Alex Smalley - Golf News, Rumors, & Updates

Jackson Suber leads a day of surprises at Birkdale with a 65 in his first British Open

So much focus was on the new Royal Birkdale

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

MC at Scottish Open Smalley missed the cut by two strokes at the Genesis Scottish Open following a two-under 68 in the second round.

Impact Smalley put himself on the back foot with a two-over 72 in the opening round. He needed to gain four strokes to make the two-under cut line and made a respectable effort Friday, but his four birdies in the second round were countered by two bogeys. Smalley was actually one of the better players off the tee, ranking ninth in SG: Off-the-Tee in the second round. However, he lose 2.28 strokes in his approach game across his two rounds, and his poor putting performance Thursday lost him 1.19 strokes in the first round. Smalley has missed the cut in three of his last four tournaments, including the U.S. Open, and his only made cut in that span was a T47 at the Travelers Championship two weeks ago. Next week will be the American's debut at The Open Championship, hosted by Royal Birkdale.

JULY 10 • ROTOWIRE

See how players qualified for the British Open at Royal Birkdale

The list of players who have qualified or are exempt for the British Open that starts Thursday at Royal Birkdale

JULY 6 • Associated Press

T47 at Travelers Championship Smalley fired a six-under 64 in the final round of the Travelers Championship to finish tied for 47th.

Impact Smalley saved his best round for last, but he still finished in the bottom half of the leaderboard due to his one-over 71 scores Thursday and Saturday. He finished the tournament in the top-25 in GIR, SG: Putting and birdies but ranked 52nd and 63rd in SG: Approach and Around, respectively, losing 4.64 strokes between those two categories. Smalley was on a role earlier in the year, including a T2 at the PGA Championship and T3 at the Charles Schwab Challenge two weeks later, but he has finished MC-MC-T47 over his last three tournaments. Smalley's next outing will take place in two weeks at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he finished T10 in 2022, MC in 2023 and T34 last year.

JUNE 30 • ROTOWIRE

See how players earned their spots in the US Open

The field for the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills on June 18-21, with several spots still to be determined

JUNE 9 • Associated Press

Humbled at Muirfield Smalley posted a 15-over score through the first two rounds at the Memorial Tournament to miss the cut by 10 strokes.

Impact Smalley had three top-3 finishes across his five outings prior to this week and was in the best form of his PGA Tour career heading into the Memorial. Unfortunately for the 29-year-old, his run of good play came to a crashing halt at Muirfield with a disastrous 11-over 83 in the first round that included three double bogeys, five bogeys and zero birdies. He ended Thursday's round dead last in both SG: Off-the-Tee and Around-the-Green, connecting on just five of 14 fairways while going 8-for-18 on GIR. Hopefully for Smalley, it's just a blip in the radar as he prepares for the U.S. Open Championship in two weeks time, which will be his debut at the major and first appearance at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

JUNE 6 • ROTOWIRE

Continues run of strong play Smalley closed with a two-under 68 on Sunday to finish in a tie for third place at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Impact Smalley showed no signs of a hangover after his strong T2 finish at the PGA Championship a couple weeks ago. He again put himself right in contention for his first PGA Tour win. Smalley got off to a slow start with no birdies in his first 10 holes, but closed with circles on 11, 12 and 18 to secure a T3 finish. It was just a shot shy of joining the playoff with Russell Henley and Eric Cole. Smalley gained strokes across the board this week while ranking second in GIR's and third in scrambling. This is now his seventh straight finish of T21 or better, with four of those being top-7 finishes. Smalley will look to keep things rolling next week at the Memorial Tournament.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Draws and Fades: Back PGA Championship contender Alex Smalley for weekend run at Colonial - PGA TOUR Round 2 at the Charles Schwab Challenge played almost a stroke harder than Round 1 at Colonial Country Club. With a double bogey by Jackson...

MAY 30 • PGATOUR.COM

J.J. Spaun is contending at Colonial and believing things are aligning for his U.S. Open defense

MAY 29 • Associated Press

Alex Smalley back in position to win, six tied for lead after Thursday at Charles Schwab Challenge - PGA TOUR FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Alex Smalley was right back in a position to win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club two weeks...

