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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Matt McCarty, pictured at the 2022 U.S. Open, won in just his third PGA Tour start at the Black Desert Championship.

Golf

2024 Black Desert Championship Final Payouts, Prize Money, Winnings: Matt McCarty Wins $1,350,000

The 26-year-old rookie is now set for 2025 after winning the PGA Tour's new event in Utah.

Golf

‘Saturday Night Live’ Did a Golf Sketch and It Was Surprisingly Funny

The comedy show spoofed golf in its latest episode, and the result was ... good?

Kevin Yu, pictured at the 2024 John Deere Classic, became a first-time winner at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Golf

2024 Sanderson Farms Championship Final Payouts, Prize Money, Winnings: Kevin Yu Wins $1,368,000

The PGA Tour's second Fall Series event is offering a $7.6 million purse, with $1.368 million to the winner. Here are the payouts for each player who makes the cut.

Henley and Scheffler went 2-0 as a team at the Presidents Cup.

Golf

Fact or Fiction: The Presidents Cup Desperately Needs an Overhaul

SI Golf’s writers and editors debate Tom Kim’s antics, Russell Henley’s mettle and whether it’s time to reboot the Presidents Cup.

Key players from top left: Morikawa, Schauffele, Scheffler, Kim, Matsuyama and Scott.

Golf

Grading Every Player's Performance at the 2024 Presidents Cup

The Presidents Cup is over and the report cards are in. Here are the grades for each player (and captain) from the U.S. win over the International team.