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Range Notes, November 2026
Your monthly golf briefing
The biggest golf news, what to watch this month, the world rankings, and one drill to take to the range. About a three minute read.
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The big story
LIV Golf is shutting down
After a five-year run, the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour is winding down. On November 5, its lawyer told a bankruptcy court that a planned relaunch is off after its main new investor walked away. Expect plenty of talk this winter about where its players end up.
Read the AP story
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Also making news
Scheffler keeps lapping the field. Scottie Scheffler's world ranking average is 16.13, more than double No. 2 Rory McIlroy at 7.95.
The season ends close to home. The LPGA finale, the CME Group Tour Championship, is at Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, November 19 to 22. The PGA TOUR wraps up its fall schedule the same week at The RSM Classic in Georgia.
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What to watch
| Nov 12 to 15 | Austin Championship
PGA TOUR, Texas |
| Nov 12 to 15 | The ANNIKA
LPGA, Florida |
| Nov 19 to 22 | The RSM Classic
PGA TOUR, Georgia |
| Nov 19 to 22 | CME Group Tour Championship
LPGA, Naples, Florida |
| Dec 3 to 6 | Hero World Challenge
Bahamas |
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World rankings
| Men |
1. Scottie Scheffler, USA
2. Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland
3. Matt Fitzpatrick, England
4. Cameron Young, USA
5. Wyndham Clark, USA
Official World Golf Ranking, checked November 8 |
| Women |
1. Nelly Korda, USA
2. Jeeno Thitikul, Thailand
3. Haeran Ryu, South Korea
4. Miyu Yamashita, Japan
5. Ruoning Yin, China
Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, November 2 |
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Swing tip of the month
Check your aim before you blame your swing
A lot of shots that look like a slice or a pull were aimed off line before the club ever moved. Many golfers set up pointing away from the target without knowing it, then swing across the ball to save the shot. Fix the aim and the swing often settles down on its own.
Try it on your next bucket
- Pick one flag. Stand behind the ball and choose a spot a foot or two ahead of it on that line.
- Lay a club on the ground along your toes, parallel to that line. Hit the first third of your bucket with it there.
- Take the club away and hit the next third, stepping behind the ball to pick your spot before every shot.
- Finish by changing targets every ball. Aim at a different flag or target green each time, so every shot counts.
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Sources: AP, Official World Golf Ranking, Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings via Golf Today, ESPN tour schedules.
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