{"id":13970,"date":"2026-06-03T02:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/13970\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T02:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:29:13","slug":"russell-henleys-latest-theft-joaquin-niemanns-staggering-liv-earnings-and-bryson-goes-full-bryson-golf-news-and-tour-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/13970\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Henley\u2019s latest theft, Joaquin Niemann\u2019s staggering LIV earnings and Bryson goes full Bryson | Golf News and Tour Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to another edition of The Grind<\/a>, where we\u2019re still reeling from losing to my 8-year-old daughter on the back nine of our most recent mini-golf match:<\/p>\n

The putter has suddenly gone cold. Although, to be fair, I didn\u2019t use my actual putter. And my putting didn\u2019t keep me from winning a team event for a second consecutive week, this time the net division of the Children\u2019s Learning Centers of Fairfield outing at the Stanwich Club with my high school pals Alex Christon, Kurt Wiesenmaier and Stephen McDermott:<\/p>\n

Hopefully, Yip Strickler<\/a> won\u2019t start digging into us. In any event, let\u2019s talk about all the other golf happening out there.<\/p>\n

WE\u2019RE BUYING<\/p>\n

Russell Henley: Golf fans know this guy as one of the most accurate ball-strikers on tour, but he\u2019s quickly becoming one of the biggest thieves as well. And I mean that as a compliment. For the second consecutive year, Henley stole a PGA Tour title that looked like he had very little chance of winning. Last year it was that late-chip-in-fueled victory over Collin Morikawa at Bay Hill and now a turkey of birdies to close out regulation following by a fourth straight to rip Eric Cole\u2019s heart out at the Charles Schwab Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the win, the Georgia Bulldog now has six career PGA Tour titles. Pretty darn good for someone who swings the driver about as fast as this 44-year-old golf writer.<\/p>\n

Celine Boutier: First, congrats to the French star on winning a seventh career LPGA Tour title at the ShopRite Classic<\/a>. But also a special shout-out to her for taking the time to make the day of a young fan who has been battling Stage 2 Hodgkins Lymphoma ahead of Sunday\u2019s final round in Atlantic City:<\/p>\n

Evelyn, who in May rang the bell to signify the end of her cancer treatment, was gifted a trip to Disney World. And Boutier earned $300,000 for the win so it was a great day for both.<\/p>\n

Malan Potgieter: The senior at Louisiana wound up missing the 54-hole cut at the NCAA Championship, but not before going on one of the most remarkable streaks in college golf history<\/a>. (Congrats, by the way, to Oklahoma State’s Preston Stout<\/a> for winning the individual title!) Potgieter\u2014no relation to Aldrich Potgieter\u2014went bogey-free for an insane 93 holes. And all of that came under the added pressure of postseason play.<\/p>\n

Again, not the way he wanted his college career to end with a missed cut, but that\u2019s an (unofficial) record that should stand for a long time.<\/p>\n

WE\u2019RE SELLING<\/p>\n

Eric Cole\u2019s close calls: In his 120th career PGA Tour start, it appeared that golf\u2019s ultimate grinder<\/a>, a guy who still plays mini-tour events to stay sharp during off weeks, would finally earn win No. 1. On the birthday of his mom, a former LPGA star, no less. While sporting a mullet that would make Cam Smith proud. And then, well, he had it taken from him in crushing fashion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That makes three career runners-up for Cole, including two playoff losses. I feel bad for the guy. I feel even worse for the mini-tour players who he\u2019s probably going to take this latest loss out on.<\/p>\n

NCAA\u2019s match-play format: I have been consistent on this, but from time to time I\u2019m reminded why I don\u2019t like it. And this is one of those times. First of all, thankfully, the Stanford women\u2019s golf team won the NCAA team title, their third in the past five years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I say \u201cthankfully,\u201d because this team earned the No. 1 seed through 72 holes of stroke play for a SIXTH consecutive season. So, in my book, they really should have six consecutive NCAA titles. But because of (the vagaries of) match play, the Cardinal \u201conly\u201d have three. Anyway, I\u2019m glad justice was served here for Annie Walker\u2019s squad dynasty.<\/p>\n

Ian Poulter\u2019s injury: The Ryder Cup legend said he tore his meniscus \u201chopping up two steps\u201d ahead of the LIV Virginia event a few weeks back. As someone who tore a meniscus swinging a golf club in my house, I can\u2019t talk, but that\u2019s a tough look for the Golfers-Are-Athletes Movement.<\/p>\n

HOWEVAH, Poulter racking up a pair of top-20s since on a torn meniscus is pretty darn impressive. The 50-year-old plans to have surgery in September so he should be fully recovered well ahead of 2027. LIV\u2019s long offseason will come in handy this fall.<\/p>\n

ON TAP<\/p>\n

The PGA Tour season rolls on with the Memorial, AKA that one Jack Nicklaus hosts, AKA that one Tiger used to dominate and now Scottie dominates. Scheffler will try to match Tiger\u2019s three-peat (1999-2001) this week at Muirfield Village. Meanwhile, the U.S. Women’s Open<\/a> will take place at Riviera(!), so it\u2019s a huge week for golf fans. And to get prepared for that, we had LPGA winner Mel Reid on this week\u2019s episode of The Loop podcast:<\/p>\n

