England’s Givens in contention in Abu Dhabi

Ask any pro golfer and they’ll tell you same the thing: That it’s a memorable feeling, the first time you cash your first check as a professional golfer. It’s not usually for very much, like in the case of Jack Nicklaus and his whopping $33.33 prize A post shared by Jack Nicklaus (@jacknicklaus) on Jan 8, 2014 at 5:32pm PST Dustin Johnson’s first check wasn’t quite that small, but it set him on his way to the more than $47.5 million (and counting) in career earnings he boasts today. And ahead of this week’s season-ending Tour Championship, the winner of which will likely take home the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize, DJ looks back to his first big payday. Via Golf Digest: “I didn’t have any

When No. ranked Joaquin Niemann won the Latin America Amateur Championship a year ago, it was the first time a player inside the top 50 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking had claimed the title. Or inside the top 100.

Matt Kuchar’s controversial season on the PGA Tour has even caught his grandmother’s attention, just not in the way he would have liked.