Major(s) News & Notes, October 31st, 2024

The urge to reduce field sizes over taking serious slow play action. Plus, how Ryder finances are divvied up, the R&A's new partnership, new U.S. Open book, Quotable, This, That and Reads.

• Days to The Masters opening tee shot: 158

You can’t buy legitimacy. Just ask LIV Golf.

The major championships remain legitimate even after some course setup and other odd flirtations. Every professional sports league of merit constantly works to maintain or enhance the orthodoxy of the dreaded “product,” knowing they are worthless without an overriding …