That was part of the explanation Donald Trump gave reporters on Wednesday as he revealed plans to convert a portion of Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach into a permanent presidential retreat.

"This was suggested to me by both the military and Secret Service," Trump said during an Oval Office press conference. "It's about as safe as it can possibly get. It's only two minutes away from the airport ... and they [future presidents] could spend the weekend there like sort of a Camp David retreat ... This wouldn't be for me, this would be for all future presidents."

In the late 1990s, Palm Beach County gave Trump a 100-year-lease to the land that Trump International Golf Club now sits on in exchange for Trump dropping a lawsuit against the county for noise disturbances around Mar-a-Lago. The Jim Fazio design opened in 1999 and is currently ranked the 15th best golf course in the state of Florida by Golf Digest.

First, two-time major champion Jon Rahm, and now 6’6” Adrian Meronk. Around the same time as the Rahm news broke, Polish commentator Jacek Person reported that his countryman has no intention of extending his LIV contract.

Meronk is coming off a victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, his fifth DP World Tour win. He looks to have finished his LIV career with a single win at LIV Golf Riyadh in February 2025.

The recent Dunhill win gets him make his membership on the DP World Tour through the 2028 season. “The goal for the rest of the season was to try to get my status for next year, and that helps me a lot,” he said on Sunday. “I'm super happy that I actually got that goal, but I will have to re-evaluate my goals for the rest of the season and see what happens.”

LIV has asked a judge for its deals with its members to remain sealed. Why they need to be shielded from the public is unclear—as player contracts in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL are public—although LIV states its due to sensitive information. The only other time LIV contracts came under legal scrutiny was during LIV’s antitrust lawsuit in 2022, as U.S. district judge Beth Freeman denied a TRO argument from three LIV players on the basis that LIV’s contracts were made in part to compensate players for lost PGA Tour wages. The hearing on the matter will be heard on Wednesday.

like Ryan Gerard. The PGA Tour shared a five-minute clip from it's latest edition of the YouTube series "Chasing Sunday," and it features Gerard and his caddie talking it out during a pair of post-round range session, the first coming after the opening round and the second after Round 3 of the BMW Championship. In both sessions, you'll notice that Gerard and his caddie, JP Burke, create fun little ways to stay engaged during his post-round practice. It's not just Gerard mindlessly bashing balls in a state of rage. They do a sudden death "QB competition," which appears to be a battle between two different drivers Gerard was thinking about using for the final round. In the post-first round range session, Burke calls a few of Gerard's shots. It's a great watch:

It's a great reminder that even the world's best find a way to make practicing both fun and productive, wheter it's before or after a round. 

A.J. Ewart's decision to WD from this week's Baycurrent Classic may not have drawn big headlines, but it's a curious choice. The PGA Tour rookie is currently No. 102 on the FedEx Fall list with the top 100 earning full PGA Tour status for 2027. Obviously, it's difficult to play in every event—especially one that's in Japan like this week's tournament—but the Baycurrent Classic is a guaranteed payday, both in money and FedEx points, due to there being no cut. According to Sportsnet's Adam Stanley, Ewart plans to play the final five fall events starting next week. Still, it left some questioning the decision.

It’s true, many performance experts believe golfers slowing down their pace is an effective way to execute the shot they want to hit and manage their nervous systems. But that’s different than playing slow. The episode is about picking your spots so you can recognize where you need to take your time, and where you need to move quicker.

It's now been 30 years since Woods won his first PGA Tour title at the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational, defeating Davis Love III in a playoff. 

And later this month will mark seven years since Woods won the 2019 Zozo Championship in Japan—now the Baycurrent Classic, which will be played this week—for his 82nd career PGA Tour title to tie Sam Snead's record. Although, both of their win totals have been debated through the years. In any event, time flies.