MAY 29 • PGATOUR.COM

Alex Smalley back in position to win at Colonial after runner-up finish at PGA

Alex Smalley was right back in a position to win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial two weeks after the third-round leader at the PGA Championship settled for second place

MAY 29 • Associated Press

Alex Smalley has his eyes on the prize at Charles Schwab, despite the Carolina-blue car prize Alex Smalley shot 5-under 65 in Thursday's opening round at the Charles Schwab Challenge and sits at T-3 following his round at Colonial Cou...

MAY 28 • GOLFCHANNEL.COM

Charles Schwab Challenge Picks, Props, Predictions: Betting Rickie Fowler, Russell Henley and Alex Smalley PGA Tour expert picks for first-round leader, prop bets, outright and longshot bets for the Charles Schawb Challenge.

MAY 27 • SI.COM

End of an era at Firestone as Senior Players Championship moves to California

Firestone Country Club in Ohio hosted the Rubber City Open in 1954

MAY 26 • Associated Press

Aaron Rai a surprise major winner only by name as PGA Championship lives up to major reputation

Aaron Rai might be a surprising winner of the PGA Championship, but that's based on his pedigree and not the quality of shots that makes him a major champion

MAY 19 • Associated Press

See how players got into the US Open at Shinnecock Hills

The field for the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills on June 18-21

MAY 19 • Associated Press

Adam Scott officially set for 100th consecutive major at US Open as field starts to fill

Adam Scott is officially set for his 100th consecutive major

MAY 18 • Associated Press

Aaron Rai leans on humble roots and hard work to become a major champion

Aaron Rai recalls watching VHS tapes of Tiger Woods when he was a boy growing up in England

MAY 18 • Associated Press

Scottie Scheffler can't conjure final-round magic in PGA Championship title defense - PGA TOUR Alex Smalley, Matti Schmid earn trips to 2027 Masters.

MAY 18 • PGATOUR.COM

Alex Smalley, Matti Schmid earn trips to 2027 Masters Alex Smalley's long birdie putt to close out the 2026 PGA Championship delivered a big bonus: He will get to play in next month's U.S. Open...

MAY 18 • GOLFCHANNEL.COM

Can't hang onto 54-hole lead at PGA Smalley carded an even-par 70 in the final round of the PGA Championship to finish in a two-way tie for second place with Jon Rahm.

Impact Smalley came into the final round with a two-shot lead on an extremely crowded leaderboard. Sunday's round felt a lot like Saturday's round for Smalley in that he struggled out of the gate, but fought back in a big way on the back-nine. Unfortunately for Smalley, on Sunday Aaron Rai just played unbelievable golf and won at Aronimink by three strokes. Smalley made an eagle on the par-5 16th and a birdie on the par-4 18th to secure the second place finish, and lock up a spot for The Masters next year. He has still never won an OWGR sanctioned tournament in his career, but this week will give him a lot of great experience as Smalley goes forward in his career. The 29-year-old has played some really strong golf this season, and this kind of performance at a major should only give him more confidence. Smalley is not listed in the field for THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson next week.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Who is Alex Smalley's mom? Meet 'momager' Maria cheering on son at PGA Championship | Sporting News Alex Smalley's 'momager' does more than just cheer him on.

MAY 17 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Has Alex Smalley won on PGA Tour? Inside golfer's major history and career wins | Sporting News A win at the PGA Championship would prove hugely significant for Smalley, who has yet to capture a win as a Tour member.

MAY 17 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Alex Smalley isn't the out-of-nowhere PGA Championship contender you think Considering that Alex Smalley entered the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink relatively anonymously and as a 150/1 long shot to win, there's...

MAY 17 • FANSIDED.COM

Meet Aaron Rai's wife, pro golfer Gaurika Bishnoi, before final round of PGA Championship PGA Tour golfer Aaron Rai hovered at or near the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard during Saturday's third round. The 31-year-old Engl...

MAY 17 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

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