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.

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.

Golf

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

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

Golf

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

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

Golf

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

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

Golf

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

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

Golf

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

Nelly Korda is the LPGA Player of the Year based on a formula, and the SI Golf staff debates that system along with another celebrity “Match” and PGA Tour playing-for-jobs storylines.

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

Golf

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

The SI Golf staff debates if some of the 2025 Ryder Cup windfall should go to players, plus LIV Golf's need for a TV deal and the lost sponsor in Las Vegas.

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

Golf

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

We present a modest proposal to delete the current PGA Tour grand finale and reboot it with a global field that’s focused on entertaining viewers.

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

Golf

2024 Zozo Championship Final Payouts, Purse, Prize Money: Nico Echavarria Wins $1,530,000

The Colombian won for the second time on the PGA Tour, by a shot in Japan.

American fans showed out for last year's Ryder Cup in Rome and will again at Bethpage Black next year. But will they be as loud?

Golf

Fact or Fiction: Despite High Prices, the 2025 Ryder Cup Will Be As Raucous As Ever

The SI Golf staff debates what $750 tickets will mean come next year and whether the PGA of America should sweeten the pot at that price, also discussed are LIV Golf's next CEO and PGA Tour fall fields.

J.T. Poston prevailed at the Shriners Children's Open.

Golf

2024 Shriners Children's Open Final Payouts, Prize Money, Winnings: J.T. Poston Wins $1,260,000

The North Carolina native won for the third time on the PGA Tour at the annual Las Vegas stop.

Golf

Fact or Fiction: Sergio Garcia Deserves Consideration for the 2025 Ryder Cup

The SI Golf team debates the all-time winningest Ryder Cupper's outlook for Bethpage and whether the notorious New York fans will need to be reeled in.