The 2026 Presidents Cup Roster Is Set: Picks, Rookies, and What to Watch at Medinah
Both captains locked in their six picks on September 1, and the full 24-player field for the September 24-27 matches at Medinah is set.
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Presidents Cup 2026 Preview: The Streak, the History, and Medinah
Both 24-man rosters are locked. What's left to settle before Medinah is the format, the pairings, and whether history finally turns against the United States.
Both captains locked in their six picks on September 1, and the full 24-player field for the September 24-27 matches at Medinah is set.
Four rounds in the 60s and a three-stroke win at East Lake put Scottie Scheffler in company only Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have kept.
Min Woo Lee's bogey-free 62 puts him two clear at East Lake, with Hovland, Morikawa, and Gotterup giving chase after Round 1 of the TOUR Championship.
East Lake hosts the 2026 TOUR Championship, Aug 27-30: 30 players, no cut, straight stroke play for the FedExCup. Seeds, storylines, and what's at stake.
Wyndham Clark closed out the BMW Championship at 17-under 263, three shots clear of Patrick Cantlay, after a hard-charging Rory McIlroy pulled level before fading late at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. It's Clark's third title of the season and a $3.6
The tie for the lead is the smaller story. The bigger one is what a bogey-free round does to Woodland's FedEx Cup math: a projected move from outside the top 30 to inside it. Gary Woodland's Round 1 at the BMW Championship reads clean on
Scottie Scheffler chases a repeat title at a new course as the FedEx Cup field narrows to 30 before East Lake.
Scottie Scheffler won the St. Jude Championship by eight shots at 17-under, the largest margin on the PGA Tour this season and his 21st career title.
Five golfers share the St. Jude Championship R1 lead at -5, McIlroy stumbles to 74, and MacIntyre's 82 puts his FedEx Cup status in danger.
A launch monitor is a device that measures the physics of your golf swing and ball flight, including club head speed, ball speed, launch angle, spin rate, and carry distance. It gives you accurate, objective data about your game instead of estimates.
No, but having one makes your practice more efficient. Without data, you are guessing whether a swing change is working. With a launch monitor, you can see exactly what changed and whether it moved in the right direction.
James Whitfield synthesizes published data from independent testing labs (MyGolfSpy robot testing, Golf Digest equipment labs), verified club fitter and instructor assessments, and long-term ownership reports. He does not run his own launch monitor sessions. Every performance claim is attributed to a named source with a date.