Random tournament fact: It\u2019s been 10 years since William McGirt defeated Jon Curran in a playoff at Muirfield Village. No offense to those two, but we\u2019re still not sure how that happened.<\/p>\n

RANDOM PROP BETS OF THE WEEK<\/p>\n

\u2014Scottie will get hurt \u201chopping up two steps\u201d this week: 1 MILLION-to-1 odds<\/p>\n

\u2014Scottie will win at Muirfield Village again this week: 3-to-1 odds<\/p>\n

\u2014Scottie will enjoy (at least) one of Muirfield\u2019s milkshakes no matter what: LOCK<\/p>\n

TWEET OF THE WEEK (STATS DIVISION)<\/p>\n

Those are just insane earnings from Niemann, whose win in South Korea (in a playoff over Talor Gooch) extended his record of eight career LIV titles. And for those who say going to LIV has hurt his chances of contending at major championships, well, they must not have been paying attention to his major appearances while he was still on the PGA Tour. Regardless, he\u2019s obviously a very good player and he has really found a sweet spot on LIV. While it lasts.<\/p>\n

TWEET OF THE WEEK (HUMOR DIVISION)<\/p>\n

PHOTO OF THE WEEK<\/p>\n

A casino blackjack setup at a golf tournament?!<\/p>\n

VIRAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK (SLOW-PLAY DIVISION)<\/p>\n

College kids getting flamed for playing too slow at the NCAAs. A tradition unlike any other.<\/p>\n

VIRAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK (FIGHT DIVISION)<\/p>\n

The weather is heating up and so is the tension on golf courses around the country. We\u2019ve got our first big golf fight<\/a> of 2026:<\/p>\n

Now we don\u2019t know a lot of details, but that\u2019s wild. \u201cEverybody is filming,\u201d one onlooker laments. \u201cNo one is helping.\u201d Well said, lady.<\/p>\n

THIS WEEK IN PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION<\/p>\n

Nice to see the Henley family on hand to enjoy dad\u2019s latest big win:<\/p>\n

Good stuff. And sweet ride.<\/p>\n

THIS WEEK IN PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION?<\/p>\n

Speaking of young kids watching golf \u2026<\/p>\n

You really never know what you\u2019re going to see at the range.<\/p>\n

THIS WEEK IN CELEBRITY\/YOUTUBE GOLFERS<\/p>\n

Barstool Sports confirmed the Internet Invitational<\/a>, one of the most-riveting sporting events of 2025 (I’m not kidding), is coming back. And this year the first-place prize is going to be a whopping $4 million:<\/p>\n

QUOTE OF THE WEEK<\/p>\n

Bryson DeChambeau went full Bryson DeChambeau by crediting his Sunday 65 in Korea to a chat he had with \u2026 Google Gemini? Yep, that\u2019s right. Take it away, Bryson!<\/p>\n

We know the two-time major champ is trying to be a major player in the AI space<\/a>, but that\u2019s pretty wild. Anyway, we\u2019ll see if his smartphone can get him prepared for the U.S. Open at Shinnecock in a couple weeks.<\/p>\n

THIS AND THAT <\/p>\n

Arpichaya Yubol<\/a> finished runner-up by a stroke at the ShopRite LPGA Classic after being penalized a stroke for slow play during Saturday’s second round. That\u2019s a tough loss, but good for the LPGA Tour for actually taking a stand against slow play. \u2026 Congrats to Charlie Woods on qualifying for the U.S. Junior for a third consecutive year. Hopefully, his dad will be able to see him compete at Saucon Valley in July. \u2026 The PGA Tour\u2019s San Diego event, long known as the Farmers Insurance Classic, will now be The Sentry<\/a> going forward. Those \u201cWe are Farmers\u201d commercials had a great run. \u2026 And, finally, a rare book recommendation from me! And a novel at that! Really enjoyed Rich Poggi\u2019s \u201cFairways and Greens\u201d<\/a>:<\/p>\n

See, mom? I read books. Sometimes.<\/p>\n

RANDOM QUESTIONS TO PONDER<\/p>\n

What golf book should I read next?<\/p>\n

Is anyone looking for a (red-hot) member-guest partner?<\/p>\n

How do I get invited to play in the Barstool Invitational? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we\u2019re still reeling from losing to my 8-year-old daughter on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[87,5933,2119,759,5318,144,2171,5934,82,5268,5269,3771],"class_list":["post-13970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-russell-henley","tag-bryson-dechambeau","tag-golf-fights","tag-joaquin-niemann","tag-liv","tag-lpga","tag-pga-tour","tag-russell-henley","tag-russell-henleys-latest-theft-joaquin-niemanns-staggering-liv-earnings-and-bryson-goes-full-bryson","tag-story","tag-the-grind","tag-thegrindweekly2026","tag-viral-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}