TIGER'S REIGN ENDING & BEVACQUA SOUNDS OFF - July 29th, 2026

On July 29th, 2026, we break down the impending fall of Tiger Woods' career earnings record, unpack fiery demands from Pete Bevacqua, and preview massive stakes at both the Rocket Classic and the AIG Women's Open.PGA TOUR & OFF-COURSE DRAMATiger Woods’ historic 26-year reign atop the career money list is on life support as Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler close the gap, while former PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua drops bombshell demands for the Tour's future."Imagine if the NFL did not own and run the Super Bowl it just would not work," Bevacqua said, urging the Tour to acquire the Ryder Cup and PGA Championship, while demanding stroke penalties for slow play.Bevacqua didn't hold back on unruly fan behavior, recalling a shocking incident where Rory McIlroy's wife, Erica, was hit by a beer at Bethpage Black.ROCKET CLASSIC PREVIEWThe eighth and final Rocket Classic tees off at a newly renovated Detroit Golf Club, where architect Tyler Rae’s massive restoration has transformed the layout into a demanding par 70 to test a top-heavy field.Cameron Young enters as the +1000 favorite looking for redemption after his Open Championship heartbreak to Ryan Fox.Xander Schauffele is grinding hard, playing a rare full 18-hole practice round just to iron out technical flaws in his swing ahead of Thursday.AIG WOMEN'S OPENHistory is on the line at Royal Lytham and St Annes as Nelly Korda and Haeran Ryu both chase a third major victory in a single season, a feat untouched since Inbee Park did it in 2013.Karen Stupples highlighted the LPGA's lack of permanent ShotLink, noting the LPGA is a "keep the lights on put food on the table" organization while the PGA Tour says "let us buy a Bentley."Charley Hull hilariously shut down any talk of a rivalry with Korda, bluntly stating, "no offense Nelly has got however many majors and I have got none."Q-SCHOOL GRINDUS Army veteran Marcus Plunkett is living the ultimate golf grind, following up a made cut at the British Open with a frantic transcontinental dash to Georgia for the PGA Tour of Australasia Q-school.After flying straight from Royal Birkdale and buying a pushcart upon arrival, Plunkett tied for second at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club.Running on pure adrenaline and zero sleep, Plunkett admitted he was "definitely a little delirious round one."Quick HitsTiger's $120.9M record is heavily threatened by the looming $40M Tour Championship bonus pool • Brooks Koepka and Jason Day (lingering back injury) abruptly withdrew from Detroit • Detroit Golf Club's $16.1M restoration converted holes 7 and 17 into long par 4s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.