Monday, January 26th, 2026 Balls & Bogeys Golf News Edition

Scottie Scheffler grabs 20th PGA Tour win, joins Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus under 30 club at American Express

– by Patrick McDonald / CBS Sports

Per Patrick: “Scottie Scheffler on Sunday earned his 20th victory on the PGA Tour in just his 151st career start…”

B&B POV: Scottie Scheffler continues to amaze as he racks up wins and accolades on the PGA TOUR. Now sitting at 20 total tour victories, to go along with his Olympic Gold medal and four majors, there is no question that he is the greatest golfer of his generation and on the path to becoming an all-timer.

Now that he’s won his first tourney of the year, just how good will the 2026 season turn out for the big Texan? We’re projecting 8+ wins, 1 major championship, and no arrests.

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‘All kind of depends’: Patrick Reed reveals he isn’t signed with LIV for 2026

– by Kevin Cunningham / GOLF

Per Kevin: “Former Masters champion Patrick Reed secured a statement win on Sunday at the 2026 Dubai Desert Classic. But the longtime LIV Golf pro made an even bigger statement after his round…”

B&B POV: If we had to choose between LIV Golf being sucked into a cosmic black hole or petulant Patrick “You ain’t winning if you ain’t cheating” Reed returning to prime time golf on CBS, we’d take Reed by a mile. That’s how much we hate everything LIV.

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Winners, Losers & Payouts from the 2026 American Express

– by Thomas Hamden / Balls & Bogeys

Per Thomas: When Scottie Scheffler showed up in the desert for the 2026 American Express Championship, the rest of the field—which was the best field in the history of the event—realized beating Scottie may be too big of a challenge to take on. If he played his best, they were playing for second place. You could see the fear in their eyes. Scottie was there, healthy, and ready to roar…

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What’s in the Bag (WITB) Scottie Scheffler, 2026 Edition

– by Thomas Hamden / Balls & Bogeys

Per Thomas: “Scottie Scheffler has now won 20 times on tour, with most of those victories coming while representing TaylorMade and carrying their equipment. His gear setup yesterday followed suit, with his bag comprised of mostly TaylorMade’s finest tools, many of which he played with in 2025…”

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Photo: TaylorMade

TaylorMade Sues Callaway Over Chrome Tour Claims, Alleging False Advertising And A “Mud Ball” Campaign

– by Tony Covey / MyGolfSpy

Per Tony:“It’s been a while since we’ve seen a public legal dust-up between two of the golf industry’s true heavyweights—at least one that doesn’t hinge on a patent diagram no one outside a courtroom was ever meant to understand…”

B&B POV: Everyone loves teeing it up with brand new white pearlies. And for most golfers, they can’t tell the difference between how a new TaylorMade ball performs better or worse than a new Callaway ball. You know who can? TaylorMade. And Callaway. And the reputable testers at MyGolfSpy. It doesn’t happen often, but when one major golf equipment manufacturer sues another over false marketing claims, it’s big industry news.

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