Charlie Woods makes Florida State official as the LPGA toughens slow-play fines

Charlie Woods signs his athletic aid agreement with Florida State on Wednesday, five days after his signing-day ceremony at The Benjamin School. The LPGA tells players it will fine slow play on the first offense in 2027, and the PGA Tour says its sponsorship revenue has passed $1 billion.

Platforms

WTGL names 14 partners for its first season. Twelve come over from TGL, including SoFi, Best Buy, AT&T, OMEGA and SmartPin, and Go Rentals and Topgolf sign on with both leagues, the league says (SBJ). CapTech built ScoreSight, the league's scoring system.

Build & Gear

PGA Tour Superstore becomes WTGL's in-store retailer, and the release says each of its more than 80 stores has a simulator showroom where fans can try the Full Swing KIT used in league play. GolfWRX has photos of Ping's G450 lineup.

Courses & Play

Trackman says Cabot Highlands' Old Petty and Castle Stuart are now playable on its simulators. Fried Egg Golf looks at the Lower Course at Childress Hall.

Creators

The Internet Invitational finale, Episode 6, is due Thursday with $1.3 million going to each winner on the champion side (WITBhub, Handicap Tracker). Dave Portnoy says no call has been made on The Duke for 2027 after Episode 5, adding, "I do not make the list" (Golf Digest). He calls Wesley Bryan "a top tier villain" (NUCLR Golf). Good Good's road trip reaches Day 45 in Colorado.

Swing Lab

MyGolfSpy checks whether "keep your head down" holds up as advice.

The Game

Woods joins Miles Russell, the No. 1 junior in the country, in a class Golfweek ranks No. 1 (Golfweek, Athlon Sports). "Proud to officially be a Seminole!" he posts.

Under the LPGA's 2027 policy, being 1-5 seconds over brings fines of $2,000, $4,000 and $8,000 with no warnings. Players timed on 35 holes in a season owe $35,000, and the single-shot limit drops from 70 to 60 seconds (Golfweek, GOLF.com). "I'm a big fan," Nelly Korda says.

Korda makes her first start since August at The Annika, where a fourth title would put her in the Hall of Fame (Sky Sports). David Rumsey notes a T2 or better moves her past Annika Sorenstam's $22,583,694 in career earnings.

PGA Tour sponsorship revenue is up 14% this year, led by a renewed Rolex deal (Bloomberg via Yahoo, Josh Carpenter). Patrick Reed, third in the Race to Dubai, says his 2027 goal is to "go make the Ryder Cup team" (GOLF.com).

Coming up and why it matters

• Thursday, Nov. 12-15: the Austin Championship, The Annika and the DP World Tour Championship all start. The Annika airs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern on Golf Channel Thursday and Friday, then on CNBC (LPGA).
• Thursday, Nov. 12: Internet Invitational Episode 6 decides the $4 million event.
• Monday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m. Eastern: Motor City plays Boston Common in WTGL, per the club's schedule.
• Nov. 19-22: the RSM Classic and the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship, with an $11 million purse and $4 million to the winner (Fresh Calendars, CME Group Tour Championship).