about it and actually see it are two very different things. This photo makes plain the damage, but also the extent of the outburst required to cause it. Unless video evidence of the incident surfaces, we may never know exactly what happened, but evidence like this certainly doesn't bode well for Kennedy's defense.

The 38-year-old Canadian grabbed a spot in the field Sunday off the alternate list when Matt Wallace withdrew from the event. But then when Alvaro Ortiz carded a top-10 at the World Wide Technology Championship, he took Silverman’s spot. Another WD later Sunday by Harry Hall, however, gave Silverman new life again, only for him to have to turn that down when he WD’d himself. It’s unclear exactly why Silverman took himself out of the mix; he’s currently 117th on the FedEx Cup points after finishing T-3, T-19 and T-33 the last three weeks on tour. With just two events remaining on the PGA Tour schedule, including Austin, time is running out if he wants to keep his card for 2027.

Just in time for the holidays too. On Monday, the two-time U.S. Open champion revealed he willl be expanding his headcover partnership with Swag Golf to include apparel. The move follows DeChambeau’s official LIV Golf departure on Sunday, and represents a fresh start for the star, who signed an apparel and footwear deal with Reebok in early 2025. Sports Business Journal’s Josh Carpenter reports that DeChambeau will still wear Reebok footwear despite the Swag Golf endorsement.

DeChambeau’s first Swag Golf collection will be available online and in-store at Dick’s Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy starting Nov. 19. As part of his LIV statement, DeChambeau confirmed he will play the Nedbank Golf Challenge in December, where we expect to see his new, er, swag in competition for the first time.

but that didn’t stop keep him from eclipsing a feat that Charlie’s dad, Tiger, accomplished. The 18-year-old high school senior from Jacksonville Beach, Fla., was named the AJGA Rolex player of the year for a third time. Russell was one of six boys, including Woods, to have won the honor twice (2023, 2025). Now he joins Phil Mickelson as the only three-time winners. Russell’s 2026 résumé includes a second-straight win at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, a runner-up finish at the U.S. Junior and a semifinal showing at the Western Amateur while also finishing T-37 at the U.S. Open.

Another phenom-in-the-making claimed the AJGA girls POY honors: 17-year-old Asterisk Talley. The Clovis, Calif., native won twice on the junior circuit in 2026 (giving her 12 national junior wins) while also claiming the U.S. Women’s Amateur title and finishing T-22 at the U.S. Women’s Open. This is the first time the Stanford commit has won POY honors but the fifth year that she’s earned AJGA All-American honors.

Russell and Talley will receive their awards Nov. 21 in San Antonio at the AJGA’s annual Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet. You can see the complete list of boys and girls first-team AJGA All-Americans here, along with links to the second and third team and honorable mention honorees.