Jeff Ritter

Joined: Jan 1, 2022

Jeff Ritter is the managing director of SI Golf. He has more than 20 years of sports media experience, and previously was the general manager at the Morning Read, where he led that business's growth and joined SI as part of an acquisition in 2022. Earlier in his career he spent more than a decade at SI and Golf Magazine, and his journalism awards include a MIN Magazine Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award for sports reporting. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

Team Woods is set to take center stage at the PNC Championship

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2024 PNC Championship Final Payouts, Winnings From Family Team Event

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Fact or Fiction: A PGA Tour-LIV Golf ‘Cup’ Needs to Happen

Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit paired up to win in Naples.

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2024 Grant Thornton Invitational Final Payouts, Prize Money: Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp Win $1 Million

Scottie Scheffler has a notable No. 1 streak going but is four years short of Tiger Woods's record run.

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Fact or Fiction: Scottie Scheffler Will Make a Run at a Tiger Woods Record

Scottie Scheffler repeated as champion in the limited-field event in the Bahamas.

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2024 Hero World Challenge Final Payouts, Prize Money: Scottie Scheffler Wins $1 Million

The world No. 1 is a back-to-back winner at Tiger Woods's limited-field event in the Bahamas.

Samaan congratulates Nelly Korda after winning The Chevron Championship earlier this year.

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Fact or Fiction: The LPGA Commissioner Has Earned a Contract Extension

Our writers debate Patrick Reed’s 59, amateurs at Augusta National and a contract extension for LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan.

Maverick McNealy became a first-time winner on the PGA Tour with a final-hole birdie at the RSM Classic.

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2024 RSM Classic Final Payouts, Prize Money, Winnings: Maverick McNealy Wins $1,368,000

The Californian won for the first time on the PGA Tour with a 72nd-hole birdie in the fall finale.

Jeeno Thitikul finished eagle-birdie to take the season finale.

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2024 LPGA CME Group Tour Championship Final Payouts, Prize Money: Jeeno Thitikul Wins $4 Million

The Thai won for the fourth time in her career and earned her biggest payday.

The U.S. Ryder Cup team, pictured in the final round last year in Rome, will undoubtedly face questions around money if not victorious at Bethpage in 2025.

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Fact or Fiction: U.S. Ryder Cup Team Is Under More Pressure Because of Payments

The SI Golf team debates what paying players will mean come match time in 2025, Rory McIlroy's major outlook and LIV Golf's scheduling strategy.

Rafael Campos won for the first time on the PGA Tour in Bermuda.

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2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Final Payouts, Prize Money, Winnings: Rafael Campos Wins $1,242,000

The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is offering a $6.9 million purse. Here's the full breakdown of payouts.

Rory McIlroy said his goal is to be remembered as the best European to ever play.

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Fact or Fiction: Rory McIlroy Is Already the Best European Golfer Ever

The SI Golf team weighs Rory McIlroy's place in history as well as his plans to perhaps sit out PGA Tour signature events next year.

Austin Eckroat won for the second time in 2024 on the PGA Tour.

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2024 World Wide Technology Championship Final Payouts, Prize Money, Winnings: Austin Eckroat Wins $1,296,000

The 25-year-old won for the second time this year on the PGA Tour and punched his ticket back to the Masters.

Nelly Korda clinched LPGA Player of the Year with three tournaments left in the season, thanks to a points system for the award.

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Fact or Fiction: An Election Day Is Needed to Determine the LPGA Player of Year

Is now the time to pay Xander Schauffele and the rest of the players on the U.S. Ryder Cup team?

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Fact or Fiction: The Time Has Come to Pay the U.S. Ryder Cup Team

Can Scottie Scheffler dominate our new version of the Tour Championship?

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Bad Takes Week: Tear Down the Tour Championship and Relaunch It As a Gambling-Infused TV Spectacle

Nico Echavarria, pictured at The Sentry in January, won for the second time on the PGA Tour.